Shepherd Moons

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Shepherd Moons
Studio album by Enya
Released November 4, 1991
Recorded 1989–1991
Genre New Age, Celtic
Length 43:09
Label WEA, Warner Music UK (Europe)
Reprise, Warner Bros. (US)
Producer Nicky Ryan
Enya chronology
Watermark
(1988)		 Shepherd Moons
(1991)		 The Celts
(1992)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 4.5/5 stars[1]

Shepherd Moons is an album by Irish musician Enya, released on November 4, 1991. It won the Grammy Award for "Best New Age Album" of 1993. It was a #1 album in the UK and a Top 20 hit in the US, peaking at #17 on the Billboard 200. It stayed on the Billboard charts for 199 consecutive weeks.[2]

Contents

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Shepherd Moons" – 3:42
  2. "Caribbean Blue" – 3:58
  3. "How Can I Keep from Singing?" – 4:23
  4. "Ebudæ" – 1:54
  5. "Angeles" – 3:57
  6. "No Holly for Miss Quinn" – 2:40
  7. "Book of Days" – 2:32[3]
  8. "Evacuee" – 3:50
  9. "Lothlórien" – 2:08
  10. "Marble Halls" – 3:53
  11. "Afer Ventus" – 4:05
  12. "Smaointe..." – 6:07

[edit] Singles

  • "Caribbean Blue" released with "Orinoco Flow", "As Baile", "Angeles", and "Oriel Window" as additional tracks.
  • "How Can I Keep from Singing?" released with "Oíche Chiún" and "'S Fagaim Mo Bhaile" appearing as additional tracks. (Chiún is an apparent misspelling of Chiúin.[citation needed]). In the lyrics book, this song lyrics are missing a part, though it is the full lyrics of the video, which is a reduced version of the original song.
  • "Book of Days" released with "Watermark", "On Your Shore", and "Exile" as additional tracks.

[edit] Charts and certifications

[edit] Charts

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Country Peak
position
Australia 8
Austria 31
Hungary[4] 35
New Zealand 39
Norway 2
Spain 3
Sweden 5
Switzerland 13
United Kingdom 1
United States 17

[edit] Certifications and sales

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Argentina (CAPIF)[5] 2× Platinum 120,000x
Belgium (BEA)[6] 2× Platinum 100,000*
Brazil (ABPD)[7] Platinum 250,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[8] 3× Platinum 300,000^
France (SNEP)[9] Gold 100,000*
Germany (BVMI)[10] Gold 250,000^
Netherlands (NVPI)[11] 2× Platinum 200,000^
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[12] 5× Platinum 500,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[13] Gold 25,000x
United Kingdom (BPI)[14] 4× Platinum 1,200,000^
United States (RIAA)[15] 5× Platinum 5,000,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

[edit] Personnel

[edit] Production

  • Producer: Nicky Ryan
  • Executive Producer: Rob Dickins
  • Engineers: Gregg Jackman, Nicky Ryan
  • Assistant engineer: Robin Barclay
  • Mixing: Gregg Jackman, Nicky Ryan
  • Arranger: Enya, Nicky Ryan
  • Photography: David Scheinmann
  • Wardrobe by The New Renaissance

[edit] Charts

Album

Year Chart Position
1991 The Billboard 200 (US) 15
1991 Top New Age Albums (US) 1
1991 Official Album Chart (UK) 1

Singles

Year Single Chart Position
1991 "Caribbean Blue" Modern Rock Tracks (US) 2
1992 "Caribbean Blue" Adult Contemporary (US) 24
1992 "Caribbean Blue" The Billboard Hot 100 (US) 72
1991 "Caribbean Blue" Official Singles Chart (UK) 10
1991 "How Can I Keep From Singing?" Official Singles Chart (UK) 29
1992 "Book Of Days" Official Singles Chart (UK) 8

[edit] Awards

Grammy Awards

Year Winner Category
1993 Shepherd Moons Best New Age Album

[edit] Footnotes

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ http://www.musicweek.com/story.asp?sectioncode=2&storyCode=1035793
  3. ^ Early editions of the album included a version of Book of Days with Gaelic lyrics. Later editions substituted a new recording with English language lyrics recorded for the soundtrack of the film, Far and Away.
  4. ^ "Hungarian Albums Chart". Mahasz.hu. http://mahasz.hu/m/?menu=slagerlistak&menu2=archivum&lista=top40&ev=1992&het=3&submit_=Keresés. Retrieved 2009-12-03. 
  5. ^ "Argentinian album certifications – Enya – Sheperd Moons". Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers. http://www.capif.org.ar/Default.asp?PerDesde_MM=0&PerDesde_AA=0&PerHasta_MM=0&PerHasta_AA=0&interprete=Enya&album=Sheperd+Moons&LanDesde_MM=0&LanDesde_AA=0&LanHasta_MM=0&LanHasta_AA=0&Galardon=O&Tipo=1&ACCION2=+Buscar+&ACCION=Buscar&CO=5&CODOP=ESOP. 
  6. ^ "Ultratop − Goud en Platina - 2007". Ultratop & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch. http://www.ultratop.be/nl/certifications.asp?year=2007. 
  7. ^ "Brazilian album certifications – Enya – Shepherd Moons" (in Portuguese). Associação Brasileira dos Produtores de Discos. http://abpd.org.br/certificados_interna.asp?sArtista=Enya&tmidia=1. 
  8. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Enya – Shepherd Moons". Music Canada. http://www.musiccanada.com/GPSearchResult.aspx?st=Shepherd+Moons&sa=Enya&smt=0. 
  9. ^ "French album certifications – Enya – Shepherd Moons" (in French). InfoDisc. http://www.infodisc.fr/Certif_Album.php.  Select ENYA and click OK
  10. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Enya; 'Shepherd Moons')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. http://www.musikindustrie.de/gold_platin_datenbank/?action=suche&strTitel=Shepherd+Moons&strInterpret=Enya&strTtArt=alben&strAwards=checked. 
  11. ^ "Dutch album certifications – Enya – Shepherd Moons" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. http://www.ifpi.nl/nvpi/pagina.asp?pagkey=61112&documentid=1235968. 
  12. ^ "Spanish album certifications – Enya – Shepherd Moons" (in Spanish) (PDF). Productores de Música de España. http://promusicae.es/files/listassemanales/albumes/historial/TOP%20100%20ALBUMES%2005_47.pdf. 
  13. ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Enya; 'Shepherd Moons')". Hung Medien. http://www.swisscharts.com/search_certifications.asp?search=Enya+Shepherd+Moons. 
  14. ^ "British album certifications – Enya – Shepherd Moons". British Phonographic Industry. http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx.  Enter Shepherd Moons in the field Search. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Click Go
  15. ^ "American album certifications – Enya – Shepherd Moons". Recording Industry Association of America. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?artist=%22Shepherd+Moons%22.  If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
Preceded by
Greatest Hits II by Queen		 UK number one album
November 16, 1991 – November 22, 1991		 Succeeded by
We Can't Dance by Genesis
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