The Very Best of Enya

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The Very Best of Enya
Greatest hits album by Enya
Released 23 November 2009 (2009-11-23)
Recorded 1987—2008
Genre New age, Celtic
Length 63:17 (CD edition)
67:07 (CD Canada)
79:45 (CD/DVD edition)
Label Warner Bros., Warner Music UK (Europe)
Reprise, Warner Bros. (US)
Producer Nicky Ryan
Enya chronology
A Box of Dreams
(1997)		 The Very Best of Enya
(2009)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 4/5 stars[1]

The Very Best of Enya is a greatest hits album from Irish musician Enya. The album was announced by Enya on her official site on 26 August 2009 and released on 23 November 2009. According to the website, it includes Enya's favorite songs as chosen by her, Nicky and Roma Ryan.

Two versions of the album were released: a standard single-disc edition containing only the audio tracks, and a two-disc deluxe edition featuring a DVD collecting a number of her music videos. It made top 20 in almost twenty countries.

The album spent 56 non-consecutive weeks at number one on the Billboard New Age Albums chart.[2]

Contents

[edit] Announcements

An announcement on Enya's official website stated that the release of the album was scheduled for 16 November 2009. Roma Ryan confirmed the rumor to the media. The release date was later postponed until 23 November 2009 (and until 1 December 2009 for the U.S. and Japan). On 19 September 2009, the album cover artwork was revealed by Roma Ryan via the official Enya forum, Unity.

[edit] Track listing

Although there are no new songs for the collection, "Aníron", which Enya composed and performed for The Lord of the Rings, is released on this album in a previously unreleased version. The track listing of songs on the CD differs for the CD-only edition and the CD/DVD edition.[3]

Excluded from the DVD are the following videos: "May It Be", "Book of Days", "I Want Tomorrow", "Exile", and "How Can I Keep from Singing?". Of these, "May It Be", "Book of Days" and "Exile" included footage from motion pictures (The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, Far and Away and L.A. Story, respectively), while "I Want Tomorrow" was originally a segment of the TV series The Celts.

The inclusion of the DVD marks the first North American DVD release of Enya's music videos, following the cancellation of a North American release of The Video Collection in 2001. The DVD includes three documentary featurettes that were originally included in the 2001 DVD release but, while it has been updated to include videos from post-2001 album releases, the videos for "Book of Days" and "Exile", included in the 2001 release, are omitted.

All songs composed by Enya with lyrics by Roma Ryan, except for "The Celts" and "Aldebaran" (lyrics by both Enya and Roma Ryan); and "Watermark", "Boadicea", "A Day Without Rain", and "Drifting" (instrumental, composed by Enya).

Standard Edition
No. Title From the album Length
1. "Orinoco Flow"   Watermark 4:26
2. "Aníron (I Desire)" (Previous Unreleased Version) The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring 2:42
3. "Storms in Africa"   Watermark 4:04
4. "Caribbean Blue"   Shepherd Moons 3:58
5. "Book of Days"   Shepherd Moons 2:55
6. "The Celts"   Enya / The Celts 2:55
7. "Only Time"   A Day Without Rain 3:36
8. "Wild Child"   A Day Without Rain 3:46
9. "Water Shows the Hidden Heart"   Amarantine 4:38
10. "Anywhere Is"   The Memory of Trees 3:57
11. "Cursum Perficio"   Watermark 4:07
12. "Amarantine"   Amarantine 3:09
13. "Aldebaran"   Enya / The Celts 3:05
14. "Trains and Winter Rains"   And Winter Came... 3:42
15. "Watermark"   Watermark 2:25
16. "Boadicea"   Enya / The Celts 3:31
17. "A Day Without Rain"   A Day Without Rain 2:35
18. "May It Be"   The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring 3:31

[edit] Deluxe edition

The deluxe edition, which includes a bonus DVD, is packaged in a hardcover book-style Digipak.

CD

  1. "Trains and Winter Rains" (from the album And Winter Came...)
  2. "My! My! Time Flies!" (from the album And Winter Came...)
  3. "Stars and Midnight Blue" (from the album And Winter Came...)
  4. "Amarantine" (from the album Amarantine)
  5. "Sumiregusa" (from the album Amarantine)
  6. "The River Sings" (from the album Amarantine)
  7. "If I Could Be Where You Are" (from the album Amarantine)
  8. "Wild Child" (from the album A Day Without Rain)
  9. "Only Time" (from the album A Day Without Rain)
  10. "Drifting" (from the album Amarantine)
  11. "Flora's Secret" (from the album A Day Without Rain)
  12. "Fallen Embers" (from the album A Day Without Rain)
  13. "One By One" (from the album A Day Without Rain)
  14. "Pax Deorum" (from the album The Memory of Trees)
  15. "Athair ar Neamh" (from the album The Memory of Trees)
  16. "Anywhere Is" (from the album The Memory of Trees)
  17. "Orinoco Flow" (from the album Watermark)
  18. "Watermark" (from the album Watermark)
  19. "Boadicea" (from the album The Celts)
  20. "May It Be" (from the soundtrack to The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring)
  21. "Caribbean Blue" (from the album Shepherd Moons)
  22. "Aníron (I Desire)" (previously unreleased version)

DVD

  1. "Orinoco Flow"
  2. "Caribbean Blue"
  3. "Only Time"
  4. "The Celts"
  5. "Amarantine"
  6. "Trains and Winter Rains"
  7. "Evening Falls..."
  8. "Anywhere Is"
  9. "It's in the Rain"
  10. "Wild Child"
  11. "Only If..."
  12. "Storms In Africa"
  13. "On My Way Home"
  14. "Enya: A life in Music" (documentary)
  15. "The Making of Caribbean Blue" (documentary)
  16. "The Making of Only Time" (documentary)

[edit] Production

  • All vocals and instrumentation performed by Enya
  • Arranged by Enya and Nicky Ryan
  • Engineered and mixed by Nicky Ryan
  • Lyrics by Roma Ryan
  • Recorded at Aigle studio
  • Design and art direction by Peacock

[edit] Charts and certifications

[edit] Charts

Country Position
Argentina 10
Australia[4] 19
Austria[5] 18
Belgium (Flanders)[6] 2
Belgium (Wallonia)[6] 19
Canada[7] 23
Czech Republic[8] 6
Denmark[9] 17
European Top 100 Albums[10] 18
Germany[11] 19
Hong Kong[12] 15
Hungary[13] 15
Ireland[14] 22
Italy[15] 35
Japan 6
Mexico[16] 60
Netherlands[17] 11
Norway[18] 14
Poland[19] 23
Portugal[20] 13
Spain[21] 11
Sweden[22] 20
Switzerland[23] 8
New Zealand[24] 6
United Kingdom 32
United States[25] 55
Billboard New Age Album Chart[26] 1

[edit] Certifications and sales

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Australia (ARIA)[27] Gold 35,000^
Belgium (BEA)[28] Gold 15,000*
Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[29] Gold 15,000^
Germany (BVMI)[30] Gold 100,000^
Ireland (IRMA)[31] Gold 7,500x
New Zealand (RIANZ)[32] Platinum 15,000^
Poland (ZPAV)[33] Gold 10,000*
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[34] Gold 30,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[35] Gold 100,000^

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

[edit] References

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