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| Last album = ''[[Sounds of the Season: The Enya Holiday Collection]]''<br />(2006)
| Last album = ''[[Sounds of the Season: The Enya Holiday Collection]]''<br />(2006)
| This album = ''And Winter Came...''<br />(2008)
| This album = ''And Winter Came...''<br />(2008)
| Next album = ''[[Best of Enya]]''<br />(2009)
| Next album = ''[[The Very Best of Enya]]''<br />(2009)
| Misc = {{Singles
| Misc = {{Singles
| Name = And Winter Came
| Name = And Winter Came

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And Winter Came... is the seventh studio album from Irish musician Enya. The album was announced by Enya via her official site on September 12, 2008, and was released on November 7, 2008.[1] The songs on the album primarily have a Christmas or winter theme. The album charted in the UK at #6 on November 16, 2008.[2] Since its release, the album has sold 2,217,500 copies worldwide, and it made top 10 in over twenty countries.

Songs

The album consists of 12 tracks: ten English songs, which are all original compositions, plus "Oíche Chiúin" being sung in Gaelic and '"Oh Come, Oh Come Emmanuel" in English and Latin. A couple of tracks of the new album are reworked versions of songs that Enya released in the past: "Oíche Chiúin" is a re-recording of a song that she released for the first time back in 1988, originally as a b-side of the "Evening Falls" single; "And Winter Came..." is a reworked version of the song "Midnight Blue", which had previously been released in 2001, originally as a b-side of the "Wild Child" single.

An announcement on Enya's official website, www.enya.com, on September 18, 2008 confirmed that the first single off the album, that would be released on November 7, was "Trains and Winter Rains".[3] However, unlike most Enya albums of the past, which have spawned one or more CD singles, often with non-album bonus tracks, there appears to be no plan to release any singles from this album in physical media.

Track listing

  1. "And Winter Came..." - 3:15
  2. "Journey of the Angels" - 4:47
  3. "White Is in the Winter Night" - 3:00
  4. "O come, O come, Emmanuel" - 3:40
  5. "Trains and Winter Rains" - 3:44
  6. "Dreams are More Precious" - 4:25
  7. "Last Time by Moonlight" - 3:57
  8. "One Toy Soldier" - 3:54
  9. "Stars and Midnight Blue" - 3:08
  10. "The Spirit of Christmas Past" - 4:18
  11. "My! My! Time Flies!" - 3:02
  12. "Oíche Chiúin (Chorale)",[4] - 3:49

Bonus tracks

  2. Miraculum[5] - 3:53
    - Available as an Amazon.com mp3 download and on some iTunes Music Stores.

Singles

Trains and Winter Rains
  2. "Trains and Winter Rains" (Album Edit) - 3:44

Promotional releases

Trains and Winter Rains
  2. "Trains and Winter Rains" (Radio Edit) - 3:25
White is in the Winter Night
  2. "White is in the Winter Night" (Album Edit) - 3:00
My! My! Time! Flies!
  2. "My! My! Time Flies!" (Album Edit) - 3:02
Dreams are More Precious
  2. "Dreams are More Precious" (Album Edit) - 4:25

Background

  • In a video released on Enya's website on 26 October 2008[6] Enya said this on the title of the album:

    At the beginning , I intended to work on a Christmas themed album, and I thought it was going to be, um, mostly covers of Christmas carols, and some original Christmas pieces I would write. But, the theme that became very strong was the winter theme. Hence, the title And Winter Came...

  • "And Winter Came..." is a new version of the song "Midnight Blue" released with the "Wild Child" single.
  • The bonus track, "Miraculum", is a Latin track dedicating the 20 years since Watermark, using the "One Toy Soldier" melody. It is the first Enya recording not being made available on physical media.

Certifications, peaks and sales

Country Peak position Certification (if any) Sales/shipments
Argentina [7] 8 40,000+
Australia [8] 7 Platinum 70,000+
Austria [9] 6 Gold 10,000+
Belgium 1 Platinum 60,000+
Canada [10] 4 Gold 60,184+
Czech Republic [11] 2 25,000+
Denmark [12] 9 Gold 25,000+
European Top 100 Albums [13] 2 Platinum 1,000,000+
Finland [14] 21 25,000+
France [15] 9 Gold 200,000+
Germany [16] 3 Platinum 500,000+
Greece [17] 15 25,000+
Hong Kong [10] 1 5,000+
Hungary [18] 3 15,000+
Ireland [19] 13 Platinum 15,000+
Italy [20] 6 Platinum 80,000+
Japan [21] 6 Gold 456,095+
Netherlands [22] 2 50,000+
New Zealand [23] 9 Platinum 15,000+
Norway [24] 17 15,000+
Poland [25] 16 20,000+
Portugal [26] 15 35,000+
Russia [27] 9 Gold 10,000+
Spain [28] 2 Gold 40,000+
Sweden [29] 4 Gold 30,000+
Switzerland [30] 3 Platinum 40,000+
United Kingdom [31] 6 Gold 222,000+
United States [32] 8 Gold 900,000+ [33][34]
TOTAL SALES 2,717,500+
  • The album also peaked number-one to the Billboard "Top Holiday Albums" for a week[35] and four weeks in the "Top New Age Albums".[36]
  • It also peaked number two at the Billboard "Top Internet Albums".[37]

Production

  • All vocals and instrumentation performed by Enya
  • Featured guitarist : Pat O'Farrell
  • Arranged by Enya and Nicky Ryan
  • Engineered and mixed by Nicky Ryan
  • Lyrics by Roma Ryan
  • Executive Producer : Tom Whalley
  • Recorded at Aigle studio
  • Mastered by Dick Beetham
  • Photography by Simon Fowler
  • Design and Art Direction by Stylorouge

References

  1. ^ "Enya website". Enya.sk. Retrieved 2008-11-26.
  2. ^ "The UK Top 40 Albums". Radio 1 - Chart Show. BBC News. Retrieved 2008-11-26.
  3. ^ Lee Tobin. "official announcement" (Press release). Enya.com. Retrieved 2008-11-26.
  4. ^ http://enya.com official announcement, accessed September 18, 2008 [not specific enough to verify]
  5. ^ "New Enya extras for download! > Northern Skyline". Clannad.org.uk. Retrieved 2008-11-26.
  6. ^ Lee Tobin. "Videos". Enya.com. Retrieved 2008-10-26.
  7. ^ http://allcharts.org/music/argentina/albums.htm [not specific enough to verify]
  8. ^ http://www.ariacharts.com.au [not specific enough to verify]
  9. ^ Steffen Hung. "Austria Top 40 - Hitparade Österreich". Austriancharts.at. Retrieved 2008-11-26.
  10. ^ a b "CANOE — JAM! Music SoundScan Charts". Jam.canoe.ca. 2009-02-22. Retrieved 2009-03-03.
  11. ^ "Čns Ifpi". Ifpicr.cz. Retrieved 2008-11-26.
  12. ^ "Velkommen til Hit-listen.dk". Hitlisterne.dk. Retrieved 2008-11-26.
  13. ^ "Billboard- Updated Album Charts from the most Trusted Music Magazine". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2008-11-26.
  14. ^ "Suomen virallinen lista | YLE Pop | yle.fi". Pop.yle.fi. Retrieved 2008-11-26.
  15. ^ "Charts in France".
  16. ^ "TOP 10 - Album-Charts aus Deutschland". Mix1.de, media control (Musikcharts). Retrieved 2008-11-26.
  17. ^ "TOP 50 - Album-Charts in Greece". ifpi,. Retrieved 2008-11-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  18. ^ "MAHASZ — Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége — Slágerlisták". Mahasz.hu. Retrieved 2008-11-26.
  19. ^ "Irish Weekly Charts >&gt". IRMA. Retrieved 2008-11-26.
  20. ^ "Classifiche". Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 2008-11-26.
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  22. ^ "Hitlijsten". Radio 3FM. Retrieved 2008-11-26.
  23. ^ "Charts". RIANZ. Retrieved 2008-11-26.
  24. ^ "Topp 40 Album uke 47, 2008". VG-lista. Offisielle hitlister fra og med 1958. Retrieved 2008-11-26.
  25. ^ "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLIS — Official Retail Sales Chart". OLIS. 2009-02-22. Retrieved 2009-03-03.
  26. ^ "Artistas & Espectáculos". Top Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa. Retrieved 2008-11-26.
  27. ^ "╚2M╩ - вЮПРШ ОПНДЮФ ЮКЭАНЛНБ Х DVD Б пНЯЯХХ — Russia Top 25". 2m-online.ru. Retrieved 2009-03-03.
  28. ^ "Promusicae". Promusicae.es. Retrieved 2008-11-26.
  29. ^ "DigiListan". Sveriges Radio P3. Retrieved 2008-11-26.
  30. ^ Steffen Hung. "Swiss Charts — Albums Top 100 30.11.2008 - swisscharts.com". Swisscharts.com. Retrieved 2008-11-26.
  31. ^ www.devstars.com. "Chart?". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 2008-11-26.
  32. ^ "Top 200 Albums — Music Retail Sales". Billboard Album Charts. Billboard.com. Retrieved 2008-11-26.
  33. ^ "Building Album Sales Chart". HITS Daily Double. Retrieved 2008-11-26.
  34. ^ "Chart News". Billboard. Retrieved 2008-11-26.
  35. ^ "Billboard Top Holiday Albums". Billboard. Retrieved 2008-12-19.
  36. ^ "Enya Albums Chart Discography". allmusicguide. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |accesate= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  37. ^ "Top New Age Albums". billboard date=. {{cite web}}: Missing pipe in: |publisher= (help); Unknown parameter |accesate= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)


Preceded by
"Forever" by Milk Inc.
 Belgian (Flanders) Albums Chart number-one album
December 20 - December 27, 2008 (2 weeks) 		Succeeded by
"Wit Licht" by Marco Borsato
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