Enya discography

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Since launching her solo career in the mid-1980s, Enya has recorded some of the most popular albums ever released by an Irish singer.

Contents 1 Albums 2 Other releases (EPs and singles) 3 Music Rankings 3.1 Albums 3.2 Singles 4 References 5 Footnote

[edit] Albums

Album cover	Album information
	Enya Released: 1987 Singles: 1987: "I Want Tomorrow" Two versions of this album were released. The original BBC Records release had a cover with a white border, as illustrated. Later reissued on Atlantic Records with a black-bordered cover. The contents of both versions are identical. The original release was distributed by Atlantic Records. When reissued by Warner Music under the title The Celts, the original-release track entitled "Portrait" was replaced with a nearly identical (but longer and played with different instrumentation) piece of music entitled "Portrait (Out of the Blue)." US: Platinum
	Watermark Released: September, 1988 Singles: 1988: "Orinoco Flow" 1988: "Evening Falls..." 1989: "Storms In Africa" 1991: "Exile" The original release from WEA Records is eleven tracks long. The Reprise Records (US) version is twelve tracks long with the extra track "Storms In Africa II." The track "Storms In Africa II" is a faster tempo remix of "Storms In Africa" with an English lyrics replacing the original Irish ones. The release of the single "Exile" (1991) marked the use of the included tracks in the films "Green Card" and "L.A. Story" US: 4× Platinum UK: 4× Platinum AUS: 5× Platinum
	Shepherd Moons Released: November, 1991 Singles: 1991: "Caribbean Blue" 1991: "How Can I Keep from Singing?" 1992: "Book Of Days"[1] 1994: "Marble Halls" Grammy for "Best New Age Album" (1993) There are at least two versions of Shepherd Moons. The first release of 1991 featured a chant Irish version of the song "Book Of Days." An English-language version of this song was subsequently used in the soundtrack of the movie Far and Away. Coinciding with that all pressings of the album -- as well as singles and collections -- from mid-1992 on include the English-language version in lieu of the original. The single "Marble Halls" marked the use in the soundtrack of the film "The Age Of Innocence". The B- Side track of these single "'S Fagaim Mo Bhaile" is an apparent transliteration of "'S Fágaim Mo Bhaile". US: 5× Platinum UK: 4× Platinum AUS: 3× Platinum
	The Celts (remastered re-release of the 1987 album Enya) Released: November, 1992 Singles: 1992: "The Celts" Remastered re-release of the 1987 album Enya contents identical to the 1987 album, except the original-release track entitled "Portrait" was replaced with an identical -- but longer -- piece of music entitled "Portrait (Out of the Blue)." US: Platinum UK: Platinum AUS: Platinum
	The Memory of Trees Released: November, 1995 Singles: 1995: "Anywhere Is" 1996: "On My Way Home" Grammy for "Best New Age Album" (1997) The single "On My Way Home" (1996) is a remix from "The Memory of Trees" album running at 3:36 compared with 5:08 for the album version. US: 3× Platinum UK: 2× Platinum Europe: 2× Platinum AUS: 4× Platinum
	Paint the Sky with Stars Released: November 11, 1997 Singles: 1997: "Only If..." (greatest hits collection with two new tracks) US: 4× Platinum UK: Platinum Europe: 2× Platinum AUS: 3× Platinum
	A Day Without Rain Released: November 21, 2000 Singles: 2000: "Only Time" 2001: "Wild Child" 2001: "Only Time (Remix)" Grammy for "Best New Age Album" (2002) Three versions of A Day Without Rain were released. In most countries, the album includes "The First of Autumn." The US version lacks this track, while the Japanese version replaced "The First of Autumn" with "Isobella." US: 7× Platinum UK: Platinum Europe: 3× Platinum AUS: 2× Platinum
	Amarantine Released: November 22, 2005 Singles: 2005: "Amarantine" 2006: "It's In The Rain" (Europe only) 2006: "If I Could Be Where You Are" (Japan only) This album includes no Gaelic, but three songs are written in an invented language called Loxian, described by Enya and Roma Ryan as "a futuristic language from a distant planet." [1] This idea arose from writing May it Be and Aníron in Tolkien's Elvish languages. In November 2006, a Special Christmas Edition version of this album was released, containing a second disc with four additional Christmas-themed tracks. US: Platinum Europe: Platinum UK: 4× Platinum AUS: Platinum

In addition, a 1985 soundtrack album for The Frog Prince (also known as French Lesson) contains music composed by Enya, but not performed by her; a later CD release (1995) added two previously unreleased vocal tracks by her: "Dreams" and "The Frog Prince". Enya's music has also appeared on several other albums. A 1983 release entitled Touch Travel included two early solo tracks, while two new songs appeared on the 2001 soundtrack album for The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring. Enya allowed her label Reprise Records to release the soundtracks to Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings trilogy as she contributed songs to the first film. However, they should not be counted as part of her main discography canon.

Enya also contributed vocals to recordings by Clannad, Sinéad O'Connor, and others.

[edit] Other releases (EPs and singles)

• 6 Tracks (1989) This was released to mark the 10th anniversary of her debut album. The song "Out Of The Blue" was also released as "Portrait (Out Of The Blue)" on other albums.

• Oíche Chiún (Silent Night) (1989) "Oíche Chiún" is an Irish language version of the traditional Christmas carol Silent Night. (Chiún apparent misspelling of Chiúin.)

• The Christmas EP (1994). Containing "Oiche Chiún" and four non-Christmas tracks, this Canadian EP has been perennially reissued each year in that country since its original release.

• 3 Tracks EP (1990) This disc was issued as "Orinoco Flow" in Japan, but labeled as "3 Tracks EP" in English.

• May It Be (2002)

• Christmas Secrets (2006) - released in Canada in November 2006, this EP contains the four Christmas songs that were also included in the Special Christmas Edition of Amarantine.

[edit] Music Rankings

[edit] Albums

Year	Album	UK	US	AUS
1987	Enya	--	--	26
1989	Watermark	5	25	8
1991	Shepherd Moons	1	17	8
1992	The Celts [Re-Issue]	10	N/A	7
1996	The Memory of Trees	5	9	1
1998	Paint the Sky With Stars	4	30	10
2001	A Day Without Rain	6	2	4
2005	Amarantine	8	6	13

[edit] Singles

Year	Song	UK singles	US Hot 100	US Adult	Album
1988	"Orinoco Flow (Sail Away)"	1	24	7	Watermark
1988	"Evening Falls..."	20	-	-	Watermark
1989	"Storms in Africa (Part II)"	41	-	-	Watermark
1991	"Caribbean Blue"	13	79	29	Shepherd Moons
1991	"How Can I Keep From Singing?"	32	-	-	Shepherd Moons
1992	"Book Of Days"	10	-	-	Shepherd Moons
1992	"The Celts"	29	-	-	The Celts
1995	"Anywhere Is"	7	-	-	The Memory of Trees
1996	"On My Way Home"	26	-	-	The Memory of Trees
1997	"Only If..."	43	88	-	Paint the Sky With Stars
2000	"Only Time"	32	10	1	A Day Without Rain
2001	"Wild Child"	72	-	12	A Day Without Rain
2002	"May It Be"	50	-	-	The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring OST
2004	"I Don't Wanna Know" (Mario Winans featuring P. Diddy and Enya)[2]	1	2	-	Hurt No More (Winans)
2004	"You Should Really Know" (The Pirates)[2]	8	-	-	-
2005	"Amarantine"	53	-	12	Amarantine

[edit] References

• The Enya Discography

[edit] Footnote

1. ^ The capital O in "Book Of Days" is intentional See this Amazon URL found via the "Shop" at The Official Enya Website
2. ^ ^{a b} "I Don't Wanna Know", a song by R&B/hip-hop musician Winans, contained a sample from Enya's 1987 track "Boadicea", thus crediting her as a featured artist. The response to this record that featured The Pirates, Shola Ama and Naila Boss on Relentless Records also credited her and reached the UK Top 10.