The Celts (album)

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The Celts
The Celts cover
Studio album by Enya
Released November, 1992
Recorded 1986 & 1987
Genre New Age
Length 39:19
Label Warner Music
Producer(s) Nicky Ryan
Professional reviews
Enya chronology
Shepherd Moons
(1991)
The Celts
(1992)
The Memory of Trees
(1995)


The Celts is an album by Irish musician Enya, released in 1992 (see 1992 in music). It is a remastered re-release of her 1987 debut album Enya. Aside from the enhanced sound, this new release also contains a longer version of the song "Portrait" (which runs for 1:23, found on the original release Enya), entitled "Portrait: Out Of The Blue" 3:11.

[edit] Track listing

  1. "The Celts" – 2:50
  2. "Aldebaran" – 3:05
  3. "I Want Tomorrow" – 4:02
  4. "March of the Celts" – 3:10
  5. "Deireadh an Tuath" – 1:43 *
  6. "The Sun in the Stream" – 2:55
  7. "To Go Beyond, Pt. 1" – 1:20
  8. "Fairytale" – 3:03
  9. "Epona" – 1:36 (limited stereo)
  10. "Triad: St. Patrick / Cú Chulainn / Oisín" – 4:25
  11. "Portrait (Out of the Blue)" – 3:11
  12. "Boadicea" – 3:30
  13. "Bard Dance" – 1:23 (mono)
  14. "Dan y Dŵr" – 1:41 (limited stereo) *
  15. "To Go Beyond, Pt. 2" – 2:50

Notes:

  • *These two tracks feature the same music, but their individual lyrics are in different languages. "Dan y Dŵr" is also not presented in full-stereo unlike its counterpart, and is mainly mono.
  • "Mono" means this track contains no stereo effects and "Limited Stereo" means the number of stereo effects used are limited, or the amount of the track presented in stereo is short.

[edit] Production

  • Music composed by Enya
  • Published by EMI Songs Ltd
  • Producer: Nicky Ryan
  • Engineers: Nigel Reid, except tks. 2, 4. Nicky Ryan
  • Mastering: Arun
  • Arrangers: Enya, Nicky Ryan
  • Design: Sooky Choi
  • Photography: David Scheinmann

[edit] Charts

Album

Year Chart Position
1990 Top New Age Albums (US) 14
1992 Official Album Chart (UK) 10
In other languages