The Memory of Trees

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The Memory of Trees
The Memory of Trees cover
Studio album by Enya
Released November, 1995
Genre Celtic
Length 43:24
Label Reprise/Warner Music
Producer Nicky Ryan
Professional reviews
Enya chronology
The Celts
(1992)		 The Memory of Trees
(1995)		 Paint the Sky with Stars
(1997)

The Memory of Trees is an album by Irish musician Enya, released in 1995 (see 1995 in music). It won the Grammy Award for "Best New Age Album" of 1997. Its cover art was inspired by a painting called "The Young King of the Black Isles" by Maxfield Parrish whose work has inspired many of her music videos as well.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

  1. "The Memory of Trees" – 4:18
  2. "Anywhere Is" – 3:58
  3. "Pax Deorum" – 4:58
  4. "Athair Ar Neamh" – 3:39
  5. "From Where I Am" – 2:20
  6. "China Roses" – 4:47
  7. "Hope Has a Place" – 4:44
  8. "Tea-House Moon" – 2:41
  9. "Once You Had Gold" – 3:16
  10. "La Soñadora" – 3:35
  11. "On My Way Home" – 5:08

[edit] Certifications, Peaks & Sales

Country Peak Position Certification (If Any) Sales/shipments
Australia 1
Austria 3 Platinum [1] 30,000+
Brazil Platinum [2] 250,000+
Canada Platinum [3] 100,000+
Finland 11 Gold [4] 21,714+
France Gold [5] 100,000+
Germany Gold [6] 100,000+
Netherlands Platinum [7] 80,000+
New Zealand 3
Norway 1
Poland Gold [8] 20,000+
Spain 1
Sweden 1 Platinum [9] 100,000+
Switzerland 3
United Kingdom 5 2x Platinum [10] 600,000+
United States 9 3x Platinum [11] 3,400,000+

[edit] Production

  • Produced by Nicky Ryan
  • All instruments and voices by Enya
  • Music composed by Enya
  • Lyrics by Roma Ryan
  • Arranged by Enya and Nicky Ryan
  • Engineered and mixed by Nicky Ryan
  • Executive producer: Rob Dickins
  • Recorded at Aigle Studios
  • Mastered by Arun
  • All tracks published by EMI songs Ltd
  • Sleeve photography inspired by Maxfield Parrish
  • Costume design by Elizabeth Emanuel
  • Sleeve Layout by Sooky

[edit] Awards

Grammy Awards

Year Winner Category
1997 The Memory of Trees Best New Age Album

[edit] References

  1. ^ IFPI Austria
  2. ^ ABPD
  3. ^ CRIA
  4. ^ IFPI Finland
  5. ^ Disuqe En France
  6. ^ IFPI Germany
  7. ^ NVPI
  8. ^ ZPAV
  9. ^ IFPI Sweden Hitlistan Top 60
  10. ^ BPI
  11. ^ Billboard “Ask Billboard”
Preceded by
Anthology 1 by The Beatles		 Australian ARIA Albums Chart number-one album
December 17, 1995 - January 13, 1996		 Succeeded by
(What's the Story) Morning Glory? by Oasis
v • d • e
Enya
Studio albums
Enya | Watermark | Shepherd Moons | The Celts | The Memory of Trees | A Day Without Rain | Amarantine
EP's
The Christmas EP | Christmas Secrets | Sounds of the Season
Singles
"I Want Tomorrow" | "Orinoco Flow" – "Evening Falls..." | "Storms in Africa" | "6 Tracks" | "Oíche Chiún (Silent Night)" | " Exile" | "Caribbean Blue" | "How Can I Keep from Singing?" | "Book of Days" | "Marble Halls" | "The Celts" | "Anywhere Is" | "On My Way Home" | "Only If..." | "Only Time" | "Wild Child" | "May It Be" | "I Don't Wanna Know" | "Amarantine" | "If I Could Be Where You Are" | "It's in the Rain" | "Someone Said Goodbye"
Compilations
See also