The Memory of Trees

The Memory of Trees
Studio album by Enya
Released December 5, 1995[1]
Recorded 1993/1994 - 1995
Genre New age, celtic
Length 43:24
Label WEA, Warner Music UK (Europe)
Reprise, Warner Bros. (US)
Producer Nicky Ryan
Enya chronology
The Celts
(1992)		 The Memory of Trees
(1995)		 A Day Without Rain
(2000)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
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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

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"1 – 5:08
  12. "Oriel Window" – 2:22 (Japanese bonus track)

1 There are 3 versions of this song available: album edit (3:35[2]), video version and the remix version available on the single and also on "Paint the Sky with Stars" with a duration of 3:38.

Charts and certifications

Charts

Country Peak
position
Australia[3] 1
Austria[3] 3
Belgium (Flanders)[3] 3
Belgium (Wallonia)[3] 6
Finland[3] 11
Italy 5
Hungary[4] 16
Netherlands[3] 1
New Zealand[3] 3
Norway[3] 1
Spain 1
Sweden[3] 1
Switzerland[3] 3
United Kingdom 5
United States 9

Certifications and sales

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Argentina (CAPIF)[5] Platinum 60,000x
Austria (IFPI Austria)[6] Platinum 50,000x
Brazil (ABPD)[7] Platinum 250,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[8] Platinum 100,000^
Finland (IFPI Finland)[9] Gold 21,714[9]
France (SNEP)[10] Gold 100,000*
Germany (BVMI)[11] Gold 250,000^
Netherlands (NVPI)[12] Platinum 100,000^
Poland (ZPAV)[13] Gold 50,000*
Sweden (GLF)[14] Platinum 100,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[15] 2× Platinum 600,000^
United States (RIAA)[16] 3× Platinum 3,000,000^
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)[17] 2× Platinum 2,000,000*

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

Production

Awards

Grammy Awards

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

References

  1. ^ a b The Memory of Trees at Allmusic
  2. ^ "The Enya.com Discography + Tracks + On My Way Home". discography.enya.com. http://discography.enya.com/tracks/O02.html. Retrieved 12 August 2011. 
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Enya - The Memory Of Trees - hitparade.ch". hitparade.ch. http://hitparade.ch/showitem.asp?interpret=Enya&titel=The+Memory+Of+Trees&cat=a. Retrieved 28 February 2011. 
  4. ^ "Hungarian Albums Chart". Mahasz.hu. http://mahasz.hu/m/?menu=slagerlistak&menu2=archivum&lista=top40&ev=1996&het=13&submit_=Keresés. Retrieved 2009-12-03. 
  5. ^ "Argentinian album certifications – Enya – The Memory of Trees". Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers. http://www.capif.org.ar/Default.asp?PerDesde_MM=0&PerDesde_AA=0&PerHasta_MM=0&PerHasta_AA=0&interprete=Enya&album=The+Memory+of+Trees&LanDesde_MM=0&LanDesde_AA=0&LanHasta_MM=0&LanHasta_AA=0&Galardon=O&Tipo=1&ACCION2=+Buscar+&ACCION=Buscar&CO=5&CODOP=ESOP. 
  6. ^ "Austrian album certifications – Enya – Memory of Trees" (in German). IFPI Austria. http://www.ifpi.at/?section=goldplatin.  Enter Enya in the field Interpret. Enter Memory of Trees in the field Titel. Select album in the field Format. Click Suchen
  7. ^ "Brazilian album certifications – Enya – The Memory of Trees" (in Portuguese). Associação Brasileira dos Produtores de Discos. http://abpd.org.br/certificados_interna.asp?sArtista=Enya&tmidia=1. 
  8. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Enya – The Memory of Trees". Music Canada. http://www.musiccanada.com/GPSearchResult.aspx?st=The+Memory+of+Trees&sa=Enya&smt=0. 
  9. ^ a b "Finnish album certifications – Enya – The Memory of Trees" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. http://www.ifpi.fi/tilastot/artistit/Enya. 
  10. ^ "French album certifications – Enya – The Memory of Trees" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. http://www.disqueenfrance.com/fr/pag-259165-CERTIFICATIONS.html?year=1996&type=8. 
  11. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Enya; 'The Memory of Trees')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. http://www.musikindustrie.de/gold_platin_datenbank/?action=suche&strTitel=The+Memory+of+Trees&strInterpret=Enya&strTtArt=alben&strAwards=checked. 
  12. ^ "Dutch album certifications – Enya – The Memory of Trees" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. http://www.ifpi.nl/nvpi/pagina.asp?pagkey=61112&documentid=1236646. 
  13. ^ "Polish album certifications – Enya – The Memory of Trees" (in Polish). Polish Producers of Audio and Video (ZPAV). http://www.zpav.pl/rankingi/wyroznienia/zlote/index.php. 
  14. ^ "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 1987−1998" (in Swedish) (PDF). IFPI Sweden. http://www.ifpi.se/wp/wp-content/uploads/guld-platina-1987-1998.pdf. 
  15. ^ "British album certifications – Enya – The Memory of Trees". British Phonographic Industry. http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx.  Enter The Memory of Trees in the field Search. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Click Go
  16. ^ "American album certifications – Enya – The Memory of Trees". Recording Industry Association of America. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?artist=%22The+Memory+of+Trees%22.  If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
  17. ^ "IFPI Platinum Europe Awards – 1996". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. http://www.ifpi.org/content/section_news/plat1996.html. 
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
Enya
Studio albums
Enya (1987) • Watermark (1988) • Shepherd Moons (1991) • The Celts (1992) • The Memory of Trees (1995) • A Day Without Rain (2000) • Amarantine (2005) • And Winter Came... (2008)
Compilations
EPs
The Christmas EP (1994) • Sounds of the Season: The Enya Holiday Collection (aka Christmas Secrets) (2006)
Box sets
The Enya Collection (1996) • A Box of Dreams (1997) • Only Time - The Collection (2002)
Singles
As member of Clannad
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