Enya (b 1961)

Irish singer-songwriter-instrumentalist : Celtic-based new age. 

(Eithne Ni Bhraonain anglicised as Enya Brennan) 
(Enya is related to members of Clannad, and recorded with them 1980-82)
(Liam O'Flynn has recorded solo)
(Arty McGlynn has recorded with Patrick Street, Van Morrison, Nollaig Casey,
Moving Hearts, Four Men and Dog and has done lots of session recordings)

Albums.

Title.year.Label.number.
Enya1986 BBCREB 605
Watermark1988 WEA2292438752
[Reissue]1989 Warner Bros26774
Shepherd Moons1991 WEAWX 431
The Celts (*)1992 WEA4509911672
The Memory of Trees1995 WEA0630128792 
A Box Of Dreams1997 WEA  
A Day Without Rain2000 WEA8573859862 
Themes From Calmi Cu    
Amarantine 2005Warner Bros 2564627972 
[Reissue with book]2007 WEA25646 4140 2
And Winter Came2008 Warner Bros2564693306
[Reissue]2008 Reprise Records 
(*)"The Celts" is a re-packaged reissued version of the first album "Enya"

Compilations.

Title.year.Label.number.
Paint the Sky With Stars - The Best of Enya 1997WEA 3984208952 
The Very Best of Enya 2009Warner Bros 825646852277

Soundtrack albums - only one or two tracks are by Enya.

Title. year. Label. number.
The Frog Prince 1984    
The Lord of the Rings: the Fellowship of the Ring 2001    

Best albums(*).

Title.year.
Watermark1988
Shepherd Moons1991
Paint the Sky With Stars - The Best of Enya1997
(* according to critical opinion).

Singles.

Title.year.Label.Number
I Want Tomorrow1987 BBCRESL 201 
Orinoco Flow/Out of the Blue1988WEAYZ 312
Evening Falls ...1988WEAYZ 356
Storms in Africa (Part II)1989WEAYZ 268
Exile/ On Your Shore1991  
Caribbean Blue1991WEAYZ 604
How Can I Keep from Singing?1991WEAYZ 365
Book of Days1992WEAYZ 640
Oiche Chiun (Silent Night)1992  
The Celts1992WEAYZ 705
Anywhere Is1995WEAWEA 143CD
On My Way Home1996WEAWEA 047CD
Only If ...1997WEAWEA 143CD
Only Time/ Oiche Chiun (Silent Night)2000WEAWEA 316CD
Wild Child2001WEAWEA 324CD
May It Be/ Isobella/ First of Autumn2002WEAW 578CD
I Don't Wanna Know (*)2004Universal9862392 PMI
I Don't Wanna Know (*)2004Bad BoyMCSTD 40369
You Should Really Know (**)2004RelentlessRELCD 9
Amarantine2005Warner BrosWEA 397CD2
Christmas Secrets (EP)2006 WEA 

(*)Mario Winans featuring Enya and P Diddy.
(**) Pirates featuring Enya, Shola Ama, Naila Boss and Ishani

Hit albums - original.

Title.year.Highest position
Enya1987 49 
Watermark1988 5
Shepherd Moons1991 1
The Celts1992 10
The Memory of Trees1995 5
A Day Without Rain 20006
Amarantine 20058

Hit albums - compilations.

Title.year.Highest position
Paint the Sky with Stars - the Best of19974

Hit singles.

Title.year.Highest position.
Orinoco Flow/Out of the Blue1988 1
Evening Falls ...1988 20
Storms in Africa (Part II)1989 41
Caribbean Blue1991 13
How Can I Keep from Singing?1991 32
Book of Days1992 10
The Celts1992 29
Anywhere Is1995 7
On My Way Home1996 26
Only If ...1997 43
Only Time2000 32
Wild Child2001 72
May It Be2002 50
I Don't Wanna Know (*) (import)2004 71
I Don't Wanna Know (*)2004 1
You Should Really Know (**)2004 8
Amarantine2005 53

Last updated on 04/12/2010