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Paint the Sky with Stars: The Best of Enya
Enya
Retail Price (not our price): $18.98
Release Date: 1997-11-11
Manufacturer: Reprise / Wea
Format: Audio CD
Discs: 1

Track List
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Disc 1

Editorial Reviews (supplied by Amazon.com):

1) Amazon.com essential recording
New Age diva Enya first became widely known when her 1988 album Watermark sold 4 million copies and launched the single "Orinoco Flow." Her follow-up, Shepherd Moons, was even more successful, selling over 10 million copies despite its slightly lower grade of ethereal enchantment. In 1997 she released Paint the Sky with Stars, an assortment of her best work from these two early albums plus gems from 1995's The Memory of Trees and the soundtrack to the BBC series The Celts. The most melodic and atmospheric examples of Enya's lovely Celtic-flavored songwriting shine on this disc. Those unfamiliar with the former Clannad member will find charm in such sweet lullabies as "Marble Halls" and "China Roses" while delighting in the more energetic "Book of Days," "Storms in Africa," and "Caribbean Blue." Overall, an outstanding collection from an artist who gives New Age a good name. --Karen Karleski

2) Amazon.com
New Age diva Enya first became widely known when her 1988 album Watermark sold 4 million copies and launched the single "Orinoco Flow." Her follow-up, Shepherd Moons, was even more successful, selling over 10 million copies despite its slightly lower grade of ethereal enchantment. In 1997 she released Paint the Sky with Stars, an assortment of her best work from these two early albums plus gems from 1995's The Memory of Trees and the soundtrack to the BBC series The Celts. The most melodic and atmospheric examples of Enya's lovely Celtic-flavored songwriting shine on this disc. Those unfamiliar with the former Clannad member will find charm in such sweet lullabies as "Marble Halls" and "China Roses" while delighting in the more energetic "Book of Days," "Storms in Africa," and "Caribbean Blue." Overall, an outstanding collection from an artist who gives New Age a good name. --Karen Karleski

Customer Reviews (supplied by Amazon.com):
Average Customer Rating: 4.5 out of 5

1) Great for sleeping time   [Rating: 5 out of 5]
This cd is great for sleeping. I started playing cd this week for my 14 month baby, He loves the sounds. very relaxing. hard to find a music cd that has most of all the good/great songs. A ++++++ I really recomend this cd to everyone. By the way I got 2 of the same cd.. I also listen Enya cd in the car, it is great when you are in traffic ... love this product

2) fantastically ENCHANTING...   [Rating: 4 out of 5]
Wow! what can i say? i just love enya, her voice is so enchanting and soothing. i listen to her songs everytime i feel like low and moody, her songs is just so perfect for the moments. it makes me feel like im in heaven and the angels were singing to me, it's lkie i'm floating and dreaming. Oh good lord her songs are so relaxing. my fave songs are "orinico flow", "only if" and "anywhere is", these songs really saves my day..

3) A Good Place to Start   [Rating: 5 out of 5]
If you're not familiar with Enya, or you've maybe heard a couple of songs and would like to hear more, this is the perfect CD to start with. It contains her hits and some of her best known and best loved songs: Orinoco Flow, Caribbean Blue, Only If.., etc. etc. Of course, with Enya, many times I have found that her lesser known songs are my favorites, but that's an entirely different story. I first got into Enya because of Orinoco Flow, but it wasn't until years later that I started purchasing some of her music. I started with this album. This album is a good place to begin for those who aren't familiar with this amazing artist. Veteran Enya listeners will enjoy it too. It's a Best of album; you can't miss with that. You'll also notice some differences, such as the version of Book of Days on this album is the Far and Away version. ;)This CD is a good mix of her songs. Some are upbeat, some are slow, but all of them are beautiful. This is definitely one of my favorite CDs. I listen to it on my iPod, in my car, on my computer, everywhere! My only complaint is that she leaves off a few of my favorite songs (Tea-House Moon!!), but I can look past that because it's so hard to choose just 16 of her songs to put on a Best Of album. There are so many good ones!

4) new music   [Rating: 5 out of 5]
For most of us, Enya didn't so much introduce us to a new kind of music. It felt more like she invented a genre and then invited us to listen in.This anthology of sixteen of her hits is appropriately headed by the beguiling 'Orinoco Flow', the piece that first caught the public's attention and remains a compelling, joyous ode in a Celtic-tradition-in-variant-form sort of way.Enya's song is not really about the words. Her lyrics are sometimes unintelligible, either because they're spoken in a language with which the listener is not familiar or simply because the music overwhelms them. Indeed, they are not printed in my CD liner. One does not much grieve the loss, for the flowing, passionate, enigmatic surge the music consistently produces is reward enough. In fact, some of her best work is entirely non-verbal though not non-vocal, 'Watermark' for example'.Indeed I am oddly tormented by the mysterious lyrics of two pieces, one of which in this reviewer's fevered brain sounds like the repeated statement 'Pilpel', this being the name given to an obscure Hebrew verbal form. The other, more prosaically, puts me in mind of the repeated musical statement 'Your underwear!'. None of this should be held against Enya.What makes Enya sound so different? Her formula layers coquettish rhythms played on well-beaten strings with very little conventional percussion over lush harmonies vocal background themes that fade in and out enigmatically. Very seldom does Enya's voice appear alone. In this she is more creator than soloist.In becoming reacquainted with this CD after some years and in listening to it more attentively than before, I am struck by what a fine artist Enya is. Yes, I think 'artist' *is* the word. She defies conventional categorization in the way that pioneers often do. What is more, the highly *produced* nature of her work means that she will be dismissed often as unworthy of association with the word 'pioneer' and, for that matter, 'artist'.I think this is mistaken. She is both. Her only perceived fault in this regard might be her commercial success, as though it is incumbent only upon compromised, sold-out schmucks to experience this blessing. She appears to this reviewer to be a much finer artist than all of that.I still find her work profoundly moving and pleasant for long periods of time as I work and listen. This 'greatest hits' anthology makes a fine introduction to it.

5) Absolutely Wonderful   [Rating: 5 out of 5]
Goose bump music...Enya reaches in your soul and makes you feel wonderful. Much More than a musical experience! 16 songs...and all of them are great...perfect for a best of album i find it great for stress relief..I could not recommend more highly...go buy it