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Orinoco Flow (1997)

Artist: Enya

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Paint the Sky With Stars
This cd contains the best of Enya and it's great creative music.

Paint the Sky with Stars:...
A review of Paint the Sky with Stars: The Best of Enya Music CD

Disc 1
Song Title	Album	Sample	Time
1. Orinoco Flow	Paint The Sky With Stars		4:25

Release Date: 11/11/1997

Label: Warner Music UK Ltd

UPC: 00093624683520

Buy.com Sku: 200542406

Paint the Sky with Stars is an excellent 16-song overview of Enya's career, containing 14 selections from The Celts, Watermark, Shepherd Moon and The Memory of Trees.

Album Notes and Credits

Notes & Personnel Info
	PAINT THE SKY WITH STARS: THE BEST OF ENYA is a collection of the greatest hits of the angelic-voiced Irish songstress, with the added bonus of two new tracks--"Only If..." and the title track. From her beginning days with Celtic supergroup Clannad, through her staggeringly succesful solo albums, her soaring, dreamy voice has captivated audiences worldwide, helping to make her one of the most succesful recording artists of all time.
	Enya created a style whose wide open soundscapes were reminiscent of New Age, but more melodic, heavily based on the traditional Celtic music that formed much of her early singing career. This synthesis of styles proved marketable: the single "Orinoco Flow (Sail Away) was a global smash, underscoring the universality of her work. Its dramatic string arrangements and heavenly choir struck a chord which resounded across all cultural and musical boundaries. More hits followed: "Caribbean Blue" assimilated yet another cultural paradigm into Enya's style, bringing the exuberance of the tropics into her ever-broadening scope, while "Boadicea" found another audience--a success on its own, it was later turned into the hit "Ready Or Not" by the Fugees. PAINT THE SKY marks a fitting tribute to a truly global talent.
Producer: Nicky Ryan

Artist Overview

Celtic vocalist Enya first gained notoriety as a member of the group Clannad in the 1980s, but became a superstar as a solo artist by fusing traditional music from the British Isles with dreamy new-age textures. Enya is a true crossover artist: her music is catchy enough to appeal to mainstream pop audiences, yet possessed of an ethereal quality that appeals to fans of the Cocteau Twins and Muzak alike. Her career received an added boost in the United States when her song "Orinico Flow (Sail Away)" was featured in a popular Volkswagen television commercial.

Artist Influences
Brian Eno
Cocteau Twins
De Dannan
Ewan MacColl
Jean-Michel Jarre
Kate Bush
Keith Jarrett
Maddy Prior
Mary Black
Mike Oldfield
Tangerine Dream
Terry Riley
The Chieftains
The Sundays

Artist Contemporaries
Bjork
Constance Demby
Dolores Keane
George Winston
June Tabor
Liz Story
Maire Brennan
Mannheim Steamroller
Maura O'Connell
Sheila Chandra
Steven Halpern
Yanni

Artist Followers
Deep Forest
Enigma
Forest For The Trees
Jhelisa
Loreena McKennitt
Milla
Moby
Moodswings
Sacred Spirits

Technical Info


	Release Date : 11/11/1997
	Original Release Date : 1997
	Catalog ID : 46835
	Label : Reprise
	Number of Discs : 1
	Studio/Live : Studio
	Mono/Stereo : Stereo
	SPAR Code : n/a
	UPC : 00093624683520

Professional Reviews

Entertainment Weekly (12/12/97, p.90)
- "...proves that no one can make a one-four-five chord progression sound more enchanting. The new titles track is a snoozer in a bad way, but the rest will put you to sleep with a smile on your face." - Rating: B+

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