November 8, 1988

Her dozens of voice overdubs give a huge atmospheric choral feel to this timeless music.

November 9, 1988

Buy this and listen carefully. If you're not prepared to do that, it's not for you.

November 11, 1988

A mixture of both songs and instrumental tracks lovenly crafted with orchestral sound and choral swathe.

November 17, 1988

A rare treat that shines through an otherwise dull and overcast chart.

November 18, 1988

There's something very tranquil in the flow of this music.

November 19, 1988

Her voice is pure, choral, and rather irritating, and only on the title track does she come up with a tune to match the romantic grandeur of her packaging.

November 22, 1988

A hauntingly pure music that sound as though it has been buried in peat bog for centuries waiting for someone to uncover it.

December 15, 1988

Enya ... has an imaginative, fanciful style of writing and arranging, heavily influenced by traditional Irish folk music, vocal harmonising and church plainsong.

December 19, 1988

One to grow on you.

January 6, 1989

There is not a huge variety of musical style on the record, but almost all tracks, both vocal and instrumental, will inspire.