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ENYA

3.6

1987–1992

166 reviews

5 albums

OVERVIEW

OVERVIEW

2009

Very Best of Enya

3.6

warm reception

polarized reaction

12 reviews →

2015

Dark Sky Island

3.4

mixed reception

mixed reaction

29 reviews →

REVIEW

REVIEW

Paint the Sky with Stars

3

3/5

3.8

Winnipeg, MB, Canada

January 16, 1998

After just three albums, it's hard to believe there's a need for a greatest hits collection.

John Kendle

1997

A Day Without Rain

3

London, UK

November 2, 2000

The queen of Irish wallpaper design knows the value of undemanding synthetic fabrics, guaranteed to soothe the listener into daytime reverie.

2000

A Day Without Rain

3

Glasgow, UK

November 10, 2000

By the end, there's an impression of sameness.

2000

A Day Without Rain

4

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

November 13, 2000

Has more acoustic warmth than "Memory of Trees," and the tighter arrangements here work in its favour.

2000

A Day Without Rain

4

3/4

Baltimore, MD, USA

November 14, 2000

Seems more of a piece, as if Enya had sought to compose a suite instead of a pop album.

2000

A Day Without Rain

4

Darlington, UK

November 16, 2000

Why change a winning – and at times, wonderful – formula?

2000

A Day Without Rain

1

1/5

London, UK

November 17, 2000

How are listeners supposed to tell Enya's recordings apart? Does prolonged exposure to her wispy world cause her fans to grow some kind of extra-sensory apparatus?

2000

A Day Without Rain

2

London, UK

November 18, 2000

It's well crafted, perfectly listenable, approachable and terribly, terribly dull.

2000

A Day Without Rain

3

3/5

Springfield, MA, USA

November 19, 2000

Offers plenty to savor, and should provide an elegant backdrop for the holiday season.

2000

A Day Without Rain

2

London, UK

November 19, 2000

Couldn't she have made just the teensiest effort to make an album that didn't sound exactly like all the others, from "Watermark" onwards?

2000

BIRD'S EYE VIEW

BIRD'S EYE VIEW

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