ENYA
OVERVIEW
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