January 6, 1989

It is truly magical music.

January 6, 1989

Grows on you without you ever knowing it.

January 8, 1989

An album of atmospheres – true mood music for the soul.

January 13, 1989

Even the instrumentals manage to avoid the meandering vacuity typical of aural wallpaper, giving the music heft enough to make the "new age" tag seem almost insulting.

January 13, 1989

A beautifully crafted aural journey which somehow transcends the mundanity of its repetition.

January 18, 1989

A lovely collection of quasi-mystical pop.

January 20, 1989

All very pleasant – and very lightweight.

January 21, 1989

Often seductive debut could still make it as a cult item.

January 21, 1989

It's really "nice" music, the kind of stuff the whole family can love.

January 22, 1989

Enya's voice fairly drips with layers of lushness. Like musical baklava, the many textures encompass a tasty whole.