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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

Shepherd Moons

3

3.6

London, UK

November 9, 1991

Weekend Telegraph 11

Codswallop, but beautiful codswallop.

1991

Shepherd Moons

5

3.6

London, UK

November 14, 1991

Contains music of such purity and holiness that you feel you should remove your hat to listen to it.

1991

Shepherd Moons

3

2/4

3.6

Nottingham, UK

November 15, 1991

It is still quite beautiful, but rendered impotent by a sense of deja-vu.

1991

Shepherd Moons

3

3.6

London, UK

November 17, 1991

How do you follow a four-million selling debut album? In Enya's case with its twin sister, a point rammed home by the near-identical packaging.

1991

Shepherd Moons

2

2/5

3.6

Stafford, UK

November 21, 1991

Music designed to accompany, whether it be commercials, films or designer dinner parties.

1991

Shepherd Moons

4

3/4

3.6

Los Angeles, CA, USA

November 22, 1991

Perhaps the most spiritual-sounding pop record released this year.

1991

Shepherd Moons

3

B

3.6

Calgary, AB, Canada

November 24, 1991

It's more atmosphere than substance.

1991

Shepherd Moons

3

3.6

Sydney NSW, Australia

November 26, 1991

Basically more of the same.

1991

Shepherd Moons

3

3.6

Norfolk, VA, USA

November 29, 1991

Through the long-haul, it can be sleep-inducing.

1991

Shepherd Moons

4

3.6

New York, NY, USA

November 30, 1991

51

Cleaves to her trademark mix of folkish melodies and new age instrumentation in stylish sequel.

1991

BIRD'S EYE VIEW

BIRD'S EYE VIEW

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