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- This article is about the album by Enya. For the astronomical bodies, see the article on planetary rings.
| Shepherd Moons |
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| | Album by Enya |
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| Released | November, 1991 | | Recorded | | | Genre | New Age | | Length | 43:09 | | Label | Warner Music | | Producer(s) | Nicky Ryan | | Professional reviews |
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| | Enya chronology |
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Watermark (1988) | Shepherd Moons (1991) | The Memory of Trees (1995) |
Shepherd Moons is an album by Irish musician Enya, 1991 (see 1991 in music). It won the Grammy Award for "Best New Age Album" of 1993. Track listing- "Shepherd Moons" – 3:42
- "Caribbean Blue" – 3:58
- "How Can I Keep from Singing?" – 4:23
- "Ebudæ" – 1:54
- "Angeles" – 3:57
- "No Holly for Miss Quinn" – 2:40
- "Book of Days" – 2:321
- "Evacuee" – 3:50
- "Lothlórien" – 2:08
- "Marble Halls" – 3:53
- "Afer Ventus" – 4:05
- "Smaointe.." – 6:07
1 Early editions of the album included a version of this song with Gaelic lyrics. Later editions substituted a new recording with English language lyrics recorded for the soundtrack of the film, Far and Away. Singles- Book of Days released with Watermark, On Your Shore, and Exile as additional tracks.
- Caribbean Blue released with Orinoco Flow, As Baile, Angeles, and Oriel Window as additional tracks.
- How Can
I Keep From Singing? released with Oíche Chiún and 'S Fagaim Mo Bhaile appearing as additional tracks. (Chiún is an apparent misspelling of Chiúin.)
Personnel- Enya – percussion, keyboards, Vocals
- Andy Duncan – percussion
- Roy Jewitt – clarinet
- Liam O'Flynn – Uillean pipes
- Nicky Ryan – percussion
- Steve Sidwell – cornet
Production- Producer: Nicky Ryan
- Executive Producer: Rob Dickins
- Engineers: Gregg Jackman, Nicky Ryan
- Assistant engineer: Robin Barclay
- Mixing: Gregg Jackman, Nicky Ryan
- Arranger: Enya, Nicky Ryan
- Photography: David Scheinmann
- Wardrobe by The New Renaissance
ChartsAlbum | Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1991 | The Billboard 200 (US) | 17 | | 1991 | Top New Age Albums (US) | 1 | | 1991 | Official Album Chart (UK) | 1 |
Singles | Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1991 | "Caribbean Blue" | Modern Rock Tracks (US) | 3 | | 1992 | "Caribbean Blue" | Adult Contemporary (US) | 29 | | 1992 | "Caribbean Blue" | The Billboard Hot 100 (US) | 79 | | 1991 | "Caribbean Blue" | Official Singles Chart (UK) | 13 | | 1991 | "How Can
I Keep From Singing?" | Official Singles Chart (UK) | 32 | | 1992 | "Book of Days" | Official Singles Chart (UK) | 10 |
AwardsGrammy Awards Shepherd Moons Shepherd Moons Shepherd Moons
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