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This article is about the album by Enya. For the astronomical bodies, see the article on planetary rings.


Shepherd Moons
Album by Enya
ReleasedNovember, 1991
Recorded
GenreNew Age
Length43:09
LabelWarner Music
Producer(s)Nicky Ryan
Professional reviews
  • All Music Guide
Enya chronology
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.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Shepherd Moons" – 3:42
  2. "Caribbean Blue" – 3:58
  3. "How Can I Keep from Singing?" – 4:23
  4. "Ebudæ" – 1:54
  5. "Angeles" – 3:57
  6. "No Holly for Miss Quinn" – 2:40
  7. "Book of Days" – 2:321
  8. "Evacuee" – 3:50
  9. "Lothlórien" – 2:08
  10. "Marble Halls" – 3:53
  11. "Afer Ventus" – 4:05
  12. "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

Charts

Album

YearChartPosition
1991The Billboard 200 (US)17
1991Top New Age Albums (US)1
1991Official Album Chart (UK)1

Singles

YearSingleChartPosition
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

Awards

Grammy Awards

YearWinnerCategory
1992Shepherd MoonsBest New Age Album
Shepherd Moons

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