Audio CD review:
Enya - Only Time: The Collection

Enya - Only Time: The Collection

Band: Enya Title: Only Time: The Collection Rating: Release Date: 12 November, 2002 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Watermark 2: Exile 3: Aldebaran 4: March Of The Celts 5: Boadicea 6: The Sun In The Stream 7: On Your Shore 8: Cursum Perficio 9: Storms In Africa (Original Version) 10: The Celts 11: Miss Clare Remembers 12: I Want Tomorrow 13: Orinoco Flow 14: Ebudae 15: River 16: The Longships 17: Na Laetha Geal M'ÓIge 18: Book Of Days (Original Single Version) 19: Shepherd Moons 20: Caribbean Blue 21: Evacuee 22: Evening Falls 23: LothlÓRien 24: Marble Halls 25: After Ventus 26: No Holly For Miss Quinn 27: The Memory Of Trees 28: Anywhere Is 29: Athair Ar Neamh 30: China Roses 31: How Can I Keep From Singing 32: Hope Has A Place 33: Tea House Moon 34: Pax Deorum 35: Eclipse 36: Isobella 37: Only Time (Original Album Version) 38: A Day Without Rain 39: Song Of The Sandman (Lullaby) 40: Willows On The Water 41: Wild Child (Album Version) 42: Flora's Secret 43: Fallen Embers 44: Tempus Vernum 45: Deora Ar Mo Chroi 46: One By One 47: The First Of Autumn 48: Lazy Days 49: May It Be (Single Version) 50: Silent Night 51: Silent Night (CD-ROM video footage from BBC TV performance)

Editoral Review Only Time: The Collection is a mix-and-match assortment of tracks spanning Enya's first five U. A wonderful gift, this handsomely packaged four-CD box set (purple velvet cover, gold-foil lettering) also serves as an inviting midcareer retrospective of an uncommon vocalist-sonic architect. S. releases (including her 1987 debut, The Celts) and embellished with a half-dozen B-sides not found on her previous U. S. -released albums. Chief among them are "May It Be" (from the Lord of the Rings soundtrack); "Isobella," a hushed, slowly evolving beauty formerly available only in Japan; and "Oiche Chiun (Silent Night). " The set's fourth disc is an enhanced CD that includes 1996 video footage of Enya performing "Oiche Chiun" during a BBC special. Also included is a 44-page, tall-format booklet filled with regal artist photos, song lyrics, and commentary on each track written by lyricist Roma Ryan. Some notations are throwaway items. Others are insightful, such as the unfinished lyrics (about lost love) for the instrumental title track to A Day Without Rain. The order is a jumble, usually mixing tracks from two recordings onto one disc. The stylistic difference between her dated 1987 debut and the sophistication of 1988's Watermark makes for some occasionally jarring listening on disc one. On the other hand, the opening sequence on disc three ("After Ventus," "No Holly for Miss Quinn," "The Memory of Trees") is mesmerizing. Overall, nicely done. --Terry Wood .. You can see a complete list of all Enya discography, or go back to the Enya tabs