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Calling Shepherd Moons a near carbon copy of Watermark puts it quite mildly. Like Watermark, Shepherd Moons opens with the title track, a calm instrumental, has another brief instrumental titled after a Dora Saint book smack in the middle ("No Holly for Miss Quinn"), and concludes with a number incorporating a striking uilleann pipes solo, "Smaointe...." In general, Enya's own musical style and work remains the same, again assisted on production by Nicky Ryan and with lyrics by Roma Ryan. Shepherd Moons does have one key factor that's also carried over from Watermark -- it's quite good listening. Though the total continuity means that those who enjoy her work will again be pleased and those who dislike it won't change their minds, in terms of finding her own vision and sticking with it, Enya has increasingly polished and refined her work to a strong, elegant degree. "Caribbean Blue," the lead single, avoids repeating the successful formula of "Orinoco Flow" by means of its waltz time -- a subtle enough change, but one that colors and drives the overall composition and performance, the closest Enya might ever get to a dance number. Some songs call to mind traditional Irish music even more strongly than much of her earlier work, while two other tracks are haunting rearrangements of old, traditional numbers. With her trademark understated drama in full flow many other places, especially on the wonderful "Book of Days" (replaced on later pressings with an English language version done for the film Far and Away), Enya shows herself to still have it, to grand effect.
© Ned Raggett /TiVo
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Robin Barclay, AssistantEngineer - Enya, Arranger, Percussion, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - NICKY RYAN, Producer, Arranger, Engineer - Roma Ryan, Writer - Rob Dickins, ExecutiveProducer - Gregg Jackmann, MixingEngineer
© 2009 Warner Music UK Ltd ℗ 2009 Warner Music UK Ltd
Robin Barclay, AssistantEngineer - Enya, Composer, Arranger, Percussion, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - NICKY RYAN, Producer, Arranger, Engineer - Roma Ryan, Writer - Rob Dickins, ExecutiveProducer - Gregg Jackmann, MixingEngineer
© 2009 Warner Music UK Ltd ℗ 2009 Warner Music UK Ltd
Traditional, Writer - Robin Barclay, AssistantEngineer - Enya, Arranger, Percussion, Vocals, MainArtist - NICKY RYAN, Producer, Arranger - Rob Dickins, ExecutiveProducer - Gregg Jackmann, Engineer, MixingEngineer
© 2009 Warner Music UK Ltd ℗ 2009 Warner Music UK Ltd.
Robin Barclay, AssistantEngineer - Enya, Arranger, Percussion, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - NICKY RYAN, Producer, Arranger, Engineer, Percussion, MixingEngineer - Roma Ryan, Writer - Rob Dickins, ExecutiveProducer
© 2009 Warner Music UK Ltd ℗ 2009 Warner Music UK Ltd
Robin Barclay, AssistantEngineer - Enya, Arranger, Percussion, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - NICKY RYAN, Producer, Arranger, Engineer - Roma Ryan, Writer - Rob Dickins, ExecutiveProducer - Gregg Jackmann, MixingEngineer - Roy Jewitt, Clarinet
© 2009 Warner Music UK Ltd ℗ 2009 Warner Music UK Ltd
Robin Barclay, AssistantEngineer - Enya, Arranger, Percussion, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - NICKY RYAN, Producer, Arranger, Engineer - Roma Ryan, Writer - Rob Dickins, ExecutiveProducer - Gregg Jackmann, MixingEngineer
© 2009 Warner Music UK Ltd ℗ 2009 Warner Music UK Ltd
Robin Barclay, AssistantEngineer - Enya, Arranger, Percussion, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - NICKY RYAN, Producer, Arranger, Engineer - Roma Ryan, Writer - Rob Dickins, ExecutiveProducer - Andy Duncan, Percussion - Gregg Jackmann, Engineer, MixingEngineer
© 2009 Warner Music UK Ltd ℗ 2009 Warner Music UK Ltd
Robin Barclay, AssistantEngineer - Enya, Arranger, Percussion, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - NICKY RYAN, Producer, Arranger, Engineer - Roma Ryan, Writer - Rob Dickins, ExecutiveProducer - Steve Sidwell, Cornet - Gregg Jackmann, MixingEngineer
© 2009 Warner Music UK Ltd ℗ 2009 Warner Music UK Ltd
Robin Barclay, AssistantEngineer - Enya, Arranger, Percussion, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - NICKY RYAN, Producer, Arranger - Roma Ryan, Writer - Rob Dickins, ExecutiveProducer - Gregg Jackmann, Engineer, MixingEngineer
© 2009 Warner Music UK Ltd ℗ 2009 Warner Music UK Ltd
Traditional, Writer - Robin Barclay, AssistantEngineer - Enya, Arranger, Percussion, Vocals, MainArtist - NICKY RYAN, Producer, Arranger, Engineer - Rob Dickins, ExecutiveProducer - Gregg Jackmann, MixingEngineer
© 2009 Warner Music UK Ltd ℗ 2009 Warner Music UK Ltd
Robin Barclay, AssistantEngineer - Enya, Arranger, Percussion, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - NICKY RYAN, Producer, Arranger, Engineer - Roma Ryan, Writer - Rob Dickins, ExecutiveProducer - Gregg Jackmann, MixingEngineer
© 2009 Warner Music UK Ltd ℗ 2009 Warner Music UK Ltd
Robin Barclay, AssistantEngineer - Enya, Arranger, Percussion, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - NICKY RYAN, Producer, Arranger, Engineer - Roma Ryan, Writer - Rob Dickins, ExecutiveProducer - Gregg Jackmann, MixingEngineer - Liam O'Flionn, Pipe
© 2009 Warner Music UK Ltd ℗ 2009 Warner Music UK Ltd
Robin Barclay, AssistantEngineer - Enya, Arranger, Percussion, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - NICKY RYAN, Producer, Arranger, Engineer - Roma Ryan, Writer - Rob Dickins, ExecutiveProducer - Andy Duncan, Percussion - Gregg Jackmann, Engineer, MixingEngineer
© 2009 Warner Music UK Ltd ℗ 2009 Warner Music UK Ltd
Enya, Arranger, Vocals, Instruments, MainArtist - NICKY RYAN, Producer, Arranger, Writer - Roma Ryan, Writer - Eithne Ni Bhraonain, Writer
© 2009 Warner Music UK Ltd ℗ 1991, 2008 Warner Music UK Ltd
Enya, Cello, Keyboards, Percussion, Piano, Violin, Vocals, Writer, Synthesizer, MainArtist - NICKY RYAN, Producer, Arranger, Engineer, MixingEngineer - Roma Ryan, Writer - Rob Dickins, ExecutiveProducer - ARUN CHAKRAVERTY, MasteringEngineer
© 2009 Warner Music UK Ltd ℗ 1991, 2008 Warner Music UK Ltd.
Album review
Calling Shepherd Moons a near carbon copy of Watermark puts it quite mildly. Like Watermark, Shepherd Moons opens with the title track, a calm instrumental, has another brief instrumental titled after a Dora Saint book smack in the middle ("No Holly for Miss Quinn"), and concludes with a number incorporating a striking uilleann pipes solo, "Smaointe...." In general, Enya's own musical style and work remains the same, again assisted on production by Nicky Ryan and with lyrics by Roma Ryan. Shepherd Moons does have one key factor that's also carried over from Watermark -- it's quite good listening. Though the total continuity means that those who enjoy her work will again be pleased and those who dislike it won't change their minds, in terms of finding her own vision and sticking with it, Enya has increasingly polished and refined her work to a strong, elegant degree. "Caribbean Blue," the lead single, avoids repeating the successful formula of "Orinoco Flow" by means of its waltz time -- a subtle enough change, but one that colors and drives the overall composition and performance, the closest Enya might ever get to a dance number. Some songs call to mind traditional Irish music even more strongly than much of her earlier work, while two other tracks are haunting rearrangements of old, traditional numbers. With her trademark understated drama in full flow many other places, especially on the wonderful "Book of Days" (replaced on later pressings with an English language version done for the film Far and Away), Enya shows herself to still have it, to grand effect.
© Ned Raggett /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 15 track(s)
- Total length: 00:52:40
- Main artists: Enya
- Composer: Enya
- Label: WM UK
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 2009 Warner Music UK Ltd ℗ 2009 Warner Music UK Ltd
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