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Shepherd Moons

Shepherd Moons
Album by Enya
Released November 1991
Recorded ???
Genre New Age
Length 43 min 09 sec
Record label Reprise
Producer Nicky Ryan
Professional reviews
AMG 4.5/5 link
Enya Chronology
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(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 1992.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Shepherd Moons" (Enya, Ryan) - 3:42
  2. "Caribbean Blue" (Enya, Ryan) - 3:58
  3. "How Can I Keep from Singing?" (Traditional) - 4:23
  4. "Ebudć" (Enya, Ryan) - 1:54
  5. "Angeles" (Enya, Ryan) - 3:57
  6. "No Holly for Miss Quinn" (Enya, Ryan) - 2:40
  7. "Book of Days" (Enya, Ryan) - 2:321
  8. "Evacuee" (Enya, Ryan) - 3:50
  9. "Lothlórien" (Enya, Ryan) - 2:08
  10. "Marble Halls" (Traditional) - 3:53
  11. "After Ventus" (Enya, Ryan) - 4:05
  12. "Smaointe" (Enya, Ryan) - 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.

Personnel

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

Charts

Album

Year Chart Position
1991 The Billboard 200 17
1991 Top New Age Albums 1

Singles

Year Single Chart Position
1991 "Caribbean Blue" Modern Rock Tracks 3
1992 "Caribbean Blue" Adult Contemporary 29
1992 "Caribbean Blue" The Billboard Hot 100 79

Awards

Grammy Awards

Year Winner Category
1992 Shepherd Moons Best New Age Album
Last updated: 10-25-2005 08:43:35
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