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Shepherd Moons Studio album by Enya Released November 4, 1991 Recorded 1989–1991 Genre New Age, Celtic Length 43:09 Label WEA, Warner Music UK (Europe)
Reprise, Warner Bros. (US)Producer Nicky Ryan Enya chronology Watermark
(1988)Shepherd Moons
(1991)The Celts
(1992)Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic [1]
Shepherd Moons is an album by Irish musician Enya, released on November 4, 1991. It won the Grammy Award for "Best New Age Album" of 1993. It was a #1 album in the UK and a Top 20 hit in the US, peaking at #17 on the Billboard 200.
Contents
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" – 2:32[2]
- "Evacuee" – 3:50
- "Lothlórien" – 2:08
- "Marble Halls" – 3:53
- "Afer Ventus" – 4:05
- "Smaointe..." – 6:07
Singles
- "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.[citation needed])
- "Book of Days" released with "Watermark", "On Your Shore", and "Exile" as additional tracks.
Charts and certifications
Charts
Country Peak
positionAustralia 8 Austria 31 Hungary[3] 35 New Zealand 39 Norway 2 Spain 3 Sweden 5 Switzerland 13 United Kingdom 1 United States 17 Certifications and sales
Region Certification Sales/shipments Argentina (CAPIF)[4] 2× Platinum 120,000x Belgium (BEA)[5] 2× Platinum 100,000* Brazil (ABPD)[6] Platinum 250,000* Canada (Music Canada)[7] 3× Platinum 300,000^ France (SNEP)[8] Gold 100,000* Germany (BVMI)[9] Gold 250,000^ Netherlands (NVPI)[10] 2× Platinum 200,000^ Spain (PROMUSICAE)[11] 5× Platinum 500,000^ Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[12] Gold 25,000x United Kingdom (BPI)[13] 4× Platinum 1,200,000^ United States (RIAA)[14] 5× Platinum 5,000,000^ *sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alonePersonnel
- Enya – percussion, keyboards, vocals, piano
- Andy Duncan – percussion
- Roy Jewitt – clarinet
- Liam O'Flynn – uillean pipes
- Nicky Ryan – additional 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
Year Chart Position 1991 The Billboard 200 (US) 15 1991 Top New Age Albums (US) 1 1991 Official Album Chart (UK) 1 Singles
Year Single Chart Position 1991 "Caribbean Blue" Modern Rock Tracks (US) 2 1992 "Caribbean Blue" Adult Contemporary (US) 24 1992 "Caribbean Blue" The Billboard Hot 100 (US) 72 1991 "Caribbean Blue" Official Singles Chart (UK) 10 1991 "How Can I Keep From Singing?" Official Singles Chart (UK) 29 1992 "Book Of Days" Official Singles Chart (UK) 8 Awards
Grammy Awards
Year Winner Category 1993 Shepherd Moons Best New Age Album Footnotes
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Early editions of the album included a version of Book of Days with Gaelic lyrics. Later editions substituted a new recording with English language lyrics recorded for the soundtrack of the film, Far and Away.
- ^ "Hungarian Albums Chart". Mahasz.hu. http://mahasz.hu/m/?menu=slagerlistak&menu2=archivum&lista=top40&ev=1992&het=3&submit_=Keresés. Retrieved 2009-12-03.
- ^ "Argentinian album certifications – Enya – Sheperd Moons". Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers. http://www.capif.org.ar/Default.asp?PerDesde_MM=0&PerDesde_AA=0&PerHasta_MM=0&PerHasta_AA=0&interprete=Enya&album=Sheperd+Moons&LanDesde_MM=0&LanDesde_AA=0&LanHasta_MM=0&LanHasta_AA=0&Galardon=O&Tipo=1&ACCION2=+Buscar+&ACCION=Buscar&CO=5&CODOP=ESOP.
- ^ "Ultratop − Goud en Platina - 2007". Ultratop & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch. http://www.ultratop.be/nl/certifications.asp?year=2007.
- ^ "Brazilian album certifications – Enya – Shepherd Moons" (in Portuguese). Associação Brasileira dos Produtores de Discos. http://abpd.org.br/certificados_interna.asp?sArtista=Enya&tmidia=1.
- ^ "Canadian album certifications – Enya – Shepherd Moons". Music Canada. http://www.musiccanada.com/GPSearchResult.aspx?st=Shepherd+Moons&sa=Enya&smt=0.
- ^ "French album certifications – Enya – Shepherd Moons" (in French). InfoDisc. http://www.infodisc.fr/Certif_Album.php. Select ENYA and click OK
- ^ "German album certifications – Enya – Shepherd Moons" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. http://www.musikindustrie.de/gold_platin_datenbank/?action=suche&strTitel=Shepherd+Moons&strInterpret=Enya&strTtArt=alben&strAwards=checked.
- ^ "Dutch album certifications – Enya – Shepherd Moons" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. http://www.ifpi.nl/nvpi/pagina.asp?pagkey=61112&documentid=1235968.
- ^ "Spanish album certifications – Enya – Shepherd Moons" (in Spanish) (PDF). Productores de Música de España. http://promusicae.es/files/listassemanales/albumes/historial/TOP%20100%20ALBUMES%2005_47.pdf.
- ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Enya; 'Shepherd Moons')". Hung Medien. http://www.swisscharts.com/search_certifications.asp?search=Enya+Shepherd+Moons.
- ^ "British album certifications – Enya – Shepherd Moons". British Phonographic Industry. http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx. Enter Shepherd Moons in the field Search. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Click Go
- ^ "American album certifications – Enya – Shepherd Moons". Recording Industry Association of America. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?artist=%22Shepherd+Moons%22. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
Preceded by
Greatest Hits II by QueenUK number one album
November 16, 1991 – November 22, 1991Succeeded by
We Can't Dance by GenesisEnya Studio albums Enya (1987) • Watermark (1988) • Shepherd Moons (1991) • The Celts (1992) • The Memory of Trees (1995) • A Day Without Rain (2000) • Amarantine (2005) • And Winter Came... (2008)Compilations Paint the Sky with Stars: The Best of Enya (1997) • The Very Best of Enya (2009)EPs The Christmas EP (1994) • Sounds of the Season: The Enya Holiday Collection (aka Christmas Secrets) (2006)Box sets Singles "I Want Tomorrow" • "Orinoco Flow" • "Storms in Africa" • "Exile" • "Caribbean Blue" • "How Can I Keep from Singing?" • "Book of Days" • "The Celts" • "Anywhere Is" • "On My Way Home" • "Only If..." • "Only Time" • "Wild Child" • "May It Be" • "I Don't Wanna Know" • "Amarantine" • "It's in the Rain" • "Trains and Winter Rains" • "White Is in the Winter Night" • "My! My! Time Flies!"As member of Clannad Related topics Discography • Leo's Tavern • Clannad • Nicky Ryan • Roma Ryan • Manderley Castle • 6433 Enya • LoxianCategories:- Albums certified double platinum by the Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers
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- Albums certified triple platinum by the Canadian Recording Industry Association
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- Albums certified gold by the Bundesverband Musikindustrie
- Albums certified double platinum by the Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers
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- Albums certified gold by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry of Switzerland
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- Enya albums
- 1991 albums
- Grammy Award for Best New Age Album
- Reprise Records albums
- New Age album stubs
- World album stubs
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