''The Very Best of Enya'' is the second greatest hits album by the Irish singer, songwriter and musician

Enya Eithne Pádraigín Ní Bhraonáin (born 17 May 1961; anglicised as Enya Patricia Brennan) known mononymously as Enya, is an Irish singer and composer. With an estimated equivalent of over 80 million albums sold worldwide, Enya is the best-selli ...

, released on 23 November 2009 by

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. The album received mostly positive reviews from music critics and peaked at number 32 on the

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and number 55 on the ''Billboard'' 200 in the United States. It has spent over 200 weeks ''Billboard'' New Age Albums chart, more than 130 of them at No 1, and has topped the year-end chart consistently since 2020.

Release and reception

The album was released on 23 November 2009 by

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internationally and on 1 December 2009 by

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in the United States. It peaked at number 32 on the

and number 55 on the ''Billboard'' 200 in the United States. It spent over 100 weeks at number one on the ''Billboard'' New Age Albums chart. ''The Very Best of Enya'' received mostly positive reviews from music critics. James Christopher Monger of

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wrote that the collection "was one of those rare 'greatest-hits' collections that goes deep without depriving the listener of the essentials. With tunes like '

Orinoco Flow "Orinoco Flow", also released as "Orinoco Flow (Sail Away)", is a song by Irish singer-songwriter Enya from her second studio album, ''Watermark'' (1988). It was released on 3 October 1988 by WEA Records in the United Kingdom and by Geffen Rec ...

', '

Caribbean Blue "Caribbean Blue" is a song by Irish musician Enya, included as the second track on her third studio album, '' Shepherd Moons'' (1991). It follows a waltz time signature, and mentions the Anemoi (Ancient Greek wind gods): Boreas, Afer Ventus (A ...

' and ' Book of Days' in the pot and out of the way, it's easier to appreciate hidden gems like 'Cursum Perficio', ' Boadicea', ' Trains and Winter Rains' and ' Anywhere Is'."

Track listing

Personnel

Credits adapted from Allmusic and the album's sleeve notes.Enya. “The Very Best of Enya”. Warner Bros. 2009. ; Musicians *

– vocals *

Nicky Ryan Nicholas Dominick Ryan (born 14 July 1946) is an Irish music producer, recording engineer, and manager. He is best known as the longtime business and recording partner for the singer, songwriter and musician Enya alongside his wife, poet and lyr ...

- additional vocals *

Roma Ryan Roma Shane Ryan (born 20 January 1950) is an Irish writer, poet, and lyricist, who lives in Killiney, Ireland, with her husband Nicky Ryan. She is the primary lyricist for the singer Enya, who has stated that the importance of the Ryans' cont ...

- additional vocals ; Production * Enya - lyrics written by (6-8, 13), music composed by (1-18), musical arrangement * Nicky Ryan – lyrics written by (7), music composed by (1, 3-18), musical arrangement, producer, recording engineer * Roma Ryan – lyrics written by (1-15, 18), quotation author * Franz Gruber - lyrics written by, music composed by (NA19) * Traditional - lyrics written by, music composed by (NA19) * Daniel Polley – digital technical advisor * Dick Beetham – mastering at 360 Mastering, London * Peacock – art direction, design * Simon Fowler – photography * David Scheinmann – photography * Russell Young – photography * Max Adelman – photography * Ruth Rowland – lettering

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications and sales

Release history

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Very Best Of Enya Enya compilation albums 2009 greatest hits albums Warner Music Group compilation albums