''Only Time: The Collection'' is a box set from 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 5 November 2002 in the United States and on 2 December 2002 in Europe. The set contains 51 tracks across four discs that spans her 1987 debut album ''

'' through her 2002 single "

May It Be "May It Be" is a song by the Irish recording artist Enya. She and Roma Ryan respectively composed and wrote lyrics to the song, for Peter Jackson's 2001 film ''The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring''. The song entered the Top100 Singl ...

". A 48-page booklet with liner notes and lyrics by her longtime lyricist

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 ...

is included. The video of " Oíche Chiúin (Silent Night)" is also included on the fourth disc, the performance comes from the BBC programme ''Christmas Day in the Morning'' aired on 25 December 1996 and was recorded at Christ Church Cathedral in Dublin. In addition to this computer playable video, there is also a screensaver in the cover art motif and a slideshow of pictures from the booklet. This release was a limited worldwide release of 200,000, with US sales of over 60,000 copies. The selection of songs was made by Enya,

Nicky Nicky is a diminutive form of the name Nicholas, Nicola and Nicole, occasionally used as a given name in its own right. Sometimes it is spelled as Nikki, Niki. It can also be used as a diminutive of Dominic. People Sports * Nicky Adams (born ...

and Roma.

Track listing

Disc one

Disc two

Disc three

Disc four

Notes * Misspelled as "After Ventus" in track listings * Courtesy of

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Personnel

Credits are adapted from the album's 2002 liner notes. Musicians *

– vocals, instrumentation *

Chris Hughes Christopher Hughes (born November 26, 1983) is an American entrepreneur and author who co-founded and served as spokesman for the online social directory and networking site Facebook until 2007. He was the publisher and editor-in-chief of ''The ...

– African Hand Drums on " Storms in Africa" *

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 ...

– Handclaps on "Storms in Africa" Production * Enya – arranging, mixing, composer * Nicky Ryan – arranging, engineering, mixing, producer *

Ross Cullum Ross Cullum (born 1957 in Fulham, London, England) is an English composer, record producer, and audio engineer, known for working with Enya, Tears for Fears, Moya Brennan, and several other artists. Career Cullum became an assistant at George ...

– engineering, mixing *

– lyrics except " Marble Halls" (Traditional), "

How Can I Keep from Singing? "How Can I Keep from Singing?" is an American folksong originating as a Christian hymn. The author of the lyrics was known only as 'Pauline T', and the original tune was composed by American Baptist minister Robert Lowry. The song is frequentl ...

" (Traditional) and " Oíche Chiúin (Silent Night)" (Traditional) * Dick Beetham – mastering at Mastering 360, London * Design and Art Direction by

Stylorouge Stylorouge is a graphic design studio based in Yalding, Kent, formed in London by creative director Rob O'Connor in 1981. Art work created by the studio has included record sleeve designs for bands such as Siouxsie and the Banshees for their 19 ...

* Photography by Simon Fowler at Syon House Middlesex * Styling by

Michele Clapton Michele Clapton is a British costume designer. Among other awards, she won an Emmy Award for the costumes in ''Game of Thrones'' in 2012, 2014, and 2016. In 2016, April Ferry took over Clapton's duties as the new costume designer for a majorit ...

* Hair and make-up by Aran Guest

Charts

Weekly charts

Release history

References

External links

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The Enya discography
{{DEFAULTSORT:Only Time: The Collection Enya compilation albums 2002 compilation albums Warner Music Group compilation albums