''Only Time: The Collection'' is a box set from
Irish singer, songwriter and musician
Enya
Enya Patricia Brennan (; ga, Eithne Pádraigín Ní Bhraonáin; born 17 May 1961), known professionally by the mononym Enya, is an Irish singer, songwriter, and musician known for modern Celtic music. She is the best-selling Irish solo arti ...
, released in November 2002. The set contains 51 tracks across four discs that spans her 1987 debut album ''
Enya
Enya Patricia Brennan (; ga, Eithne Pádraigín Ní Bhraonáin; born 17 May 1961), known professionally by the mononym Enya, is an Irish singer, songwriter, and musician known for modern Celtic music. She is the best-selling Irish solo arti ...
'' through her 2002 single "
May It Be
"May It Be" is a song by Irish recording artist Enya. It was composed by Enya and Roma Ryan for Peter Jackson's 2001 film '' The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring''. The song entered the German Singles Chart at number one in 2002 and ...
". A 48-page booklet with liner notes and lyrics by her longtime lyricist
Roma Ryan is included. The video of "
Oíche Chiúin" 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.
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THE ARTIST'S ULTIMATE? 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. It can also be used as a diminutive of Dominic. It may refer to:
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* Nicky Adams (born 1986), English-born Welsh ...
and Roma.
Track listing
Disc 1
Disc 2
Disc 3
Notes
* misspelled as "After Ventus" in track listings
Disc 4
* Courtesy of BBC Television
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Production
* All instruments and voices by Enya & performed by Enya, except "Storms in Africa
"Storms in Africa" is a song by the Irish singer-songwriter Enya recorded for her second studio album ''Watermark'' (1988). A rearranged version with English lyrics called "Storms in Africa (Part II)" was included in some later pressings of ''Wate ...
": African Hand Drums by Chris Hughes, Hand Percussion by Nicky Ryan
* Music composed by Enya
* Lyrics by Roma Ryan, except " Marble Halls" (Traditional), "How Can I Keep from Singing?
"How Can I Keep From Singing?" (also known by its first line "My Life Flows On in Endless Song") 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 ...
" (Traditional) and " Oíche Chiúin" (Traditional)
* Produced by Nicky Ryan
* Engineered by Nicky Ryan
* Arranged by Enya and Nicky Ryan
* Design and Art Direction by Stylorouge
* Photography by Simon Fowler at Syon House Middlesex
* Styling by Michele Clapton
Michele Clapton is a British costume designer. She won at the BAFTA Awards for the four-part television series ''The Devil's Whore'' in the category of Best Costume Design.
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* Hair and make-up by Aran Guest
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References
External links
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The Enya discography
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Enya compilation albums
2002 compilation albums
Warner Music Group compilation albums