Enya - And Winter Came... (2008) {Japanese Edition}
BAND/ARTIST: Enya
- Title: And Winter Came...
- Year Of Release: 2008
- Label: Warner Music Japan Inc. #WPCR-13203
- Genre: New Age, Celtic, Christmas
- Quality: EAC Rip -> FLAC (Img+Cue,Log) / MP3 CBR320
- Total Time: 00:45:05
- Total Size: 304 / 145 Mb (Full Scans)
- WebSite: Album Preview
And Winter Came... is the seventh studio album by Irish singer, songwriter, and musician Enya, released on 10 November 2008 by Warner Bros. Records. After recording new Christmas songs for her fourth EP Sounds of the Season with Enya (2006), Enya started work on a Christmas album of traditional carols and original tracks, but the idea was changed to a collection of songs with a Christmas or winter theme as it better suited the style of the new material. It was recorded with her longtime collaborators, arranger and producer Nicky Ryan and his wife, lyricist Roma Ryan. The album received mixed to positive reviews from music critics and became a worldwide success, reaching the top-10 in 21 countries in its first three weeks, including No. 8 on the US Billboard 200 and No. 6 on the UK Albums Chart. The track "Trains and Winter Rains" was the album's only physical single which was followed by "Dreams Are More Precious", "White Is in the Winter Night", and "My! My! Times Flies!" released as digital downloads. To promote the album, Enya made several interviews, appearances, and live performances. The album has sold over 3 million copies worldwide.
Track List:
01. And Winter Came [0:03:15.63]
02. Journey Of The Angels [0:04:47.20]
03. White Is In The Winter Night [0:03:00.13]
04. O Come, O Come, Emmanuel [0:03:40.14]
05. Trains And Winter Rains [0:03:44.56]
06. Dreams Are More Precious [0:04:25.53]
07. Last Time By Moonlight [0:03:57.53]
08. One Toy Soldier [0:03:54.22]
09. Stars And Midnight Blue [0:03:08.55]
10. The Spirit Of Christmas Past [0:04:18.05]
11. My! My! Time Flies! [0:03:02.69]
12. Oiche Chiuin (Chorale) [0:03:49.42]
Personnel:
Enya - vocals, instrumentation
Pat Farrell - lead guitar, 12-string guitar on "My! My! Time Flies!"
In 2006 Enya released her most subtle and song-oriented album to date. Amarantine may have paled in comparison to Watermark or Shepherd Moons, but its under-produced (in Enya-world) balladry was a small leap forward for the reclusive Irish superstar. 2008's And Winter Came follows in the same footsteps as Amarantine, but it hints at the grandeur of earlier recordings, specifically 1994's Christmas EP. Enya's ferociously multi-tracked recording style lends itself well to the season, filling in the simplistic lyrical holes with small avalanches of vocal harmonies and the dated but reliable keyboard patches that have come to define the singer/composer's work over the years. Enya, lyricist Roma Ryan, and producer Nicky Ryan have crafted a pleasant little snow globe of an album that sounds exactly like one would expect from the longtime collaborators. For the most part the formula is intact, boasting a soft Edward Scissorhands-inspired intro, copious amounts of secular and non-secular ballads (all original), and two or three upbeat, midtempo jams to break the stillness. Of the former, the lovely and reverent "Come, O Come, Emmanuel" is the most effective, while the galloping "White Is in the Winter Night" leads the pack for the latter. There are copious amounts of "stars in the skies" and "bells ringing," and even a surprising left turn (maybe even a complete u-turn) near the end on "My! My! Time Flies!," a straight-up "Beatlesque" pop tune with drums and a screaming guitar solo that sounds like something off of a late-'60s Bee Gees record. As usual, Enya fans will be pleased with the results while non-believers will find that the same arguments against her are still valid, but in the end And Winter Came is an undeniably welcome addition to the holiday season, if only for its effortless, white, spray-painted pinecone elegance and potpourri-scented, gift shop comforts.
~ James Christopher Monger, All Music
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Track List:
01. And Winter Came [0:03:15.63]
02. Journey Of The Angels [0:04:47.20]
03. White Is In The Winter Night [0:03:00.13]
04. O Come, O Come, Emmanuel [0:03:40.14]
05. Trains And Winter Rains [0:03:44.56]
06. Dreams Are More Precious [0:04:25.53]
07. Last Time By Moonlight [0:03:57.53]
08. One Toy Soldier [0:03:54.22]
09. Stars And Midnight Blue [0:03:08.55]
10. The Spirit Of Christmas Past [0:04:18.05]
11. My! My! Time Flies! [0:03:02.69]
12. Oiche Chiuin (Chorale) [0:03:49.42]
Personnel:
Enya - vocals, instrumentation
Pat Farrell - lead guitar, 12-string guitar on "My! My! Time Flies!"
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