Enya (later re-released as The Celts) is the first album by Irish singer Enya, released in 1987 (see 1987 in music). Enya's first full-album recording, Enya / The Celts features music written and recorded for the soundtrack of the 1986 documentary television series, The Celts. Image File history File links Enya1. ... A studio album is a collection of previously unreleased, studio-recorded tracks by a recording artist. ... Enya, birth name Eithne Patricia Ní Bhraonáin (IPA: ), sometimes presented in the media as Enya Brennan, was born on 17 May 1961, in Gweedore, County Donegal, Ireland, and is a four-time Grammy Award-winning singer, an Academy Award-nominated songwriter, and Irelands best-selling solo artist and... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Celtic music is a term utilized by record companies, music stores and music magazines to describe a broad grouping of musical genres that evolved out of the folk musical traditions of the Celtic peoples of Western Europe. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... For other uses, see BBC (disambiguation). ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... Nicky Ryan is a music producer and manager for the musician Enya. ... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music, owned by All Media Guide. ... Image File history File links 4_stars. ... Enya, birth name Eithne Patricia Ní Bhraonáin (IPA: ), sometimes presented in the media as Enya Brennan, was born on 17 May 1961, in Gweedore, County Donegal, Ireland, and is a four-time Grammy Award-winning singer, an Academy Award-nominated songwriter, and Irelands best-selling solo artist and... Watermark is an album by Irish musician Enya, released in 1988 (see 1988 in music). ... The Celts is an album by Irish musician Enya, released in 1992 (see 1992 in music). ... An album or record album is a collection of related audio or music tracks distributed to the public. ... For other uses, see Singer (disambiguation). ... Enya, birth name Eithne Patricia Ní Bhraonáin (IPA: ), sometimes presented in the media as Enya Brennan, was born on 17 May 1961, in Gweedore, County Donegal, Ireland, and is a four-time Grammy Award-winning singer, an Academy Award-nominated songwriter, and Irelands best-selling solo artist and... See also: Musical groups established in 1987 Record labels established in 1987 // January 3 - Aretha Franklin becomes the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. ... The introduction of this article does not provide enough context for readers unfamiliar with the subject. ...

Recorded in 1986, it was not released until 1987 when the series was first broadcast. The album was first released in the UK by the BBC on their own label, and later issued in North America by Atlantic Records. In 1992, Warner Music reissued a remixed and slightly revised version of the album as The Celts. The original version Enya was no longer manufactured. For other uses, see BBC (disambiguation). ... Atlantic Records (Atlantic Recording Corporation) is an American record label, and operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of Warner Music Group. ... Warner Music Group is one of the Big Four record labels. ...

The Fugees sampled "Boadicea" from this album for their song "Ready or Not" on 1996's The Score. Enya had prepared to sue the group for copyright infringement because they had not asked for permission and did not give her credit. After learning that The Fugees were not gangsta rappers, Enya declined to follow through with the suit, but stickers were then placed on The Score giving Enya credit for her work. [1] Mario Winans also sampled "Boadicea" for the melody of the song "I Don't Wanna Know" (2004). Producer P. Diddy reportedly personally contacted Enya for permission and gave her 60 percent of the royalties. She also received name billing ("Mario Winans featuring Enya and P. Diddy") for the song, which turned out to be a hit, putting her name #2 on the "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks" chart in 2004. [2], "Boadicea" was also sampled by Nina Sky for their hype single "Time To Go" featuring Angie Martinez, from the mixtape presented by Cipha Sounds. Actually, they more sampled "Ready or Not", as it does feautre lyrics from that song as well. The Fugees are a critically acclaimed music band from the United States, popular during the mid-1990s, whose repertoire includes primarily hip hop, with elements of soul, and Caribbean music (particularly reggae). ... The Score is a 1996 album released by The Fugees. ... The Cathach of St. ... For the Ice T album, see Gangsta Rap (album). ... Mario Winans is an R&B and gospel music producer, writer, and singer. ... P. Diddy Sean John Combs (born November 4, 1969 aka P. Diddy, Puff Daddy, Sean Puffy Combs) is an African-American record producer, entrepreneur, and rapper. ... Natalie and Nicole Albino (born 13 March 1976 in New York City) are identical twin sisters who sing under the name Nina Sky. // Their parents moved to New York from Puerto Rico and were divorced when the girls were younger. ... Angela Martinez (born January 9, 1971 in The Bronx, New York) is an American radio and television personality, hip-hop recording artist, actress, and model. ... Cipha Sounds is a DJ on Shade 45 Sirius satellite radio along with Angela Yee and DJ Wonder. ...

The album contains only a portion of the music Enya composed for the TV series. In 2005, a previously unreleased track from these sessions, a "Spaghetti Western Theme" done in the style of Hugo Montenegro, was released on the CD-single for "Amarantine", in memory of one of the producers of the TV series. Clint Eastwood as the Man with No Name in A Fistful of Dollars Once Upon a Time in the West, in true Sergio Leone style, ends with an extended shootout scene between Harmonica (Charles Bronson) and Frank (Henry Fonda). ... Hugo Montenegro (September 2, 1925 - February 6, 1981) was an American composer of film soundtracks. ...

Music from the Celts soundtrack would later be reused for the soundtrack of the video production The Memory of Earth, produced by David Bickley.[3]

The song "Boadicea" was also on the "Sleepwalkers" (1992) soundtrack.

Track listing

1. "The Celts" – 2:50
2. "Aldebaran" (dedicated to Ridley Scott) – 3:05
3. "I Want Tomorrow" – 4:02
4. "March of the Celts" – 3:10
5. "Deireadh an Tuath" – 1:43
6. "The Sun in the Stream" – 2:55
7. "To Go Beyond, Pt. 1" – 1:20
8. "Fairytale" – 3:03
9. "Epona" – 1:36
10. "Triad: St. Patrick / Cú Chulainn / Oisin" – 4:25
11. "Portrait" – 1:23 ¹
12. "Boadicea" – 3:30
13. "Bard Dance" – 1:23
14. "Dan y Dŵr" – 1:41
15. "To Go Beyond, Pt. 2" – 2:50

¹ 1990s Warner reissue substituted the original recording of this song, called "Portrait", with a longer re-recording of the same piece, "Out of the Blue", which had been released on the B-side of "Orinoco Flow". The original "Portrait" version can be found on the BBC and Atlantic Records issues. Aldebaran from the Arabic (الدبران al-dabarān) meaning the follower, (α Tau / α Tauri / Alpha Tauri) is the brightest star in the constellation Taurus and one of the brightest stars in the nighttime sky. ... Sir Ridley Scott (born November 30, 1937 in South Shields, County Durham) is an influential Academy Award-nominated English film director, and producer. ... For other uses of Epona, see Epona (disambiguation) Image:Epona link. ... Statue of Saint Patrick Saint Patrick (died March 17, 462, 492, or 493), is the patron saint of Ireland. ... Young Cúchulainn, 1912 illustration by Stephen Reid. ... Ossian is a legendary warrior bard who appears as the narrator in the Celtic legends of Fionn mac Cumhail. ... Boudicca (also written Boudica, Boadicea, Buduica, Bonduca), was a Celtic female chieftain who led the Iceni and a number of other Celtic tribes, including the neighbouring Trinovantes, in a major uprising against the occupying Roman forces in Britain in AD 60 or 61 during the reign of the emperor Nero. ... Cantref Gwaelod (more commonly: Cantrer Gwaelod, literally: - The Lowland Hundred in English) is the legendary ancient sunken kingdom said to have occupied a tract of fertile land stretching northwards from Ramsey Island to Bardsey Island over what is now Cardigan Bay to the west of Wales, often described as... In recorded music, the terms A-side and B-side refer to the two sides of 7 inch vinyl records on which singles have been released since the 1950s. ...

Personnel

• Enya – all other instruments, vocals
• Patrick Halling – violin
• Arty McGlynn – electric guitar
• Liam O'Flynn – uillean pipes
• Roma Ryan – lyrics

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Production

• All music composed by Enya and Published by Aigle Music.
• Words for "I Want Tomorrow" and "Dan y Dwr" written by Roma Ryan
• Words for "The Celts", "March of the Celts", "Aldebaran" and "Deireadh an Tuath" written by Enya and Roma Ryan.
• Words to "St. Patrick" are traditional.
• Enya: Vocals, Piano, Juno 60, DX7, Emulator II and Kurtzweil
• Music arranged by Enya and Nicky Ryan.
• Recorded at BBC Enterprises Studio Woodlands, London, and Aigle Studios, Dublin.

• Producer: Nicky Ryan
• Executive Producer: Bruce Talbot
• Engineers: Nigel Read, Nicky Ryan
• Sleeve Design and Art Direction: Mario Moscardini
• Photography: Martyn J. Adleman
• Re-Mastered by Sam Feldman at Atlantic Studios, NYC
• Saxophone: Per Sundberg

Charts

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