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Two versions of the album were released. In 1989, an extended version of Watermark included "Storms in Africa Part II" (as sung in English) which had previously been released on a popular CD single. Some later reissues of Watermark once again omit this track.

Track listing

All music by Enya and Nicky Ryan. Enya, birth name Eithne Ní Bhraonáin (sometimes presented in the media as the Anglicised Enya Brennan; born May 17, 1961), is the Republic of Irelands best-selling solo artist and one of Irelands best known musicians. ...

1. "Watermark" – 2:24
2. "Cursum Perficio" – 4:06
3. "On Your Shore" – 3:59
4. "Storms in Africa" – 4:03
5. "Exile" – 4:20
6. "Miss Clare Remembers" – 1:59
7. "Orinoco Flow" – 4:25
8. "Evening Falls..." – 3:46
9. "River" – 3:10
10. "The Longships" – 3:36
11. "Na Laetha Geal M'Óige" – 3:54
12. "Storms in Africa, Pt. 2" – 3:01¹

¹ Not included on the original album release. Some later releases of Watermark also omit this track.

Related Singles

• Evening Falls... released in 1988 with Oíche Chiún and Morning Glory as accompanying tracks. (Chiún apparent misspelling of Chiúin.)
• Storms In Africa (Part II) released in 1989, with Aldebaran, The Celts, and Storms In Africa as accompanying tracks. It is a faster tempo remix of Storms In Africa with an English lyric replacing the original Irish one.

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Personnel

• Enya – keyboards, vocals
• Neil Buckley – clarinet
• Chris Hughes – percussion, drums
• Davy Spillane – whistle, Uillean pipes

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Production

• Producers: Enya, Nicky Ryan
• Co-produced by Enya and Ross Cullum
• Executive Producer: Rob Dickins
• Engineer: Ross Cullum
• Mixing: Jim Barton, Ross Cullum
• Arrangers: Enya, Nicky Ryan
• Cover photography: David Hiscook
• Additional photography: Russel Yamy
• Design: Laurence Dunmore