Paint The Sky With Stars (The Best Of Enya) - Enya

Advantages: a great introduction to Enya
Disadvantages: none

...depths of an artist, and Paint the Sky… is ideal for that. Fourteen tracks outline the ex-Clannad members career (I told myself I wasn't going to mention her former band, oh well) and two new creations that sound as if they were big hits for her anyway. The album opens, quite rightly, with Orinoco Flow, this is after all where it all began, the one that got the girl noticed and marked her out for great things. An almost pop induced collection of ...
...turn a song such as Paint the Sky With Stars, incidentally one of the two composed for the album specifically, will whisk you off to fly through the night sky. Whilst most of the songs have a wistful feeling, there is as much celebration as reflection in this collection of songs and On My Way Home seems to contain an equal measure of both. As you would expect the vocal work is what stands out with this album, and with Enya's work in general, but ... Read review

Advantages: Everything about it
Disadvantages: Absolutely none

...from my grandson, Enya – Paint the sky with stars – the best of Enya, and I thought it was absolutely wonderful. Enya is an Irish lady with a talent for playing a host of instruments, most notably the piano. She has the most beautiful voice I have ever heard and after listening to this album I have asked my grandson to record it on his computer for me, so it can take pride of place in my collection. Below is a description of some of ...
...listing. Track 1 - Orinoco Flow For anyone who likes Enya, then this will most likely be the song that you will remember the most. My grandson informs me that this song spent no less than 5 weeks as the Uk’s no 1 record on it’s release in the late 1980’s. It is quite a powerful track but also carries a dramatic melody. I wouldn’t say it is my personal favorite on the album but I do still like to listen to it. Track 2 – ... Read review

Advantages: Beautifully written easy listening.
Disadvantages: You can't dance to it.

Orinoco Flow was a faint memory to me, you know, one of those songs from when you didnt undertand music in your toddler years, but it was so exposed even an embryo couldn't fail to get it lodged in their developing head. Now, thanks to this dreamy collection of haunting songs, it is on of my top snooze tracks. That isn't meant in a bad way, but with Enya's tracks you could quite easily drift off into a dream whilst relaxing to them. Having heard ...
...this is the cream of the crop (hence the 'Best Of' title), and rightly so. Enya has created her own style throughout her career, where classical/new age meets easy listening pop, and it is summed up in this collection brilliantely. There are the singles for which she is most well known 'Carribbean Blue' (although this is perhaps more famous for having Martine McCuthceon in the video as a nymph), 'Anywhere Is' and the number one 'Orinoco Flow', which ... Read review

Advantages: relaxing, removes the stress of life
Disadvantages: none

I have recently purchased the Paint the Sky with Stars album by Enya which is subtitled as the best of Enya. I bought the CD at WHSMITH for a purchase price of £14.99 . I could have perhaps got it a little cheaper ,but as I was passing they got my money on this occasion ! Moving onto the album itself. Well it's a top quality compilation as you'd expect from a talented artist such as Enya. This CD is so relaxing , and stress relieving - just what ...
...your head . 12. Paint the sky with stars -.. suddenly before my eyes , views of indigo arrive ....Another great line and this song above all , shows Enya's natural ability as a singer. 13.Marble Halls - Sung on a high pitch , but I feel it lacks proper background beat and is not lively enough. 14.On my way home- Organ prominant in this one .Continues the journey theme. 15 The memory of trees - great title and a fine track . Let's your mind drft ... Read review

Advantages: You can follow the paints in the sky of imagination, if you dream a little
Disadvantages: It can be difficult to appreciate for some sad, depressed people

I am sorry, but discovered Enya only a few time ago, listening a spot for her last CD, so... I remained really hit. I bought "Paint the sky with stars". Suggestive title, gravid of poetry and visual suggestions. Exactly as her songs - call them so, but it appears reductive - for the harmonies, the depicted compositions, words and music. Peculiar, exotic… I want to say, at least for me. Even would they maintain certain characteristics in common ...
...motives and harmonies. I feel to state, furthermore, that some Gregorian and classic influences are present in them. Some richness, to my perception, never heard before. In any case, in the music skies, Enya is one of the higly brighting stars, though I think she does not care to correspond this definition. Someone, but, told me Enya’s music is sad… Yes, I agree in part, there is something... but I touch, much more, a calm, but vibrant ... Read review