Enya – “A Box of Dreams” (Released TBC 2023)

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£188.99 – 6xLP, Vinyl Boxset

Originally released as a limited edition three-CD set in 1997, Enya’s A Box of Dreams has become a must-have collector’s item among fans. 25 years later, A Box of Dreams receives a long-awaited reissue when it is released on vinyl for the very first time, within a beautifully designed six-disc eco-friendly box set which has been manufactured using 100% recycled board and vinyl. The set compiles highlights from the first half of Enya’s storied career, spanning selections from her self-titled debut album (later reissued and expanded as ‘The Celts’) through to the single ‘Only If…’ which had just been released and featured on her first ‘best of’ ‘Paint The Sky With Stars’.

This boxset features new liner notes from Roma and Nicky Ryan, including a series of short poems by Roma Ryan. A Box of Dreams originally featured three thematically arranged discs, each of which is now split between three double-vinyl records: ‘Oceans’ showcases the most uplifting moments from Enya’s rich catalogue of work, starting with the #1 smash and instant classic ‘Orinoco Flow’ and voyaging through other hits (including ‘Anywhere Is’, ‘Book of Days’ and ‘Caribbean Blue’) and fan favourites (such as ‘The Longships’, ‘Ebudae’ and ‘Pax Deorum’). ‘Clouds’ curates a selection of Enya’s most beautifully beguiling instrumentals as well compositions in which her voice provides an ambient texture to the production, including the title tracks from ‘Watermark’, ‘Shepherd Moons’ and ‘The Memory of Trees’. ‘Stars’ features Enya’s wondrously choral and meditative ballads, including the hit single ‘Evening Falls’, the hymnal ‘Athair Ar Neamh’ and the evocative, yet relatively undiscovered ‘Exile’.

In essence, the set provides a glimpse into the variety of inspiring compositions created by the triumvirate: Enya, alongside producer Nicky Ryan and lyricist Roma Ryan. Their hallmarks are infused throughout every moment of the collection, weaving together Enya’s elegant vocal majesty alongside innovative, intricately layered production and lyrics which unite the poetic with the philosophical. In addition, A Box of Dreams is also the first Enya release to be pressed using recycled vinyl. The manufacturing process creates a randomly generated, dark-hued marble effect on each disc, which also means that each individual record is utterly unique.

Tracklisting:

Oceans

1. Orinoco flow
2. Caribbean blue
3. Book of days
4. Anywhere is
5. Only if…
6. The celts
7. Cursum perficio
8. I want tomorrow
9. China roses
10. Storms in Africa
11. Pax deorum
12. The longships
13. Ebudae
14. On my way home
15. Boadicea

Clouds

1. Watermark
2. Portrait (out of the blue)
3. Miss clare remembers
4. Shepherd moons
5. March of the celts
6. Lothlórien
7. From where I am
8. Afer ventus
9. Oriel window
10. River
11. Tea-house moon
12. Willows on the water
13. Morning glory
14. No holly for miss quinn
15. The memory of trees

Stars

1. Evening falls
2. Paint the sky with stars
3. Angeles
4. Athair ar neamh
5. La soñadora
6. Aldebaran
7. Deireadh an tuath
8. Eclipse
9. Exile
10. On your shore
11. Evacuee
12. Marble halls
13. Hope has a place
14. The sun in the stream
15. Na laetha geal m’óige
16. Smaoinim