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Track Listings
| 1. Watermark |
| 2. Cursum Perficio |
| 3. On Your Shore |
| 4. Storms in Africa |
| 5. Exile |
| 6. Miss Clare Remembers |
| 7. Oronico Flow |
| 8. Evening Falls... |
| 9. River |
| 10. The Longships |
| 11. Na Laetha Geal M'oige |
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Enya's 1988 recording, Watermark, achieved landmark success with her groundbreaking use of multi-tracking technology to fuse new age and Celtic themes and instrumentation. The meticulous production defines her sound and achieves continuity even while weaving together tender ballads, piano pieces, massively layered vocal harmonies and symphonic synthesizer movements. Although Enya's pristine voice isn't especially strong, her lead vocals possess a vulnerability that reflects the lyrics' sense of personal searching. From the ubiquitous, frothy single "Orinoko Flow" to the hard, bold edge of "Cursum Perficio", Enya's style remains fresh and engaging. --Richard Price
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CD WEA, 243875-2, 1988 11 Track
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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This has to be the best Enya album there is, and one of my all-time favourite albums.
Enya's voice is haunting, gentle and pure; it stirs the soul. The songs range from "Watermark", a gentle and moving piano instrumental, to the more upbeat "Orinoco Flow". My favourites include the darker sound of "Exile", with Enya singing haunting, mournful lyrics, to "Na Laetha Geal M'Oige", again, a captivating, moving song, but all the songs on here are exceptional. When I listen to this album I am transported to another world.
Fans of all music genre's should find this a compelling and beautiful listening experience. Fans of New Age music, as well as Celtic, ambient, and the "chill-out" compilations will NOT be disappointed. This is a spell-binding, deeply emotional experience, an album you will truly treasure.
15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
By Cuffy
Format:Audio CD
The first time I heard the lilting melody of Orinoco Flow I knew I was onto a winner! I have been a big fan of Clannad for many years and I, like many others, was very sceptical when Enya left to pursue her solo career after the success of "Magical Ring". Boy was I wrong to doubt!! Watermark is a seminal album in the stellar career of one of folk musics true stars, packed full of great tracks from the hard edges of "Na laetha geal m'oige" to the rich harmony of "Cursum perfico". It is an album with something for everyone. Long may Enya reign!!
35 of 36 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Enya's first main album, and I still think her best to date.
Usually if I listen to an album more than once on the day I buy it, it means it's good, and I must have played this one about five or six times!!
Usually if I listen to an album more than once on the day I buy it, it means it's good, and I must have played this one about five or six times!!
From the gentle haunting piano of the title track Watermark, and the dramatic stirring vocals of Cursum Perficio to the pure beauty and emotion of Enya's voice in songs such as On Your Shore, (one of my favourite tracks) and of course the no1 hit Orinoco Flow,
this album has everything; gentle and relaxing, uplifting, stirring and even tracks that can make you cry!
I especially like the use of 'live' instruments such as the clarinet in On Your Shore, the low whistle in Exile, and uillean pipes of Na Laetha Geal M'oige, something I feel lacking a bit from her more recent work.
Words are not enough to describe this album, so you'll just have to listen for yourself!
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
By eggbound
Format:Audio CD
I first heard Enya's music many years ago and found it quite pleasing to the ear, but had never bought any of her albums.
However, one evening I was watching a great film 'L.A. Story', starring Steve Martin, and I heard some incredible music, which I found out to be 'Exile' as part of the soundtrack. I had to know was it was, so I searched it out in the credits, and saw it was Enya, and I had to buy the Album.
However, one evening I was watching a great film 'L.A. Story', starring Steve Martin, and I heard some incredible music, which I found out to be 'Exile' as part of the soundtrack. I had to know was it was, so I searched it out in the credits, and saw it was Enya, and I had to buy the Album.
This album also contains the famous 'Orinoco Flow', but they are only two of the wonderful tracks, and I have also gone on to buy more of her wonderful albums, It's just not possible to stop at one, and every track is a new discovery that seems to heal the soul and calm the spirit like nothing else can.
Buy it. I promise you, you will not be sorry!
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
Format:Audio CD
To listen to this music is like being released into a world of pure emotion. While listening to this compelation my soul was transported through every physical emotion, and I am not afraid to admit that I cried with Exile, so deeply did the music grip me in its spell. I cannot comprehend just how much Enya puts into her work, but it can safely be said that her music comes from the heart and it has captured mine. If you wish to lie down and let your mind escape the bounds of this reality then this album can do that, listening to the songs as they play you can picture events as they unfold it is a real imagination creator, even the most narrow minded of us can't help but picture the song as it plays.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
By Joanna Daneman
VINE™ VOICE
Format:Audio CD
There are only a few albums that last year after year after year and "Watermark" is one of them. While there are plenty of subsequent albums from Enya that are great, "Watermark" has some of her best work, from the Latin "Cursum Perficio" to "Orinoco Flow." There isn't one bad cut on this album and the Celtic singing and Latin are hypnotic and mysterious. It's no wonder many of the tunes were used in advertisements--you just have to stop to listen. I love this one.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
What can I say that hasn't been said? Love it! A combination of simplicity through the Roland D-50 used for the lead synths, and the multiple overlapping of vocals makes this a unique album - seamless, to be more precise. Obviously theirs nothing more to be said about Enya's vocal range, but her musical ability is fantastic; the way she contrasts low and high harmonies, to the accomplishment of giving this a universal 'world' sound is to be aspired by. If I was stranded on an island, this would be in my top 5 albums!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
Format:Audio CD
This is easily the best of Enya's albums to date. My favourite piece is, I think, "Storms in Africa", but "Orinoco Flow" runs it a close second and the others are not far behind. Unfortunately, though good, Enya's subsequent work has not yet matched the standard achieved here. Recommended.
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Etherial Enya
A replacement for a defunct compact cassette, much better quality as expected, so I am very pleased to hear it again.
Published 17 days ago by stewmor
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not as expected
ify not really any very popular ones i had heard before but will keep playing it as some tracks tend to grow on you
Published 1 month ago by coppernob
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Awesome
I love Enya and Watermark is one of my favorite albums, it calms me down and sometimes puts my children to sleep.
Published 2 months ago by Elizabeth
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Use this in primary education as a resource for my Big Write.Play Enya.Light fragrant candles and pupils write me their best pieces based on literacy work for that week.
Published 2 months ago by Martin Hilton
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my favourite
Good to listen to while you are working. So relaxing. Try listening to it on a dark stormy day, it's very relaxing.
Published 3 months ago by Jo Chester
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Serenity
This music is perfectly suited to be a calming influence during times of stress, it is so soothing. In the throes of having building work done and stress levels have been very... Read more
Published 19 months ago by cozee
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Consider the USA version!
Needless to say, this album is indeed enya's best work so far, it is simply a masterpiece on its own genre, no other celtic singer comes close. Read more
Published 21 months ago by Yi Chieh
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Sail Away, Sail Away...
'Watermark' is the album that made Enya famous, for it contains her earliest single, the internationally known 'Orinoco Flow'. Read more
Published 22 months ago by Rochester
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watermark
Watermark is my favourite Enya album. its fantastic an really helps me to relax after a really hard day. My copy i got off amazon was quality. Aimeex
Published on 9 May 2011 by Aimee
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New age pioneer
With 'Watermark' (1988), Eithne Ni Bhraonain (Enya), brilliantly merged Celtic-like melodies, exotic rhythms, electronics and neoclassical angelic whispers. Read more
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