Amarantine (album)

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Enya

Albums
Enya (1987) · Watermark (1988)
Shepherd Moons (1991)
The Celts (1992)
The Memory of Trees (1995)
Paint the Sky with Stars (1997)
A Day Without Rain (2000)
Amarantine (2005)

Singles
I Want Tomorrow (1987)
Orinoco Flow (1988)
Evening Falls... (1988)
Storms in Africa (1989)
6 Tracks (1989)
Oíche Chiún (1989)
3 Tracks EP (1990)
Exile (1991)
Caribbean Blue (1991)
How Can I Keep From Singing? (1991)
Book Of Days (1992)
The Celts (1992)
Marble Halls (1994)
The Christmas EP (1994)
Anywhere Is (1995)
On My Way Home (1996)
Only If... (1997)
Orinoco Flow (1998)
Only Time (2000)
Wild Child (2001)
Only Time (Remix) (2001)
May It Be (2002)
Amarantine (2005)
It's in the Rain (2006)
Sounds of the Season (2006)

Soundtracks
The Frog Prince (1985) · Far and Away (1992)
Toys (1992)
Themes From Calmi Cuori Appassionati (2001)
The Lord of the Rings (2001)

Related People
Nicky Ryan · Roma Ryan
Rob Dickins

Amarantine is an album by Irish musician Enya. The album was released on November 22, 2005.

The release date was announced by Roma Ryan on September 23, 2005 at the official Enya forum. [1] It was subsequently leaked to the Internet on November 11, 2005.

Two songs from the album have released as singles: the title track "Amarantine" and "It's in the Rain."

Contents

[edit] Track listing

All titles composed by Enya with lyrics by Roma Ryan.

  1. "Less Than a Pearl" – 3:441
  2. "Amarantine" – 3:13
  3. "It's in the Rain" – 4:08
  4. "If I Could Be Where You Are" – 4:01
  5. "The River Sings" – 2:491
  6. "Long Long Journey" – 3:17
  7. "Sumiregusa (Wild Violet)" – 4:42
  8. "Someone Said Goodbye" – 4:02
  9. "A Moment Lost" – 3:08
  10. "Drifting" – 4:12
  11. "Amid the Falling Snow" – 3:38
  12. "Water Shows the Hidden Heart" – 4:391

1 Contains lyrics in the artistic language Loxian] created by Roma Ryan.

[edit] Loxian

Loxian is an artistic language created by writer and lyricist Roma Ryan. It's been described in news releases as "a futuristic language from a distant planet." Loxian was used in three songs from Amarantine. There is also a book published in December 2005 by Roma Ryan called Water Shows The Hidden Heart, which uses this language.

The inspiration for Loxian was, in part, the Elvish language created by J.R.R. Tolkien. Enya sang several songs in Tolkien's languages for the soundtrack of the movie trilogy Lord of the Rings.

[edit] Premature label announcement

In September 2004 a new Enya song named "Sumiregusa (Wild Violet)" was released in Japan as part of an advertising campaign for Panasonic. As part of the announcement of the new song, Warner Music Japan stated that Enya's next album would be released in November 2004. On September 19, 2004 Enya made a press release available on her website stating that no release was immediately planned. "Sumiregusa" has been included as one of the tracks on the Amarantine album.

[edit] Usage in TV commercials

The "Sumiregusa" song was also used by Panasonic to advertise its products in Japan, featuring in TV commercials advertising its "Viera" and "Diga" range of flat-screen TVs and DVD recorders. The commercials appeared on several national TV channels for several weeks, helping both Panasonic and Enya's sales.

[edit] Personnel

  • Enya - all instruments, and vocals

[edit] Production

  • Producer: Nicky Ryan
  • Engineer: Nicky Ryan
  • Mixing: Enya and Nicky Ryan
  • Digital Technical Advisor and Engineer: Daniel Polley
  • Arrangers: Enya and Nicky Ryan
  • Cover Design: Nicky Ryan and Ebony Ryan
  • Inner Sleeve Design: Ebony Ryan and Roma Ryan
  • Inner Sleeve Artwork: Roma Ryan and Persia Ryan
  • Photography: Simon Fowler

[edit] Charts

Album

Year Chart Position
2005 Top Internet Albums (US) 1
2005 Top New Age Albums (US) 1
2005 Official Album Chart (Belgium) 1
2005 Official Album Chart (Japan) 2
2005 Official Album Chart (Germany) 3
2005 Official Album Chart (Switzerland) 3
2005 Official Album Chart (Austria) 4
2005 Official Album Chart (Sweden) 4
2005 Top Canadian Albums (Canada) 4
2005 Official Album Chart (Czech) 4
2005 Official Album Chart (Netherlands) 5
2005 Official Album Chart (France) 5
2005 The Billboard 200 (US) 6 (Platinum)
2005 Official Album Chart (Hungary) 7 (Gold)
2005 Official Album Chart (Denmark) 7
2005 Official Album Chart (UK) 8
2005 Official Album Chart (Italy) 9
2005 Official Album Chart (Spain) 9
2005 Official Album Chart (New Zealand) 10
2005 Official Album Chart (Australia) 13
2005 Official Album Chart (Norway) 13
2005 Official Album Chart (Ireland) 15
2005 Official Album Chart (Finland) 22

Singles

Year Single Chart Position
2005 "Amarantine" Adult Contemporary (US) 12
2006 "Someone Said Goodbye" Adult Contemporary (US) 29
2005 "Amarantine" UK Singles Chart 53
2005 "Amarantine" Oricon Weekly Single 100 71

[edit] External links

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