The Very Best of Enya Review and Giveaway

Thanks to Warner Music, I recently had a chance to review The Very Best of Enya.Capturing Enya’s beguiling mix of classical choral sounds, Celtic atmosphere, and pop sensibility, The Very Best Of brings together, for the first time, all the highlights of her entire 22-year solo career, from “Boadicea” (off her 1987 self-titled debut) to her international breakthrough hit “Orinoco Flow” (from 1988’s Watermark) to the sad serenity of “Only Time,” which was adopted as a comforting anthem of hope after 9/11. Along the way, the album visits a remarkable collection of enduring favorites, such as “Anywhere Is,” “Caribbean Blue,” “Book of Days” and “Amarantine.” It also provides something new in the shape of a stripped-down, previously unreleased version of “Aniron” which was featured in Peter Jackson’s Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Rings.

It's been a while since I've heard any Enya songs, but after listening to the tracks on The Very Best of Enya just once, I had to go back and listen to them again.

And again.

Orinoco Flow and Only Time, two of her most popular songs, are simply beautiful, and Caribbean Blue, Wild Child, and Trains and Winter Rains have become my new favorite Enya songs (in addition to Orinoco Flow and Only Time).

There were some songs I wasn't familiar with, but the entire CD was wonderful, and Enya's pure, sometimes haunting (in a good way) voice made the CD such a pleasure to listen to.

The DVD in The Very Best of Enya CD/DVD set features videos of some of her most popular songs, as well as a documentary and "making of" segments of two of her videos.

The videos of Enya's songs are visually stimulating and only add to the appeal of Enya as an artist.

Enya's amazing voice and talent, combined with the beautiful music and meaningful lyrics, really make The Very Best of Enya such a great CD.

I think those who are not too familiar with Enya will enjoy this CD, and those who are already fans or enjoy her songs will absolutely love it as much as I do.

Shop: You can purchase The Very Best of Enya at various retailers online and nationwide (ARV $18.98 CD; $27.98 CD/DVD set)

Win: 5 lucky winners will each receive a copy of The Very Best of Enya CD.

***THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED***

Congratulations to cdziuba, sphinx63, Deborah Wellenstein, Hotsnotty2, Helena!

• To enter, visit the official Enya website and comment on your favorite Enya song (excluding anything mentioned in this post).
• You’ll get one extra entry each if you do any of the following (be sure to leave a comment for each “entry”):
• 1)Blog about this giveaway and link back to Sage and Savvy and Enya (leave the link in your comment)
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• The deadline for entries is April 4, 2010, 11:59pm HST.
• If you submitted an eligible entry and it is chosen by random.org as the winner, you will be notified via email on April 5, 2010 (make sure your email address is in your profile or comment) and will have 3 days to accept.
• Valid for US addresses only.
• By entering in this giveaway, you have read and agreed to Sage and Savvy’s policies regarding giveaways.

Good luck!

Thank you to Warner Music for providing the product(s) for review and/or giveaway free of charge. I received no monetary compensation for this post.

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Gem is a Hawaii Mom Blogger who posts reviews and giveaways, and blogs about life in Hawaii as a mom of 3 boys, including one with an Autism Spectrum Disorder. She loves to travel, bake, and eat anything with chocolate.