: Enya painstakingly recorded as many as 200 vocal tracks for certain sections to create a "human element" that felt like its own instrument.
: A haunting track based on a real-life ghost story about a woman dreaming of a house that she eventually encounters in person. Commercial Impact Enya Watermark
: The international hit single that reached number one in the UK and several other countries. It is famous for its pizzicato introduction and its lyrics, which playfully reference her record company chairman Rob Dickins and co-producer Ross Cullum. : Enya painstakingly recorded as many as 200
: The title track is a piano-led instrumental. Notably, its "lyric" consists of only one whispered word: "Howe" , a dedication to American producer Bones Howe. It is famous for its pizzicato introduction and
: While heavily keyboard-oriented (using instruments like the Roland Juno-60 and Yamaha KX88 ), the album includes traditional instruments like uilleann pipes and low whistles by Davy Spillane to ground the ethereal sound in her Celtic roots.
The album was an unexpected commercial success, selling an estimated . It was certified quadruple platinum in both the UK and the US, spending nearly 100 weeks on the UK charts and over five years on the Billboard New Age Albums chart. Enya - Watermark (SOS Mar 89) - mu:zines