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Enya: And Winter Came...

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Label: Warner Music UK
Released: 2008
Time:
 45:07
Category: Pop/Rock
Producer(s): Nicky Ryan
Rating: *******... (7/10)
Media type: CD
Web address: www.enya.com
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Purchase date: 2008.12.05
Price in €: 13,99



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[1] And Winter Came... (Enya/R.Ryan) - 3:15
[2] Journey of the Angels (Enya/R.Ryan) - 4:47
[3] White Is in the Winter Night (Enya/R.Ryan) - 3:00
[4] O Come, O Come, Emmanuel (Traditional) - 3:40
[5] Trains and Winter Rains (Enya/R.Ryan) - 3:44
[6] Dreams Are More Precious (Enya/R.Ryan) - 4:25
[7] Last Time by Moonlight (Enya/R.Ryan) - 3:57
[8] One Toy Soldier (Enya/R.Ryan) - 3:54
[9] Stars and Midnight Blue (Enya/R.Ryan) - 3:08
[10] The Spirit of Christmas Past (Enya/R.Ryan) - 4:18
[11] My! My! Time Flies! (Enya/R.Ryan) - 3:02
[12] Oíche Chiúin (Chorale) (Traditional) - 3:49
 

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Enya - All Vocals and Instruments, Arrangements

Pat Farrell & the Believers - Guitar, Guitar (12 String)

Nicky Ryan - Arranger, Producer, Engineer, Mixing
Tom Whalley - Executive Producer
Dick Beetham - Mastering
Daniel Olley - Digital Technical Advisor
Simon Fowler - Photography
 

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2008 CD Reprise 512383
2008 CD Warner Music UK 2564693306

Twenty years after her landmark Watermark album, Enya's seventh studio disc, And Winter Came... continues a phenomenally successful career that has included more than 70 million albums sold worldwide. And Winter Came... is an enchanting evocation of the changing landscape of winter as well as the festive cheer of the holidays. One of the most successful female artists of all-time, and second only to U2 as the biggest selling Irish artist in history, Enya brings her beguiling and ethereal music to bear on the darkest and yet most hopeful season with And Winter Came.

This seasonal offering from one of the world's most successful yet enigmatic artists follows 2005's Amarantine. Originally envisioned as a Christmas album, it evolved a more general winter theme, with the finished product containing onlytwo traditional Christmas songs - 'O Come O Come Emmanuel' and 'Oiche Chiuin' (Silent Night). The whole is bathed in the customary ethereal, hypnotic wash of synth and massively multi-tracked vocals and includes the single 'Trains And Winter Rains'.

Unlike Enya's 2006 EP, CHRISTMAS SECRETS, with which it shares no tracks, AND WINTER CAME is not a traditional Christmas album. It's more impressionistic than most, placing a handful of Christmas songs such as "O Come, O Come, Emmanuel" in the ...    Full Descriptionmidst of a shimmering soundscape of keyboards, strings, and Enya's trademark overdubbed vocal chorales. The mostly original material does an exceptional job of evoking a comforting midwinter landscape without resorting to sleigh bells or other Christmas music clichés. Highlights include "White Is in the Winter Night," "Last Time By Moonlight," and the evocative, childlike "Trains and Winter Rains." AND WINTER CAME is an unusual but lovely addition to the Christmas music pantheon.



Mit ihrem letzten Album Amarantine konnte Enya nicht allen Erwartungen gerecht werden und vielleicht wird sie nie wieder ganz zur unvergänglichen Größe von Alben wie Watermark oder Shepherd Moons zurückfinden. Aber mit And Winter Came... liefert Enya den perfekten Soundtrack für die winterliche Vorweihnachtszeit. Wenn die Tage kürzer werden und draußen die klirrende Kälte alles in ein winterliches Weiß hüllt, sorgen Enyas zeitlos schönen und poetischen Klänge für musikalische Wärme und Geborgenheit. Machen Sie es sich mit einer schönen Tasse Tee oder Kakao auf dem Sofa gemütlich und genießen Sie!

Enyas Schwester Moya Brennan legte bereits 2006 mit An Irish Christmas ihr Weihnachtsalbum vor, das jedoch vorrangig auf traditionelle Weihnachtslieder setzt. Natürlich darf auch bei Enya ihre gälische Version von „Stille Nacht“ nicht fehlen, und „One Toy Soldier weckt Assoziationen an den „Little Drummer Boy“, aber And Winter Came... ist mehr als nur ein klassisches Weihnachtsalbum. Das instrumentale Titelstück eröffnet den winterlichen Reigen und lädt zum Träumen und Genießen ein. Mit „O Come, O Come, Emmanuel“, das sich auch auf dem Album A Midwinter Night's Dream von Loreena McKennitt findet, legt Enya eine wunderschöne, auf Lateinisch vorgetragene Version des klassischen Liedes vor, bei der die Gänsehaut vorprogrammiert ist. Richtig weihnachtlich wird es noch einmal bei „The Spirit of Christmas Past“ und „White is in the Winter Night“, die beide das Zeug zum Klassiker haben. In „My! My! Time Flies!“ finden sich für Enya geradezu ungewöhnliche Gitarrenklänge und das Tempo zieht auch ganz schön an. So gelingt es Enya auf Trefflichste - natürlich erneut im Bund mit Produzent Nicky und Songschreiberin Roma Ryan – eine ausgewogene Balance zwischen besinnlichen Momenten und festlicher Vorfreude auf das Weihnachtsfest stimmungsvoll musikalisch umzusetzen. Im wahrsten Sinne des Wortes ein gelungenes Geschenk!

Birgit Schwenger - Amazon.de



20 Jahre nach ihrem richtungsweisenden Debüt-Album "Watermark", veröffentlicht ENYA am 7. November endlich ihr siebtes Studioalbum "And Winter Came...". Es ist der nächste Schritt ihrer erfolgreichen Karriere, während der ENYA schon 70 Millionen Alben verkaufte und vier Grammy-Auszeichnungen einheimste.

“And Winter Came...” wurde in den Aigle Studios nahe Dublin aufgenommen und ist das Ergebnis des bewährten kreativen Dreigestirns um ENYA, dem Produzenten Nicky Ryan und dem Lyriker Roma Ryan, dass 2 Jahre an dem Album arbeitete. Ursprünglich als weihnachtliches Album konzipiert wurde während den Aufnahmen schnell klar, dass sich ein breiteres Themenspektrum herauskristallisiert hatte: Die zwölf Lieder auf dem Album sind eine atmosphärische und bezaubernde Beschwörung - Winterlandschaft trifft auf Weihnachtsfreude, so dass nun verführerische Songs wie “Trains and Winter Rains” Seite an Seite mit feierlichen Stücken, wie “Journey of the Angels” stehen.

Mit der Veröffentlichung von “And Winter Came...” setzt ENYA ihr kreatives Schaffen fort, dass ihr bisher über 70 Millionen verkaufte Alben bescherte: “Watermark“, “Shepherd Moons”, “The Memory of Trees”, “A Day Without Rain”, “Amarantine” und das Compilation-Album “Paint The Sky With Stars” wurden alle in mehrfacher Millionenhöhe verkauft und haben dafür gesorgt, dass ENYA eine der erfolgreichsten Solokünstlerinnen der Welt ist. Allein “A Day Without Rain” bekam in zehn Ländern den Status Multi-Platin, und machte ENYA im Jahre 2001 zur umsatzstärksten Künstlerin der Welt.

ENYAs musikalische Kreativität wurde dabei immer wieder von einer großen Anzahl der weltweit wichtigsten Preisverleihungsorganisationen gewürdigt und anerkannt. So hat sie mit dem Award Best New Age Album für “Shepherd Moons”, “The Memory of Trees”, “A Day Without Rain” und “Amarantine” gleich 4 Grammy Awards gewonnen, sowie drei World Music Awards in 2002 als umsatzstärkste Künstlerin, umsatzstärkste irische Künstlerin, und umsatzstärkste New Age Künstlerin.

Weiter wurde ENYA mit “May It Be” in der Kategorie bestes Filmlied für den Oscar nominiert, dass sie zusammen mit ihren musikalischen Partnern Nicky und Roma Ryan auf persönliche Bitte des Direktors Peter Jackson für “Herr der Ringe – die Gefährten” geschrieben und aufgenommen hat. “May It Be” wurde ebenfalls von der Los Angeles Film Critics Association als bester Song ausgezeichnet und wurde für den Hollywood Golden Globe Award nominiert.

Amazon.com



In 2006 Enya released her most subtle and song-oriented album to date. Amarantine may have paled in comparison to Watermark or Shepherd Moons, but its under-produced (in Enya-world) balladry was a small leap forward for the reclusive Irish superstar. 2008's And Winter Came... follows in the same footsteps as Amarantine, but it hints at the grandeur of earlier recordings, specifically 1994's Christmas EP. Enya's ferociously multi-tracked recording style lends itself well to the season, filling in the simplistic lyrical holes with small avalanches of vocal harmonies and the dated but reliable keyboard patches that have come to define the singer/composer's work over the years. Enya, lyricist Roma Ryan, and producer Nicky Ryan have crafted a pleasant little snow globe of an album that sounds exactly like one would expect from the longtime collaborators. For the most part the formula is intact, boasting a soft Edward Scissorhands-inspired intro, copious amounts of secular and non-secular ballads (all original), and two or three upbeat, midtempo jams to break the stillness. Of the former, the lovely and reverent "Come, O Come, Emmanuel" is the most effective, while the galloping "White Is in the Winter Night" leads the pack for the latter. There are copious amounts of "stars in the skies" and "bells ringing," and even a surprising left turn (maybe even a complete u-turn) near the end on "My! My! Time Flies!," a straight-up "Beatlesque" pop tune with drums and a screaming guitar solo that sounds like something off of a late-'60s Bee Gees record. As usual, Enya fans will be pleased with the results while non-believers will find that the same arguments against her are still valid, but in the end And Winter Came is an undeniably welcome addition to the holiday season, if only for its effortless, white, spray-painted pinecone elegance and potpourri-scented, gift shop comforts.

James Christopher Monger - All Music Guide
 

 L y r i c s


And Winter Came...

Instrumental.


Journey Of The Angels

Somewhere
In a winter night
The angels
Begin their flight;
Dark skies
With miles to go,
No footsteps
To be lost in snow.

They fly to you
Oh, new-born king
They fly to you
Oh, angels sing

One is sorrow
One is peace
One will come
To give you sleep
One is comfort
One is grief
One will take
The tears you weep

New star
In a midnight sky
In heaven
All the angels fly
Soft wings so true
And all things
They will give to you

Somewhere
In a winter night
The angels
Begin their flight

Tonight
All sing
Oh, angels,
A new-born king
Tonight
All sing
Oh, angels
A new-born king


White Is In The Winter Night

Have you seen the mistletoe, it fills the night with kisses
Have you seen the bright blue star, it fills your heart with wishes
Have you seen the candlelight, it shines from every window
Have you seen the moon above, it lights the sky in silver

Green is in the mistletoe and red is in the holly
Silver in the stars above that shine on everybody
Gold is in the candlelight and crimson in the embers
White is in the winter night that everyone remembers

Have you heard the boys outside, when all the girls are skating
Have you heard their sweet hearts cry for all this time they're waiting

Green is in the mistletoe and red is in the holly
Silver in the stars above that shine on everybody
Gold is in the candlelight and crimson in the embers
White is in the winter night that everyone remembers

Have you seen the children playing, tiny hands are frozen
Have you seen them hurry home, when suddenly its snowing

Green is in the mistletoe and red is in the holly
Silver in the stars above that shine on everybody
Gold is in the candlelight and crimson in the embers
White is in the winter night that everyone remembers

Have you heard that bells are ringing, ringing out their story
Have you heard the choir singing, Glory, Glory Glory


O Come, O Come, Emmanuel

O come, o come emmanuel,
To free your captive Israel.
That mourns in lonely exile here,
Until the Son of God appear.

[Refrain:]
Rejoice! Rejoice!
O Israel, to you shall come Emmanuel.

Veni, veni, Emanuel!
Captivum solve Israel!
Qui gemit in exilio,
Privatus Dei Filio.

[Refrain:]
Gaude, gaude, Emanuel
Nascetur pro te, Israel.

[Chanting] - Gaude, gaude

[Refrain: (2x)]
Gaude, gaude, Emanuel
Nascetur pro te, Israel.


Trains And Winter Rains

City Streets passing by,
Underneath stormy skies.

Neon signs in the night,
Red and blue city lights.
Cargo trains rolling by,
Once again someone cries.

Trains and winter rains,
No going by, no going home.
Trains across the plains,
And in the sky, the star alone.

Everytime, it's the same.
One more night, one more train.
Everywhere empty roads,
Where they go, no one knows.

Trains and winter rains,
No going by, no going home.
Trains across the plains,
And in the sky, the star alone.

Da, da, da, da...

Trains and winter rains,
No going by, no going home.
Trains across the plains,
And in the sky, the star alone.

Trains and winter rains,
No going by, no going home.
Trains across the plains,
And in the sky, the star alone


Dreams Are More Precious

Come see, high above.
Come see, high in the heavens.
A new star shining bright.
Out of the darkness, comes a light.

Come here, midnight chimes
Come here, bells that are ringing
And from some distant shore
Sounds of a journey, echo on

This is the night
They say,
Everyone wants a dream.

This is the night
They say
Nothing is as it seems.

Come sleep, close your eyes.
Come sleep, give me your sorrow.
And I keep watch for you.
Until the dawn is, breaking through.
Until the morning wakens you.

Da, Da, Da...

Come dream, through the night.
Come dream, and then tomorrow
They'll see who, what will know.

Dreams are more precious than gold
Dreams are more precious than gold
Dreams are more precious than gold


Last Time By Moonlight

The winter sky above us
Was shining
In moonlight,
And everywhere around us
The silence
Of midnight.
And we had gathered snowflakes;
Remember
The soft light
Of starlight on snow.

Oooh, remember this,
For no-one knows
The way love goes.
Oooh, remember this,
For no-one knows
The way life goes.

We walked the road together
One last time
By moonlight,
As underneath the heavens
The slow chimes
At midnight,
But nothing is forever
Not even
The starlight
At midnight
Not even
The moonlight...

Oooh, remember this,
For no-one knows
The way love goes.
Oooh, remember this,
For no-one knows
The way life goes.


One Toy Soldier

One toy soldier stands alone
With his drum down by his side

One toy soldier on his own
With his drum to keep the time

He keeps the beet of marching feet
He keeps the beat so true
He's one small toy for one small boy
But his heart is oh so blue

Who can mend my broken drum
Will it be as good as new

I must play when morning comes
I don't, what shall I do?

He keeps the beat of marching feet
He keeps the beat inside
While children sleep, in dreams so deep
There's a secret he must hide

For he keeps the beat of marching feet
He keeps the beat so true
He wants to sing and hopes to bring
Happy christmas day to you

Da, Da, Da...

He keeps the beat of marching feet
He keeps the beat inside
Someone has come to mend his drum
Now his heart lights up with pride

So he keeps the beat of marching feet
He keeps the beat so true
When morning comes, he plays his drum

Happy Christmas Day to you!
Happy Christmas Day to you!
Happy Christmas Day to you!

Holidays are here again!
Holidays are here again!
Holidays are here again!
Holidays are here again!


The Spirit Of Christmas Past

When tears are in your eyes
It's time to look inside
Your heart can find another way

Believe in what I say
Don't throw this time away
Tomorrow will be Christmas Day

[chanting]

Christmas Day...

So let the shadows go
And drift away like snow
Tomorrow will be Christmas Day
Tomorrow will be Christmas Day

[chanting]

Christmas Day...

So dream until the night,
Becomes the morning light
Tomorrow will be Christmas Day
Tomorrow will be Christmas Day


My! My! Time Flies!

My! My! Time flies! One step and we're on the moon, next step into the stars
My! My! Time flies! Maybe we could be there soon, a one way ticket to mars

My! My! Time flies! A man underneath a tree, an apple falls on his head
My my time flies a man wrote a symphony, it's 1812

My! My! Time flies! Four guys across abbey road, one forgot to wear shoes
My! My! Time flies! A rap on a rhapsody, a king who's still in the news, a king to sing you the blues

My! My! Time flies! A man in a winter sleigh, white white white as the snow
My! My! Time flies! A new day is on its way, so let's let yesterday go
Could be we step out again
Could be tomorrow but then,
Could be 2010


Oíche Chiúin (Chorale)

Oíche chiúin, oíche Mhic Dé, (Silent night, night of God's son.)
Cách 'na suan dís araon, (Soundly in slumber, the pair together)
Dís is dílse 'faire le spéis (The pair and love, watching with affection)
Naoín beag gnaoi-gheal (The small bright beautiful child,)
ceanan tais caomh (darling little one.)

Críost, 'na chodhladh go séimh. (Christ, calmly asleep.)
Críost, 'na chodhladh go séimh. (Christ, calmly asleep.)

Oíche chiúin, oíche Mhic Dé, (Silent night, night of God's son.)
Aoirí ar dtús chuala 'n scéal; (Shepherds first heard the tale)
Allelúia aingeal ag glaoch. (The angels crying out Alleluia.)
Cantain suairc i ngar is i gcéin (Lovely chanting near and far.)

Críost an Slánaitheoir Féin (Christ, the saviour himself.)
Críost an Slánaitheoir Féin (Christ, the saviour himself.)

Oíche chiúin, oíche Mhic Dé, (Silent night, night of God's son.)
Cách 'na suan dís araon, (Soundly in slumber, the pair together)
Dís is dílse 'faire le spéis (The pair and love, watching with affection)
Naoín beag gnaoi-gheal (The small bright beautiful child,)
ceanan tais caomh (darling little one.)

Críost, 'na chodhladh go séimh. (Christ, calmly asleep.)
Críost, 'na chodhladh go séimh. (Christ, calmly asleep.)
 

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