Enya – A Day Without Rain CD 2000 | Only Time | Wild Child | Flora's Secret | Deora Ar Mo Chroí | WEA | Celtic New Age | New & Sealed

Only Time. Enya — A Day Without Rain (2000). Enya’s fifth studio album and her biggest-selling — featuring Only Time, Wild Child, Flora’s Secret and Deora Ar Mo Chroí — winner of the Grammy Award for Best New Age Album in 2002 — the album that brought Enya to the widest global audience of her career following the use of Only Time in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks. Celtic / new age / ambient / folk from Gweedore, County Donegal, Ireland. New & sealed.

A Day Without Rain — Most Searched Facts

• Only Time — the most searched Enya song of the post-2001 era — released as a single in 2000 — became one of the most-played songs globally in the weeks following the September 11 2001 attacks in New York and Washington — used extensively in news broadcasts, memorial services and documentaries — re-entered the UK and US charts as a result — one of the most culturally significant uses of a pop song in recent history
• Wild Child — the most searched uptempo track on the album — a flowing, melodic piece featuring some of Enya’s most accessible vocal work — released as the lead single in 2000
• Flora’s Secret — the most searched pastoral track — a gentle, nature-inspired piece named after the Roman goddess of flowers and spring — a fan favourite for its warmth and simplicity
• Deora Ar Mo Chroí — the most searched Irish-language track — the title means “Tears on My Heart” in Irish Gaelic — one of the most emotionally resonant pieces on the album and a showcase for Enya’s Irish-language recordings
• A Day Without Rain won the Grammy Award for Best New Age Album at the 44th Grammy Awards in 2002 — Enya’s third Grammy in that category — the most searched commercial and critical fact

“Only Time” and September 11 — Most Searched Topic

• Only Time was released in October 2000 — over a year before September 11 2001 — but became indelibly associated with the attacks and their aftermath — the most searched Only Time origin fact
• The song was used in news coverage of the attacks on ABC, CBS and CNN — and in countless memorial broadcasts worldwide — its combination of Enya’s ethereal vocals and the lyrical questions about fate and time made it a natural choice for grief and reflection — the most searched Only Time broadcast fact
• As a result of the September 11 usage, A Day Without Rain re-entered the US Billboard 200 and the album sold an additional 1.5 million copies in the United States alone in the months following the attacks — the most searched Only Time commercial impact fact
• Only Time has since been used in numerous other contexts including film trailers, television dramas and as background music in memorial services globally — it remains Enya’s most-recognised song outside of Orinoco Flow — the most searched Only Time cultural legacy fact

Most Searched Enya Facts

• Enya born Eithne Pádraigín Ní Bhraonáin on 17 May 1961 in Gweedore, County Donegal, Ireland — the most searched personal fact
• She has sold an estimated 75 million records worldwide — the best-selling Irish solo artist in history — the most searched commercial fact
• Four Grammy Awards — all Best New Age Album — Shepherd Moons (1993), The Memory of Trees (1997), A Day Without Rain (2002) and Amarantine (2007) — the most searched Grammy fact
• Orinoco Flow (Sail Away) from Watermark (1988) — her only UK number one single — one of the best-selling new age songs ever recorded — the most searched Enya hit fact
• She records with extreme secrecy and has rarely toured — preferring studio work at her home Manderley Castle in Killiney, County Dublin — the most searched Enya lifestyle fact

Frequently Asked Questions

• Why was Only Time associated with 9/11? — It was used extensively in news broadcasts and memorial coverage of the September 11 attacks — its ethereal sound and lyrical themes of fate and time made it a natural choice — the most searched question
• What does Deora Ar Mo Chroí mean? — Tears on My Heart in Irish Gaelic — the most searched Irish-language question
• Who is Flora’s Secret named after? — Flora — the Roman goddess of flowers and spring — the most searched track origin question
• Did A Day Without Rain win a Grammy? — Yes — Best New Age Album at the 44th Grammys 2002 — Enya’s third in that category — the most searched Grammy question
• How many copies did A Day Without Rain sell? — Over 15 million worldwide — her best-selling album — boosted significantly by the 9/11 association — the most searched sales question

Track Listing

• A Day Without Rain
• Wild Child
• Only Time
• Tempus Vernum
• Deora Ar Mo Chroí
• Flora’s Secret
• Fallen Embers
• Silver Inches
• Pilgrim
• One by One
• The First of Autumn
• Lazy Days

Album Details

• Artist: Enya
• Album: A Day Without Rain
• Year: 2000
• Format: CD
• Label: WEA / Rhino
• EAN / Barcode: 0685738598625
• Condition: New & Sealed

Perfect for Enya A Day Without Rain CD 2000, Only Time released October 2000 September 11 2001 attacks New York Washington ABC CBS CNN news coverage memorial broadcasts worldwide ethereal vocals fate time grief reflection re-entered US Billboard 200 additional 1.5 million US copies months after attacks film trailers television dramas memorial services most-recognised outside Orinoco Flow, Wild Child uptempo flowing melodic accessible lead single 2000, Flora’s Secret pastoral Roman goddess flowers spring warmth simplicity fan favourite, Deora Ar Mo Chroí Tears on My Heart Irish Gaelic emotionally resonant Irish-language recording, Grammy Best New Age Album 44th Grammys 2002 third Grammy category, Eithne Pádraigín Ní Bhraonáin born 17 May 1961 Gweedore County Donegal Ireland, 75 million records best-selling Irish solo artist history, four Grammys Shepherd Moons 1993 Memory of Trees 1997 A Day Without Rain 2002 Amarantine 2007, Orinoco Flow Sail Away 1988 Watermark only UK number one, rarely toured Manderley Castle Killiney County Dublin, gift for Enya fans, gift for Celtic music fans, gift for new age music fans, perfect gift for her.

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