On September 19, 1988, “Warner Music” label released “Watermark”, the second Enya studio album. It was recorded June 1987 – April 1988, at “Aigle Studios” in Dublin, and “Orinoco Studios” in London, and was produced by Nicky Ryan. The album was certified Platinum in Argentina by “CAPIF”; 6 x Platinum in Australia by ARIA; Platinum in Belgium by “BEA”; in Brazil by “ABPD”; 3 x Platinum in Canada by “Music Canada”; Platinum in Germany by “BVMI”; 2 x Platinum in Japan by “RIAJ”; Platinum in Netherlands by “NVPI”; Platinum in New Zealand by “RMNZ”; 5 x Platinum in Spain by “PROMUSICAE”; Platinum in Switzerland by “IFPI Switzerland”; 4 x Platinum in UK by the “BPI”, and 4 x Platinum in the US by the “RIIA”.
Personnel:
- Enya – vocals, keyboards, arrangements
- Neil Buckley – clarinet
- Chris Hughes – African hand drum, rototoms
- Davy Spillane – low whistle, Uillean pipes
- Nicky Ryan– hand percussion, arrangements
- Ross Cullum– engineer, mixing
- Jim “Jimbo” Barton – mixing
- Pete Schwair – mixing
- Laurence Dunmore– design
- David Hiscook – cover photography
- Russel Yamy – additional photography
- Rob Dickins– executive producer
Track listing:
All lyrics by Roma Ryan, all music by Enya.
- Watermark
- Cursum Perficio
- On Your Shore
- Storms in Africa
- Exile
- Miss Clare Remembers
- Orinoco Flow
- Evening Falls
- River
- The Longships
- Na Laetha Geal M’óige
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