The first album in five years from Enya follows the biggest- selling album of her illustrious career, the six-times platinum A Day Without Rain, which transcended all commercial expectations. Having sold more than 50 million albums worldwide, Enya is one of the most successful female artists of all time and second only to U2 as the biggest selling Irish artist in history.
“我们把这张专辑叫做‘Amarantine’的意思是永恒,” Enya说道,她 已经用了两年的时间准备这张专辑。“诗人用这个词来形容一种永不凋谢的花, 我很喜欢它的含。” 《Amarantine》 是 Enya 在发行2000年的专辑 《A Day Without Rain》之后五年来的首张新作。《A Day Without Rain》在全美国的 销量已经达到680万张。在美国2001年9月11日遭受恐怖袭击之后,专辑中的单 曲《Only Time》成为了电台中的热门点播歌曲,并且最高排在Billboard Hot 100单曲榜的第十名。 另外, 在当代成人单曲榜和成人40单曲榜中, 《Only Time》还曾获得冠军。
01 Less than A Pearl 02 Amarantine 03 It’s in the Rain 04 If I Could Be Where You Are 05 The River Sings 06 Long Long Journey 07 Sumiregusa 08 Somebody Said Goodbye 09 A Moment Lost 10 Drifting 11 Amid the Falling Snow 12 Water Shows the Hidden Heart