enya The Memory of Trees
The Memory of Trees is the fourth studio album of Enya with her longtime recording partners, arranger and producer Nicky Ryan and his wife, lyricist Roma Ryan. The album is Enya s first to be recorded entirely in Ireland, and covers themes that include Irish and Druid mythology, the idea of one s home, journeys, religion, dreams and love. Enya continues to display her sound of multitracked vocals with keyboards and elements of Celtic and new age music, though Enya does not consider her music to be in the latter genre. She sings in English, Irish, Latin and Spanish. The Memory of Trees received mostly positive reviews from music critics. It became a worldwide commercial success, reaching number five in the United Kingdom and number nine on the Billboard 200 in the United States. In 2000, it was certified multiplatinum by the Recording Industry Association of America for selling three million copies. Two tracks were released as singles; Anywhere Is in November 1995, which reached number seven in the United
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