Only Time: The Collection Explained

Only Time: The Collection
Type:	box
Artist:	Enya
Cover:	Enya - Only Time – The Collection.png
Caption:	Digital edition cover
Released:	5 November 2002
Recorded:	1985–2001
Length:	2:57:58
Label:	WEA (Europe) Reprise (US)
Producer:	Nicky Ryan
Prev Title:	Themes from Calmi Cuori Appassionati
Prev Year:	2001
Next Title:	Amarantine
Next Year:	2005

Only Time: The Collection is a box set from Irish singer, songwriter and musician Enya, released on 5 November 2002 in the United States and on 2 December 2002 in Europe.^[1] The set contains 51 tracks across four discs that spans her 1987 debut album Enya through her 2002 single "May It Be". A 48-page booklet with liner notes and lyrics by her longtime lyricist Roma Ryan is included. The video of "Oíche Chiúin (Silent Night)" is also included on the fourth disc, the performance comes from the BBC programme Christmas Day in the Morning aired on 25 December 1996 and was recorded at Christ Church Cathedral in Dublin. In addition to this computer playable video, there is also a screensaver in the cover art motif and a slideshow of pictures from the booklet. This release was a limited worldwide release of 200,000, with US sales of over 60,000 copies.^[2] The selection of songs was made by Enya, Nicky and Roma.

Track listing

Disc four

Notes

• Misspelled as "After Ventus" in track listings
• Courtesy of BBC Television

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the album's 2002 liner notes.^[3]

Musicians

• Enya – vocals, instrumentation
• Chris Hughes – African Hand Drums on "Storms in Africa"
• Nicky Ryan – Handclaps on "Storms in Africa"

Production

• Enya – arranging, mixing, composer
• Nicky Ryan – arranging, engineering, mixing, producer
• Ross Cullum – engineering, mixing
• Roma Ryan – lyrics except "Marble Halls" (Traditional), "How Can I Keep from Singing?" (Traditional) and "Oíche Chiúin (Silent Night)" (Traditional)
• Dick Beetham – mastering at Mastering 360, London
• Design and Art Direction by Stylorouge
• Photography by Simon Fowler at Syon House Middlesex
• Styling by Michele Clapton
• Hair and make-up by Aran Guest

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2003)! scope="col"

Peak position
Dutch Albums (Dutch Album Top 100)^[4]	37
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[5]	93

Release history

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Date	Format	Label
United States	5 November 2002	CD	Reprise	^[6]
Europe	2 December 2002		WEA	^[7]

External links

• • The Enya discography

Notes and References

1. Web site: Only Time: The Collection Review by James Christopher Monger. AllMusic. 18 June 2020.
2. Ask Billboard. Billboard. 18 June 2020.
3. Only Time: The Collection. Reprise Records. 5 November 2002. 2-49211.
4. Web site: Discografie Enya. nl. dutchcharts.nl Hung Medien. 18 June 2020.
5. Web site: German Charts > Enya. de. offiziellecharts.de. 18 June 2020.
6. • Web site: Only Time: The Collection Review by James Christopher Monger. AllMusic. 18 June 2020.
7. • Web site: German Charts > Enya. de. offiziellecharts.de. 18 June 2020.