The Very Best of Enya is the second greatest hits album by the Irish singer and composer Enya, released on 23 November 2009 by Warner Bros. Records.
The album received mostly positive reviews from music critics and peaked at number 32 on the UK Albums Chart and number 55 on the Billboard 200 in the United States. It has spent over 200 weeks Billboard New Age Albums chart, more than 130 of them at No 1, and has topped the year-end chart consistently since 2020.
Release and reception
The album was released on 23 November 2009 by Warner Music internationally and on 1 December 2009 by Reprise Records in the United States. It peaked at number 32 on the UK Albums Chart and number 55 on the Billboard 200 in the United States. It spent over 100 weeks at number one on the Billboard New Age Albums chart.
The Very Best of Enya received mostly positive reviews from music critics. James Christopher Monger of AllMusic wrote that the collection "was one of those rare 'greatest-hits' collections that goes deep without depriving the listener of the essentials. With tunes like 'Orinoco Flow', 'Caribbean Blue' and 'Book of Days' in the pot and out of the way, it's easier to appreciate hidden gems like 'Cursum Perficio', 'Boadicea', 'Trains and Winter Rains' and 'Anywhere Is'."
Track listing
Personnel Credits adapted from Allmusic and the album's sleeve notes.Enya. “The Very Best of Enya”. Warner Bros. 2009.
Musicians Enya – vocals Nicky Ryan - additional vocals Roma Ryan - additional vocals
Production Enya - lyrics written by (6-8, 13), music composed by (1-18), musical arrangement Nicky Ryan – lyrics written by (7), music composed by (1, 3-18), musical arrangement, producer, recording engineer Roma Ryan – lyrics written by (1-15, 18), quotation author Franz Gruber - lyrics written by, music composed by (NA19) Traditional - lyrics written by, music composed by (NA19) Daniel Polley – digital technical advisor Dick Beetham – mastering at 360 Mastering, London Peacock – art direction, design Simon Fowler – photography David Scheinmann – photography Russell Young – photography Max Adelman – photography Ruth Rowland – lettering
Charts
Weekly charts + Weekly chart performance for The Very Best of Enya Chart (2009–2023) PeakpositionArgentine Albums (CAPIF)10Dutch CombiAlbum (Dutch Charts) 95Europe (European Top 100 Albums)18 Greek Albums (IFPI) 9Mexican Albums (Top 100 Mexico)60US New Age Albums (Billboard) 1
Year-end charts + 2009 year-end chart performance for The Very Best of Enya Chart (2009) Position Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) 87 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) 31 UK Albums (OCC) 157 + 2010 year-end chart performance for The Very Best of Enya Chart (2010) Position Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) 10 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) 69 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) 64 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) 68
Certifications and sales
Release history + Release history for The Very Best of Enya Country Date Format Label Various 23 November 2009 Warner Bros. United States 1 December 2009 Reprise Various 25 August 2017 LP
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