Shepherd Moons

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Shepherd Moons is a 1991 New Age music album by Irish singer Enya, known for its ethereal soundscapes and layered vocal harmonies.

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instanceOf New Age music album
studio album
artist Enya NERFINISHED
awardReceived Grammy Award for Best New Age Album NERFINISHED
awardReceivedYear 1993
basedOn traditional hymns and folk melodies (for some tracks)
certification multi-platinum in the United Kingdom
multi-platinum in the United States
platinum in several countries
chartPosition number 1 on UK Albums Chart
number 17 on US Billboard 200
countryOfOrigin Ireland
followedBy The Memory of Trees NERFINISHED
genre Celtic
New Age
ambient
hasCoverArt Shepherd Moons album cover featuring Enya in an interior setting
hasMusicalCharacteristic reverb-heavy production
use of choral-style overdubbed vocals
use of synthesized orchestration
hasPart Afer Ventus NERFINISHED
Angeles NERFINISHED
Book of Days NERFINISHED
Caribbean Blue NERFINISHED
Evacuee NERFINISHED
How Can I Keep from Singing? NERFINISHED
Lothlórien NERFINISHED
Marble Halls NERFINISHED
No Holly for Miss Quinn NERFINISHED
Shepherd Moons (title track) NERFINISHED
Smaointe… (D’Aodh Agus Do Mháire Uí Dhúgáin) NERFINISHED
language English
Irish
Latin
length approximately 44 minutes
lyricist Roma Ryan NERFINISHED
mainSubject romantic and spiritual themes
notableFor ethereal soundscapes
layered vocal harmonies
performer Enya NERFINISHED
precededBy Watermark NERFINISHED
producer Nicky Ryan NERFINISHED
publisher Warner Music Group NERFINISHED
recordedAt Aigle Studio NERFINISHED
recordingPeriod 1989–1991
recordLabel Reprise Records
WEA Records NERFINISHED
releaseDate 1991-11-04
vocalProducer Nicky Ryan NERFINISHED

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Enya notableWork Shepherd Moons