: While heavily keyboard-oriented (using instruments like the Roland Juno-60 and Yamaha KX88 ), the album includes traditional instruments like uilleann pipes and low whistles by Davy Spillane to ground the ethereal sound in her Celtic roots.
is the breakthrough second studio album by Irish singer and musician Enya , released on September 19, 1988. It established her signature "wall of sound" style—characterized by hundreds of layers of her own vocals, expansive synthesizers, and Celtic influences—and propelled her to international fame. Key Album Features
: Many tracks use the ocean as a central image of a "great journey," with themes of loss, reflection, and exile. Enya Watermark
: Enya painstakingly recorded as many as 200 vocal tracks for certain sections to create a "human element" that felt like its own instrument.
The album was an unexpected commercial success, selling an estimated . It was certified quadruple platinum in both the UK and the US, spending nearly 100 weeks on the UK charts and over five years on the Billboard New Age Albums chart. Enya - Watermark (SOS Mar 89) - mu:zines Key Album Features : Many tracks use the
: The international hit single that reached number one in the UK and several other countries. It is famous for its pizzicato introduction and its lyrics, which playfully reference her record company chairman Rob Dickins and co-producer Ross Cullum.
: A haunting track based on a real-life ghost story about a woman dreaming of a house that she eventually encounters in person. Commercial Impact It was certified quadruple platinum in both the
: The album features lyrics in Irish, English, and Latin . For instance, "Cursum Perficio" is sung entirely in Latin.