A Day Without Rain
by Enya
  • Record Label: Reprise
  • Release Date: Nov 21, 2000
Metascore
41

Mixed or average reviews - based on 8 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 8
  3. Negative: 2 out of 8
  1. The A.V. Club
    40
    Self-seriousness and artistic water-treading aside, there's nothing wrong with A Day Without Rain. It's just that few households need more than an hour or so of Enya music, and Shepherd Moons and Watermark serve that purpose far more effectively.
  2. AllMusic
    60
    This is music that works almost entirely as a surface pleasure; strip it of its pretensions, and it's just contemporary easy listening music.
  3. Q Magazine
    40
    Essentially, it sounds exactly like each of her four previous albums. Sure, she's consistent, but does she never tire of forever sounding the same...?
  5. Sonicnet
    50
    Unfortunately, A Day Without Rain, Enya's first new studio album in five years, lacks the edge that could pry it loose from the New Age niche. The Irish traditional music Enya performed so skillfully in the early 1980s with Clannad has by now largely disappeared in a mélange of sly, Celtic-flavored pop hooks and muddled mysticism. The only mystery is why it took her so long to come up with something so short (under 35 minutes) -- and, in many spots, so uninspired.
  6. Rolling Stone
    40
    If Enya were a Pokemon, she'd be Jigglypuff, the little pink monster who renders her opponents powerless by singing them to sleep.... The Irish multi-instrumentalist-singer-composer's skill at ephemeral sonic watercolors has grown wearisome, like a relative who tells the same stories every holiday.

Awards & Rankings

13
#13 Most Discussed Album of 2000
20
#20 Most Shared Album of 2000

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User Score
8.2

Universal acclaim- based on 111 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 92 out of 111
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 111
  3. Negative: 16 out of 111
  1. alprkr
    Aug 16, 2013
    10
    One of the best albums of Enya. I love her and her music so much. My favourite songs on the album are Fallen Embers, Deora Ar Mo Chroi, WildOne of the best albums of Enya. I love her and her music so much. My favourite songs on the album are Fallen Embers, Deora Ar Mo Chroi, Wild Child and Tempus Vernum.… Full Review »
  2. AlessandroOdo
    Jul 1, 2013
    10
    I do not know why almost all critics did not like this album. Enya made a masterpiece for new age lovers. For some reason it won a Grammy,I do not know why almost all critics did not like this album. Enya made a masterpiece for new age lovers. For some reason it won a Grammy, didn't it? It'll make you go into a relax atmosphere every time.… Full Review »
  3. yourturn
    Feb 13, 2021
    10
    When the world turns to s---, go to Enya's music. I will never understand what went through the critics' minds when rating this album, it's anWhen the world turns to s---, go to Enya's music. I will never understand what went through the critics' minds when rating this album, it's an actual masterpiece. It became one of the best selling albums of 2001 following the 9/11 attacks, and once you listen to it it's just no wonder why. It then went on to win the Grammy for Best New Age album, but I have a feeling it would've fit quite well within the Album Of The Year category too. Personal favorites are Wild Child, One By One, Lazy Days and Only Time.… Full Review »
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