• Band Name: Enya
  • Record Label: Reprise
  • Release Date: Nov 21, 2000
User Score
8.5 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 88 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 75 out of 88
  2. Negative: 11 out of 88

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  1. RobertC.
    Jan 8, 2002
    9
    Definitley the best work from this brilliant and talented artist. This is by far her best album to date. The writing and production is much more consistant than on her previous efforts. With this album Enya gives us a breath of fresh musical air in a time when allot of what is 'popular' is not good music. Her simple, beautiful melodies and lush arrangements are very memorable, relaxing and uplifting. This is one of the best albums ever made. It is a shame that she is not more productive but the wait between albums is worth it. The critics are full of crap on this one. Expand
  2. RalphW
    May 1, 2003
    10
    Enya's songs are some of the best ever recorded. They allow you to really get into the music. They are relaxing. Everyone should appreciate beautiful music.
  3. DeanF.
    Oct 2, 2001
    9
    A very relaxing and sentimetal album. One of best I've heard in years.
  4. Hollie
    Oct 24, 2001
    10
    i love this album. Enya's song " only time" is so peaceful and soothing.
  5. JackO.
    Jul 23, 2001
    9
    Enya's "A Day Without Rain," while having a few mediocre peices, is one of my favorites.
  6. TammyS
    Sep 1, 2001
    10
    I absolutely love this album! Very beautiful... :)
  7. AndrewsD.
    Feb 1, 2002
    10
    Absolultely inspires the heart.
  8. S.M.Mitchell
    Feb 20, 2003
    10
    Enya brings an astounding amount of comfort and soothing sounds to the temples of our heads. With the hardcore hype, and te cliche` lyrics from random bands, Enya is a nice change to go to for ultimate relaxation.
  9. HarryM
    Dec 7, 2005
    9
    Enya is a delight to listen to. Her voice is amazingly controlled and she doesn't scream her lyrics. I'm intrigued by the fact that Enya composes, plays and sings all her songs.
  10. CiaranG
    Jan 4, 2007
    10
    If you are stressed out or just after hard work, you will absolutely love Enya's music.
  11. Prometheus
    Jun 16, 2007
    10
    One of enya's better album. I'm not sure what the critics are smoking but it must be affecting their judgment skills. There is no good reason while this should be so poorly reviewed.
  12. LoriP
    Oct 22, 2001
    10
    My 2 year old son wanted her CD. He would tell everyone in the car to be quiet when he would hear "A Day Without Rain" because he enjoyed the melody so much. I bought the CD and he begs to play it everytime we're in the car. Thank you Enya, for allowing my son to have a greater appreciation for music.
  13. EdwinS.
    Oct 22, 2001
    9
    Of all the Enya albums I have heard, this new album sounds like a "modern" Enya. Gone are the many strange, esoteric Latin lyrics. I find her melodies more gentler and with only a little little bit of Celtic in it--which is good because she doesn't seem to brainwash and transform the whole world into a Celtic music cult movement.
  14. DannyS
    Nov 28, 2002
    10
    What are the critics thinking, who say that Enya must be boring because she still sounds the same? This is the amazing sound that's sold 60 million albums, and what's wrong with that? Other artists, if they last even one month, have to keep changing their music just to keep up--but Enya's universally accessibe sound has NOT had to change to sell 60 million albums over a career spans more than a decade! It seems the critics, who are stupid enough to still be wondering whether this genre-defying music is "Pop" or "New Age", are mixed-up and not paying attention. Expand
  15. MarkR.
    Jan 24, 2002
    10
    Enya can do no wrong, this cd shows her talent, and her love for music, I recommend this CD to all who truely love music!!!!
  16. Maria
    Jan 4, 2002
    10
    Enya's voice is that of tranquil and beauty. After the events of Sept. 11, I can see that her music will be the torch that lights our way in this dark hour. For this is what it does to it's listenner. It brightens our nights and gives us hope. Her voice is that of a muse. I highly reccomend you to buy the album! It is a must buy! And to those critics.....I'm sure they're just sad little folks who could ever emancipate music from the jail it's in now.....think Britney. Expand
  17. VincenzoR
    Apr 23, 2002
    10
    Yes I'm a fan of hers - but this is a must buy for all music lovers... I said music lovers... the rest, well poor you!!!!
  18. AllisonS.
    May 15, 2002
    9
    I think Enya has the most beautiful voice in the world. she is so inspiring, so magical. the reason i gave this cd a 9 instead of a 10 is because it was so short. when it was done, i felt so crushed.
  19. BruceV.
    Jul 14, 2002
    10
    i take her music,to be very interesting! comparing to other artists.i think she has brought unto us,beautiful harmony as music goes..quite different also.the world needs differences,and this one is one of the best inyears....her songs,(some of them),seem to tell my life in general.
  20. SteveT
    Aug 30, 2002
    10
    I don't know what some of the other critics are talking about?In a time when bubblegum pop and shallow hiphop rule mainstream, Enya gives us a fresh and inspiring alternative. The above critics are way off in this one
  21. GlennP
    Jan 14, 2005
    10
    I loved it! Relaxation is the word for this music. Some complain that Enya doesn't change from album to album. I say "when it ain't broke, don't fix it!"
  22. AbbyW
    May 16, 2005
    10
    I loved A Day Without Rain. I like this album so much that I listen to it every day. This was the first Enya album I listened to. I am absolutely going to listen to all her other albums now.
  23. CalderaS
    Jun 14, 2005
    10
    excellent. i love wild child
  24. DeanK.
    Oct 14, 2001
    10
    This is the best music I ever heard, Enya is numero uno !!! I woould like to change my vote from 10 to 10,000 she deserves it all.
  25. Angel
    Nov 4, 2001
    10
    This album made me a fan (perhaps the biggest) of Enya!
  26. scott
    Oct 14, 2001
    10
    Enya is great!
  27. ScottM.
    Dec 26, 2001
    10
    Don't listen or pay attention to what the critics have written above. They probably don't even like this style of music. If you're in any way inclined towards Enya in anyway, you MUST get this album. It is absolutely beautiful and her best effort yet. I love it, love it, and love it some more.
  28. DanielleS
    Dec 3, 2002
    10
    This album is so soothing. I love to listen to it when I'm stressed out, or just want to relax. Her lyrics are inspiring and imaginative.
  29. JenniferK.
    Mar 13, 2002
    10
    I love this cd! It's so uplifting! I love the way the instruments blend with her voice!
  30. JessicaL.
    Nov 23, 2003
    10
    Enya rocks. She doesn't follow the trend to dabble in other types of music to keep up with the other bands, she sings what she feels not what she wants people to like.
  31. monicas
    Dec 31, 2004
    10
    I found "aday without rain" to be very safisticated and it helped me through a hardtime in my life when i would have given up hope of ever finding true happyness.
  32. LucindaT
    Mar 12, 2004
    10
    What can I say, but Enya is great! It's a relief to hear such beautiful, uplifting music, instead of just more of the factory-produced meaningless pop, rap etc. that most my peers listen to (I'm 16). Anyone who says Enya is redoing things over should just take a look at the repetitive, monotone songs on the music charts today.
  33. ElizabethR
    Sep 28, 2004
    9
    this is a wonderful album to listen to when you are reading or working because it relaxes you
  34. JonathanC
    Nov 22, 2005
    10
    Enya, once again makes an amazing album with some soothing, some energentic, but all wonderful pieces of music that are perfect for different settings. Whether your reading a book your fond of or, just relaxing after a tough day at the office, Enya will bring you to a new world for hal an hour...and if you have her other cd's you will have just as much enjoyment.
  35. HamiltonP
    Jan 21, 2005
    10
    Marvelous CD. The Enya´s voice is a dream that never would may to stop. The dream where the blue sky, perfumed and beautiful flowers are with us. I don´t want to wake!!!!
  36. JessicaL.
    Nov 23, 2003
    10
    Enya rocks. She doesn't follow the trend to dabble in other types of music to keep up with the other bands, she sings what she feels not what she wants people to like.
Metascore

Mixed or average reviews - based on 8 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 8
  2. Negative: 2 out of 8
  1. Enya keeps the comfort factor high with several compositions that are arguably descendants of her 1989 pop hit, "Orinoco Flow." She steps outside of that zone on the first single, "Only Time," an elegant effort that is wrapped in soothing harmonics fondly reminiscent of vintage Beach Boys tunes...
  2. 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.
  3. Unless you're bound in an herbal body wrap, there's simply no acceptable reason to listen to this New Age nonsense. [11/24/2000, p.82]