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

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  1. ThomasC.
    Aug 28, 2001
    2
    This is easily Enya's least inspiring album thus far. Its more of the same with the good highlights taken out.
  2. RobbieC
    May 4, 2007
    2
    A really drowsy album. Nothing really happening here but a few attempts at radio-friendliness.
  3. PatC
    Nov 14, 2003
    2
    Enya's early work is a matrix of relaxation infused with startling intelligence. This album is proof that her relaxation craft remains intact while her intelligence continues to wane. There is increasingly less to discover in her successive outings. She seems like an Alzheimers patient who annoyingly forgets what she's already done. A message and a feeling is not necessarily Enya's early work is a matrix of relaxation infused with startling intelligence. This album is proof that her relaxation craft remains intact while her intelligence continues to wane. There is increasingly less to discover in her successive outings. She seems like an Alzheimers patient who annoyingly forgets what she's already done. A message and a feeling is not necessarily conveyed by a tune that sounds like an earlier tune that had a message and a feeling. Her music remains pleasant, but nonetheless is simply chewing gum for the ears, in diminishing flavors. If you want to know what her next 14 albums will sound like, listen to this one. … Expand
  4. BenjaminBunny
    Apr 17, 2004
    1
    If you own "Watermark" or "Shepherd Moons" this one is completely useless.
  5. JonL
    Aug 5, 2007
    0
    This album is a musical Quaalude, which isn't necessarily a bad thing, but its sheer vapidity is enough to infuriate me.
  6. pd15
    Sep 28, 2019
    0
    Una mierda de album como puede ser considerado musica esto pedazo de caca asco

Awards & Rankings

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

Critic Reviews

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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. Billboard
    70
    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...
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  2. 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.
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  3. Entertainment Weekly
    25
    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]
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