Tracks
Side A
- 11988Dutch Top 40: peak position 1 in week 49 of 1988, 11 weeks in the chartOrinoco Flow4:26G major
- 22009Aníron2:45G♯ minor
- 31988Storms in Africa4:05C♯ minor
- 41991Dutch Top 40: peak position 21 in week 47 of 1991, 4 weeks in the chartCaribbean Blue4:00C♯ major
- 51991Book of Days2:56C♯ minor
Side B
- 11986The Celts2:58G major
- 22000Only Time3:39D♯ minor
- 32000Wild Child3:47E major
- 42005Water Shows the Hidden Heart4:41E major
Side C
- 11995Dutch Top 40: peak position 26 in week 1 of 1996, 5 weeks in the chartAnywhere Is4:00D♯ minor
- 21988Cursum Perficio4:09G major
- 32005Amarantine3:11C minor
- 41986Aldebaran3:06A♯ minor
- 52008Trains and Winter Rains3:44F♯ major
Side D
- 11988Watermark2:26
- 21986Boadicea3:32G major
- 32000A Day Without Rain2:37E major
- 42001May It Be3:31A major
- 52007Oíche Chiúin3:50C♯ minor
Source of the Dutch Top 40 entries: top40.nl
Sound of The Very Best of
The Very Best of sounds darker, more acoustic and calmer than the shelves on average, at a tempo around 125 bpm.
Quietest track: A Day Without Rain · most energetic: Trains and Winter Rains
Across 19 tracks on the shelves. The mark and the small number: the average of the whole collection.
Frequently asked questions
When was The Very Best of by Enya released?
The Very Best of came out in 2009.
How many tracks are on The Very Best of?
The Very Best of has 19 tracks, 68 minutes in total, spread over four vinyl sides.
Which tracks from The Very Best of made the Dutch Top 40?
Three tracks from this album reached the Dutch Top 40: Orinoco Flow, Caribbean Blue and Anywhere Is. The highest was Orinoco Flow, at number 1 in week 49 of 1988.
Which category is The Very Best of in?
The Very Best of is filed under compilations. On the home page, sorted by category, the album sits on that shelf, among the other albums by Enya.
What do the percentages for the sound of The Very Best of mean?
They come from an acoustic analysis of the recordings as they are on Spotify: per track a score from 0 to 100 for energy, danceability, mood and acoustic, plus the tempo and the key. They are the outcome of a model, not a measurement of the music itself; 93% acoustic means the model is fairly sure that mostly acoustic instruments are heard. The sound of the album is the average of its tracks, each track counting equally, and the comparison is with the average of all analysed tracks in the collection.
How do you play The Very Best of?
With the round Spotify button after each track, or the whole album at once via the play button next to the cover. The music plays in the player at the bottom of the page and keeps going while you browse on. This needs one-time consent for Spotify.
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