Only Time: The Collection

Only Time: The Collection is a box set from Irish singer, songwriter and musician Enya, released on 5 November 2002 in the United States and on 2 December 2002 in Europe.[1][2] The set contains 51 tracks across four discs that spans her 1987 debut album Enya through her 2002 single "May It Be". A 48-page booklet with liner notes and lyrics by her longtime lyricist Roma Ryan is included. The video of "Oíche Chiúin (Silent Night)" is also included on the fourth disc, the performance comes from the BBC programme Christmas Day in the Morning aired on 25 December 1996 and was recorded at Christ Church Cathedral in Dublin. In addition to this computer playable video, there is also a screensaver in the cover art motif and a slideshow of pictures from the booklet. This release was a limited worldwide release of 200,000, with US sales of over 60,000 copies.[3] The selection of songs was made by Enya, Nicky and Roma.

Only Time: The Collection
Digital edition cover
Box set by
Enya
Released5 November 2002
Recorded1985–2001
Genre
Length2:57:58
LabelWEA (Europe)
Reprise (US)
ProducerNicky Ryan
Enya chronology
Themes from Calmi Cuori Appassionati
(2001)		 Only Time: The Collection
(2002)		 Amarantine
(2005)

Track listing

Disc one
No.TitleOriginal albumLength
1."Watermark"Watermark2:24
2."Exile"Watermark4:20
3."Aldebaran"Enya3:05
4."March of the Celts"Enya3:15
5."Boadicea"Enya3:28
6."The Sun in the Stream"Enya2:54
7."On Your Shore"Watermark3:59
8."Cursum Perficio"Watermark4:06
9."Storms in Africa" (original Irish version)Watermark4:03
10."The Celts"Enya2:56
11."Miss Clare Remembers"Watermark1:59
12."I Want Tomorrow"Enya4:00
Total length:40:29

Disc two
No.TitleOriginal albumLength
1."Orinoco Flow"Watermark4:25
2."Ebudæ"Shepherd Moons1:53
3."River"Watermark3:10
4."The Longships"Watermark3:36
5."Na Laetha Geal M'Óige"Watermark3:54
6."Book of Days" (English/Irish lyric)Shepherd Moons2:55
7."Shepherd Moons"Shepherd Moons3:42
8."Caribbean Blue"Shepherd Moons3:56
9."Evacuee"Shepherd Moons3:49
10."Evening Falls..."Watermark3:46
11."Lothlórien"Shepherd Moons2:06
12."Marble Halls"Shepherd Moons3:51
Total length:41:03

Disc three
No.TitleOriginal albumLength
1."Afer Ventus[a]"Shepherd Moons4:06
2."No Holly for Miss Quinn"Shepherd Moons2:40
3."The Memory of Trees"The Memory of Trees4:18
4."Anywhere Is"The Memory of Trees3:58
5."Athair Ar Neamh"The Memory of Trees3:39
6."China Roses"The Memory of Trees4:47
7."How Can I Keep from Singing?"Shepherd Moons4:22
8."Hope Has a Place"The Memory of Trees4:44
9."Tea-House Moon"The Memory of Trees2:41
10."Pax Deorum"The Memory of Trees4:58
11."Eclipse"A Box of Dreams1:33
12."Isobella"A Day Without Rain4:27
Total length:46:13

Disc four
No.TitleOriginal albumLength
1."Only Time"A Day Without Rain3:38
2."A Day Without Rain"A Day Without Rain2:38
3."Song of the Sandman (Lullaby)"Themes from Calmi Cuori Appassionati3:40
4."Willows on the Water"A Box of Dreams3:00
5."Wild Child"A Day Without Rain3:47
6."Flora's Secret"A Day Without Rain4:05
7."Fallen Embers"A Day Without Rain2:29
8."Tempus Vernum"A Day Without Rain2:24
9."Deora Ar Mo Chroí"A Day Without Rain2:48
10."One by One"A Day Without Rain3:53
11."The First of Autumn"A Day Without Rain3:08
12."Lazy Days"A Day Without Rain3:43
13."May It Be" (single version)The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring3:30
14."Oíche Chiúin (Silent Night)"6 Tracks / The Christmas EP3:45
15."Oíche Chiúin (Silent Night)" (video[b]) 3:45
Total length:50:13

Notes

  • ^[a] Misspelled as "After Ventus" in track listings
  • ^[b] Courtesy of BBC Television

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the album's 2002 liner notes.[4]

Musicians

Production

Charts

Weekly charts
Weekly chart performance for Only Time: The Collection
Chart (2003) Peak
position
Dutch Albums (Dutch Album Top 100)[5] 37
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[2] 93

Release history
Release dates and formats for Only Time: The Collection
Region Date Format Label Ref.
United States 5 November 2002 CD Reprise [6]
Europe 2 December 2002 WEA [7]

References
  1. "Only Time: The Collection Review by James Christopher Monger". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  2. "German Charts > Enya". offiziellecharts.de (in German). Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  3. "Ask Billboard". Billboard. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  4. Only Time: The Collection (Media notes). Reprise Records. 5 November 2002. 2-49211.
  5. "Discografie Enya" (in Dutch). dutchcharts.nl Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
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