Editing Enya (section)

=== 1989–1998: ''Shepherd Moons'', ''The Memory of Trees'' and ''Paint the Sky with Stars'' ===

After promoting ''Watermark'', Enya purchased new recording equipment and started work on her next album, ''[[Shepherd Moons]]''.<ref name=billboard1992>{{Cite magazine|title=Enya faces music through feelings|first=Catherine|last=Applefeld|date=2 January 1992|magazine=Billboard|access-date=2 January 2016 |url=http://enyabookofdays.com/articles/sm-13.htm|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304102841/http://enyabookofdays.com/articles/sm-13.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> She found that the success of ''Watermark'' added a considerable amount of pressure when it came to writing new songs, stating, 'I kept thinking, "Would this have gone on ''Watermark''? Is it as good?" Eventually I had to forget about this and start on a blank canvas and just really go with what felt right.'<ref name=bostonglobe1991>{{Cite news|title=Enigmatic Enya moves ahead with new album Shepherd Moons|first=Jim |last=Sullivan|date=4 December 1991 |newspaper=Boston Globe |access-date=2 January 2016|url=http://enyabookofdays.com/articles/sm-7.htm|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304110632/http://enyabookofdays.com/articles/sm-7.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Roma Ryan wrote songs based on several ideas, including diary entries from Enya, [[the Blitz]] in London, and her grandparents.<ref>{{Cite journal|title=Enya|first=John|last=Dilberto |journal=Jazziz|date=February 1992 |url=http://www.enyabookofdays.com/articles/sm-17.htm|access-date=5 January 2016 |archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304093741/http://www.enyabookofdays.com/articles/sm-17.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> ''Shepherd Moons'' was released in November 1991, her first album released under Warner-led [[Reprise Records]] in the United States.<ref name="billboard1992" /> It became a greater commercial success than ''Watermark'', reaching number one in the UK for one week<ref name="UKchart" /> and number 17 in the United States.<ref name="USalbumchart" /> "[[Caribbean Blue]]", its lead single, charted at number 13 in the United Kingdom.<ref name="UKchart" />

In 1991, Warner Music released a collection of five Enya music videos as ''Moonshadows'' for [[home video]].<ref>{{Cite AV media notes |title=Moonshadows |year=1991|publisher=Warner Reprise Video|id=9031-76067-3}}</ref> In 1993 Enya won her first [[Grammy Award]] in the [[Grammy Award for Best New Age Album|Best New Age Album]] category for ''Shepherd Moons''. Soon after, Enya and Nicky entered discussions with [[Industrial Light & Magic]], founded by [[George Lucas]], regarding an elaborate stage lighting system for a proposed concert tour, but nothing resulted from those discussions.<ref name=musicweek1995>{{Cite journal |title=Enya: Conjuring up More Studio Magic|date=20 November 1995 |first=Paul|last=Gorman|journal=Music Week |access-date=6 January 2016|url=http://www.enyabookofdays.com/articles/tmot-2.htm |url-status=dead|archive-date=23 December 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121223042214/http://enyabookofdays.com/articles/tmot-2.htm}}</ref> In November 1992, Warner obtained the rights to ''Enya'' and re-released the album as ''[[Enya (album)#1992 reissue|The Celts]]'' with new artwork. It surpassed its initial sale performance, reaching number 10 in the UK.<ref name=UKchart/>

After travelling worldwide to promote ''Shepherd Moons'', Enya started to write and record her fourth album, ''[[The Memory of Trees]]''.<ref name=":9" /> By this time, the Ryans had moved to the southern Dublin suburb of Killiney, and a new Aigle Studio had been built alongside their home, with new recording facilities which eliminated the need to go to London to finish recording for the album.<ref name="Gavin_MoT">{{Cite magazine |magazine=Gavin (The [[Gavin Report]])|issue=2089|date=1996-01-25|place=San Francisco |title=Enya: The Memory of Trees|first=Keith |last=Zimmerman}}</ref> The new album was released in November 1995 and peaked at number 5 in the UK<ref name="UKchart" /> and number 9 in the US,<ref name="USalbumchart" /> where it sold over 3 million copies. Its lead single, "[[Anywhere Is]]", reached number 7 in the UK. The second, "[[On My Way Home (song)|On My Way Home]]", reached number 26 in the UK.<ref name="UKchart" /> In late 1994, Enya put out an [[extended play]] of [[Christmas music]] titled ''The Christmas EP''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://discography.enya.com/singles/14.html|title=The Christmas EP|access-date=18 December 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150903222422/http://discography.enya.com/singles/14.html|archive-date=3 September 2015}}</ref> Enya was offered the opportunity to compose the film score for ''[[Titanic (1997 film)|Titanic]]'' but declined as it would be a collaboration, rather than solely her composition and singing. A recording of her singing "Oíche Chiúin", an Irish-language version of "[[Silent Night]]", appeared on the charity album ''[[A Very Special Christmas 3]]'', released in benefit of the [[Special Olympics]] in October 1997.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.averyspecialchristmas.org/albums/a-very-special-christmas-vol-3|title=A Very Special Christmas, vol. 3|publisher=A Very Special Christmas|access-date=3 July 2016}} Released by [[A&M Records]] (31454-0764-2).</ref>

In early 1997, Enya began to select tracks for her first compilation album, 'trying to select the obvious ones, the hits, and others.'<ref name=dailynews1997/> She chose to work on the collection following the promotional tour for ''The Memory of Trees'' as she felt it was the right time in her career, and that her contract with WEA required her to release a "best of" album. The set, named ''[[Paint the Sky with Stars]]: The Best of Enya'', features two new tracks, "Paint the Sky with Stars" and "[[Only If...]]".<ref name=abc1997>{{Cite web|title=...I don't think of how much I will sell|date=20 November 1997|first=Manuel|last=de Morales|access-date=6 January 2016 |url=http://www.enyabookofdays.com/articles/ptsws-7.htm|archive-date=2 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160402174546/http://www.enyabookofdays.com/articles/ptsws-7.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> Released in November 1997, the album was a worldwide commercial success, reaching number 4 in the UK<ref name=UKchart/> and number 30 in the US,<ref name=USalbumchart/> where it went on to sell over 4 million copies.

"Only If..." was released as a single in 1997. Enya described the album as 'like a musical diary... each melody has a little story and I live through that whole story from the beginning... your mind goes back to that day and what you were thinking.'<ref name=rte1997>{{Cite journal |title=A Fairytale Castle For One of Ireland's Richest Women|first=Alan|last=Corr|journal=RTÉ Guide|date=November 1997|access-date=5 January 2016|url=http://www.enyabookofdays.com/articles/ptsws-3.htm|archive-date=19 June 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100619113819/http://www.enyabookofdays.com/articles/ptsws-3.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>