Evening Falls...
1988 single by Enya
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::summary 1988 single by Enya ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox song"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Evening Falls... |
| cover | Evening Falls... cover.jpg |
| type | single |
| artist | Enya |
| album | Watermark |
| released | |
| genre | New-age |
| length | |
| label | WEA |
| producer | Nicky Ryan |
| prev_title | Orinoco Flow |
| prev_year | 1988 |
| next_title | Storms in Africa |
| next_year | 1989 |
| misc | |
| :: |
| name = Evening Falls... | cover = Evening Falls... cover.jpg | alt = | type = single | artist = Enya | album = Watermark | B-side =
- "Oíche Chiúin"
- "Morning Glory" | released = | recorded = | studio =
- Orinoco (London, England)
- Aigle (Artane, Ireland) | genre = New-age | length = | label = WEA | writer =
- Enya
- Roma Ryan | producer = Nicky Ryan | prev_title = Orinoco Flow | prev_year = 1988 | next_title = Storms in Africa | next_year = 1989 | misc = "Evening Falls..." is a new-age song by Irish singer-songwriter Enya. It was released in December 1988 as the second single from her second album, Watermark (1988). It was written by Enya and her long-time collaborator Roma Ryan, and produced by Roma's husband Nicky Ryan.
Music and lyrics
"Evening Falls..." is a song that Roma Ryan described as "a song of a spirit travelling". It is based on a ghost story that Roma had heard, about a woman who had recurring dreams of a house in America, only to accidentally come across it years later in England. Upon entering the house, its inhabitants become frightened of the woman as they explain she had haunted the house each time she dreamed about it. Nicky thought a melody Enya had written suited the story, which led to Roma writing a lyric inspired by it.
Critical reception
Music & Media commented, "Harking back to her Clannad days, this is in a similar vein to the theme tune to Harry's Game. Haunting stuff."
Track listing
- "Evening Falls..."
- "Oíche Chiún"
- "Morning Glory"
Charts
::data[format=table title="Weekly chart performance for "Evening Falls...""] | Chart (1988) | Peak position | Australia (ARIA) | Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) | Netherlands (Dutch Tipparade 40) | |---|---|---|---|---| | 104 | | | | | | 96 | | | | | | 2 | | | | | ::
Release history
::data[format=table title="Release dates and formats for "Evening Falls...""]
| Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref. | United Kingdom | Japan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 December 1988 | WEA | |||||
| 25 April 1989 | Mini-CD | |||||
| :: |
References
References
- Ryan, Roma. (2002). "Only Time — The Collection". [[Warner Music Group.
- Stokes, Niall. (6 October 1988). "Going with the Flow". Hot Press.
- (14 January 1989). "Previews: Singles".
- "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 5 June 2015". Imgur.com.
- (14 January 1989). "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles".
- "Enya - Evening Falls...". [[Dutch Top 40]].
- (10 December 1988). "New Singles".
- "イブニング・フォールズ... {{!}} エンヤ". [[Oricon]].
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