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A Tribute to Enya
Search: Paint the Sky with Stars
by: Various Artists
Release Date July 23, 2002
That previous reviewer is correct - we shouldn't be expecting Enya herself on these tribute albums. Merely copying her style note for note means that the covers are forced to go up against the original artist solely in terms of sheer quality, and they will lose in that arena every time. Knowing that, though, tribute albums face their central dilemma - they need somehow to justify their existence with a different take on the old songs, a different arrangement, a different approach that lets us see the pieces in a new light. (Think of what Hayley Westenra brings to her "May It Be", radiant with hope and youth, to contrast with the soft, solemn solace of the also-gorgeous original.)
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