# Only Time: The Collection

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***Only Time: The Collection*** is a box set by [Irish](/source/Irish_ethnicity) singer-songwriter and musician [Enya](/source/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](/source/Enya_(album))* through her 2002 single "[May It Be](/source/May_It_Be)". A 48-page booklet with liner notes and lyrics by her longtime lyricist [Roma Ryan](/source/Roma_Ryan) is included. The video of "[Oíche Chiúin (Silent Night)](/source/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](/source/Christ_Church_Cathedral,_Dublin) 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](/source/Nicky_Ryan) and Roma.

## Track listing

### Disc four

**Notes**

- Misspelled as "After Ventus" in track listings
- Courtesy of [BBC Television](/source/BBC_Television)

## Personnel

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

**Musicians**

- [Enya](/source/Enya) – vocals, instrumentation
- [Chris Hughes](/source/Chris_Hughes_(musician)) – African Hand Drums on "[Storms in Africa](/source/Storms_in_Africa)"
- [Nicky Ryan](/source/Nicky_Ryan) – Handclaps on "Storms in Africa"

**Production**

- Enya – arranging, mixing, composer
- Nicky Ryan – arranging, engineering, mixing, producer
- [Ross Cullum](/source/Ross_Cullum) – engineering, mixing
- [Roma Ryan](/source/Roma_Ryan) – lyrics except "[Marble Halls](/source/I_Dreamt_I_Dwelt_in_Marble_Halls)" (Traditional), "[How Can I Keep from Singing?](/source/How_Can_I_Keep_from_Singing%3F#Enya_version)" (Traditional) and "[Oíche Chiúin (Silent Night)](/source/Silent_Night)" (Traditional)
- Dick Beetham – mastering at Mastering 360, London
- Design and Art Direction by [Stylorouge](/source/Stylorouge)
- Photography by Simon Fowler at Syon House Middlesex
- Styling by [Michele Clapton](/source/Michele_Clapton)
- Hair and make-up by Aran Guest

## 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"](https://www.allmusic.com/album/only-time-the-collection-mw0000227416). [AllMusic](/source/AllMusic). Retrieved 18 June 2020.

1. ["German Charts > Enya"](https://www.offiziellecharts.de/album-details-25667) (in German). *offiziellecharts.de*. Retrieved 18 June 2020.

1. ["Ask Billboard"](https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/ask-billboard-143-59627/). *[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))*. Retrieved 18 June 2020.

1. *Only Time: The Collection*. Reprise Records. 5 November 2002. 2-49211.

1. ["Discografie Enya"](https://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Enya&titel=Only+Time+%2D+The+Collection&cat=a) (in Dutch). dutchcharts.nl Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 June 2020.

1. * ["Only Time: The Collection Review by James Christopher Monger"](https://www.allmusic.com/album/only-time-the-collection-mw0000227416). [AllMusic](/source/AllMusic). Retrieved 18 June 2020.

1. * ["German Charts > Enya"](https://www.offiziellecharts.de/album-details-25667) (in German). *offiziellecharts.de*. Retrieved 18 June 2020.

## External links

- [Official website](http://www.enya.com)
- [The Enya discography](http://discography.enya.com/collections/05.html)

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