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. 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. The selection of songs was made by Enya, Nicky and Roma.

Track listing

Disc one

Disc two

Disc three

Disc four

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.

Musicians

Enya – vocals, instrumentation
Chris Hughes – African Hand Drums on "Storms in Africa"
Nicky Ryan – Handclaps on "Storms in Africa"

Production

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