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{{Short description|1991 single by Enya}}
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{{Infobox single {{Infobox song
| Name = Caribbean Blue | name = Caribbean Blue
| Cover = Caribbean Blue enya.jpg | cover = Caribbean Blue enya.jpg
| Artist = ] | alt =
| type = single
| Album = ]
| artist = ]
| A-side = Caribbean Blue
| B-side = ] | album = ]
| Released = 7 October 1991 | B-side =
* "]"
| Format = 7", 12", Cassette, CD
* "As Baile"
| Recorded = 1990
* "Oriel Window"
| Genre = ]
| released = {{start date|1991|10|7|df=y}}
| Length = 3:58 (album version)
| recorded =
3:39 (single version)
| studio =
| Label = ]<br /><small>WEA324CD (], CD)</small>
| venue =
| Writer = {{flatlist|
| genre = <!-- Do not add unsourced genres -->
*Enya
| length =
*]
* 3:58 (album version)
}}
* 3:39 (single version)
| Producer = ]
| label = ]
| Last single = "]" <br /> (1991)
| writer =
| This single = "'''Caribbean Blue'''" <br /> (1991)
* Enya
| Next single = "]" <br /> (1991)
* ]
| producer = ]
| prev_title = ]
| prev_year = 1991
| next_title = ]
| next_year = 1991
| misc = {{External music video|
{{YouTube|Jl8iYAo90pE|"Caribbean Blue"}}}}
}} }}


"'''Caribbean Blue'''" is a song by ] musician ] originally released as the second track on her ] '']''. "'''Caribbean Blue'''" is a song by Irish musician ], included as the second track on her third studio album, '']'' (1991). It follows a ], and mentions the ] (Ancient Greek wind gods): ], ] (Africus), ], and ]. The song was released as the lead single from the album on 7 October 1991 by ].
"Caribbean Blue" got to Number 13 in the ].<ref name=occ/> The song follows a ], and mentions the ] (Ancient Greek wind gods): ], ] (Africus), ], and ].


"Caribbean Blue" reached number eight on the ] and number 13 on the ]. In the United States, it reached number 79 on the ] and number three on the ''Billboard'' ] chart; on the latter listing, it was the 12th-most-successful song of 1992. The music video for the song features visual imagery based on the paintings of ]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EeYL3uhYv48|title = - YouTube|website = ]}}</ref> and was an early appearance for British actress and singer ].<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/12785139.famous-firsts-martine-mccutcheon/ | work=] | title=Famous Firsts: Martine McCutcheon | date=13 June 2007 | access-date=13 January 2025}}</ref>
The song plays at the end of the '']'' season 3 episode "]".


== Critical reception ==
Caribbean Blue was also used as the background music for a TV spot for the Chilean fruit-juices brand, Loncoleche, in 1993.
Ned Raggett from ] noted that on the song, the ] 'avoids repeating the successful formula of "]" by means of its ] time—a subtle enough change, but one that colors and drives the overall composition and performance, the closest ] might ever get to a dance number.'<ref>{{cite web|first= Ned |last= Raggett |title= Enya – ''Shepherd Moons'' |publisher= ] |access-date= 8 November 2020 |url= https://www.allmusic.com/album/shepherd-moons-mw0000275476}}</ref>


] from '']'' described it as 'dreamy and evocative' and 'multilayered and intricate'. He noted further that 'rich tapestry of sound lulls the listener with the promise of complex musical textures. Enya's understated vocals swell into effective wavelike crescendos that ebb and flow with the picturesque melody.'<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/90s/1991/BB-1991-11-23.pdf|first=Larry|last=Flick|title=Single Reviews|magazine=]|date=23 November 1991|access-date=13 February 2020|page=72}}</ref>
The music video for the song features visual imagery based on the paintings of ], and was an early appearance for British TV-personality ].<ref>http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=EeYL3uhYv48</ref>


] from '']'' called it 'a breathy, upbeat waltz that personifies everything Enya'.<ref>{{cite magazine|first= David |last= Browne |title= Enya's ''Shepherd Moon'' re-reviewed |magazine= ] |date= 16 April 1993 |access-date= 11 November 2020 |url= https://ew.com/article/1993/04/16/enyas-shepherd-moon-re-reviewed/}}</ref> Pan-European magazine '']'' wrote that 'it is as dreamy as her ] global hit "Orinoco Flow", but more dressed with instruments'.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1991/MM-1991-10-19.pdf|title=Previews: Singles|magazine=]|date=19 October 1991|page=33|access-date=19 February 2020}}</ref> A reviewer from '']'' stated that 'the Irish singer's angelic vocals lift this elegant and avant-garde waltz heavenward'.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://people.com/archive/picks-and-pans-review-prime-cuts-vol-36-no-23/|title=Picks and Pans Review: Prime Cuts|magazine=]|date=16 December 1991|access-date=10 March 2020}}</ref>
==Charts==

{| class="wikitable"
== Track listings ==
!align="left"|Chart (1991)
* '''UK 7-inch and cassette single'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Caribbean Blue|others=]|year=1991|type=UK 7-inch single sleeve|publisher=]|id=YZ604, 9031-75609-7}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Caribbean Blue|others=Enya|year=1991|type=UK cassette single sleeve|publisher=WEA|id=YZ604C}}</ref>
!align="left"|Peak<br />position
: '''US and Australian cassette single'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Caribbean Blue|others=Enya|year=1991|type=US cassette single sleeve|publisher=]|id=9 19089-4}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Caribbean Blue|others=Enya|year=1991|type=Australian cassette single sleeve|publisher=WEA|id=903175609-4}}</ref>
: '''Japanese mini-CD single'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Caribbean Blue|others=Enya|year=1991|type=Japanese mini-CD single liner notes|publisher=WEA|id=WMD5-4080}}</ref>
# "Caribbean Blue"
# "Orinoco Flow"

* '''UK CD single'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Caribbean Blue|others=Enya|year=1991|type=UK CD single liner notes|publisher=WEA|id=YZ604CDX, 9031-75611-2}}</ref>
# "Caribbean Blue"
# "Orinoco Flow"
# "As Baile"
# "Oriel Window"

* '''European 12-inch single'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Caribbean Blue|others=Enya|year=1991|type=European 12-inch single sleeve|publisher=WEA|id=9031-75610-0}}</ref>
:A1. "Caribbean Blue" – 3:39
:A2. "Orinoco Flow" – 3:44
:B1. "Angeles" – 3:58

== Charts ==
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}

=== Weekly charts ===
{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+Weekly chart performance for "Caribbean Blue"
!Chart (1991–1992)
!Peak<br/>position
|- |-
|align="left"|]<ref>{{cite book|last=Ryan|first=Gavin|title=Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010|year=2011|publisher=Moonlight Publishing|location=Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia}}</ref> !scope="row"|Australia (])<ref>{{cite book|last=Ryan|first=Gavin|title=Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010|year=2011|publisher=Moonlight Publishing|location=Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia}}</ref>
|74
|align="center"|74
|- |-
{{single chart|Flanders|30|artist=Enya|song=Caribbean Blue|rowheader=true|access-date=30 April 2019}}
|align="left"|Dutch Singles Chart
|align="center"|37
|- |-
{{single chart|Canadatopsingles|32|chartid=2036|rowheader=true|access-date=30 April 2019}}
|align="left"|German Singles Chart
|align="center"|50
|- |-
{{single chart|Canadaadultcontemporary|10|chartid=2104|rowheader=true|access-date=30 April 2019}}
|align="left"|Irish Singles Chart<ref>Irish Single Chart {{webarchive |url=https://www.webcitation.org/5hFf8iFDu?url=http://www.irishcharts.ie/search/placement |date=2009-06-03 }} (Retrieved 10 April 2008)</ref>
|align="center"|8
|- |-
!scope="row"|Europe (])<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1991/MM-1991-11-16.pdf|title=Eurochart Hot 100 Singles|magazine=Music & Media|volume=8|issue=46|page=31|date=16 November 1991|access-date=21 July 2020}}</ref>
|align="left"|Swiss Singles Chart
|31
|align="center"|30
|- |-
{{single chart|Germany|50|artist=Enya|song=Caribbean Blue|songid=2388|rowheader=true|access-date=30 April 2019}}
|align="left"|Swedish Singles Chart
|align="center"|25
|- |-
{{single chart|Ireland2|8|song=Caribbean Blue|rowheader=true|access-date=30 April 2019}}
|align="left"|]<ref name=occ>{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/29512/enya/|title=Official Charts > Enya|publisher=The Official UK Charts Company|accessdate=2015-12-13}}</ref>
|align="center"|13
|- |-
{{single chart|Dutch40|21|year=1991|week=47|rowheader=true|access-date=30 April 2019}}
|align="left"|U.S. ]
|align="center"|79
|- |-
{{single chart|Dutch100|37|artist=Enya|song=Caribbean Blue|rowheader=true|access-date=30 April 2019}}
|align="left"|U.S. ''Billboard'' ]
|align="center"|14
|- |-
{{single chart|New Zealand|22|artist=Enya|song=Caribbean Blue|rowheader=true|access-date=30 April 2019}}
|align="left"|U.S. ''Billboard'' ]
|-
|align="center"|2
{{single chart|Sweden|25|artist=Enya|song=Caribbean Blue|rowheader=true|access-date=30 April 2019}}
|-
{{single chart|Switzerland|32|artist=Enya|song=Caribbean Blue|rowheader=true|access-date=30 April 2019}}
|-
{{single chart|UK|13|date=19911102|rowheader=true|access-date=30 April 2019}}
|-
{{single chart|Billboardhot100|79|artist=Enya|rowheader=true|access-date=30 April 2019}}
|-
{{single chart|Billboardadultcontemporary|29|artist=Enya|rowheader=true|access-date=30 April 2019}}
|-
{{single chart|Billboardalternativesongs|3|artist=Enya|rowheader=true|access-date=30 April 2019}}
|} |}
{{col-2}}


=== Year-end charts ===
==References==
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
{{reflist}}
|+Year-end chart performance for "Caribbean Blue"
!Chart (1992)
!Position
|-
!scope="row"|US Modern Rock Tracks (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/90s/1992/Billboard-1992-12-26.pdf|title=The Year in Music – Top Modern Rock Tracks|magazine=Billboard|volume=104|issue=52|page=YE-42|date=26 December 1992|access-date=21 July 2020}}</ref>
|12
|}
{{col-end}}

== Certifications ==
{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications and sales for "Caribbean Blue"}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=single|artist=Enya|title=Caribbean Blue|award=Silver|relyear=2004|certyear=2022|id=18375-151-1|access-date=23 September 2022}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true|noshipments=true|streaming=true}}

== Release history ==
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+Release dates and formats for "Caribbean Blue"
!scope="col"|Region
!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Format(s)
!scope="col"|Label(s)
!scope="col"|{{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
!scope="row"|United Kingdom
|7 October 1991
|{{hlist|7-inch vinyl|12-inch vinyl|CD|cassette}}
|rowspan="2"|]
|<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1991/MW-1991-10-05.pdf|title=New Releases: Singles|magazine=]|page=25|date=5 October 1991|access-date=15 August 2021}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"|Japan
|10 November 1991
|Mini-CD
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/50256/products/302684/1/|title=カリビアン・ブルー {{!}} エンヤ|trans-title=Caribbean Blue {{!}} Enya|publisher=]|language=ja|access-date=24 February 2024}}</ref>
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}


==External links== == External links ==
*{{discogs master|27570|Caribbean Blue|type=single}} * {{discogs master|27570|Caribbean Blue|type=single}}


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Latest revision as of 00:28, 13 January 2025

1991 single by Enya
"Caribbean Blue"
Single by Enya
from the album Shepherd Moons
B-side
Released7 October 1991 (1991-10-07)
Length
  • 3:58 (album version)
  • 3:39 (single version)
LabelWEA
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Nicky Ryan
Enya singles chronology
"Exile"
(1991) 		"Caribbean Blue"
(1991) 		"How Can I Keep from Singing?"
(1991)
Music video
"Caribbean Blue" on YouTube

"Caribbean Blue" is a song by Irish musician Enya, included as the second track on her third studio album, Shepherd Moons (1991). It follows a waltz time signature, and mentions the Anemoi (Ancient Greek wind gods): Boreas, Afer Ventus (Africus), Eurus, and Zephyrus. The song was released as the lead single from the album on 7 October 1991 by WEA.

"Caribbean Blue" reached number eight on the Irish Singles Chart and number 13 on the UK Singles Chart. In the United States, it reached number 79 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number three on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart; on the latter listing, it was the 12th-most-successful song of 1992. The music video for the song features visual imagery based on the paintings of Maxfield Parrish and was an early appearance for British actress and singer Martine McCutcheon.

Critical reception

Ned Raggett from AllMusic noted that on the song, the singer 'avoids repeating the successful formula of "Orinoco Flow" by means of its waltz time—a subtle enough change, but one that colors and drives the overall composition and performance, the closest Enya might ever get to a dance number.'

Larry Flick from Billboard described it as 'dreamy and evocative' and 'multilayered and intricate'. He noted further that 'rich tapestry of sound lulls the listener with the promise of complex musical textures. Enya's understated vocals swell into effective wavelike crescendos that ebb and flow with the picturesque melody.'

David Browne from Entertainment Weekly called it 'a breathy, upbeat waltz that personifies everything Enya'. Pan-European magazine Music & Media wrote that 'it is as dreamy as her 1988 global hit "Orinoco Flow", but more dressed with instruments'. A reviewer from People Magazine stated that 'the Irish singer's angelic vocals lift this elegant and avant-garde waltz heavenward'.

Track listings

  • UK 7-inch and cassette single
US and Australian cassette single
Japanese mini-CD single
  1. "Caribbean Blue"
  2. "Orinoco Flow"
  • UK CD single
  1. "Caribbean Blue"
  2. "Orinoco Flow"
  3. "As Baile"
  4. "Oriel Window"
  • European 12-inch single
A1. "Caribbean Blue" – 3:39
A2. "Orinoco Flow" – 3:44
B1. "Angeles" – 3:58

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "Caribbean Blue"
Chart (1991–1992) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) 74
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) 30
Canada Top Singles (RPM) 32
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM) 10
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) 31
Germany (GfK) 50
Ireland (IRMA) 8
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) 21
Netherlands (Single Top 100) 37
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) 22
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) 25
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) 32
UK Singles (OCC) 13
US Billboard Hot 100 79
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard) 29
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard) 3

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for "Caribbean Blue"
Chart (1992) Position
US Modern Rock Tracks (Billboard) 12

Certifications

Certifications and sales for "Caribbean Blue"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) Silver 200,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release dates and formats for "Caribbean Blue"
Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United Kingdom 7 October 1991
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • cassette
 WEA
Japan 10 November 1991 Mini-CD

References

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  3. Raggett, Ned. "Enya – Shepherd Moons". AllMusic. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  4. Flick, Larry (23 November 1991). "Single Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. p. 72. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  5. Browne, David (16 April 1993). "Enya's Shepherd Moon re-reviewed". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  6. "Previews: Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. 19 October 1991. p. 33. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  7. "Picks and Pans Review: Prime Cuts". People. 16 December 1991. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  8. Caribbean Blue (UK 7-inch single sleeve). Enya. WEA. 1991. YZ604, 9031-75609-7.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  9. Caribbean Blue (UK cassette single sleeve). Enya. WEA. 1991. YZ604C.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  10. Caribbean Blue (US cassette single sleeve). Enya. Reprise Records. 1991. 9 19089-4.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  11. Caribbean Blue (Australian cassette single sleeve). Enya. WEA. 1991. 903175609-4.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  12. Caribbean Blue (Japanese mini-CD single liner notes). Enya. WEA. 1991. WMD5-4080.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  13. Caribbean Blue (UK CD single liner notes). Enya. WEA. 1991. YZ604CDX, 9031-75611-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  14. Caribbean Blue (European 12-inch single sleeve). Enya. WEA. 1991. 9031-75610-0.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  15. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
  16. "Enya – Caribbean Blue" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  17. "Top RPM Singles: Issue 2036." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  18. "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 2104." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  19. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 8, no. 46. 16 November 1991. p. 31. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  20. "Enya – Caribbean Blue" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  21. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Caribbean Blue". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  22. "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 47, 1991" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  23. "Enya – Caribbean Blue" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  24. "Enya – Caribbean Blue". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  25. "Enya – Caribbean Blue". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  26. "Enya – Caribbean Blue". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  27. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  28. "Enya Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  29. "Enya Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  30. "Enya Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  31. "The Year in Music – Top Modern Rock Tracks" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 104, no. 52. 26 December 1992. p. YE-42. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  32. "British single certifications – Enya – Caribbean Blue". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
  33. "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 5 October 1991. p. 25. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  34. "カリビアン・ブルー | エンヤ" [Caribbean Blue | Enya] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 24 February 2024.

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