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Shepherd Moons

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Shepherd Moons

Summary

Shepherd Moons is an album[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,037 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Shepherd Moons received the Grammy Award for Best New Age Album[3].
  • Shepherd Moons's instance of is recorded as album[4].
  • Shepherd Moons's genre is new age music[5].
  • Shepherd Moons's genre is pop music[6].
  • Shepherd Moons's genre is popular music[7].
  • Shepherd Moons's genre is Celtic music[8].
  • Shepherd Moons was produced by Nicky Ryan[9].
  • Shepherd Moons was performed by Enya[10].
  • Shepherd Moons's record label is recorded as Warner Music Group[11].
  • Shepherd Moons is part of Enya's albums in chronological order[12].
  • Shepherd Moons's language of work or name is recorded as English[13].
  • Shepherd Moons was distributed by music streaming[14].
  • Shepherd Moons was published on November 4, 1991[15].
  • Shepherd Moons's nominated for is recorded as Grammy Award for Best New Age Album[16].
  • Shepherd Moons's form of creative work is recorded as studio album[17].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Album[18]

  • First release date: 1991-11-04[19]

  • Genre(s): ambient, ambient pop, celtic, celtic new age, electronic, ethereal wave, modern classical, new age[20]

  • Community tags: ambient, ambient pop, celtic, celtic folk music, celtic new age, christmas, electronic, ethereal wave, modern classical, new age[21]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 678a2bac-4b27-314e-929b-2612938dd1f2[22]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on Shepherd Moons was Enya[10]. It was produced by Nicky Ryan[9].

Publication

Shepherd Moons was published on November 4, 1991[15]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[13]. Genres include new age music[5], pop music[6], popular music[7], and Celtic music[8]. It is part of Enya's albums in chronological order[12]. It was distributed by music streaming[14].

Reception

Shepherd Moons received the Grammy Award for Best New Age Album[3].

Why It Matters

Shepherd Moons ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,037 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23]

FAQs

What awards did Shepherd Moons receive?

Honors received include Grammy Award for Best New Age Album[3].

Related Entities

Enya Warner Music Group

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . genius.com. genius.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [18] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [21] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [22] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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