Orinoco Flow

"Orinoco Flow", also known as "Orinoco Flow (Sail Away)" on some releases, is a 1988 song written and recorded by Irish singer Enya for her second studio album, Watermark.

Background

The song was released as the lead single from Enya's second studio album, Watermark, in October 1988. It became a global success, reaching #1 in several countries, including the United Kingdom, where it stayed at the top of the music charts for three weeks. In the United States, the song peaked at #24 in the spring of 1989. The song was also highly popular in the early 1990s and was featured on many pop music compilations.

In 1994, the song was licensed to Virgin Records for the best-selling new-age music compilation album Pure Moods, and in 1998 a special-edition 10th-anniversary remix single was released. Part of its name is derived from Orinoco Studios (now Miloco Studios), where it was recorded, and its altered use of the Roland D-50 synthesizer's "Pizzagogo"/"Fantasia" patches are highly recognizable. Signed to WEA by Rob Dickins, who served as executive producer of Watermark, "Orinoco Flow" was inspired by the Venezuelan river, and it paid homage to Dickins in the line "with Rob Dickins at the wheel."

Orinoco Flow (Taliesin Orchestra album)

Orinoco Flow – The Music of Enya (1996) is the first album released by the Taliesin Orchestra, and is a tribute to the Irish singer Enya. There have been three other Enya tribute albums released by the Orchestra: Maiden of Mysteries, An Instrumental Tribute to the Hits of Enya, and Thread of Time.

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