"Orinoco Flow (Sail Away)" is a 1988 single written and recorded by Irish singer Enya. It also featured on her second studio album, Watermark.
Released as the lead single off her second studio album Watermark in October 1988, the song became Enya's breakthrough hit, becoming a massive success worldwide, peaking at #1 in several countries including the UK, where it stayed at the top of the charts for three weeks. Its altered use of the Roland D-50...
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"Orinoco Flow (Sail Away)" is a 1988 single written and recorded by Irish singer Enya. It also featured on her second studio album, Watermark.
Released as the lead single off her second studio album Watermark in October 1988, the song became Enya's breakthrough hit, becoming a massive success worldwide, peaking at #1 in several countries including the UK, where it stayed at the top of the charts for three weeks. Its altered use of the Roland D-50 synthesizer's Pizzagogo is highly recognizable, along with the rapid arpeggiated harp.
The song is often incorrectly referred to as "Sail Away", a phrase repeated during the chorus. The American version of the single, however, was retitled "Orinoco Flow (Sail Away)". It then peaked at #24 in early 1989.
The song was highly popular in the early 1990s and was featured on many pop music compilations. It shares part of its name with Orinoco Studios (now Miloco Studios), where it was recorded. Sometimes, it was misunderstood that the song is named...
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