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The Memory of Timber is the fourth studio album by Irish singer, songwriter, and musician Enya, released on 20 November 1995 by WEA. After travelling worldwide to promote her previous album Shepherd Moons (1991), and contributing to movie soundtracks, Enya took a short break earlier than she started writing and recording a new album in 1993 with her longtime recording partners, arranger and producer Nicky Ryan and his wife, lyricist Roma Ryan. The album is Enya's first to be recorded entirely in Ireland, and covers themes that include Irish and Druid mythology, the idea of 1's home, journeys, religion, goals, and love. Enya continues to show her sound of multi-tracked vocals with keyboards and parts of Celtic and new age music, though Enya doesn't consider her music to be within the latter genre. She sings in English, Irish, Latin, and Spanish. The Memory Wave Program of Trees obtained principally optimistic evaluations from music critics. It turned a worldwide industrial success, reaching quantity five in the United Kingdom and quantity nine on the Billboard 200 in the United States.

In 2000, it was certified multi-platinum by the Recording Trade Association of America for selling three million copies. Two tracks had been launched as singles; "Anyplace Is" in November 1995, which reached number seven in the United Kingdom, adopted by "On My Approach Dwelling" in November 1996, which peaked at quantity twenty-six. Enya supported the album with a promotional tour that included a number of interviews and televised performances. After travelling worldwide since late 1991 to promote her earlier album Shepherd Moons (1991), and working for the soundtrack to the romantic journey drama film Far and Away (1992), the 31-year-previous Enya took a break from music that lasted for approximately one yr. She spent more often than not with her household, making an attempt "to unwind", and visiting totally different locations all over the world to offer further inspiration for her songwriting. She returned to work in 1993 when she felt it was the suitable time to start out writing and recording a brand new studio album with her longtime recording companions, arranger and producer Nicky Ryan and his spouse, lyricist Roma Ryan.

Enya acquired additional soundtrack gives through the recording of The Memory of Bushes, but turned them down as she wished to focus solely on the album. During Enya's break from music, the Ryans moved house from Artane, a northern suburb of Dublin, to Killiney, County Dublin, which involved the relocation of Aigle Studio, their residence recording facility the place Enya had recorded her earlier three albums, Enya (1987), Watermark (1988), and Shepherd Moons. Previous to the move, Enya and Nicky would start to document in Artane however have been required to complete albums in London as Aigle lacked the right equipment to take action, which Enya discovered tough as working in town was met with frequent distractions and high studio rental prices, compared to the "very intimate and personal" setting at home. Aigle was rebuilt as a separate constructing on the grounds and upgraded with new gear designed and built based on their specs, thus making The Memory of Trees Enya's first to be recorded entirely in Eire.

She described the 2-storey studio: "It is very peaceful and quiet. Upstairs we now have this long room with two large arc home windows at both end with a piano looking out over the Wicklow Mountains". Enya's tempo and hours of working in the studio elevated in the course of the final eight months of recording, waking up at seven or eight in the morning and dealing until late with a purpose to "give as much as I may" on the album. Enya later stated she "gave a hundred per cent" on it. When recording finished the album was mastered by Arun Chakraverty, who had also worked on the 1992 reissue of Enya, The Celts. Nicky was pleased to have the album complete because of the size of time it took to document. The album's sleeve design was arranged to a layout by Sooky Choi who, like Chakraverty, had labored on The Celts. Its front is an adaptation of The Younger King of the Black Isles, a painting by American artist Maxfield Parrish from 1906, itself based mostly on the story of the identical name from the gathering of folktales, One Thousand and One Nights.

Enya is depicted as the crying younger king sitting on his throne in a costume designed by English vogue designer Elizabeth Emanuel. Stay action footage of Enya within the costume and pose is used within the music video to "Anywhere Is". Enya is the sole composer of the music on The Memory of Trees and co-organized them with Nicky. It's her first album not to function guest musicians. Along with the vocals, piano and an array of keyboards and synthesisers that defined her sound, Enya plays the violin, cello, and percussion instruments. Her method of songwriting had deviated little since the start of her profession, which began by coming into the studio and forgetting about previous successes. Concepts are then put on tape as either a vocal or a piano melody. When a set of concepts have been recorded Enya presents them to Nicky, starting discussions on tips on how to develop them further into songs.