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"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 ], and was an early appearance for British actress and singer ].<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EeYL3uhYv48</ref> |
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"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 ], and was an early appearance for British actress and singer ].<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EeYL3uhYv48</ref> |
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==Critical reception== |
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== Critical reception == |
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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> ] 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> |
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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> |
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] 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> |
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] 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> |
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==References== |
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== References == |
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==External links== |
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== External links == |
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* {{discogs master|27570|Caribbean Blue|type=single}} |
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* {{discogs master|27570|Caribbean Blue|type=single}} |
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