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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= ] |date= |accessdate= 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|title=Single Reviews|magazine=]|date=23 November 1991|accessdate=13 February 2020|page=72|format=PDF}}</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 |work= ] |date= 16 April 1993 |page= |accessdate= 11 November 2020 |url= https://ew.com/article/1993/04/16/enyas-shepherd-moon-re-reviewed/}}</ref> '']'' 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|accessdate=19 February 2020}}</ref> '']'' 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|accessdate=10 March 2020}}</ref>
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= ] |accessdate= 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|title=Single Reviews|magazine=]|date=23 November 1991|accessdate=13 February 2020|page=72|format=PDF}}</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 |work= ] |date= 16 April 1993 |accessdate= 11 November 2020 |url= https://ew.com/article/1993/04/16/enyas-shepherd-moon-re-reviewed/}}</ref> '']'' 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|accessdate=19 February 2020}}</ref> '']'' 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|accessdate=10 March 2020}}</ref>
When released, "Caribbean Blue" reached number 8 on the Irish Singles Chart and number 13 on the UK Singles Chart. In the United States, it reached number 79 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number three on the BillboardModern Rock Tracks chart — her highest-ranking song on the latter listing. The song also hit number 12 on the Billboard Modern Rock Year-End Chart. The music video for the song features visual imagery based on the paintings of Maxfield Parrish, and was an early appearance for British actress and singer Martine McCutcheon.
Critical reception
Ned Raggett from AllMusic noted that on the song, the singer 'avoids repeating the successful formula of "Orinoco Flow" by means of its waltz time -- a subtle enough change, but one that colors and drives the overall composition and performance, the closest Enya might ever get to a dance number.' Larry Flick from Billboard 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.' David Browne from Entertainment Weekly called it 'a breathy, upbeat waltz that personifies everything Enya'. Music & Media wrote that 'it is as dreamy as her 1988 global hit "Orinoco Flow", but more dressed with instruments'. People Magazine stated that 'the Irish singer's angelic vocals lift this elegant and avant-garde waltz heavenward'.
