Chrysalis (album)

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Anggun chronology
Chrysalis

Studio album by Anggun
Released	2000
Recorded	1999-2000
Genre	Ethnic, Pop, Rock
Label	Columbia/Sony France
Producer(s)	Erick Benzi
Snow On The Sahara (1998)	Chrysalis (2000)	Luminescence (2005/2006)

Chrysalis is the second studio album from the Indonesian singer Anggun.

1 History
- 1.1 Tracklisting
2 Singles
3 Trivia

[edit] History

Following the success of her international breakthrough album, Snow on the Sahara, in 1998, Anggun returned to prominence with her second international album entitled "Chrysalis". As the title suggests, the album shows Anggun's growth--both personally and musically--as prior to the release of the album, she was divorced with her husband for 7 years, Michel de Gea. The divorce presumably inspired Anggun to write songs like "Still Reminds Me" and "Broken Dream", among others, on the album. The album also marked Anggun's artistic development, as a departure from Snow On The Sahara where she only co-wrote 1 song, on Chrysalis she co-wrote every song with Erick Benzi with exceptions of "Rain", "Tears of Sorrow" and "Non Angelical" which she co-wrote with Cathy Grier and Erick Benzi and "Comme un privilege" (co-written with Erick Benzi and Nicolas Mingot). Anggun's songwriting varies from heartbroken ("Still Reminds Me", "Broken Dream"), love-longing ("Breathing", "Signs of Destiny"), humanity ("Tears of Sorrow", "How the World...") even spirituality ("A Prayer")and a fan's obsession ("Want You to Want Me"). The music is also a departure from the highly ethnic-influenced Snow On The Sahara to more Euro-pop/electro sounds. This evident is clear on songs like "Rain", "Signs of Destiny" and "Forbidden Love". Meanwhile, her pop/world trademark can also be found on "How The World...". The album also features some acoustic ballad (accompanied with piano only), in songs like "Want You to Want Me" and "Broken Dream". Another thing, the album has a lot simpler production compared to Snow On The Sahara, as the sounds are mainly based on synth and computer programming. Only 2 instruments were used: electric guitar and keyboards. Like her debut album, the music on the English version is the same as the French one, but this time around, the lyrics are different (on Chrysalis, Anggun wrote all the lyrics by herself except for 4 songs and on Desirs Contraires, Erick Benzi took a sole songwriting part). There are 2 songs in the French version which are not available on the English version ("Marcher sur la mer" and "Brume"). Instead, they are replaced with 2 original songs in English ("A Prayer" and "Forbidden Love"). This album had less success than Snow On The Sahara (as it was released only in 15 countries, whereas the debut album was released in 33 countries). However, the album spawned a hit single, "Still Reminds Me", which went into #1 in Indonesian chart and received high airplay rotations on radio and TV across Asia. The second single, "Chrysalis", didn't enjoy the same success (like Snow On The Sahara's 2nd single, "A Rose In The Wind"), but it received frequent radio and TV airplays. Despite its commercial flop, the album received great reviews from fans and have been cited as Anggun's most personal album to date.

[edit] Tracklisting

France Standard Edition: Desirs Contraires

#	Title
1.	"Derrière la porte" (Benzi)
2.	"Les champs de peine" (Anggun,Benzi)
3.	"Un geste d'amour" (Benzi)
4.	"Un monde à l'endroit" (Anggun,Benzi)
5.	"Chaque jour sans fièvre" (Benzi)
6.	"Une femme" (Anggun,Benzi)
7.	"Tu nages" (Benzi)
8.	"Mes désirs contraires" (Anggun,Benzi)
9.	"Marcher sur la mer" (Anggun,Benzi)
10.	"Tu mens" (Anggun,Benzi)
11.	"Brume" (Benzi)
12.	"Tout peut arriver" (Anggun,Benzi)
13.	"Mon privilège" (Benzi,Mingot)
14.	"Broken dream" (Anggun,Benzi)

American Standard Edition

#	Title
1.	"Still Reminds Me" (Anggun,Benzi)
2.	"Rain" (Anggun,Benzi,Grier)
3.	"Breathing" (Anggun,Benzi)
4.	"Chrysalis" (Anggun,Benzi)
5.	"Tears of Sorrow" (Anggun,Benzi,Grier)
6.	"Want You To Want Me" (Anggun,Benzi)
7.	"How The World" (Anggun,Benzi)
8.	"A Prayer" (Anggun,Benzi)
9.	"Non Angelical" (Anggun,Benzi,Grier)
10.	"Look Into Yourself" (Anggun,Benzi)
11.	"Forbidden Love" (Anggun,Benzi)
12.	"Signs of Destiny" (Anggun,Benzi)
13.	"Comme un Privilege" (Anggun,Benzi,Mingot)
14.	"Broken Dream" (Anggun,Benzi)