Chrysalis (album)

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

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

Contents 1 History 1.1 Track listing 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 divorced her husband of seven years, Michel de Gae. 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 one song, on Chrysalis she co-wrote every song with Erick Benzi with exceptions of "Rain," "Tears of Sorrow," and "Non Angelical," (co-written 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 ballads (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 two 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 four songs and on Desirs Contraires, Erick Benzi took a sole songwriting part). There are two songs in the French version which are not available on the English version ("Marcher sur la mer" and "Brume"). Instead, they are replaced with two original songs in English ("A Prayer" and "Forbidden Love").

The album has sold one million copies worldwide, repeating the sales of "Snow on the Sahara". However, it was only certified in two countries: Italy (Gold) and Indonesia (3x Platinum). It spawned a hit single "Still Reminds Me" which received heavy airplay in Asia and Europe. The second single, "Chrysalis," didn't match the success of the first.

This album is regarded to be Anggun's most personal work to date by fans.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Track listing

• 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)

• Asian Edition

#	Title
15.	"Yang Aku Tunggu" (Look Into Yourself's Indonesian Version, Bonus Track)

[edit] Singles

French Singles:

1. "Un Geste D'Amour"
2. "Derriere La Porte"

International Singles:

1. "Still Reminds Me"
2. "Chrysalis"
3. "Yang Aku Tunggu"

[edit] Trivia

1. Her song, "Rain" was used in the 2001 Dutch film, Anja & Viktor.