The Cross of Changes
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| Studio album by Enigma | |||||||||||
| Released | December 6, 1993 November 21, 2004 (Reissue) |
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| Recorded | A.R.T. Studios, Ibiza | ||||||||||
| Genre | New Age, Ambient | ||||||||||
| Length | 44:12 | ||||||||||
| Label | Virgin Charisma (US) |
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| Producer | Michael Cretu | ||||||||||
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The Cross of Changes is a 1993 album by the musical project Enigma. It is Enigma's second album, following MCMXC a.D., released three years earlier.
The most notable song of the album was "Return to Innocence," which was released as a single and featured in several film soundtracks. A more rock-infused sound is present in The Cross of Changes, and the Gregorian chants from the previous album were replaced with ethnic-style world chants. The Ami (Native Taiwanese) chants featured in "Return to Innocence" are often wrongly identified as Native American.
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[edit] Track listing
[edit] Original album
- "Second Chapter" (Curly M.C.) – 2:16
- "The Eyes of Truth" (Curly) – 7:13
- "Return to Innocence" (Curly / Kuo Ying-nan / Kuo Hsiu-chu) – 4:17
- "I Love You ... I'll Kill You" (Curly, David Fairstein) – 8:51
- "Silent Warrior" (Curly) – 6:10
- "The Dream of the Dolphin" (Fairstein) – 2:47
- "Age of Loneliness (Carly's Song)" (Curly) – 5:22
- "Out from the Deep" (Curly / Morsman / Pierlejewski) – 4:53
- "The Cross of Changes" (Curly) – 2:23
[edit] Special limited edition
(Released on November 21, 1994 on a 24-carat gold plated disc with three additional remixes.)
- 10. "Return to Innocence (Long & Alive Version)" (Curly M.C.) – 7:07
- 11. "Age of Loneliness (Enigmatic Club Mix)" (Curly M.C.) – 6:23
- 12. "The Eyes of Truth (The Götterdämmerung Mix)" (Curly M.C.) – 7:18
[edit] Singles
- 1993 – "Return to Innocence" (Virgin Schallplatten GmbH)
- 1994 – "Age of Loneliness" (Virgin Records)
- 1994 – "The Eyes of Truth" (Virgin Records)
- 1994 – "Out from the Deep" (Virgin Records)
[edit] Personnel
- Andreas Harde (credited as Angel X) – vocals
- Michael Cretu (credited as Curly M.C.) – vocals, voices, record producer, sound engineer
- Sandra Cretu – vocals
- Peter Cornelius – guitar
- Jens Gad – guitar
- Louisa Stanley – vocals, voices
[edit] Charts
Worldwide sales : proved by Virgin Records in 1996 - 8 mil. Estimate sales: 10 - 12 mil.
[edit] Certifications
| Country | Peak | Certification | Sales |
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| Australia | ? | 2x Platinum | 140,000 |
| Canada | ? | 2x Platinum | 200,000 |
| France | ? | 2x Platinum | 600,000 |
| Germany | 5 | Platinum | 500,000 |
| Japan | ? | Platinum | 250,000 |
| Norway | 5 | Platinum | 30,000 |
| South Korea | ? | 2x Platinum | 200,000 |
| Spain | ? | 2x Platinum | 200,000 |
| Taiwan | ? | 2x Platinum | 100,000 |
| UK | 1 | 2x Platinum | 600,000 |
| USA | 9 | 2x Platinum | 2,800,000 |
| Worldwide | 12,000,000 |
Album - UK Album Charts
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Singles - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1994 | "Age of Loneliness" | Hot Dance Music/Club Play | 31 |
| 1994 | "Return to Innocence" | Modern Rock Tracks | 2 |
| 1994 | "Return to Innocence" | Rhythmic Top 40 | 16 |
| 1994 | "Return to Innocence" | The Billboard Hot 100 | 4 |
| 1994 | "Return to Innocence" | Top 40 Mainstream | 6 |
[edit] Miscellanea
- Vocals in "I Love You, I'll Kill You" were inspired by Robert Plant's in the Led Zeppelin song "The Battle of Evermore" but were provided by Michael Cretu
- Sampled John Bonham's drumbeats from "When the Levee Breaks" in "Return to Innocence"
- Sampled U2's "Ultraviolet (Light My Way) in "The Eyes of Truth"
- Sampled Genesis's drumbeats from "Fading Lights" in "I Love You...I'll Kill You"
- Sampled Black Sabbath's harmonica from "The Wizard" in "I Love You...I'll Kill You"
- Sampled the same NASA conversation used in Vangelis' "Mare Tranquilitas" for "The Eyes of Truth"
- Sampled Peter Gabriel's drumbeats from "Kiss That Frog" in "The Eyes of Truth"
[edit] External links
- Short article about the album
- Details of its release in different countries
- Lyrics to the songs in this album
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