The Cross of Changes
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, 1993 | |||
Genre | New-age, Ambient, Post-rock | |||
Length | 44:12 | |||
Label | Virgin Charisma (US) |
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Producer | Michael Cretu | |||
Enigma chronology | ||||
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Singles from The Cross of Changes | ||||
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Source | Rating |
allmusic | [1] |
Entertainment Weekly | (B)[2] |
The Cross of Changes is the second studio album by the musical project Enigma, released three years after MCMXC a.D..
The most notable songs on the album are "Return to Innocence", which was released as a single and featured in several film soundtracks, "Age of Loneliness (Carly's Song)" which was originally written especially for the film Sliver and remixed for this album, and "The Eyes of Truth" which was also used as the music on the trailer for the film The Matrix[citation needed] The song "Out From the Deep" was the final song released from the album, although it was only available in a handful of territories.
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.
Contents
Track listing
Original album
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Second Chapter" | Curly M.C. | 2:16 |
2. | "The Eyes of Truth" | Curly | 7:13 |
3. | "Return to Innocence" | Curly, Kuo Ying-nan, Kuo Hsiu-chu | 4:17 |
4. | "I Love You ... I'll Kill You" | Curly, David Fairstein | 8:51 |
5. | "Silent Warrior" | Curly | 6:10 |
6. | "The Dream of the Dolphin" | Curly, Fairstein | 2:47 |
7. | "Age of Loneliness (Carly's Song)" | Curly | 5:22 |
8. | "Out from the Deep" | Curly, Morsman, Pierlejewski | 4:53 |
9. | "The Cross of Changes" | Curly | 2:23 |
Total length:
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44:12 |
Special Limited Edition
Released on November 21, 1994 on a 24-carat gold plated disc with three additional remixes.
All songs written and composed by Curly M.C..
No. | Title | Length |
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10. | "Return to Innocence (Long & Alive Version)" | 7:07 |
11. | "Age of Loneliness (Enigmatic Club Mix)" | 6:23 |
12. | "The Eyes of Truth (The Götterdämmerung Mix)" | 7:18 |
Singles
- 1993 – "Return to Innocence" (Virgin Schallplatten GmbH)
- 1994 – "The Eyes of Truth" (Virgin Records)
- 1994 – "Age of Loneliness" (Virgin Records)
- 1994 – "Out from the Deep" (Virgin Records)
Samples
The discogs website lists the following samples used in the album:[3]
- The Eyes of Truth Contains samples of "Habebe" and "A Survivor's Tale" by Anne Dudley and Jaz Coleman from the album "Songs From The Victorious City". Vocal sample (Mongolian chant) taken from "Alsyn Gazryn Zereglee" as performed by Adilbish Nergui. Chorus taken from "Götterdämmerung" (The Twilight Of The Gods) composed by Richard Wagner. NASA retransmissions sampled from "Mare Tranquillitatis" Performed by Vangelis. Also contains a sample of "Ultra Violet (Light My Way)" performed by U2.
- Return to Innocence Contains samples of "Jubilant Drinking Song" performed by Kuo Ying-nan and Kuo Hsiu-chu. Also contains samples of "Pinta. Nina Santa Maria (Into Eternity)" performed by Vangelis.
- I Love You ... I'll Kill You contains samples from Fading Lights from the Genesis album, We Can't Dance
- Silent Warrior Contains samples of "The Ghost Dance", a Native American war chant.
- Age of Loneliness Contains a sample of "Habebe" by Anne Dudley and Jaz Coleman from the album "Songs From The Victorious City". Vocal sample (Mongolian chant) taken from "Tosonguyn Oroygoor" Performed by Dechinzundui Nadmid.
- Out from the Deep Contains samples of "The Calling" Performed by A Positive Life and of the album "Songs From The Victorious City" by Anne Dudley and Jaz Coleman.
- I Love You ... I'll Kill You contains samples of the harmonica of the song "The Wizard" by Black Sabbath.
Personnel
- Peter Cornelius – guitar
- Michael Cretu (credited as "Curly M.C.") – vocals, production
- Sandra Cretu – vocals
- Jens Gad – guitar
- Andreas Harde (credited as "Angel X") – vocals
- Louisa Stanley – vocals
Production
- Produced & engineered by Michael Cretu
- All Songs Published By Enigma Songs, except track 4 (Enigma Songs-Wanho Music) and track 7 (Ensign Music/Data Alpha-Wanho)
Release history
Release | Date |
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Original album | 6 December 1993 |
Special Limited Edition | 21 November 1994 |
Charts and certifications
Album
Region | Certification | Sales/shipments |
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Australia (ARIA)[4] | Platinum | 70,000 |
Austria (IFPI Austria)[5] | Gold | 25,000 |
Canada (Music Canada)[6] | 2× Platinum | 200,000 |
France (SNEP)[7] | Gold | 100,000 |
Germany (BVMI)[8] | Platinum | 500,000 |
Netherlands (NVPI)[9] | Gold | 50,000 |
Norway (IFPI Norway)[10] | Platinum | 50,000 |
Sweden (GLF)[11] | Gold | 50,000 |
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[12] | Platinum | 50,000 |
United Kingdom (BPI)[13] | 2× Platinum | 600,000 |
United States (RIAA)[14] | 2× Platinum | 2,000,000 |
Summaries | ||
Europe (IFPI)[15] | Platinum | 1,000,000 |
World Wide | 8,000,000[16] | |
*sales figures based on certification alone |
Singles
Billboard (North America)
Year | Single | Chart | Position | Certifications |
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1994 | "Age of Loneliness" | Hot Dance Music / Club Play | 30 | |
"Return to Innocence" | Modern Rock Tracks | 2 | US: Gold[17] | |
Rhythmic Top 40 | 15 | |||
The Billboard Hot 100 | 4 | |||
Top 40 Mainstream | 5 |
References
- ↑ The Cross of Changes at AllMusic
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External links
- Short article about the album
- Details of its release in different countries
- Lyrics to the songs in this album
Preceded by | UK number one album February 19, 1994 – February 25, 1994 |
Succeeded by Music Box by Mariah Carey |
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- 1993 albums
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