The Cross of Changes

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The Cross of Changes
Enigma The Cross of Changes.jpg
Studio album by Enigma
Released December 6, 1993
November 21, 2004 (Reissue)
Recorded A.R.T. Studios, Ibiza, 1993
Genre New-age, Ambient, Post-rock
Length 44:12
Label Virgin
Charisma (US)
Producer Michael Cretu
Enigma chronology
MCMXC a.D.
(1990)MCMXC a.D.1990
The Cross of Changes
(1993)
Le Roi Est Mort, Vive Le Roi!
(1996)Le Roi Est Mort, Vive Le Roi!1996
Singles from The Cross of Changes
  1. "Return to Innocence"
    Released: 4 January 1994
  2. "The Eyes of Truth"
    Released: 8 April 1994
  3. "Age of Loneliness"
    Released: 8 August 1994
  4. "Out from the Deep"
    Released: 1994
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
allmusic 4/5 stars[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.

Track listing

Original album

No. Title Writer(s) Length
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:
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
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

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

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
Original album 6 December 1993
Special Limited Edition 21 November 1994

Charts and certifications

Album

Region Certification Sales/shipments
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
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

Singles

Billboard (North America)

Year Single Chart Position Certifications
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

  1. The Cross of Changes at AllMusic
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External links

Preceded by UK number one album
February 19, 1994 – February 25, 1994
Succeeded by
Music Box by Mariah Carey