1993 studio album by Enigma
The Cross of Changes Enigma , headed by Romanian-German musician and producerMichael Cretu , released on 6 December 1993 byVirgin Records internationally and byCharisma Records in the United States.
Following the worldwide commercial success of the first Enigma album,MCMXC a.D. Ibiza , Spain. Cretu sampled songs from several artists, includingVangelis ,U2 ,Genesis andBlack Sabbath .[citation needed
The Cross of Changes was a commercial success. Upon its release, it debuted atNo. 1 on the UK Albums Chart , becoming Enigma's second consecutive number-one album in the United Kingdom, and peaked at number nine on theBillboard 200Return to Innocence ", "The Eyes of Truth ", "Age of Loneliness (Carly's Song) " (originally written for the filmSliver Out from the Deep ". A special limited edition of the album was released on 21 November 1994 on a 24-carat gold-plated disc, containing three additional remixes.
Larry Flick fromBillboard The Cross of Changes as "a stunning, mind-expanding collection of chill-out/ambient dance jams. ProducerMichael Cretu , who started the act's multiformat fire at club level with 'Sadeness ', has clearly topped himself with complex, vividly cinematic compositions like the sprawling first single, 'Return to Innocence ', and 'I Love You, I'll Kill You'. Weighting in without a jam above 98 beats per minute, this is sustenance for the adventurous, intelligent programmer."[ 2]
All lyrics are written byCurly M.C. , except where noted.
1994 special limited edition bonus tracks 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" (TheGötterdämmerung Mix) 7:18
Credits adapted from the liner notes ofThe Cross of Changes .[ 7]
Andreas Harde (credited as Angel) – additional voice Sandra Cretu – additional voiceMichael Cretu (credited as Curly M.C.) – additional voice, instruments, programming, production, engineeringLouisa Stanley – additional voice Jens Gad – guitarsPeter Cornelius – guitars"Return to innocence" has been sampled byAura Dione in her track "Where Does Love Go?"[ 8] [ 9] Year-end chart performance forThe Cross of Changes Chart (1994) Position Australian Albums (ARIA)[ 26] 33 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[ 27] 21 Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM )[ 28] 9 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[ 29] 37 European Albums (Music & Media )[ 30] 6 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[ 31] 20 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[ 32] 6 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[ 33] 11 UK Albums (OCC)[ 34] 14 USBillboard 200[ 35] 42
Certifications and sales [ edit ] Certifications and sales forThe Cross of Changes Region Certification Certified units /salesAustralia (ARIA )[ 36] 2× Platinum 140,000^ Austria (IFPI Austria)[ 37] Gold 25,000* Canada (Music Canada )[ 38] 2× Platinum 200,000^ France (SNEP )[ 39] Gold 100,000* Germany (BVMI )[ 40] Platinum 500,000^ Netherlands (NVPI )[ 41] Gold 50,000^ Norway (IFPI Norway)[ 42] Platinum 50,000* Spain (PROMUSICAE )[ 43] Platinum 100,000^ Sweden (GLF )[ 44] Gold 50,000^ Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[ 45] Platinum 50,000^ United Kingdom (BPI )[ 46] 2× Platinum 600,000^ United States (RIAA )[ 47] 2× Platinum 2,000,000^ Summaries Europe (IFPI )[ 48] Platinum 1,000,000* Worldwide — 8,000,000[ 49] * Sales figures based on certification alone.^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
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