The Cross of Changes

Infobox Album |
Name = The Cross of Changes

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Type = Album
Artist = Enigma
Released = December 6, 1993
November 21, 2004 (Reissue)
Recorded = A.R.T. Studios, Ibiza
Genre = New Age, ambient
Length = 44:12
Label = Virgin, Charisma (US)
Producer = Michael Cretu
Reviews =
* Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:lvde4jo71wal link]
* "Entertainment Weekly" (B) [http://www.ew.com/ew/article/review/music/0,6115,301168_4_0_,00.html 02/18/94]
Last album = "MCMXC a.D."
(1990)
This album = "The Cross Of Changes"
(1993)
Next album = "Le Roi Est Mort, Vive Le Roi!"
(1996)

Extra album cover 2
Upper caption = Alternate cover
Type = studio


Lower caption = Album cover of the 24-carat special edition

"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.

Track listing

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

pecial 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

ingles

*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)

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

Charts

Worldwide sales : proved by Virgin Records in 1996 - 8 mil. Estimate sales: 10 - 12 mil.

Certifications

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"

External links

* [http://michaelcretu.com/enigma/albums/the_cross_of_changes Short article about the album]
* [http://www.enigmamusic.com/discography/E2/Documents/index.htm Details of its release in different countries]
* [http://www.enigmamusic.com/lyrics/lyrics.html#E2 Lyrics to the songs in this album]

succession box
before = "Under the Pink" by Tori Amos
title = UK number one album
years = February 19, 1994 – February 25, 1994
after = "Music Box" by Mariah Carey