Enigma "The Cross Of Changes (Holland, Virgin Records, 7243 8 39236 2)"

The Cross of Changes is the second studio album by the German musical project Enigma, headed by Romanian-German musician and producer Michael Cretu, released on 6 December 1993 by Virgin Records internationally and by Charisma Records in the United States.

Following the worldwide commercial success of the first Enigma album, MCMXC a.D. (1990), Cretu began to write and record music for a new album at A.R.T. Studios, his home studio in Ibiza, Spain. Cretu sampled songs from several artists, including Vangelis, U2, Genesis and Black Sabbath.

The Cross of Changes was a commercial success. Upon its release, it debuted at No. 1 on the UK Albums Chart, becoming Enigma's second consecutive number-one album in the United Kingdom, and peaked at number nine on the Billboard 200 in the United States, where it sold over two million copies. In 1994, four singles were released from the album: "Return to Innocence", "The Eyes of Truth", "Age of Loneliness (Carly's Song)" (originally written for the film Sliver), and "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.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Curly M.C.

1. "Second Chapter" 2:16
2. "The Eyes of Truth" 7:13
3. "Return to Innocence" Curly M.C./Kuo Ying-nan/Kuo Hsiu-chu   4:17
4. "I Love You ... I'll Kill You"   David Fairstein/Curly M.C.   8:51
5. "Silent Warrior" 6:10
6. "The Dream of the Dolphin" Fairstein 2:47
7. "Age of Loneliness (Carly's Song)" 5:22
8. "Out from the Deep" 4:53
9. "The Cross of Changes" 2:23

Total length: 44:12

Packaged in a standard jewel case with 14-page booklet. Pages 12 and 13 constitute an English merchandise catalogue that folds out from the booklet.

Recording information:

Recorded with the big help and support of E-Magic and Euphonix at A.R.T. Studios, Ibiza/Spain

Producer, Engineer: "Curly" Michael Cretu