The Cross of Changes

The Cross of Changes
Studio album by Enigma
Released	6 December 1993
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) The Cross of Changes (1993) Le Roi Est Mort, Vive Le Roi! (1996)
Singles from The Cross of Changes
"Return to Innocence" Released: 4 January 1994 "The Eyes of Truth" Released: 8 April 1994 "Age of Loneliness" Released: 8 August 1994 "Out from the Deep" Released: 1994

Professional ratings
Review scores
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 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 21 November 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

• 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
Original album	6 December 1993
Special Limited Edition	21 November 1994

Charts and certifications

Album

Region	Certification	Sales/shipments
Australia (ARIA)[4]	2× Platinum	140,000^^
Austria (IFPI Austria)[5]	Gold	25,000^x
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^x
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
2. "The Cross of Changes Review | Music Reviews and News | EW.com". ew.com. 18 February 1994. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
3. List of samples and proper credits, as found at discogs
4. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
5. "Austrian album certifications – Enigma – Cross Of Changes" (in German). IFPI Austria. Enter Enigma in the field Interpret. Enter Cross Of Changes in the field Titel. Select album in the field Format. Click Suchen
6. "Canadian album certifications – Enigma – The Cross of Chances". Music Canada.
7. "French album certifications – Enigma – Cross of Changes" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.
8. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Enigma; 'The Cross of Changes')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
9. "Dutch album certifications – Enigma – The Cross of Changes" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers.
10. "Norwegian album certifications – Enigma – The Cross of Changes" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway.
11. "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 1987−1998" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden.
12. "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Enigma; 'The Cross of Changes')". Hung Medien.
13. "British album certifications – Enigma – The Cross of Changes". British Phonographic Industry. Enter The Cross of Changes in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Select Platinum in the field By Award. Click Search
14. "American album certifications – Enigma – Cross of Changes". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
15. "IFPI Platinum Europe Awards – 1996". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry.
16. "Enigma - Discography, biography, music, MP3s, members, pictures & videos at SoundUnwound". soundunwound.com. Retrieved 9 February 2011.
17. "American single certifications – Enigma – Return to Innocence". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH

External links

• Short article about the album
• Details of its release in different countries
• Lyrics to the songs in this album