The Cross of Changes

The Cross of Changes
Studio album by
Enigma
Released6 December 1993
Recorded1993
StudioA.R.T. (Ibiza, Spain)
Genre
Length44:12
LabelVirgin
ProducerMichael 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
  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
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Bravo[2]
Entertainment WeeklyB[3]
Los Angeles Times[4]

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.[citation needed]

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.

  1. ^ The Cross of Changes at AllMusic
  2. ^ Riemann, Hannsjörg (January 1994). "Platten News: Alben & CDs". Bravo (in German). p. 56. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  3. ^ "The Cross of Changes Review". Entertainment Weekly. 18 February 1994. Archived from the original on March 31, 2007. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
  4. ^ Hochman, Steve (6 March 1994). "In Brief". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 21 January 2023.