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.
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.