Voyageur (Enigma album)
Voyageur | ||||
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Studio album by Enigma | ||||
Released | September 30, 2003 | |||
Recorded | A.R.T. Studios, Ibiza, 2003 | |||
Genre | Europop, new-age, ambient, electronic music, experimental | |||
Length | 47:18 | |||
Label | Virgin / EMI | |||
Producer | Michael Cretu | |||
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Voyageur is the fifth studio album by the German musical project Enigma and released in 2003.
Voyageur was considered to be Enigma's most different album ever created, due to Enigma's drastic changes in sound as compared to the previous four albums. The project's signature shakuhachi flutes, Gregorian chants and tribal chants found on the earlier albums were all but gone on Voyageur. Instead, most of the songs found on the album were more pop-oriented, such as "Voyageur", "Incognito", "Boum-Boum" and "Look of Today"; the latter of which interpolates the chorus of ABC's hit "The Look of Love". Michael Cretu described Voyageur's genre as "sophisticated pop". Only a few samples of previous works are retained; a familiar reversed cymbal rhythm appears in "Look of Today", while "Incognito" contains the chorus of previous hit "Sadeness" buried in the bridge of the song. The "Enigma foghorn" also appears at the opening of the record.
This album has been released with the Copy Control protection system in some regions.
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "From East to West" | Michael Cretu | 4:11 |
2. | "Voyageur" | Cretu, Jens Gad | 4:36 |
3. | "Incognito" | Cretu | 4:23 |
4. | "Page of Cups" | Cretu, Gad | 7:01 |
5. | "Boum-Boum" | Cretu | 4:29 |
6. | "Total Eclipse of the Moon" | Cretu | 2:16 |
7. | "Look of Today" | Cretu | 3:43 |
8. | "In the Shadow, in the Light" | Cretu | 5:35 |
9. | "Weightless" | Cretu | 2:15 |
10. | "The Piano" | Cretu, Gad | 3:00 |
11. | "Following the Sun" | Cretu | 5:49 |
Total length: | 47:18 |
Personnel
- Michael Cretu – music, lyrics, record producer, arrangements, engineering, lead vocals (for songs #3, #6, #7, #9 and #11)
- Sandra Cretu – back vocals (for songs #2, #4, #7)
- Ruth-Ann Boyle – lead vocals (for songs #5 and #11)
- Andru Donalds – lead vocals (for song #5 and #8)
- Jens Gad – guitars, arrangements, engineering, music
- Additional personnel
- Johann Zambryski – artwork
Certifications
Country | Certification |
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Russia | Gold[1] |
Charts
Chart | Peak |
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Europe | 12 |
Billboard Electronic Albums | 1[2] |
Arabia | 1 |
Greece | 3 |
Portugal | 4 |
Germany | 6 |
Netherlands | 13 |
Italy | 17 |
Austria | 19 |
Argentina | 20 |
Switzerland | 29 |
Hungary | 29 |
Sweden | 31 |
France | 32 |
Finland | 34 |
Czech Republic | 39 |
Belgium | 40 |
UK | 46 |
Denmark | 52 |
Canada | 61 |
Norway | 71 |
Spain | 87 |
USA Billboard Top 200 | 94[2] |
Album editions
Voyageur was released on the CD and cassette formats, while the CD cover art (done by Johann Zambryski) has two different versions:
- A normal version with full paper inserts (which can be harder to find compared to the "special package" edition);
- A "special package" edition with a transparent CD cover, with the album art printed on the inside of the CD case and partly on the CD itself, and a ring-shaped booklet placed under the CD.
Reception
Notes
- "Michael Cretu "Voyageur" Interviews Part 3". EnigmaMusic. EnigmaMusic.com. 2003. Retrieved 10 February 2011.
References
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on January 24, 2009. Retrieved April 9, 2012.
- 1 2 Billboard.com
External links
Please note that the lyrics to some songs may not be entirely correct.