Description
Enigma – Voyageur / Virgin Audio CD 2003
UPC 724359131221
Voyageur is the fifth studio album by the German musical project Enigma and released in 2003.
Voyageur was considered to be Enigma's most distinctive album to date, 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.
Tracklist:
1. From East to West (Michael Cretu) 4:10
2. Voyageur (Cretu, Jens Gad) 4:36
3. Incognito (Cretu) 4:24
4. Page of Cups (Cretu, Gad) 7:00
5. Boum-Boum (Cretu) 4:30
6. Total Eclipse of the Moon (Cretu) 2:16
7. Look of Today (Cretu) 3:44
8. In the Shadow, in the Light (Cretu) 5:33
9. Weightless (Cretu) 2:18
10. The Piano (Cretu, Gad) 3:00
11. Following the Sun (Cretu) 5:48
| 1 | From East To West | 4:11 |
| 2 | Voyageur | 4:36 |
| 3 | Incognito | 4:23 |
| 4 | Page Of Cups | 7:01 |
| 5 | Boum-Boum
Lead Vocals – Andru Donalds, Ruth-Ann (from Olive) |
4:29 |
| 6 | Total Eclipse Of The Moon | 2:16 |
| 7 | Look Of Today | 3:43 |
| 8 | In The Shadow, In The Light
Lead Vocals – Andru Donalds |
5:35 |
| 9 | Weightless | 2:15 |
| 10 | The Piano | 3:00 |
| 11 |
Following The Sun
Lead Vocals – Ruth-Ann (from Olive) |
5:47 |
- Arranged By, Performer, Engineer – Jens Gad, Michael Cretu
- Artwork [Art] – Johann Zambryski
- Lead Vocals – Michael Cretu (tracks: 1 to 4, 6, 7, 9, 10)
- Lyrics By – Jens Gad (tracks: 2, 4, 10), Michael Cretu (tracks: 2, 3, 5 to 9, 11)
- Management – Crocodile Music
- Music By – Michael Cretu
- Producer – Michael Cretu
- Voice [Female] – Sandra Cretu
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- Johann Zambryski – artwork
