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"Sadeness (Part I)" is a song by German musical project Enigma, released in October 1990 by Virgin Records as the lead single from their first album, MCMXC a.D. (1990). It was written by Michael Cretu , Fabrice Cuitad and Frank Peterson, and produced by the latter.
"Sadeness (Part I)", known as "Sadeness" on the album and the first part of "The Principles of Lust" track, [14] was released as the lead single on 1 October 1990. [9] [22] The single has sold at least 7 million copies worldwide, [27] and was the fastest German single to reach number one, [6] [8] the week of 12 November 1990. [28]
Enigma is a German musical project founded in 1990 by Romanian-German musician and producer Michael Cretu. [1] Cretu had released several solo records, collaborated with various artists, and produced albums for his then-wife, German pop singer Sandra , before he conceived the idea of a new-age , worldbeat project.
"Sadeness (Part I)" Director: Michel Guimbard Producer: Thierry Sadoun: A man is writing at a desk with a quill pen when he falls asleep. He then descends into a dream where he wears a red cloak, and explores the ruins of an old cathedral. During his exploration, the screen fades in and out from the cathedral into one of a woman.
Cretu scored an unexpected worldwide commercial hit with the debut Enigma album MCMXC a.D. (1990), helped by its lead single, "Sadeness (Part I)". Cretu continues to produce Enigma albums and singles; the most recent is The Fall of a Rebel Angel (2016), its eighth overall. Enigma has sold an estimated 70 million albums worldwide, [4] Cretu's ...
This is the discography of the German musical project Enigma.. Note: all albums were released on Virgin Records or its subsidiary Virgin Schallplatten GmbH.The Eurochart singles top and Eurochart albums top are compiled by the trade magazine Music & Media (a subsidiary of Billboard magazine) and are based on the sales charts of 16 European countries.
15 Years After is a box set by the musical project Enigma. [1] It was released by Virgin Germany on 9 December 2005. The box set contains eight discs, five of them original studio albums created from 1990 to 2003, two DVDs, and a bonus CD of Enigma's songs covered by Rollo Armstrong.
Also in 1990, the singer contributed vocals to four songs for her husband's musical project Enigma, including the worldwide number 1 hit "Sadeness (Part I)". In early 1992, Sandra's fifth album was released, Close to Seven, which continued a more mature, less dance-orientated musical style.