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. The Cross of Changes was a commercial success. Upon its release, it debuted at 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. Track listing Personnel Credits adapted from the liner notes of The Cross of Changes. Andreas Harde (credited as Angel) – additional voice Sandra Cretu – additional voice Michael Cretu (credited as Curly M.C.) – additional voice, instruments, programming, production, engineering Louisa Stanley – additional voice Jens Gad – guitars Peter Cornelius – guitars Charts Weekly charts Year-end charts Certifications and sales References External links Short article about the album Details of its release in different countries Lyrics to the songs in this album 1993 albums Albums produced by Michael Cretu Charisma Records albums Enigma (German band) albums Virgin Records albums