Released September 19, 2008 Artist Enigma Producer Michael Cretu | Length 50:01 Release date 19 September 2008 Label Virgin Records | |
Recorded 2007–2008
at various places with the "Alchemist" (all in one computed mobile studio) Seven Lives Many Faces
(2008) The Platinum Collection
(2009) Genres New-age music, Pop music, Downtempo, Electronica, Electronic dance music, Electropop Similar Enigma albums, New-age music albums | ||
Seven Lives Many Faces is the seventh studio album by German musical project Enigma. It is Enigma's 7th album. The album was released on 19 September 2008 worldwide and on 30 September 2008 in North America. Michael Cretu stated that the new album will feature an omnicultural sound unlike anything on its previous releases. On 12 September, the album was released on Enigma's MySpace page for pre-listening. After enjoying a huge success on MySpace (with over 400,000 listens in 2 days), several international MTV and VH1 web sites started streaming the album until 22 September.
Contents
- Enigma encounters
- Singles
- Critical reception
- Commercial performance
- Bonus disc
- Credits
- DVD release
- Songs
- References
Seven Lives Many Faces was also released in DVD format with 5.1 surround sound, similar to their previous album A posteriori.
Enigma encounters
Singles
The first two singles from the album are "Seven Lives" and "La Puerta del Cielo". The videos for each song use scenes from previous Enigma videos, "Push the Limits" for "Seven Lives" and "Age of Loneliness" for "La Puerta del Cielo". "The Same Parents" was released as the third single off the album.
Critical reception
AllMusic's James Christopher Monger gave the album three stars out of five. While he praised the singles "Seven Lives" and "La Puerta del Cielo" calling them "quietly stunning", he found that in most cases "the new age, fortune-cookie derived lyrics... mirror the unimaginative, two-chord melodies that carry them along."
Commercial performance
The album debuted at No. 92 on the Billboard 200, and No. 1 on the New Age Albums, selling 6,000 copies in the first week. The album has sold 85,000 copies in the United States as of September 2016.
Bonus disc
All tracks written by Michael Cretu.
Credits
DVD release
The entire album was released on DVD, with claimed 5.1 surround sound. Unlike previous DVD release called A Posteriori, Seven Lives, Many Faces features video movies to each song.
Songs
1Encounters3:12
2Seven Lives4:25
3Touchness3:35