Seven Lives Many Faces - Composition

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Seven Lives Many Faces is the seventh studio album by the German musical project Enigma, released on 19 September 2008 by Virgin Records. Michael Cretu stated that the album would 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.^{[citation needed]} After enjoying a huge success on MySpace (with over 400,000 listens in two days), several international MTV and VH1 websites started streaming the album until 22 September.[1]

Seven Lives Many Faces

Studio album by

Enigma

Released

19 September 2008

Recorded

2007–2008

Studio

Various places with the "Alchemist" (all in one computed mobile studio)

Genre

New age
pop
electronica
downtempo
synth-pop

Length

50:01

Label

Virgin

Producer

Michael Cretu

Enigma chronology

A Posteriori
(2006)

Seven Lives Many Faces
(2008)

The Platinum Collection
(2009)

Seven Lives Many Faces was also released in DVD format with 5.1 surround sound, similar to their previous album A Posteriori.

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. The lyrics of the song "La Puerta del Cielo" (The Gate of Heaven), although with a Spanish title, are in Catalan language. The other song of the album written in Catalan is "Between Generations". Both songs were co-written by Michael Cretu and Margalida Roig.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]

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."[2]

Commercial performance

The album debuted at No. 92 on the Billboard 200,[3] and No. 1 on the New Age Albums,[4] selling 6,000 copies in the first week. The album had sold 85,000 copies in the United States as of September 2016.[5]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Encounters"	Michael Cretu	3:12
2.	"Seven Lives"	Cretu	4:25
3.	"Touchness"	Cretu	3:35
4.	"The Same Parents"	Cretu	5:19
5.	"Fata Morgana"	Cretu	3:23
6.	"Hell's Heaven"	Cretu	3:51
7.	"La Puerta del Cielo"	Cretu, Margarita Roig	3:28
8.	"Distorted Love"	Cretu, Andru Donalds	4:11
9.	"Je t'aime Till My Dying Day"	Cretu, Donalds	4:18
10.	"Déjà Vu"	Cretu	2:56
11.	"Between Generations"	Cretu, Roig	4:31
12.	"The Language of Sound" (6:52 track length includes bonus track "Where Are We From")	Cretu	4:20
Total length:			50:01

Japanese edition bonus track
No.	Title	Length
13.	"Epilogue"	1:57

Bonus disc

All tracks are written by Michael Cretu.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Superficial"	2:58
2.	"We Are Nature"	3:51
3.	"Downtown Silence"	2:08
4.	"Sunrise"	2:38
5.	"The Language of Sound" (slow edit)	3:56
Total length:		15:31

Credits

Michael Cretu – music, lyrics, performance, production, programming, arrangements, engineering
Andru Donalds – vocals (tracks: 2, 4, 8, 9), co-writer (tracks: 8, 9)
Nanuk – vocals (track: 4), narration (track: 9)
Nikita C. – vocals (track: 4)
Sebastian C. – vocals (track: 4)
Margarita Roig – vocals (tracks: 7, 11, 2 (Bonus CD)), co-writer (tracks: 7, 11)
Ruth-Ann Boyle – vocals (tracks 3, 5, 2 (Bonus CD))

Additional personnel

Photography – Rosemary Robenn
Artwork – Dirk Rudolph

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for *Seven Lives Many Faces*
Chart (2008)	Peak position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[6]	30
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[7]	52
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[8]	42
Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI)[9]	10
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[10]	22
French Albums (SNEP)[11]	93
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[12]	15
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[13]	22
Italian Albums (FIMI)[14]	36
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[15]	181
Mexican Albums (Top 100 Mexico)[16]	59
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[17]	48
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[18]	29
Russian Albums (2M)[19]	10
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[20]	75
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[21]	18
UK Albums (OCC)[22]	116
US Billboard 200[23]	92
US New Age Albums (Billboard)[24]	1

Year-end charts

2008 year-end chart performance for *Seven Lives Many Faces*
Chart (2008)	Position
US New Age Albums (Billboard)[25]	8

2009 year-end chart performance for *Seven Lives Many Faces*
Chart (2009)	Position
US New Age Albums (Billboard)[26]	6

2010 year-end chart performance for *Seven Lives Many Faces*
Chart (2010)	Position
US New Age Albums (Billboard)[27]	10

Certifications

Certifications for *Seven Lives Many Faces*
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
GCC (IFPI Middle East)[28]	Gold	3,000^*
Russia (NFPF)[29]	Gold	10,000^*
^* Sales figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date
Worldwide	19 September 2008
North America	30 September 2008

References

"ENIGMA New Album Pre-Listening on MTV Sites Around the World!!". myspace.com. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
Monger, James Christopher. Seven Lives Many Faces at AllMusic. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
"Billboard 200". Billboard. 18 October 2008.
"New Age Albums". Billboard. 18 October 2008.
"Upcoming Releases". Hits Daily Double. HITS Digital Ventures. Archived from the original on 28 September 2016.
"Austriancharts.at – Enigma – Seven Lives Many Faces" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
"Ultratop.be – Enigma – Seven Lives Many Faces" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
"Ultratop.be – Enigma – Seven Lives Many Faces" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
"Czech Albums – Top 100". ČNS IFPI. Note: On the chart page, select 200840 on the field besides the word "Zobrazit", and then click over the word to retrieve the correct chart data. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
"Dutchcharts.nl – Enigma – Seven Lives Many Faces" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
"Lescharts.com – Enigma – Seven Lives Many Faces". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
"Offiziellecharts.de – Enigma – Seven Lives Many Faces" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
"Album Top 40 slágerlista – 2008. 43. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
"Italiancharts.com – Enigma – Seven Lives Many Faces". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
七つの命、無数の顔 | エニグマ [Seven Lives Many Faces | Enigma] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
"Mexicancharts.com – Enigma – Seven Lives Many Faces". Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 30 October 2013. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
"Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
"Portuguesecharts.com – Enigma – Seven Lives Many Faces". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
Россия Top 25: Centr – Эфир в норме (in Russian). 2M. 13 December 2008. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
"Spanishcharts.com – Enigma – Seven Lives Many Faces". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
"Swisscharts.com – Enigma – Seven Lives Many Faces". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
"Chart Log UK (1994–2010): E-40 – E-Z Rollers". Zobbel.de. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
"Enigma Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Archived from the original on 29 January 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
"Enigma Chart History (New Age Albums)". Billboard. Archived from the original on 29 January 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
"New Age Albums – Year-End 2008". Billboard. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
"New Age Albums – Year-End 2009". Billboard. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
"New Age Albums – Year-End 2010". Billboard. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
"IFPI Middle East Awards – 2009". IFPI Middle East.
"Russian album certifications – Enigma – Seven Lives Many Faces" (in Russian). National Federation of Phonogram Producers (NFPF).

v t e Enigma
Michael Cretu David Fairstein Frank Peterson Sandra Cretu Louisa Stanley Peter Cornelius Jens Gad Andreas Harde Ruth-Ann Boyle Andru Donalds Elizabeth Houghton
Studio albums	MCMXC a.D. The Cross of Changes Le Roi est mort, vive le Roi! The Screen Behind the Mirror Voyageur A posteriori Seven Lives Many Faces The Fall of a Rebel Angel
Compilation albums	Love, Sensuality, Devotion: The Greatest Hits The Platinum Collection
Remix albums	Love, Sensuality, Devotion: The Remix Collection
Singles and EPs	"Sadeness (Part I)" "Mea Culpa (Part II)" "Principles of Lust" "The Rivers of Belief" "Carly's Song" "Return to Innocence" "The Eyes of Truth" "Age of Loneliness" "Out from the Deep" "Beyond the Invisible" "T.N.T. for the Brain" "Gravity of Love" "Push the Limits" "Turn Around" "Voyageur" "Following the Sun" "Hello and Welcome" Eppur si muove (EP) "La puerta del Cielo / Seven Lives" "MMX (The Social Song)"
Box sets	Trilogy 15 Years After
DVDs	MCMXC a.D.: The Complete Video Album A posteriori Seven Lives, Many Faces
Related projects	Sandra Cretu and Thiers Cornelius and Cretu Moti Special Trance Atlantic Air Waves Andru Donalds Ruth-Ann Boyle
Related articles	Discography A.R.T. Studios Videography The Dusted Variations
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На других языках

- [en] Seven Lives Many Faces

[es] Seven Lives Many Faces

Seven Lives Many Faces es el nombre del séptimo álbum de estudio de Enigma, lanzado internacionalmente el 19 de septiembre de 2008. Michael Cretu había indicado que este álbum contendría un sonido «omnicultural» diferente a cualquiera de los otros discos lanzados previamente por él.

[ru] Seven Lives Many Faces

Seven Lives Many Faces — седьмой студийный альбом музыкального проекта Enigma, вышедший 19 сентября 2008 года (30 сентября в Северной Америке).

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