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Voyageur is the fifth studio album by the German musical project Enigma, released on 8 September 2003 by Virgin Records.

Voyageur
Studio album by
Enigma
Released8 September 2003
Recorded2003
StudioA.R.T. (Ibiza, Spain)
Genre
  • Europop
  • new-age
  • ambient
  • electronic
  • experimental
Length47:18
LabelVirgin
ProducerMichael Cretu
Enigma chronology
Love Sensuality Devotion: The Remix Collection
(2001)		 Voyageur
(2003)		 15 Years After
(2005)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

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 "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 single "Sadeness" buried in the bridge of the song. The "Enigma foghorn" also appears at the opening of the record.


Release


Voyageur was released on the CD and cassette formats, while the CD cover art (done by Johann Zambryski) has two different versions:

In May 2018, the album received its first vinyl release as part of The Colours of Enigma series of reissues, which includes all other Enigma studio albums.


Track listing


All music is composed by Michael Cretu, except where noted.

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."From East to West"  4:11
2."Voyageur"Cretu
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


Credits adapted from the liner notes of Voyageur.[2]


Charts



Certifications


Certifications for Voyageur
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Russia (NFPF)[23] Gold 10,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.


References


  1. Latham, Aaron. "Voyageur – Enigma". AllMusic. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  2. Voyageur (liner notes). Enigma. Virgin Records. 2003. 7243 591312 2 1.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. "Austriancharts.at – Enigma – Voyageur" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  4. "Ultratop.be – Enigma – Voyageur" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  5. "Ultratop.be – Enigma – Voyageur" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  6. "Oficiální česká hitparáda IFPI ČR – 38. týden 2003". Marketing & Media (in Czech). 19 September 2003. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  7. "Dutchcharts.nl – Enigma – Voyageur" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  8. "Enigma: Voyageur" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  9. "Lescharts.com – Enigma – Voyageur". Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  10. "Offiziellecharts.de – Enigma – Voyageur" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  11. "Album Top 40 slágerlista – 2003. 39. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  12. "Italiancharts.com – Enigma – Voyageur". Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  13. "Portuguesecharts.com – Enigma – Voyageur". Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  14. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  15. Salaverrie, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Madrid: Fundación Autor/SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
  16. "Swedishcharts.com – Enigma – Voyageur". Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  17. "Swisscharts.com – Enigma – Voyageur". Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  18. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  19. "Enigma Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Archived from the original on 29 January 2020. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  20. "Enigma Chart History (Top Dance/Electronic Albums)". Billboard. Archived from the original on 29 January 2020. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  21. "Year in Music – Top Electronic Albums". Billboard. Vol. 115, no. 52. 27 December 2003. p. YE-66. ISSN 0006-2510 – via Google Books.
  22. "2004 The Year in Music – Top Electronic Albums". Billboard. Vol. 116, no. 52. 25 December 2004. p. YE-61. ISSN 0006-2510 – via Google Books.
  23. "Russian album certifications – Enigma – Voyageur" (in Russian). National Federation of Phonogram Producers (NFPF). Retrieved 9 April 2012.



На других языках

- [en] Voyageur (Enigma album)

[es] Voyageur

Voyageur es el quinto álbum de Enigma, lanzado en el año 2003.

[ru] Voyageur (альбом)

Voyageur — пятый студийный альбом проекта Enigma, выпущен в 2003 году.


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