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MCMXC a.D.

This article is about the album by Enigma. For the year, see 1990.

MCMXC a.D.
A painting of a red Latin cross that has fallen over off of a cloud with a shining red cross-like image in its place on a blue sky background. The image is outlined by a thick black border that has the artist and album names written in gold.
Studio album by
Enigma
Released3 December 1990
Recorded1990
StudioA.R.T. (Ibiza, Spain)
Genre
Length40:16
Label
ProducerMichael Cretu
Enigma chronology
MCMXC a.D.
(1990) 		The Cross of Changes
(1993)
Singles from MCMXC a.D.
  1. "Sadeness (Part I)"
    Released: 1 October 1990
  2. "Mea Culpa (Part II)"
    Released: 17 April 1991
  3. "Principles of Lust"
    Released: 1991
  4. "The Rivers of Belief"
    Released: 1991

MCMXC a.D. is the debut studio album by the German musical project Enigma, led by Romanian-German musician Michael Cretu. It was released in Europe by Virgin Records on 3 December 1990, and in the United States by Charisma Records on 12 February 1991. Cretu became fascinated with mixing archaic sounds with modern music after producing German pop singer Sandra's song "Everlasting Love", for which he experimented with Gregorian chant. Following Michael Cretu and Sandra's marriage in 1988, Michael developed the idea of the musical project Enigma and recorded the album over the course of eight months in 1990 at A.R.T. Studios.

MCMXC a.D. combines new-age music with dance rhythms, as well as combining themes of religion and Gregorian chant with sexuality, for which the album received generally positive reviews from music critics. The Gregorian chant was taken from recordings by Capella Antiqua München, which resulted in the Munich-based choir's label, Polydor Germany suing Cretu and Virgin Records for infringing on its "right of personality".[1] The case was dropped after Cretu agreed to pay compensation.

Commercially, MCMXC a.D. became a worldwide success, reaching the top 10 on record charts in 10 countries, including charting at number six in the United States, staying on the country's Billboard 200 chart for 282 weeks. It was certified quadruple platinum in the US by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Four singles from the album were released: "Sadeness (Part I)", "Mea Culpa (Part II)", "Principles of Lust", and "The Rivers of Belief". The lead single topped charts worldwide.

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