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A Posteriori
Image:Enigma A Posteriori album cover.jpg
Studio album by Enigma
Released September 22, 2006 (Germany)
September 25, 2006 (International)
Recorded 2005—2006
at various places with the ALCHEMIST (all in one computed mobile studio)
Genre New Age, Ambient, Electronic music
Length 53:38
Label Virgin, EMI
Producer(s) Michael Cretu
Enigma chronology
15 Years After
(2005)
A Posteriori
(2006)


A Posteriori is the title of the musical project Enigma's sixth studio album, released in September 2006.

Contents

[edit] Overview

[edit] History

News about the album's title and tracklist were first made public on July 18, 2006 through Crocodile-Music.de news page and EnigmaMusic.com's forums, while the album cover was made public ten days later. The first track from the album to be made public was "Hello and Welcome", released as a stand-alone single in 2005. Enigma's management subsequently stated that a new version would be included on the album, while the lead single off the album proper would be "Goodbye Milky Way".<ref name="crocodilemusic">New Enigma Album. Enigma News. Crocodile Music Management GmbH. Retrieved on 2006-07-17.</ref>

[edit] Etymology

A posteriori, a Latin phrase translated as "after the fact", refers to empirical knowledge, the epistemological concept of deriving knowledge from past experience.

Eppur si muove, alternately spelled E pur si muove, is an Italian phrase translated to "And yet it moves", attributed to Galileo Galilei after he was sentenced by the Roman Inquisition to recant his belief in heliocentrism.

[edit] Track listing

All songs written, arranged, performed, engineered & produced by Michael Cretu. 4 & 12 narrated by Louisa Stanley. Backing vocals on 8 by Andru Donalds.

All songs published by 1-2-3 Music / Crocodile Music.

  1. "Eppur Si Muove" – 3:39
  2. "Feel Me Heaven" – 4:53
  3. "Dreaming of Andromeda" – 4:27
  4. "Dancing with Mephisto" – 4:24
  5. "Northern Lights" – 3:34
  6. "Invisible Love" – 5:06
  7. "Message from IO" – 3:09
  8. "Hello and Welcome" (new version) – 5:07
  9. "20.000 Miles over the Sea" – 4:22
  10. "Sitting on the Moon" – 4:21
  11. "The Alchemist" – 4:40
  12. "Goodbye Milky Way" – 5:56

Apart from the album, three additional remixes were released exclusively through the iTunes Store. They are:

  • "Eppur Si Muove" (Tocadisco Remix) – 6:39
  • "The Alchemist" (Ralf Hildenbeutel Remix) – 7:17
  • "Dreaming of Andromeda" (Jean F. Cochois Remix) – 7:28

[edit] Charts

Chart (2006) Peak
Europe 32
Greece 3
USA Billboard Top Electronic Albums 3
Netherlands 8
Turkey 8
Germany 16
Austria 17
Switzerland 24
Hungary 24
Portugal 27
Italy 32
Chez Republic 34
Poland 44
Spain 80
USA Billboard Top 200 95
France 98


U.S. Billboard Top Electronic Albums
Week 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10
Position
3
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Germany Top 100
Week 01 02 03 04 05 06 07
Position <center>16 <center>40 <center>24 <center>30 <center>59 <center>83 <center>95
Greece Top 50
Week 01 02 03 04 05 06 07
Position <center>6 <center>5 <center>3 <center>3 <center>34 <center>39 <center>
Netherlands Top 100
Week 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10
Position <center>? <center>19 <center>8 <center>10 <center>30 <center>27 <center>34 <center>57 <center>78 <center>
Switzerland 100
Week 01 02 03 04 05 06 07
Position <center>24 <center>32 <center>26 <center>32 <center>59 <center>73 <center>90
Austria Top 75
Week 01 02 03 04 05 06
Position <center>28 <center>18 <center>17 <center>27 <center>50 <center>69
Europe Top 100
Week 01 02 03 04 05
Position <center>39 <center>60 <center>32 <center>52 <center>96

[edit] Notes and references

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Enigma
Michael Cretu | Sandra Cretu | Jens Gad

Guest singers: Ruth-Ann Boyle | Andru Donalds

Former members: Peter Cornelius | David Fairstein | Frank Peterson

Discography
Studio albums: MCMXC a.D. | The Cross of Changes | Le Roi Est Mort, Vive Le Roi! | The Screen Behind the Mirror | Voyageur | A Posteriori

Compilation albums: Trilogy | Love Sensuality Devotion: The Greatest Hits | Love Sensuality Devotion: The Remix Collection | 15 Years After

Singles: "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" | "Boum-Boum" | "Hello and Welcome" | "Goodbye Milky Way"

DVDs: Remember the Future | MCMXC a.D.: The Complete Video Album

Related projects
Sandra | Cretu and Theirs | Cornelius and Cretu | Moti Special | Trance Atlantic Air Waves
Related articles
A.R.T. Studios | List of Enigma music videos | The Dusted Variations
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