| All Artists: Enigma Title: Return to Innocence Members Wishing: 0 Total Copies: 0 Label: EMI Import Original Release Date: 1/1/1994 Re-Release Date: 11/17/1998 Album Type: Single, Import Genres: Dance & Electronic, International Music, New Age, Pop Styles: World Dance, Dance Pop Number of Discs: 1 SwapaCD Credits: 1 UPCs: 724389219722, 724389219722 |
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 | Enigma Return to Innocence Genres: Dance & Electronic, International Music, New Age, Pop Out of print on CD in the U.S., this is the CD maxi single for the top five & first hit from their 1994 album. Containsfour mixes of the smash: Radio Edit, Long & Alive Version, 380 Midnight Mix and Short Radio Edi... more » |
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Album Description Out of print on CD in the U.S., this is the CD maxi single for the top five & first hit from their 1994 album. Containsfour mixes of the smash: Radio Edit, Long & Alive Version, 380 Midnight Mix and Short Radio Edit. Slimline jewel case. 1994 Virgin release. Similarly Requested CDs
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CD ReviewsLost respect Sophia | 04/15/2005 (1 out of 5 stars) "I used to really enjoy enigma until they stole the voices of the Kuo Couple of the Ami tribe in Taiwan. The success of the single Return to Innocence is completely due to these vocals not to enigma's own "originality" and it sickens me that they tried to take credit for this beautiful work. And yes I am Taiwanese so I was and am still angered by this lack of respect towards other cultures. This shows their ignorance and disregard to other cultures since they tried to pass the vocals off as "native american." To me, this sounds like theyre saying "All natives are alike so why does it matter whether or not we credit the right ones." I can no longer listen to anymore Enigma songs without thinking of this total violation of the rights of two amazing people." Great song! But I can only give 4 stars before of its origin Distant Voyageur | 10/01/2001 (4 out of 5 stars) "It's a great song! But unfortunately, I can only give this song 4 stars, because of the following reason: Enigma copied part of the melody from "Jubilant Drinking song" from Taiwan native vocalists Mr and Mrs. Kuo (Chinese name: Kuo, Yin-Nan, but I don't know their native names) when those Taiwan native vocalists were invited to sing in the international folksong concerts held in France before 1994. Enigma even used their original singing in the beginning of the song! The "Jubilant Drinking song" is used to sing while drinking with the friends or local tribes for Taiwan natives who live in the eastern coast facing the Pacific Ocean. That is why the melody has the favor and attitudes of the ocean tides hitting the rocky coasts! After some court suings and legal settlements, the CD company paid those Taiwanese vocalists the the royalty of that song, and print their names on the new release of that song later. The Taiwanese vocalists were invited to the opening ceremony of 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games in U.S.A. and sang with Enigma. That is why I give this song 4 stars." Very Much Alive Version... Armando M. Mesa | Chandler, AZ | 12/05/2000 (4 out of 5 stars) "I choose the Long and Alive version of Return To Innocence as the best version on this maxi-single. It is just that,long and re-vitalized with added warmth, vocals and percussion. It's not overwrought with 300 bpms (beats per minute-for the club/d.j. enthusiast) like the other version. Vocals by Sandra Cretu and Louisa Stanley are better isolated here than on the album version. Male lead vocals by German singer Angel (Andy Hard)are, for lack of better words, ethereal and lightweight. Yet, his vocals are impressively strong.A minor post script/footnote here: Anyone who collects rare hard to find European imports interested in hearing more of Angel's vocals can try to track down a solo album he put out a few years ago. It was,once again, produced by Michael Cretu/Enigma. The title of the c.d. is Welcome to the Soul Asylum.Some copies were sold in Europe under the artist's name as Angel X or Angel...The Return to Innocence extended mix will leave listeners mesmerized and with a feeling that they have just taken some sort of mystical and spiritual journey from within. You will also feel very close to the earth and Heaven..."
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