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Released: November 1990 Released: 17 April 1991 Released: 1 July 1991 Released: 7 October 1991 MCMXC a.D.

German music project, headed by Romanian-German musician, released on 10 December 1990 by in the United Kingdom and on 28 January 1991 by in the United States.

Before he founded Enigma, Cretu had released several solo records, collaborated with various artists, and produced albums for his then wife, German pop singer.

Following their marriage in 1988, Cretu developed an idea for a music project named Enigma, and recorded MCMXC a.D.

In eight months at, his home studio located in.

Received some criticism for its sexual and religious themes and connotations but it became a worldwide success, reaching the top 10 in ten countries, including the United Kingdom, and No.

United States where it sold over 4 million copies and stayed on the chart for 282 weeks.

Sadeness (Part 1) topped the singles charts worldwide and remains Enigmas most successful single.

In 1991 and 1999, the album was re-released with additional remixed tracks.

The first million copies of the album also have a holograph of the monk and cross on top of the album instead of the normal art work.

The sleeve bears a strong resemblance to that of the 1986 album.

It was an unexpected worldwide commercial success, reaching the top 10 in ten countries, including the UK for one week, and No.

U.S. Where it sold over 4 million copies and stayed on the chart for 282 weeks, a period of over five years.

By January 1994, the album had sold 14 million copies worldwide.

The success of MCMXC a.D.

Influenced the works of ( Fiesta Fatal), ( Semantic Spaces, Karma),, and ( ).

The album was also a stepping stone for the creation of many other groups who mainly include Gregorian chants in their music, such as and, founded by Frank Peterson prior to his falling out with Cretu.

Critical reception Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating (A-) Controversies In 1991, sued Cretu and Virgin Germany for infringing on its right of personality in the Gregorian chant samples used in Sadeness (Part I) and Mea Culpa.

The lawsuit was settled out of court after Cretu agreed to pay compensation to the original creator of the samples.

The case did not cover as the 1976 chant recordings were in the.

Reissues A limited edition of MCMXC a.D.

The original part of the album blends into the first of the four additional tracks, and each of the additional tracks also blend into each other.

This gives the album a sense of continuation from start to finish.

One of the remixes, The Returning Silence of The Rivers of Belief, does not appear on any of the singles.

The November 1999 reissue includes six remixed tracks on a second disc.

Track listing Note: Some subsequent reissues dedicate a separate track to each individual song.