Studio album · No. 4
The Screen Behind the Mirror Songwriting Credits by Enigma
Produced by Michael Cretu · Engineered by Michael Cretu, Jens Gad
Holds writing credit on 11 of 11 tracks
Authorship Breakdown 11 / 11 documented
Scored across the 11 tracks with documented writers, by whether Enigma carries a lyricist or composer credit.
Share of the 11 tracks where a band member is credited, by role.
By the Numbers
The writing on this record sits almost entirely with one man. Michael Cretu takes a music credit on all eleven tracks and a lyric credit on nine of them, the two exceptions being the instrumentals "Traces (Light and Weight)" and "Endless Quest". Jens Gad co-composed three tracks ("Push the Limits", "Traces (Light and Weight)" and "Silence Must Be Heard") and played the guitars; David Fairstein shares the lyric on "Smell of Desire" and nothing else. The credit that gets dropped most often is the fourth name. The album's liner notes state that "The Gate", "Modern Crusaders" and "Camera Obscura" contain parts of Carl Orff's Carmina Burana, licensed from Schott Musik International, and the "Gravity of Love" single carries the same notice, which is why Wikipedia's single page lists Orff alongside Cretu as a writer. Four of the eleven tracks on this album are therefore co-written by a composer who died in 1982.
Enigma's fourth album, cut at Michael Cretu's A.R.T. Studios on Ibiza in 1999 and released by Virgin on 14 January 2000. Cretu built it around a single borrowed hook, the "O Fortuna" movement of Carl Orff's Carmina Burana, which recurs across the record the way Gregorian chant ran through the first two Enigma albums. Ruth-Ann Boyle of Olive and Andru Donalds handle most of the lead vocals, with Sandra Cretu and Elisabeth Houghton supplying the spoken and whispered parts.
Track Listing & Credits 11 tracks
| # | Title | Lyricist(s) | Composer(s) | Producer(s) | Performers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Gate
|
Michael Cretu | Mihai CrețuCarl Orff | Michael Cretu | Elisabeth Houghton |
| 2 |
Push the Limits
#76
|
Michael Cretu | Mihai CrețuJens Gad | Michael Cretu | Elisabeth HoughtonJens Gad |
| 3 |
Gravity of Love
#4
|
Michael Cretu | Mihai CrețuCarl Orff | Michael Cretu | Ruth-Ann Boyle |
| 4 |
Smell of Desire
|
Michael CretuDavid Fairstein | Mihai Crețu | Michael Cretu | Sandra CretuJens Gad |
| 5 |
Modern Crusaders
|
Michael Cretu | Mihai CrețuCarl Orff | Michael Cretu | Andru DonaldsJens Gad |
| 6 |
Traces (Light and Weight)
|
Not documented | Mihai CrețuJens Gad | Michael Cretu | - |
| 7 |
The Screen Behind the Mirror
|
Michael Cretu | Mihai Crețu | Michael Cretu | Andru DonaldsRuth-Ann Boyle |
| 8 |
Endless Quest
|
Not documented | Mihai Crețu | Michael Cretu | Jens Gad |
| 9 |
Camera Obscura
|
Michael Cretu | Mihai CrețuCarl Orff | Michael Cretu | Michael Cretu |
| 10 |
Between Mind & Heart
|
Michael Cretu | Mihai Crețu | Michael Cretu | Michael CretuSandra Cretu |
| 11 |
Silence Must Be Heard
|
Michael Cretu | Mihai CrețuJens Gad | Michael Cretu | Ruth-Ann Boyle |