Love Sensuality Devotion: The Greatest Hits is a 2001, multi-million selling, greatest hits album by the musical project Enigma

Enigma (musical project)

Enigma is an electronic musical project founded in Germany by Michael Cretu, David Fairstein and Frank Peterson in 1990. The Romanian-born Cretu conceived the Enigma project while working in Germany, but has based his recording studio A.R.T. Studios in Ibiza, Spain, since the early 1990s until May...

. The album, along with Love Sensuality Devotion: The Remix Collection

Love Sensuality Devotion: The Remix Collection

Love Sensuality Devotion: The Remix Collection is a 2001 remix album of remixed songs made by Enigma. All of the remixes on the album were taken from previously released singles.Virgin Records reissued the album in the United States in December 2006....

brings a close to Michael Cretu

Michael Cretu

Michael Cretu is a Romanian musician. He is known also as Curly, MC or Curly M.C. because of his fair curled hair . His peak musical activity was with the Enigma project, which was mainly based in Germany....

's first chapter of Enigma. It contains most of Enigma's singles and songs from 1990 to 2001.

The album takes 3 songs from the first album, MCMXC a.D.

MCMXC a.D.

MCMXC a.D. is a concept album created by the musical project Enigma, spearheaded by Michael Cretu. Released at the end of 1990, it was Enigma's debut album...

, 4 songs from The Cross of Changes

The Cross of Changes

The Cross of Changes is a 1993 album by the musical project Enigma. It is Enigma's second album, following MCMXC a.D., released three years earlier....

, 4 songs from Le Roi est mort, vive le Roi!

Le Roi Est Mort, Vive Le Roi!

-Singles:*1996 – "Beyond the Invisible"*1997 – "T.N.T. for the Brain"*1998 – "The Roundabout" -Personnel:*Peter Cornelius – guitar*Michael Cretu – record producer, sound engineer, instruments*Sandra Cretu – voices*Louisa Stanley – voices...

, 5 songs from The Screen Behind the Mirror

The Screen Behind the Mirror

-Singles:*1999 – "Gravity of Love" *2000 – "Push the Limits" -Personnel:*Ruth-Ann Boyle - lead vocals*Michael Cretu - record producer, lead vocals*Sandra Cretu - voices*Andru Donalds - lead vocals*Jens Gad - guitar...

, and also features a new single "Turn Around" and its intro "The Landing".

Among the notable singles that were not included in the compilation album were "The Rivers of Belief

The Rivers of Belief

"The Rivers of Belief" is a 1991 song created by the musical project, Enigma. The single was the last to be released from MCMXC a.D..It starts with a sample of the intro of Bach's Toccata & Fugue in D minor.-Track listing:...

", "Out from the Deep

Out from the Deep

"Out From The Deep" is a 1994 song created by the musical project, Enigma. This single is the fourth and last single released from the project's second album, The Cross of Changes. The single cover art is a simplified version of The Cross of Changes....

" and "The Eyes of Truth

The Eyes of Truth

"The Eyes of Truth" is a 1994 single created by the musical project, Enigma. This single was one of Enigma's four singles from its second album, The Cross of Changes....

".

Track listing

1. "The Landing" (Michael Cretu
   Michael Cretu
   Michael Cretu is a Romanian musician. He is known also as Curly, MC or Curly M.C. because of his fair curled hair . His peak musical activity was with the Enigma project, which was mainly based in Germany....
   
   ) – 1:04
2. "Turn Around" (Cretu, Jens Gad
   Jens Gad
   Jens Gad is a songwriter, producer and guitarist. He was previously the co-producer for the musical project, Enigma. Currently, he is releasing albums under the name of Jens Gad Presents for his new instrumental work, and also under the name of Achillea, for his new world-influenced music which...
   
   ) – 3:51
3. "Gravity of Love
   Gravity of Love
   "Gravity of Love" is a 1999 song created by the musical group Enigma. The single was the first of two released from the album The Screen Behind the Mirror....
   
   " (Cretu) – 3:59
4. "T.N.T. for the Brain
   T.N.T. for the Brain
   "T.N.T. for the Brain" is a 1997 song created by the musical project Enigma. This single is the second and last one taken from Le Roi est mort, vive le Roi!, Enigma's third album....
   
   " (Cretu) – 5:18
5. "Modern Crusaders" (Cretu) – 3:53
6. "Shadows in Silence" (Cretu) – 4:19
7. "Return to Innocence
   Return to Innocence
   "Return to Innocence" is a 1994 song created by the musical group Enigma. The single was the first from their chart-topping second album, The Cross of Changes....
   
   " (Curly M.C.
   Michael Cretu
   Michael Cretu is a Romanian musician. He is known also as Curly, MC or Curly M.C. because of his fair curled hair . His peak musical activity was with the Enigma project, which was mainly based in Germany....
   
   , Kuo Ying-nan, Kuo Hsiu-chu) – 4:15
8. "I Love You ... I'll Kill You" (Curly, David Fairstein) – 8:01
9. "Principles of Lust
   Principles of Lust
   "Principles of Lust" is a 1991 song created by the musical project, Enigma. The single was the third one released from their debut album, MCMXC a.D. Confusingly, the single version of "Principles of Lust" is actually "Find Love", part two of the album version of "Principles of Lust", which includes...
   
   " (Curly) – 3:08
10. "Sadeness (Part I)
    Sadeness (Part I)
    "Sadeness " is a 1990 single created by the musical project Enigma. The song was the first of four singles from the project's first album MCMXC a.D. and upon release became an international smash hit, reaching number one in 24 countries and the top ten in four others including the United States...
    
    " (Curly, F. Gregorian, Fairstein) – 4:15
11. "Silence Must Be Heard" (Cretu, Gad) – 4:46
12. "Smell of Desire" (Cretu, Fairstein) – 4:32
13. "Mea Culpa
    Mea Culpa (Part II)
    "Mea Culpa " is a 1991 song created by the musical project Enigma. The single was the second of four singles released from MCMXC a.D....
    
    " (Curly, Fairstein) – 4:31
14. "Push the Limits
    Push the Limits
    "Push the Limits" is a 2000 song created by the musical project, Enigma. The single was the second one released from The Screen Behind the Mirror.-Single track listing:* 2-track CD single# "ATB Mix" – 8:30# "Album Version" – 6:25...
    
    " (Cretu, Gad) – 3:48
15. "Beyond the Invisible
    Beyond the Invisible
    "Beyond the Invisible" is a 1996 song created by the musical project Enigma. This is the first of only two singles taken from the album Le Roi est mort, vive le Roi!.- Production :...
    
    " (Cretu, Fairstein) – 4:50
16. "Age of Loneliness
    Age of Loneliness
    "Age of Loneliness" is a 1994 single by the musical group, Enigma. The single was the second one to be released from The Cross of Changes....
    
    " (Curly) – 4:10
17. "Morphing Thru Time" (Cretu) – 5:26
18. "The Cross of Changes" (Cretu) – 2:15

Certifications

Charts

Chart	Peak position
Greece	1
Portugal	1
Germany	4
New Zealand	3
Norway	6
Hong Kong	6
Europe	7
Denmark	9
Netherlands	10
Austria	10
France	11
Sweden	10
Hungary	10
Thailand	10
Switzerland	12
Italy	18
Belgium	19
Spain	20
Canada	25
UK	29
US Billboard 200 Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...	29
Japan	30
Czech Republic	43
Ireland	46

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
2001	The Billboard 200	29
	Top Internet Albums	15

Reception

• allmusic  [ link]
• Slant Magazine
  Slant Magazine
  Slant Magazine is an online publication that features reviews of movies, music, TV, DVDs, theater, and video games, as well as interviews with actors, directors, and musicians. The site covers various film festivals like the New York Film Festival.- History :...
  
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