LE ROI EST MORT, VIVE LE ROI!

album november 25, 1996


[Cover]

1. Le Roi Est Mort, Vive Le Roi! 1:57
2. Morphing Thru Time 5:47
3. Third Of It's Kind 0:19
4. Beyond The Invisible 5:00
5. Why!... 4:59
6. Shadows In Silence 4:21
7. The Child In Us 5:06
8. T.N.T. For The Brain 4:26
9. Almost Full Moon 3:26
10. The Roundabout 3:38
11. Prism Of Life 4:55
12. Odyssey Of The Mind 1:40

Singles from this album:
Beyond The Invisible (October 1996)
T.N.T. For The Brain (February 1997)
The Roundabout (not released)


[ Latest information | Release dates | Chart positions | History | Credits | Discographical details | Reviews | Media appearances ]

LATEST (September 7, 1998): The release of a third single from the album, The Roundabout, will not go through.
(Source: Martyn Woolley, mwoolley@indy.net)


International release dates


Chart positions

The following table lists the positions for the album in selected charts. The dates given indicates for which week (ending date) the position applies.

UK
(Top 40)
USA
(Top 200/first 100)
Europe
(Top 10)
Norway
(Top 40)
December 1 12 25 3 1
December 8 26 28 4 3
December 15 38 36 4 2
December 22 32 34 4 5
December 29 32 38 4 4
January 5 30 36 6 8
January 12 25 35 13
January 19 28 36 17
January 26 32 41 18
February 2 36 51 26
February 9 58 34
February 16 67 34
February 23 79
March 2 75
March 9 80
March 16 95


Traces of the release




Credits

Record credits
Released by Virgin
(P) 1996 Virgin Schallplatten GmbH
© 1996 Virgin Schallplatten GmbH

Song credits
Le Roi Est Mort, Vive Le Roi! Music and lyrics: Michael Cretu. Publisher: Enigma Songs/Mambo Music
Morphing Thru Time Music and lyrics: Michael Cretu. Publisher: Enigma Songs/Mambo Music
Third Of It's Kind Music and lyrics: Michael Cretu. Publisher: Enigma Songs/Mambo Music
Beyond The Invisible Music: Michael Cretu. Lyrics: Michael Cretu/David Fairstein. Publisher: Enigma Songs/Mambo Music
Why!... Music and lyrics: Michael Cretu. Publisher: Enigma Songs/Mambo Music
Shadows In Silence Music and lyrics: Michael Cretu. Publisher: Enigma Songs/Mambo Music
The Child In Us Music and lyrics: Michael Cretu. Publisher: Enigma Songs/Mambo Music
T.N.T. For The Brain Music and lyrics: Michael Cretu. Publisher: Enigma Songs/Mambo Music
Almost Full Moon Music and lyrics: Michael Cretu. Publisher: Enigma Songs/Mambo Music
The Roundabout Music: Michael Cretu. Lyrics: Michael Cretu/David Fairstein. Publisher: Enigma Songs/Mambo Music
Prism Of Life Music: Michael Cretu. Lyrics: Michael Cretu/David Fairstein. Publisher: Enigma Songs/Mambo Music
Odyssey Of The Mind Music and lyrics: Michael Cretu. Publisher: Enigma Songs/Mambo Music

Performers
Peter Cornelius Guitars (The Child In Us)
Michael Cretu Performer
Sandra Cretu Female Voice
Louisa Stanley Female Voice

Recording details
Recorded: A.R.T. Studios, Ibiza, Spain
Engineer: Michael Cretu
Producer: Michael Cretu

Cover art
Art Direction and Design: Johann Zambryski, Lmp
Illustrations: Volker Sträter

Discographical details

LE ROI EST MORT, VIVE LE ROI!  - album November 25, 1996

    CD: Japan  (Toshiba EMI - VJCP-25270)
    CD: US     (Virgin - 7243 8 42066 2 8)

         1:57  Le Roi Est Mort, Vive Le Roi!
         5:47  Morphing Thru Time
         0:19  Third Of It's Kind
         5:00  Beyond The Invisible
         4:59  Why!...
         4:21  Shadows In Silence
         5:06  The Child In Us
         4:26  T.N.T. For The Brain
         3:26  Almost Full Moon
         3:38  The Roundabout
         4:55  Prism Of Life
         1:40  Odyssey Of The Mind

Information by Shinjyo Kunihiro (sppt@mxd.meshnet.or.jp) and James Gash (gash@tcnj.edu).


Reviews

Reviews external to this site


Media appearances

Michael Cretu prefers to have a low media profile, so there are few appearances by him. To promote the new album, only one press conference was held, in Ibiza for a select group of journalists. In addition, the following media appearances are known in conjunection with Enigma 3:

Enigma 3: Austrian radio interview (Austria 3, Austria, October 11, 1996)
Short radio interview in conjunction with the new single Beyond The Invisible. Michael Cretu talks about the work on the third Enigma album and what he feels about performing concerts

dotmusic - inside track on ENIGMA The man behind the mystery - Michael Cretu (Dotmusic, UK, October 21, 1996)
A medium-length interview and feature on Enigma. Michael Cretu talks about the new album and it's place with the previous albums. He also talks about the work by video director Julien Temple

Billboard, USA, November 23, 1996
This magazine contains a long article about Enigma. One of the interesting points is that Michael Cretu will make 5 more Enigma albums after this year's Le Roi Est Mort, Vive Le Roi!. The deal with record company Virgin will run until at least 2010, with an album every 3 years. The article also mentions that the first 3.5 million copies of the Enigma 3 album have a translucent PVC cover, which allows the artwork to be seen from both sides.


Updated August 28, 1999 by Joar Grimstvedt joarg@hsr.no