The Screen Behind The Mirror

Singles from this album:
Gravity Of Love (November 1999)
Push The Limits (April 2000)

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Latest (April 17, 2000): The second single from the album is released: Push The Limits.

International release dates

• January 13, 2000: Japan
• January 17, 2000: World-wide release
• January 18, 2000: USA
• February 7, 2000: Australia

Chart positions

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

Traces of the release

• May 29, 1998: The first reports of a fourth Enigma album come, as a US record store chain lists a release for as early as July or August 1998
• August 8, 1998: Enigma's manager states that Enigma 4 will be released in February 1999. Virgin Records have not confirmed a release date
• August 9, 1998: A little bit more is heard about this fourth album: a release in February 1999 with a single expected in December 1998; Michael Cretu and Sandra will sing; and international artists are involved
• November 4, 1998: Earlier reports of a release date in February 1999 are to be considered as rumours. Virgin have provisionally scheduled for a release in late 1999 - Michael Cretu is still working on the album
• January 10, 1999: Donna Lewis has said to fans that she will work with Michael Cretu for the next album and be featured on it
• June 14, 1999: Andru Donalds, an artist Michael Cretu has recently produced, reveals in an interview that he will appear on the fourth Enigma album
• August 9, 1999: Virgin reports that the album is scheduled for release in January 2000. The album is still "in production"
• September 24, 1999: The first single from the album is announced: Gravity Of Love, with a tentative release date of November 15
• October 8, 1999: A Canadian online record store lists the fourth Enigma album as "The Screen Behind The Mirror"
• October 11, 1999: Virgin Records and Enigma's manager both confirm the title of the album - The Screen Behind The Mirror - and that participants will include Andru Donalds and Ruth-Ann Boyle
• October 12, 1999: The world-wide release date is confirmed to be January 17, 2000
• October 31, 1999: Jens Gad appears on the album as engineer and performer
• November 9, 1999: The track listing of the album is revealed
• November 21, 1999: Virgin presents the "official" track listing, showing some minor changes to the one revealed earlier
• December 14, 1999: The artists to be featured on the album are confirmed
• April 17, 2000: The second single from the album is released: Push The Limits

Credits

Discographical details

THE SCREEN BEHIND THE MIRROR  -  album January 17, 2000

    CD: Europe (Virgin - DGVIR100)               <promo>
    CD: Europe (Virgin - 8 48616 2; 7243 8 48616 2 9, CDVIR100, PM 527)

         2:03  The Gate
         6:27  Push The Limits
         4:01  Gravity Of Love
         4:55  Smell Of Desire
         3:51  Modern Crusaders
         4:13  Traces (Light And Weight)
         3:59  The Screen Behind The Mirror
         3:07  Endless Quest
         1:39  Camera Obscura
         3:59  Between Mind & Heart
         5:20  Silence Must Be Heard

Information by Roberto González (enigma21@euskalnet.net) and Joar Grimstvedt (joarg@hsr.no).

Reviews

• Joar Grimstvedt (January 16, 2000)

Reviews external to this site

• Billboard Spotlight Review. From Billboard Online (USA), January 2000