Enigma - SADENESS PART I - 12" Promo Vinyl - 1990 - MINT
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This is a MINT CONDITION promo copy of the Enigma hit single, cut in a special 33 rpm wide-groove format for maximum broadcast fidelity.
It has never been removed from the inner sleeve.
From Wikipedia:  "The song was released in November 1990 as the first of four singles from the Enigma's first album, MCMXC a.D.  Upon release it became an international smash hit, reaching #1 in 24 countries and Top 10 in many others, including the United States, where it made #5 on the pop chart and #1 on the dance chart.
Sadeness" was written by Michael Cretu (under the pseudonym Curly M.C.), Frank Peterson (under the pseudonym F. Gregorian), and David Fairstein. The lyrics are in Latin and French; the Latin text includes a quotation from Psalm 24:7-8. The Extended Trance Mix from the CD single contains some additional French lyrics.

The Gregorian vocals were mostly taken from the 1976 album, Paschale Mysterium, by the German choir Capella Antiqua München with conductor Konrad Ruhland, specifically from the track "Procedamus in pace! (Antiphon)". The vocals were at first used without permission; a lawsuit followed in 1994 and was settled by compensation.

The song was named "Sadeness (Part I)" on its single release in Germany, and "Sadness Part I" on its single release in the UK and Japan. It is a sensual track with an insistent beat based around "questioning" the sexual desires of the Marquis de Sade, hence the German release name of "Sadeness", as opposed to the English word "Sadness" in the UK release.

This is a lucky find for any completist Enigma fan or collector of alternate pressings of popular recordings.

Tracklist

A1 Sadeness (Violent U.S. Mix) 5:03 A2 Sadeness (Meditation Mix) 3:01 B1 Sadeness (Extended Trance Mix) 5:04 B2 Sadeness (Radio Edit) 4:17

Companies etc

  • Phonographic Copyright (p) – Virgin Records Ltd.
  • Manufactured under license by – WEA

Credits

  • Lyrics By [Text] – David Fairstein
  • Music By – F. Gregorian
  • Music By, Lyrics By [Text] – Curly M.C.
  • Producer – Enigma


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