Luminescence (album)

Luminescence
Studio album by Anggun
Released	February 2005 August 2006 (Special Edition)
Recorded	2004-2006
Genre	Urban, Pop, Rock, Contemporary R&B
Label	Heben Music, Sony BMG, Universal
Anggun chronology
Open Hearts (2002) Luminescence (2005) Best Of (2006)
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English version cover
Singles from Luminescence
"Être une femme (France) / In your mind (International)" Released: 2004 "Cesse la pluie (France) / Saviour (International)" Released: 2005 "Juste Avant Toi (France) / I'll be alright (International)" Released: 2006 "Garde-moi (France) / A crime (International)" Released: 2006

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Luminescence is the third international studio album by Anggun. The French-language version was released in February 2005 and the English-language version, also with the same title, was released in the fall of 2005. The album was later re-released in August 2006 as Special Edition.

Album information

Five years after release her second studio album Chrysalis (English) and also Désirs Contraires (French) in 2000, Anggun came back with her third international studio album entitled Luminescence. Signing out from Columbia and Sony Music France in 2003, Anggun worked on new record label with Heben Music, an independent label under Sony BMG France and Universal Music International. The album wasn't also produced by Erick Benzi again. Anggun has been helped by several producers, including Jean-Pierre Taieb and Frederic Jaffre as well as Niels Brinck, the producer of her soundtrack album Open Hearts. Anggun, who composes mainly in English, enlisted the help from several well-known French songwriters, such as Jean Fauque, Lionel Florence, Tété and Evelyn Kral to adapt her English songs into French. Both versions of Luminescence, French and English, shared the same title, a departure from her previous efforts.

Anggun successful comeback began when release her first single "Être une Femme" in late 2004 in France and French-speaking territories. The album featured another hit "Cesse la pluie" in 2005. The English version was released with three hit singles, "Undress Me" (radio only), "In Your Mind" and "Saviour". Her second single "Cesse la pluie"/"Saviour" was chosen as the soundtrack of the box office film, Transporter 2.

Special Edition

Following the success of the album, Anggun re-released the album in 2006 as Luminescence Special Edition both in English and French. She launched the album in August 2006 in France with "Juste avant toi" and abroad with its English-language counterpart "I'll Be Alright". In indonesia, the single went onto chart inside the Top 30. The success of the single was apparently when the finalists of the singing competition television show Star Academy had been called upon to perform a medley of Anggun's hits from this album, including "Être une femme"," "Cesse la pluie" and "Juste avant toi" and the album was relaunched back into the Top 20 itself. As of December 2006, she has lifted another bonus track from the special edition of the record as a fourth single: a solo version of "Garde-moi" (David Hallyday appears on the album version of the track) -- which has been recorded into English as "A Crime." She also recorded another song, "Quelqu'un/Waiting" as a bonus.

Track listing

French Version

• France Standard Edition

1. "C'est écrit" (Anggun, Florence, Taïeb) – 3:37
2. "Juste être une femme" (featuring Diam's) (Anggun, Diam's, Kral, Taïeb) – 3:31
3. "Nous avoins des ailes" (Fauque, Taïeb) – 4:45
4. "Je suis libre" (Anggun, Florence, Taïeb) – 3:51
5. "Cesse la pluie" (Jaffré, Kral) – 3:47
6. "L' improbable cours des choses" (Anggun, Taïeb, Tété) – 3:36
7. "Devil in My Mind" (Anggun, Taïeb) – 3:17
8. "D'où l'on vient" (Anggun, Fauque, Marlone, Prévost, Reitzmann) – 4:21
9. "Captivité" (Anggun, Fauque, Taïeb) – 4:16
10. "Human" (Anggun, Taïeb) – 3:16
11. "Sur les cendres" (Anggun, Fauque, Taïeb) – 5:10
12. "Painted" (Anggun, Taïeb) – 3:16
13. "Un de toi" (Anggun, Fauque, Taïeb) – 3:51
14. "Captivity" (Version Acoustique) (Anggun, Taïeb) – 4:04 (Bonus track)
15. "Être une femme" (Version Solo) (Anggun, Fauque, Taïeb) – 3:22 (Bonus track)

France Limited Edition Bonus DVD

1. "A La Decouverte de Luminescence" (Behind The Music Special)

2. "Être une femme" (Music Video)

• France Special Edition

1. "Juste avant toi" (New Track)
2. "C'est écrit"
3. "Être une femme" (Indian Vibes Radio Mix)
4. "Cesse la pluie"
5. "Garde-moi" (featuring David Hallyday) (New Track)
6. "Nous avoins des ailes"
7. "Je suis libre"
8. "L' improbable cours des choses"
9. "Quelqu'un" (New Track)
10. "Devil in My Mind"
11. "D'où l'on vient"
12. "Captivité" (Guitar Mix)
13. "Human"
14. "Sur les cendres"
15. "Painted"
16. "Un de toi"
17. "Juste être une femme" (featuring Diam's)
18. "Cesse la pluie" (Teetoff's Dance Radio Edit) (Bonus Track)
19. "Juste avant toi" (Teetoff's Dance Radio Edit) (Bonus Track)

English Version

• International Standard Edition

1. "In Your Mind" (Anggun, Taïeb) – 3:22
2. "Undress Me" (Anggun, Taïeb) – 3:33
3. "Evil & Angel" (Anggun, Taïeb) – 3:50
4. "Breathe in Water" (Anggun, Fauque, Taïeb) – 3:46
5. "Saviour" (Anggun, Jaffré, Kral) – 3:48
6. "Surrender" (Anggun, Taïeb) – 5:07
7. "Captivity" (Anggun, Taïeb) – 4:15
8. "Cover" (Anggun, Fauque, Marlone, Prévost, Reitzmann) – 4:20
9. "Something Sublime" (Anggun, Taïeb) – 3:36
10. "Devil in My Mind" (Anggun, Taïeb) – 3:17
11. "Painted" (Anggun, Taïeb) – 3:16
12. "Human" (Anggun, Taïeb) – 3:16
13. "Go" (Anggun, Taïeb) – 3:52

Indonesia & Malaysia Only Bonus Track

14. "Mantra" (Indonesian Version of "Saviour")

15. "Mantra" (A Capella Version)

16. "Mantra" (Instrumental)

17. "In Your Mind" (Indian Remix)

18. "In Your Mind" (FBCool Extended Club Mix)

• International Special Edition

1. "I'll Be Alright" (New Track)
2. "In Your Mind"
3. "Undress Me"
4. "Saviour"
5. "A Crime" (New Track)
6. "Waiting" (New Track)
7. "Evil & Angel"
8. "Breathe in Water"
9. "Surrender"
10. "Captivity" (Guitar Mix)
11. "Cover"
12. "Something Sublime"
13. "Devil in My Mind"
14. "Painted"
15. "Human"
16. "Go"
17. "Mantra" (Bonus Track)
18. "Cesse La Pluie" (Bonus Track)
19. "Etre Un Femme" (Bonus Track)
20. "Saviour" (Teetoff's Dance Radio Edit) (Bonus Track)
21. "I'll Be Alright" (Teetoff's Dance Radio Edit) (Bonus Track)

Singles

French Singles

1. "C'est Ecrit" (Promo Single)
2. "Etre une Femme" (First single from the album)
3. "Cesse la Pluie" (Also featured in the Transporter 2 soundtrack)
4. "Juste Avant Toi" (The new single from Luminescence Special Edition)
5. "Garde-Moi" (The second single from Luminescence Special Edition)

International Singles

1. "Undress Me" (Promo Only Single)
2. "In Your Mind" (English version of "Etre Une Femme")
3. "Saviour" (Also featured in the Transporter 2 soundtrack)
4. "Mantra" (Saviour's Indonesian Version)
5. "I'll Be Alright" (The new single from Luminescence Special Edition)
6. "A Crime" (The second single from Luminescence Special Edition)