A Posteriori

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A Posteriori is the title of the musical project Enigma's sixth studio album, released in September 2006. In December, the album has been nominated in the Best New Age Album category in the 2007 Grammy Awards.

Overview

History

News about the album's title and tracklist were first made public on July 18, 2006 through Crocodile-Music.de news page and EnigmaMusic.com's forums, while the album cover was made public ten days later. The first track from the album to be made public was "Hello and Welcome", released as a stand-alone single in 2005. Enigma's management subsequently stated that a new version would be included on the album, while the lead single off the album proper would be "Goodbye Milky Way".

Etymology

A posteriori, a Latin phrase translated as "after the fact", refers to empirical knowledge, the epistemological concept of deriving knowledge from past experience.

Eppur si muove, alternately spelled E pur si muove, is an Italian phrase translated to "And yet it moves", attributed to Galileo Galilei after he was sentenced by the Roman Inquisition to recant his belief in heliocentrism.

Track listing

All songs written, arranged, performed, engineered & produced by Michael Cretu. 4 & 12 narrated by Louisa Stanley. Backing vocals on 8 by Andru Donalds.

All songs published by 1-2-3 Music / Crocodile Music.

1. "Eppur Si Muove" – 3:39
2. "Feel Me Heaven" – 4:53
3. "Dreaming of Andromeda" – 4:27
4. "Dancing with Mephisto" – 4:24
5. "Northern Lights" – 3:34
6. "Invisible Love" – 5:06
7. "Message from IO" – 3:09
8. "Hello and Welcome" (new version) – 5:07
9. "20.000 Miles over the Sea" – 4:22
10. "Sitting on the Moon" – 4:21
11. "The Alchemist" – 4:40
12. "Goodbye Milky Way" – 5:56

Apart from the album, three additional remixes were released exclusively through the iTunes Store. They are:

• "Eppur Si Muove" (Tocadisco Remix) – 6:39
• "The Alchemist" (Ralf Hildenbeutel Remix) – 7:17
• "Dreaming of Andromeda" (Jean F. Cochois Remix) – 7:28

Charts

Chart (2006) Peak Europe 32 Greece 3 USA Billboard Top Electronic Albums 3 Netherlands 8 Turkey 8 Germany 16 Austria 17 Switzerland 24 Hungary 24 Portugal 27 Italy 32 Czech Republic 34 Poland 44 Spain 80 USA Billboard Top 200 95 France 98 U.S. Billboard Top Electronic Albums Week 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 Position 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 7 7 7 8 Germany Top 100 Week 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 Position 16 40 24 30 59 83 95 Greece Top 50 Week 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 Position 6 5 3 3 34 39 42 44 Netherlands Top 100 Week 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 Position ? 19 8 10 30 27 34 57 78 91 100 Switzerland 100 Week 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 Position 24 32 26 32 59 73 90 Austria Top 75 Week 01 02 03 04 05 06 Position 28 18 17 27 50 69 Europe Top 100 Week 01 02 03 04 05 Position 39 60 32 52 96 Notes and references