Serenity (Culture Beat album)
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Serenity was the second album
by Culture Beat
. The line up changes with Tania Evans
becoming the new singer, Jay Supreme
remains the rapper. Culture Beat's last hit single was "No Deeper Meaning" and after two years Culture Beat scores their next hit, "Mr. Vain" which topped the charts across Europe and Australia. A total of four singles were released from the album: "Mr. Vain", "Got To Get It", "Anything" and "World In Your Hands."
The album won the 1993 Echo award for Most Successful German Album Abroad which is the highest German music industry award and even became one of the 100 most successful songs in the Dutch Top 40
of the 20th century. The album went on to sell almost two million copies worldwide.
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
by Culture Beat
Culture Beat
Culture Beat is a German Eurodance project formed in 1989 by Torsten Fenslau. The act has gone through a number of line-up changes over the years; they achieved the most success whilst fronted by singer Tania Evans and rapper Jay Supreme. Their 1993 single "Mr. Vain" was a No...
. The line up changes with Tania Evans
Tania Evans
Tania Evans is a singer best known for her time being co-lead singer of German eurodance group Culture Beat.-Career:...
becoming the new singer, Jay Supreme
Jay Supreme
Jay Supreme is a rapper and former co-lead artist of German eurodance group Culture Beat.Jay Supreme was born in Paterson, New Jersey on August 20, 1965. There, as he was a teenager, he created his own rap band. He came to Germany for his military duty in 1989...
remains the rapper. Culture Beat's last hit single was "No Deeper Meaning" and after two years Culture Beat scores their next hit, "Mr. Vain" which topped the charts across Europe and Australia. A total of four singles were released from the album: "Mr. Vain", "Got To Get It", "Anything" and "World In Your Hands."
The album won the 1993 Echo award for Most Successful German Album Abroad which is the highest German music industry award and even became one of the 100 most successful songs in the Dutch Top 40
Dutch Top 40
The Dutch Top 40 is a weekly music chart, which started as the "Veronica Top 40", because the offshore radio station Radio Veronica was the first to introduce it. It remained "The Veronica Top 40" until 1974, when the station was forced to stop broadcasting...
of the 20th century. The album went on to sell almost two million copies worldwide.
Track listing
# | Title | Length |
---|---|---|
1. | "Serenity (Prolog)" | 2:16 |
2. | "Mr. Vain Mr Vain "Mr. Vain" is a popular song by Culture Beat from the album Serenity. Released in 1993, the song achieved huge success worldwide.-Background and chart performances:... " |
5:37 |
3. | "Got to Get It Got to Get It "Got to Get It" is a 1993 song recorded by the German eurodance band Culture Beat. It was the second single from their second album Serenity and was released in September 1993.... " |
5:21 |
4. | "World in Your Hands World in Your Hands "World in Your Hands" is a 1993 song recorded by the German eurodance band Culture Beat. It was the fourth single and the last one marketed in almost all countries in Europe from their second album Serenity. It was released in March 1994... " |
5:33 |
5. | "Adelante!" | 5:38 |
6. | "Rocket to the Moon" | 5:47 |
7. | "Anything Anything (Culture Beat song) "Anything" is a 1993 song recorded by the German eurodance band Culture Beat. It was the third single from their second album Serenity and was released in December 1993.... " |
6:42 |
8. | "Key to Your Heart" | 4:09 |
9. | "The Other Side of Me" | 4:52 |
10. | "The Hurt" | 4:15 |
11. | "Mother Earth" | 6:11 |
12. | "Serenity (Epilog)" | 7:51 |
13. | "ID Tania" | 0:06 |
14. | "ID Jay" | 0:09 |
Chart performance
Chart | Date | Peak position | Certification |
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Austria | 8 August 1993 | 7 | |
Germany | 3 June 1993 | 8 | Gold |
Switzerland | 18 July 1993 | 8 | Gold |
The Netherlands | 7 August 1993 | 9 | Gold |
Norway | August 1993 | 10 | |
United Kingdom | September 1993 | 13 | Gold |
Finland | 1993 | Gold |