Serenity (Culture Beat album)

Serenity is the second studio album by German Eurodance band Culture Beat, released in 1993. It includes the single "Mr. Vain", which topped the charts across Europe and in Australia.

Serenity
Studio album by
Culture Beat
Released3 June 1993
Recorded1992–93
Length64:08
LabelDance Pool (Sony)[1]
Producer
Culture Beat chronology
Horizon
(1991)		 Serenity
(1993)		 The Remix Album
(1994)
Singles from Serenity
  1. "Mr. Vain"
    Released: 1993
  2. "Got to Get It"
    Released: 1993
  3. "Anything"
    Released: 1993
  4. "World in Your Hands"
    Released: 1994
  5. "Adelante!"
    Released: 1994
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

Background

The line-up of Culture Beat changed slightly from their previous album released two years earlier, with Tania Evans becoming the new singer, joining Jay Supreme who remained the rapper. A total of five singles were released from the album: "Mr. Vain", "Got to Get It", "Anything", "World in Your Hands" and "Adelante".

The album won the 1993 Echo award for Most Successful German Album Abroad which is the highest German music industry award.[3] It went on to sell almost two million copies worldwide.[4]

Track listing
Serenity track listing
# Title Length
1. "Serenity (Prolog)" 2:16
2. "Mr. Vain" 5:37
3. "Got to Get It" 5:21
4. "World in Your Hands" 5:33
5. "Adelante!" 5:38
6. "Rocket to the Moon" 5:47
7. "Anything" 6:24
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

Charts

Certifications
Certifications for Serenity
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[18] Gold 35,000^
Austria (IFPI Austria)[19] Gold 25,000*
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[20] Gold 25,000[20]
Germany (BVMI)[21] Gold 250,000^
Netherlands (NVPI)[22] Gold 50,000^
Sweden (GLF)[23] Gold 50,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[24] Gold 25,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[25] Gold 100,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References
  1. "Culture Beat - Serenity". Discogs. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
  2. "Serenity - Culture Beat - Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
  3. Euro Dance encyclopedia Culture Beat page. (Accessed: September 3, 2006)
  4. Culture-beat.com Archived 2011-07-09 at the Wayback Machine Official short biography. (German) (Accessed: September 3, 2006)
  5. "Australiancharts.com – Culture Beat – Serenity". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  6. "Austriancharts.at – Culture Beat – Serenity" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  7. "Dutchcharts.nl – Culture Beat – Serenity" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  8. Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin - levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
  9. "Offiziellecharts.de – Culture Beat – Serenity" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  10. "Norwegiancharts.com – Culture Beat – Serenity". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  11. "Swedishcharts.com – Culture Beat – Serenity". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  12. "Swisscharts.com – Culture Beat – Serenity". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  13. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  14. "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts". GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  15. "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1993". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  16. "Jaaroverzichten – Album 1994". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  17. "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts". GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  18. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia’s Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 71.
  19. "Austrian album certifications – Culture Beat – Serenity" (in German). IFPI Austria. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  20. "Culture Beat" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  21. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Culture Beat; 'Serenity')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  22. "Dutch album certifications – Culture Beat – Serenity" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Retrieved 21 April 2021. Enter Serenity in the "Artiest of titel" box.
  23. "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 1987−1998" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-17. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  24. "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Culture Beat; 'Serenity')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  25. "British album certifications – Culture Beat – Serenity". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 21 April 2021. Select albums in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type Serenity in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.