Era (Era album)
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| Released | 1996 | |||
| Genre | New-age | |||
| Length | 40:23 | |||
| Label | Tranman Entertainment B.V., Mercury, Philips | |||
| Producer | Eric Lévi | |||
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| AllMusic |   [1] |
Era is the debut album by Eric Lévi's new-age project Era, first released in 1996 and re-released in 1998. Some editions include bonus track "After Time".
- "Enae Volare (Mezzo)" is famous amongst mixed martial arts fans because it has been used as the entrance song of MMA legend Fedor Emelianenko.
- "Ameno" was used as the entrance theme song by Mexican wrestler Místico from CMLL (Sin Cara in WWE, Myzteziz in AAA) as well as mixed martial artist Aleksander Emelianenko.
- "Ameno" was used in Australia within "The Power of Yes" advertisements for Optus Communications. It was used in a World Cup 1998 commercial from MasterCard.[2]
- Ameno played during Jennifer Hawkins' infamous wardrobe malfunction at Westfield Miranda on September 2, 2004.
- A remix of Ameno was made by DJ Quicksilver in 2000.
- A remix of "Mother" is also used in the 2001 film Driven.
Videos were shot for "Ameno", "Enae Volare" and "Mother" featuring actors Pierre Boisserie and Irene Bustamante.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Eric Lévi, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Era" | 3:15 | |
| 2. | "Ameno (Remix)" | Lévi, Guy Protheroe | 3:50 |
| 3. | "Cathar Rhythm" | 3:18 | |
| 4. | "Avemano" | 4:14 | |
| 5. | "Enae Volare (Mezzo)" | Lévi, Protheroe | 4:30 |
| 6. | "Ameno" | Lévi, Protheroe | 3:40 |
| 7. | "Mirror" | 3:57 | |
| 8. | "Sempire d'Amor" | 1:54 | |
| 9. | "After Time" | Lévi, Florence Dedam | 3:35 |
| 10. | "Impera" | 4:37 | |
| 11. | "Enae Volare" | 3:33 | |
| Total length: | 40:23 | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12. | "Mother" | Lévi, Dedam | 4:59 |
| 13. | "Enae Volare (Mezzo) (Remix)" | Lévi, Protheroe | 3:47 |
| Total length: | 49:09 | ||
Philips and Mercury release (1996)
All tracks are written by Eric Lévi, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Era" | 3:15 | |
| 2. | "Ameno (remix)" | Lévi (music)/Lévi, Guy Protheroe (lyric) | 3:48 |
| 3. | "Cathar Rhythm" | 3:21 | |
| 4. | "Mother" | Lévi (music)/Florence Dedam (lyric) | 4:59 |
| 5. | "Avemano" | 4:16 | |
| 6. | "Enae Volare (Mezzo)" | Lévi (music)/Lévi, Protheroe (lyric) | 4:30 |
| 7. | "Mirror" | 3:58 | |
| 8. | " Ameno" | Lévi (music)/Lévi, Protheroe (lyric) | 4:20 |
| 9. | "Sempire d’Amor" | 1:54 | |
| 10. | "After Time" | Dedam | 3:35 |
| 11. | "Impera" | 4:37 |
2002 Mercury release
This release contains alternative versions and mixes of most of the songs. Only "Ameno (remix)", "Cathar Rhythm", "Mirror" and "Impera" are identical with the original release.
All tracks are written by Eric Lévi, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Ameno (remix)" | Lévi (music)/Lévi, Guy Protheroe (lyric) | 3:50 |
| 2. | "Misere Mani" (from 1998) | 4:04 | |
| 3. | "Mother (remix)" (from 1997) | Lévi (music)/Florence Dedam (lyric) | 4:09 |
| 4. | "Enae Volare (Mezzo)" (alternative version from 1996) | Lévi (music)/Lévi, Protheroe (lyric) | 3:49 |
| 5. | "Era" (2002 remix) | 3:16 | |
| 6. | "Ameno" (2002 remix) | Lévi (music)/Lévi, Protheroe (lyric) | 3:56 |
| 7. | "Cathar Rhythm" | 3:21 | |
| 8. | "Mirror" | 3:59 | |
| 9. | "Mother" (2002 remix) | Lévi (music)/Dedam (lyric) | 4:26 |
| 10. | "Impera" | 4:36 |
Personnel
- Eric Lévi – keyboards, programming, mixing, engineering, mastering, production, guitars (7, 9, 10)
- Guy Protheroe – vocals (2, 6, 11)
- Eric Geisen – vocals (3)
- Florence Dedam – vocals (9, 12)
- Murielle Lefebvre – vocals (5)
- Harriet Jay – vocals (2–4, 6)
- Neil Wilkinson – drums (4)
- Lee Sklar – bass guitar (4)
- Philippe Manca – guitars (1–4, 6, 8, 11, 12), mandolin (1), programming (1, 2, 6)
