Omen (The Story Continues...) is the debut studio album by German Eurodance project Magic Affair.[1][2] It was initially released on 16 May 1994 via Cologne Dance Label. The record also produced four singles, with the lead single "Omen III" becoming a big success in many European countries. The album continues the direction of the band's previous record Omen - The Story released in 1989 under name Mysterious Art; its first two singles were "Das Omen (Teil 1)" and "Carma (Omen 2)". Sales of the album exceeded 250,000 copies in 1995.
| Omen (The Story Continues...) | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 16 May 1994 | |||
| Recorded | 1994 | |||
| Length | 1:02:36 | |||
| Label | Bertelsmann Club 35229 4 Cologne Dance Label 7243 8 29698 2 2 Electrola 7243 8 29698 2 2 | |||
| Producer | Mike Staab | |||
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| Singles from Omen | ||||
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Track listing edit
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Commutation" | 2:45 |
| 2. | "Omen III (Single Edit)" | 3:56 |
| 3. | "In the Middle of the Night" | 6:20 |
| 4. | "Homicidal" | 6:22 |
| 5. | "Fire" | 6:07 |
| 6. | "Water of Sin" | 4:59 |
| 7. | "Under the Sea" | 1:55 |
| 8. | "Carry On" | 6:01 |
| 9. | "Make Your Mind Up" | 5:37 |
| 10. | "Give Me All Your Love" | 6:19 |
| 11. | "Wonderland" | 5:04 |
| 12. | "Thin Line" | 4:29 |
| 13. | "Fall Out" | 2:18 |
| 14. | "Fire" (Trance Mix) | 6:26 |
Credits edit
- Co-producer – Bernd Breiter, Bernd Waldstädt, Rainer Kempf
- Mastering – Dave Bell
- Producer – Mike Staab
Chart performance edit
| Chart (1994) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Ö3 Austria Top 40[3] | 11 |
| Dutch Albums Chart[4] | 71 |
| Finnish Albums Chart[5] | 9 |
| German Media Control Charts[6] | 8 |
| Swedish Albums Chart[7] | 18 |
| Swiss Albums Chart[8] | 7 |
References edit
- ^ "Magic Affair – Omen (The Story Continues...)". Discogs. discogs.com. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
- ^ "MAGIC AFFAIR - OMEN... THE STORY CONTINUES". The Eurodance Encyclopaedia. eurokdj.com.
- ^ "austriancharts.at: Magic Affair". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2011-07-23.
- ^ "GfK Dutch Charts: Magic Affairs (Albums)". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2016-08-05.
- ^ Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin - levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 9789511210535.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de: Magic Affair" (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 2016-08-05.
- ^ "swedishcharts.com: Magic Affair". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2016-08-05.
- ^ "swisscharts.com: Magic Affair". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2016-08-05.