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
ReleasedJune 3, 1993
Length64:08
LabelDance Pool (Sony)[1] 474101 2
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
# Title Length
1. "Serenity (Prolog)" 2:16
2. "Mr. Vain" 5:37
3. "Got to Get It (Radio Edit)" 3:59
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

Chart performance
Chart Date Peak
position		 Certification
Austria[5] 8 August 1993 7  
Germany 3 June 1993 8 Gold
Japan[6] October 1993 10
Switzerland[7] 18 July 1993 8 Gold[8]
The Netherlands 7 August 1993 9 Gold[9]
Norway[10] August 1993 10  
United Kingdom[11] September 1993 13 Gold
Finland 1993 Gold[12]
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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. AustrianCharts.at Serenity page. Accessed: October 28, 2006
  6. 'Oricon Album Chart Accessed: 2 November 2012
  7. SwissCharts.com Serenity page. Accessed: October 29, 2006
  8. SwissCharts.com Certifications 1995 Accessed: October 29, 2006
  9. NVPI.nl Dutch certification database Accessed November 4, 2006
  10. NorwegianCharts.com Serenity page. Accessed: October 29, 2006
  11. "CULTURE BEAT - full Official Chart History - Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  12. "Musiikkituottajat - Tilastot - Kulta- ja platinalevyt". ifpi.fi. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
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