Snow on the Sahara

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All tracks are written by Erick Benzi and Nikki Matheson, except where noted

Snow on the Sahara
Anggun - Au nom de la lune.jpg
French version artwork
Studio album by
Released23 June 1997
Recorded1996–1997
Genre
Length49:22(English version)
46:01 (French version)
Language
Label
Producer Erick Benzi
Anggun chronology
Yang Hilang
(1994)
Snow on the Sahara
(1997)
Chrysalis
(2000)
Alternative cover
Anggun - Snow on the Sahara.jpg
English version artwork
Snow on the Sahara / Anggun– International standard edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Snow on the Sahara" 4:18
2."Le départ"Benzi0:29
3."Over Their Walls" 3:12
4."On the Breath of an Angel"
  • Nikki Matheson
  • Jacques Veneruso
  • Anggun
3:31
5."A Rose in the Wind" 4:24
6."Gita"
  • Anggun
  • Hervé Teboul
0:28
7."Memory of Your Shores"
  • Benzi
  • Matheson
  • Nicolas Mingot
3:59
8."My Sensual Mind" 4:32
9."Blanca"Benzi0:41
10."Valparaíso" 3:56
11."Selamanya"
  • Anggun
  • Benzi
2:21
12."By the Moon" 4:09
13."Pluies"Veneruso0:55
14."Dream of Me"
  • Veneruso
  • Matheson
4:01
15."Secret of the Sea" 4:16
16."Life on Mars" David Bowie 4:10
Total length:49:22
Anggun– Japanese edition (bonus tracks) [34]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
17."La neige au Sahara"Benzi4:18
18."La rose des vents"Benzi4:24
19."De soleils et d'ombres"Veneruso4:01
Anggun– Indonesian edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Snow on the Sahara" 4:18
2."Le départ"Benzi0:29
3."Over Their Walls" 3:12
4."On the Breath of an Angel"
  • Nikki Matheson
  • Jacques Veneruso
  • Anggun
3:31
5."Kembali" 4:24
6."Gita"
  • Anggun
  • Hervé Teboul
0:28
7."Memory of Your Shores"
  • Benzi
  • Matheson
  • Nicolas Mingot
3:59
8."My Sensual Mind" 4:32
9."Blanca"Benzi0:41
10."Valparaíso" 3:56
11."Selamanya"
  • Anggun
  • Benzi
2:21
12."Au nom de la lune" 4:09
13."Pluies"Veneruso0:55
14."Dream of Me"
  • Veneruso
  • Matheson
4:01
15."Secret of the Sea" 4:16
16."Life on Mars"David Bowie4:10
Snow on the Sahara– US edition [35]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Snow on the Sahara" 4:18
2."Over Their Walls" 3:12
3."On the Breath of an Angel"
  • Nikki Matheson
  • Jacques Veneruso
  • Anggun
3:31
4."A Rose in the Wind" 4:24
5."My Sensual Mind" 4:32
6."Valparaíso" 4:41
7."Selamanya"
  • Anggun
  • Benzi
2:21
8."By the Moon" 4:09
9."Dream of Me"
  • Veneruso
  • Matheson
4:01
10."Secret of the Sea" 4:16
11."Life on Mars"David Bowie4:10

French version

All tracks are written by Erick Benzi, except where noted

Au nom de la lune– French standard edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."La neige au Sahara" 4:18
2."Le départ" 0:29
3."Plus fort que les frontières" 3:12
4."À la plume de tes doigts"
  • Jacques Veneruso
  • Anggun
3:31
5."La rose des vents" 4:24
6."Gita"
  • Anggun
  • Hervé Teboul
0:28
7."La mémoire des rochers"
  • Benzi
  • Nicolas Mingot
3:59
8."La ligne des sens" 4:32
9."Blanca" 0:41
10."Valparaíso" 3:56
11."Selamanya"
  • Anggun
  • Benzi
2:21
12."Au nom de la lune" 4:09
13."Pluies"Veneruso0:55
14."De soleils et d'ombres"Veneruso4:01
15."Always"Veneruso4:16
16."Ceria" 0:49
Total length:46:01
Notes

Credits and personnel

Credits taken from the album's liner notes. [36]

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
France (SNEP) [24] Gold100,000*
Indonesia [26] 3× Platinum133,000 [29]
Italy (FIMI) [29] Gold50,000*
Malaysia [26] Platinum 
Singapore (RIAS) [26] Gold7,500*
United States120,000 [29]
Summaries
Worldwide1,000,000 [31]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateLabelEdition(s)Format(s)
France [39] 23 June 1997Columbia RecordsAu nom de la luneCD, cassette
Indonesia [40] July 1997Sony Music IndonesiaAnggun (Indonesian edition)
Japan [34] 22 August 1997Epic JapanAnggun (Japanese edition)
United States [35] 26 May 1998Epic RecordsSnow on the Sahara (US edition)
Canada [41] 16 June 1998Sony Music Canada
Germany [42] 25 August 1998Columbia RecordsSnow on the Sahara
United Kingdom [43] 30 August 1999Epic Records

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