Era (Era album)

Era is the eponymous 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".

Era
Studio album by Era
Released	1996
Genre	New-age
Length	40:23
Label	Tranman Entertainment B.V., Mercury, Philips
Producer	Eric Lévi
Era chronology
Era (1996) Era 2 (2000)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Use of Era music

• "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" is 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", "Misere Mani", "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

Limited edition

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
12.	"Mother"	Lévi, Dedam	4:59
13.	"Enae Volare (Mezzo) (Remix)"	Lévi, Protheroe	3:47
Total length:			49:09

Personnel

• Eric Lévi: Keyboard, Prog., Lead Guitar (Mirror, After Time, Impera)
• Guy Protheroe: Lead Vocal (Ameno, Enae Volare)
• Eric Geisen: Lead Vocal (Cathar Rhythm)
• Florence Dedam: Lead Vocal (Mother, After Time)
• Murielle Lefebvre: Lead Vocal (Enae Volare Mezzo)
• Harriet Jay: Lead Vocal (Ameno, Avemano, Cathar Rhythm
• Neil Wilkinson: Drums (Avemano)
• Lee Sklar: Bass (Avemano)
• Philippe Manca: Lead Guitar (Era, Ameno, Cathar Rhythm, Mother, Avemano, Sempire d'Amor, Enae Volare), Mandolin (Era), Drums/Bass prog. (Ameno, Era)

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1997–2004) Peak position Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[3] 41 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[4] 20 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[5] 1 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[6] 4 Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[7] 1 French Albums (SNEP)[8] 1 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[9] 2 Italian Albums (FIMI)[10] 52 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[11] 2 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[12] 1 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[13] 2

Year-end charts Chart (1997) Position Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[14] 100 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[15] 2 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[16] 80 European Top 100 Albums (Music & Media)[17] 25 French Albums (SNEP)[18] 3 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[19] 67 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[20] 7 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[21] 30 Chart (1998) Position Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[22] 52 Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[23] 18 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[24] 8 European Top 100 Albums (Music & Media)[25] 11 French Albums (SNEP)[26] 8 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[27] 18 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[28] 38 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[29] 16 Chart (1999) Position Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[30] 100 Chart (2001) Position French Albums (SNEP)[31] 75

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF)[32]	2× Platinum	120,000^^
Belgium (BEA)[33]	Platinum	50,000^*
Canada (Music Canada)[34]	Gold	50,000^^
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[35]	Platinum	52,717[35]
France (SNEP)[36]	Diamond	1,000,000^*
Mexico (AMPROFON)[37]	2× Gold	200,000^^
Netherlands (NVPI)[38]	Platinum	100,000^^
Norway (IFPI Norway)[39]	2× Platinum	100,000^*
Sweden (GLF)[40]	2× Platinum	200,000^^
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. Allmusic review
2. "1998 World Cup Commercial - Mastercard". June 1998.
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10. "Italiancharts.com – Era – Era". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
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13. "Swisscharts.com – Era – Era". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
14. "Jaaroverzichten 1997". Ultratop. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
15. "Rapports Annuels 1997". Ultratop. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
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17. "Eurochart Top 100 Albums 1997" (PDF). Billboard. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
18. "Top de l'année Top Albums 1997" (in French). SNEP. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
19. "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts". GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
20. "Year list Album (incl. Collections), 1997". Sverigetopplistan (in Swedish). Retrieved 19 December 2020.
21. "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1997". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
22. "Rapports Annuels 1998". Ultratop. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
23. "TOP20.dk © 1998". Hitlisten. Archived from the original on 16 December 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
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25. "Eurochart Hot 100 Albums 1998" (PDF). Music & Media. 19 December 1998. p. 8. OCLC 29800226. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
26. "Top de l'année Top Albums 1998" (in French). SNEP. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
27. "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts". GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
28. "Year list Album (incl. Collections), 1998". Sverigetopplistan (in Swedish). Retrieved 19 December 2020.
29. "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1998". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
30. "Jaaroverzichten – Album 1999". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
31. "Classement Albums - année 2001" (in French). SNEP. Archived from the original on 24 September 2012. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
32. "Discos de oro y platino" (in Spanish). Cámara Argentina de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
33. "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – albums 1997". Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
34. "Canadian album certifications – Era – Era". Music Canada. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
35. "Era" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
36. "French album certifications – Era – Era" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
37. "Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Retrieved 11 July 2020. Type Era in the box under the ARTISTA column heading and Era in the box under TÍTULO
38. "Dutch album certifications – Era – Era" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Retrieved 11 July 2020. Enter Era in the "Artiest of titel" box.
39. "IFPI Norsk platebransje Trofeer 1993–2011" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
40. "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 1987−1998" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Retrieved 11 July 2020.