''En-Tact'' is the fourth studio album by Scottish band the Shamen, released in 1990. It was the first Shamen album to feature

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, and the last to feature

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Reception

The album was included in the book ''

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Track listing

Original UK 1990 release

US 1991 issue

The version of ''En-tact'' released in the US, and in the UK from 1991 onwards, had a different track listing:

Charts

References

1990 albums The Shamen albums One Little Independent Records albums {{1990s-electronic-album-stub