 The album received positive response from music critics, with American media "The SouthtownStar" ranking it as one of Top 25 Albums of 1998.With sales of more than one million copies in the western territories, "Snow on the Sahara" became the best-selling album by Asian artist outside Asia.In 1996, Anggun was introduced to French musician Erick Benzi, who previously had produced albums of well-known artists such as Celine Dion, Jean-Jacques Goldman and Johnny Hallyday.