 "Au nom de la lune" was released in France on 24 June 1997 by Columbia Records.The English version was released afterward in 33 countries worldwide under two title, "Snow on the Sahara" and "Anggun", with various artworks and track listings.In Japan, the album was released in late 1997 with three additional tracks from the French version ("La Neige au Sahara", "De Soleil et d'ombres" and "La Rose des vents") while in Indonesia, the album was released with the song "A Rose in the Wind" was recorded in Indonesian, titled "Kembali" and "By the Moon" was replaced with its French original version, "Au nom de la lune".