Original sentence: As a result many fans had did not appreciate this new direction and sales were affected.In December 1990, after eight months of preparation, Cretu released Enigma's debut album, MCMXC a.In the same year, The Cross of Changes was released and it received about the same response from the public (it sold 6 million copies in a year)
Edited sentence: As a result many fans had difficulty appreciating this new direction and sales were affected.In December 1990, after eight months of preparation, Cretu released Enigma's debut album, the groundbreaking MCMXC a.In the same year, The Cross of Changes was released and it received about the same, if not an even larger and better response from the public (it sold 6 million copies in a year)