18 Greatest Hits (Sandra album)

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18 Greatest Hits
Sandra - 18 Greatest Hits.png
Greatest hits album by
Released12 October 1992
Recorded1985–1992
Genre Pop
Length71:45
Label Virgin
Producer
Sandra chronology
Close to Seven
(1992)
18 Greatest Hits
(1992)
Fading Shades
(1995)
Alternative cover
SandraTheEssential.jpg
The Essential cover
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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18 Greatest Hits is the second greatest hits album by German singer Sandra, released on 12 October 1992 by Virgin Records.

Contents

18 Greatest Hits consists of all Sandra singles released between 1985 and 1992, many of them in shorter 7″ versions, excluding her most recent single, "I Need Love". A new version of "Johnny Wanna Live" from the Paintings in Yellow album was also included and released as a single to promote the collection. A video version of the album was released on VHS, including all 18 music videos. [3]

The compilation peaked at number 10 on the German chart, and has been certified gold in Germany and platinum in France. The album was re-released on 31 March 2003 under the title The Essential with a different artwork, but the same track listing. [4]

Track listing

All tracks are produced by Michael Cretu, except tracks 4, 5 and 7, produced by Cretu and Armand Volker.

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Maria Magdalena" Richard Palmer-James
3:58
2."In the Heat of the Night"
  • Löhr
  • Klaus Hirschburger
  • Cretu
  • Kemmler
5:07
3."Little Girl"Hirschburger
  • Kemmler
  • Löhr
  • Cretu
3:11
4."Innocent Love"
  • Susanne Müller
  • Hirschburger
  • Kemmler
  • Ulrich Herter
4:21
5."Hi! Hi! Hi!"
  • Cretu
  • Hirschburger
  • Cretu
  • Kemmler
4:08
6."Loreen"
  • Peterson
  • Cretu
4:17
7."Midnight Man"
  • Kemmler
  • Hirschburger
  • Kemmler
  • Cretu
3:04
8."Everlasting Love" Mac Gayden James Cason 3:51
9."Stop for a Minute"HirschburgerCretu4:05
10."Heaven Can Wait"
  • Hirschburger
  • Kemmler
  • Cretu
  • Kemmler
  • Löhr
4:04
11."Secret Land"
  • Müller
  • Hirschburger
  • Michael Höing
  • Uwe Gronau
  • Kemmler
  • Cretu
  • Mats Björklund
4:05
12."We'll Be Together"
  • Hirschburger
  • Kemmler
3:49
13."Around My Heart"
  • Hirschburger
  • Kemmler
  • Kemmler
  • Löhr
  • Sör Otto's
  • Peterson
3:10
14."Hiroshima" David Morgan Morgan4:11
15."(Life May Be) A Big Insanity"
  • Cretu
  • Hirschburger
Cretu4:29
16."One More Night"
  • Cretu
  • Hirschburger
  • Cretu
  • Peterson
3:41
17."Don't Be Aggressive"
  • Hirschburger
  • Cretu
Cretu4:22
18."Johnny Wanna Live"
  • Cretu
  • Hirschburger
  • Cretu
  • Peterson
3:52
Total length:71:45

Charts

1992–1993 chart performance for 18 Greatest Hits
Chart (1992–1993)Peak
position
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [5] 81
European Albums ( Music & Media ) [6] 29
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) [7] 1
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [8] 10
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [9] 36
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [10] 27
1996 chart performance for 18 Greatest Hits
Chart (1996)Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [11] 5
2005 chart performance for 18 Greatest Hits
Chart (2005)Peak
position
Polish Albums (ZPAV) [12] 39

Certifications

Certifications for 18 Greatest Hits
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
France (SNEP) [13] Platinum300,000*
Germany (BVMI) [14] Gold250,000^
Poland (ZPAV) [15] Gold20,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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