Close to Seven

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Close to Seven
CloseToSeven Sandra.jpg
Studio album by
Sandra
Released17 February 1992
Recorded1991
Studio A.R.T. (Ibiza, Spain)
Genre Pop
Length43:46
Label Virgin
Producer Michael Cretu
Sandra chronology
Paintings in Yellow
(1990)		Close to Seven
(1992)		 18 Greatest Hits
(1992)
"I Need Love" single cover I Need Love - Sandra.jpg
"I Need Love" single cover

Close to Seven is the fifth studio album by German singer Sandra, released on 17 February 1992 by Virgin Records.

Contents

Background

The album's title symbolised the upcoming seventh anniversary of Sandra's career. It was recorded in Sandra and Michael Cretu's home studio in Ibiza, Spain, and continued a development towards a more meditative, less dance-oriented musical style, echoing material that Sandra and Michael recorded together for the Enigma project. [1] The male vocals were performed by Andy Jonas, also known as Andy "Angel" Hart.

"Don't Be Aggressive" was released as the first single from the album in January 1992, reaching the top 10 in Finland and Norway, and the top 20 in Sandra's native Germany. "I Need Love" followed as the second and final commercial single in April 1992, but was a commercial failure, becoming Sandra's first single since 1984 to fail to enter the charts. "Steady Me" was issued in June 1992 as a promotional single only in Germany. [2]

Although Close to Seven did not sell as well as its predecessors, [3] it was a commercial success and got to number seven in Germany. It also reached the top 20 in Switzerland and Norway.

Track listing

  1. "Don't Be Aggressive" (Michael Cretu, Klaus Hirschburger) – 4:45
  2. "Mirrored in Your Eyes" (Michael Cretu, Peter Cornelius, Klaus Hirschburger) – 3:26
  3. "I Need Love" (Michael Cretu, Klaus Hirschburger) – 3:24
  4. "No Taboo" (Michael Cretu, David Fairstein) – 3:50
  5. "When the Rain Doesn't Come" (Michael Cretu, Sandra Cretu) – 4:43
  6. "Steady Me" (Michael Cretu, Peter Cornelius, Klaus Hirschburger) – 3:57
  7. "Shadows" (Michael Cretu, Klaus Hirschburger) – 3:50
  8. "Seal It Forever" (Michael Cretu, Klaus Hirschburger) – 4:51
  9. "Love Turns to Pain" (Michael Cretu, Klaus Hirschburger) – 4:59
  10. "Your Way to India" (Michael Cretu, Klaus Hirschburger) – 6:01

Personnel

Charts

Chart performance for Close to Seven
Chart (1992)Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [4] 26
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [5] 87
European Albums ( Music & Media ) [6] 24
French Albums (IFOP) [7] 18
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [8] 7
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [9] 20
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [10] 27
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [11] 13

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References

  1. ↑ "Sandra: The Lorelei Effect – Europe's Most Consistent Seller" (PDF). Music & Media . Vol. 9, no. 9. 29 February 1992. OCLC   29800226 – via World Radio History.
  2. ↑ "Close to Seven (1992)". SandraNet.com. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  3. ↑ "Biography — Story". SandraNet.com. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  4. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Sandra – Close to Seven" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  5. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Sandra – Close to Seven" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  6. ↑ "European Top 100 Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 9, no. 12. 21 March 1992. p. 29. OCLC   29800226 – via World Radio History.
  7. ↑ "Le Détail des Albums de chaque Artiste". InfoDisc (in French). Retrieved 11 August 2019.Select "SANDRA" from the drop-down menu and click "OK".
  8. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Sandra – Close to Seven" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  9. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Sandra – Close to Seven". Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  10. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Sandra – Close to Seven". Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  11. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Sandra – Close to Seven". Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
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