Sandra discography

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Sandra discography
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Studio albums10
Compilation albums8
Singles47
Video albums3
Music videos26
Box sets6

The discography of German singer Sandra consists of 10 studio albums, eight compilation albums and 47 singles, including 10 promotional-only singles. Her videography comprises three long-form video releases and 26 music videos.

Contents

After enjoying a considerable success as the lead singer of the disco trio Arabesque, particularly in Japan, Sandra began performing solo in 1984, launching her career with a German-language cover of Alphaville's "Big in Japan". Her breakthrough single was "(I'll Never Be) Maria Magdalena", released in 1985, which topped charts in numerous countries and secured her international fame. With Michael Cretu as her manager, producer and composer, and personally a life partner, Sandra went on to score even more European top 10 hit singles, most famously "In the Heat of the Night" (1985), "Everlasting Love" (1987), "Secret Land" (1988), "Hiroshima" (1990) and "Don't Be Aggressive" (1992). Sandra found biggest popularity in continental Europe, Israel, Japan and Brazil. She has reportedly sold over 30 million records worldwide, which makes her one of the most successful female German vocalists ever. [1] [2]

Albums

Studio albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions Certifications
GER
[3]
AUT
[4]
CZ
[5]
FIN
[6]
FRA
[7]
NLD
[8]
NOR
[9]
POL
[10]
SWE
[11]
SWI
[12]
The Long Play 1218143824
Mirrors
  • Released: October 1986
  • Label: Virgin
  • Format: CD, cassette, LP
1615144013
Into a Secret Land
  • Released: 24 October 1988
  • Label: Virgin
  • Format: CD, cassette, LP
1413101418229
Paintings in Yellow
  • Released: 26 March 1990
  • Label: Virgin
  • Format: CD, cassette, LP
4142813308
Close to Seven
  • Released: February 1992
  • Label: Virgin
  • Format: CD, cassette, LP
7261887202713
Fading Shades
  • Released: 12 June 1995
  • Label: Virgin
  • Format: CD, cassette
4237
The Wheel of Time
  • Released: 29 April 2002
  • Label: Virgin
  • Format: CD, cassette
8631768
The Art of Love
  • Released: 23 February 2007
  • Label: Virgin
  • Format: CD, download
161592688
Back to Life
  • Released: 27 March 2009
  • Label: Virgin
  • Format: CD, download
264783
Stay in Touch
  • Released: 26 October 2012
  • Label: Virgin
  • Format: CD, download
204011951
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Compilation albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions Certifications
GER
[3]
AUT
[4]
BEL
(Wa)

[18]
FIN
[6]
FRA
[7]
NLD
[8]
NOR
[9]
POL
[10]
SWE
[11]
SWI
[12]
Ten on One (The Singles) 192814
Everlasting Love
  • Released: December 1988
  • Label: Virgin
  • Format: CD, cassette, LP
18 Greatest Hits
  • Released: 12 October 1992
  • Label: Virgin
  • Format: CD, cassette, LP
1051481393627
My Favourites
  • Released: 4 June 1999
  • Label: Virgin
  • Format: CD, cassette
16161543
Reflections
  • Released: 29 September 2006
  • Label: Virgin
  • Format: CD, download
44145
The Platinum Collection
  • Released: 6 November 2009
  • Label: Virgin
  • Format: CD, download
So80s Presents Sandra
  • Released: 27 April 2012
  • Label: EMI
  • Format: CD, download
50
The Very Best of Sandra
  • Released: 3 June 2016
  • Label: Polydor
  • Format: CD, download
5042
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Box sets

TitleDetails
  • Mirrors
  • Into a Secret Land
  • The Long Play
  • Mirrors
  • Into a Secret Land
  • Released: 1993
  • Format: CD
  • Label: Virgin
  • The Long Play
  • Into a Secret Land
  • Released: 1995
  • Format: CD
  • Label: Virgin
  • 18 Greatest Hits
  • The Long Play [20]
  • Released: November 2000
  • Format: CD
  • Label: Virgin
  • The Long Play
  • Paintings in Yellow
  • Released: 2011
  • Format: CD
  • Label: EMI
  • The Long Play
  • Mirrors
  • Into a Secret Land
  • Paintings in Yellow [21]
  • Released: October 2011
  • Format: CD
  • Label: EMI

Singles

TitleYearPeak chart positions Certifications Album
GER
[3]
AUT
[4]
BEL
(Fl)

[22]
FIN
[23]
FRA
[24]
NLD
[8]
NOR
[9]
SWE
[11]
SWI
[12]
UK
[25]
"Andy mein Freund"1976
"Japan ist weit"1984
"(I'll Never Be) Maria Magdalena"198511315211187The Long Play
"In the Heat of the Night"263251322
"Little Girl"19861427382118
"Innocent Love"111210614Mirrors
"Hi! Hi! Hi!"7127134720
"Loreen"2329
"Midnight Man"19872434
"Everlasting Love"56141212545Ten on One (The Singles)
"Stop for a Minute"1988914
"Heaven Can Wait"1241261697Into a Secret Land
"Secret Land"717202681159
"We'll Be Together"916151322
"Around My Heart"19891123272819
"Hiroshima"1990415164Paintings in Yellow
"(Life May Be) A Big Insanity"2741
"One More Night"31
"Don't Be Aggressive"19921730839517272482Close to Seven
"I Need Love"
"Johnny Wanna Live"37678518 Greatest Hits
"Maria Magdalena" (Remix)1993898
"Nights in White Satin"19958614Fading Shades
"Won't Run Away"
"Secret Land" (Remix)199969My Favourites
"Forever"200147The Wheel of Time
"Such a Shame"200276
"I Close My Eyes"93
"Secrets of Love" (with DJ BoBo)200613395Greatest Hits(DJ BoBo album)
"The Way I Am"200750The Art of Love
"In the Heat of the Night (2007)"Reflections
"What Is It About Me"The Art of Love
"In a Heartbeat"200959Back to Life
"The Night Is Still Young" (with Thomas Anders)46
"Maybe Tonight"201277Stay in Touch
"Infinite Kiss"
"In the Heat of the Night" (Remix)2016The Very Best of Sandra
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Promotional singles

TitleYearFootnotesAlbum
"Sisters and Brothers"1988Released only in Japan.The Long Play
"La vista de luna"1989Released only in Spain.Into a Secret Land
"Steady Me"1992Released only in Germany.Close to Seven
"Seal It Forever"Radio single; released only in Brazil.
"In the Heat of the Night"1999Released only in France.My Favourites
"Maria Magdalena"
"Forgive Me"2002Released only in Germany.The Wheel of Time
"Everlasting Love (2006)"2006Radio single; released only in Germany.Reflections
"Around My Heart (2006)"Radio single; released only in Poland.
"All You Zombies"2007The Art of Love

Videography

Video albums

TitleDetails GER
[3]
Certifications
Ten on One (The Singles)
18 Greatest Hits
  • Released: 1992
  • Format: VHS
  • Label: Virgin
The Complete History
  • Released: 2003
  • Format: DVD
  • Label: Virgin
94
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Music videos

YearTitleDirector [28] [29]
1985"(I'll Never Be) Maria Magdalena"Mike Leckebusch
"In the Heat of the Night"Michael Bentele
1986"Little Girl"Mike Stiebel
"Innocent Love"DoRo (Rudi Dolezal and Hannes Rossacher)
"Hi! Hi! Hi!"
"Loreen"Kai von Kotze
1987"Midnight Man"Wolfgang Simon and Michael von Almsick
"Everlasting Love"DoRo
1988"Stop for a Minute"
"Heaven Can Wait"
"Secret Land"Bulle Bernd
"We'll Be Together"
1989"Around My Heart"
1990"Hiroshima" Roland Willaert
"(Life May Be) A Big Insanity" Howard Greenhalgh
"One More Night" Dieter Trattmann
1992"Don't Be Aggressive"Howard Greenhalgh
"I Need Love"
"Johnny Wanna Live"
1993"Maria Magdalena Remix '93" Marcus Adams
1995"Nights in White Satin"Angel Hart
1999"Secret Land Remix '99"Thomas Job
2001"Forever"
2006"Secrets of Love"Robert Bröllochs
2009"The Night Is Still Young"Susanne Sigi
2012"Infinite Kiss" Jens Gad and Susanne Sigi

Background vocals

Aside from the radio edit version of Andru Donalds' "Precious Little Diamond" (2000), [30] Sandra has participated on 15 different songs for Enigma:

YearAlbumSongs
1990 MCMXC a.D.
1993 The Cross of Changes
1996 Le Roi est mort, vive le Roi!
1999 The Screen Behind the Mirror
  • "Smell of Desire"
  • "The Screen Behind the Mirror"
  • "Between Mind and Heart"
2001 Love Sensuality Devotion: The Greatest Hits
2003 Voyageur

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