The Wheel of Time (album)

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The Wheel of Time
WheelOfTimeSandra.jpg
Studio album by
Sandra
Released29 April 2002
Genre Pop
Length44:55
Label Virgin
Producer Michael Cretu, Jens Gad
Sandra chronology
My Favourites
(1999)		The Wheel of Time
(2002)		 Reflections
(2006)
Singles from The Wheel of Time
  1. "Forever"
    Released: October 2001
  2. "Such a Shame"
    Released: March 2002
  3. "I Close My Eyes"
    Released: November 2002
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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The Wheel of Time is the seventh studio album by German singer Sandra, released in 2002 by Virgin Records.

Contents

Overview

The Wheel of Time was produced by Michael Cretu and Jens Gad, and was Sandra's first album with new material in seven years. In addition to new compositions, it included covers of the 1980s songs "Such a Shame" originally performed by Talk Talk, "Silent Running (On Dangerous Ground)" by Mike and the Mechanics, and "Motivation" by the German duo Inker & Hamilton, as well as a cover of Depeche Mode's "Freelove". The cover photos were taken by Jim Rakete and picture Sandra without her signature long hair, sporting a short haircut.

The album was preceded by the single "Forever", released in the autumn of 2001, which was a moderate success in Germany. In 2002, "Such a Shame" and "I Close My Eyes" were released as singles, but performed poorly on the German singles chart. "Forgive Me" was distributed to radio stations as a promotional single only in Germany in June 2002, but its regular single release was eventually cancelled. [2]

The Wheel of Time entered the German albums chart at no. 8 and also reached the top 40 on the pan-European albums sales chart.

Track listing

  1. "Forgive Me" (Michael Cretu) — 4:25
  2. "Footprints" (Dawn Schoenherz, Wolfgang Filz) — 3:44
  3. "Motivation" (Dave Inker) — 4:03
  4. "I Close My Eyes" (Andy Jonas, Michael Cretu) — 4:07
  5. "Perfect Touch" (Heidemarie Jedner, Peter Ries, Wolfgang Filz) — 3:45
  6. "Silent Running" (Mike Rutherford, BA Robertson) — 4:18
  7. "Such a Shame" (Mark Hollis) — 4:21
  8. "Now!" (Michael Cretu, Jens Gad) — 4:02
  9. "Free Love" (Martin Gore) — 4:16
  10. "Forever" (Peter Ries, Wolfgang Filz) — 3:46
  11. "The Wheel of Time" (Michael Cretu, Jens Gad) — 4:08

Charts

Chart (2002)Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [3] 63
Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI) [4] 17
European Albums ( Music & Media ) [5] 35
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [6] 8
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [7] 68

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References

  1. ↑ Michael Frömmer (2002). ""The Wheel Of Time" von Sandra" (in German). www.laut.de. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
  2. ↑ "The Wheel of Time". www.sandranet.com. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  3. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Sandra – The Wheel of Time" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  4. ↑ "Oficiální česká hitparáda IFPI ČR – 21. týden 2002". Marketing & Media (in Czech). 24 May 2002. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  5. ↑ "European Top 100 Albums" (PDF). Music & Media . Vol. 20 no. 21. 18 May 2002. p. 10. OCLC   29800226 – via World Radio History.
  6. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Sandra – The Wheel of Time" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  7. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Sandra – The Wheel of Time". Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
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