Sandra discography

Sandra discography
Studio albums10
Compilation albums8
Video albums3
Music videos26
Singles47
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.

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

Title Album details Peak 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
  • Released: 11 November 1985
  • Label: Virgin
  • Format: CD, cassette, LP
12 18 1 43 8 2 4
Mirrors
  • Released: October 1986
  • Label: Virgin
  • Format: CD, cassette, LP
16 15 14 40 13
Into a Secret Land
  • Released: 24 October 1988
  • Label: Virgin
  • Format: CD, cassette, LP
14 13 10 14 18 22 9
Paintings in Yellow
  • Released: 26 March 1990
  • Label: Virgin
  • Format: CD, cassette, LP
4 14 28 13 30 8
Close to Seven
  • Released: February 1992
  • Label: Virgin
  • Format: CD, cassette, LP
7 26 18 87 20 27 13
Fading Shades
  • Released: 12 June 1995
  • Label: Virgin
  • Format: CD, cassette
42 37
The Wheel of Time
  • Released: 29 April 2002
  • Label: Virgin
  • Format: CD, cassette
8 63 17 68
The Art of Love
  • Released: 23 February 2007
  • Label: Virgin
  • Format: CD, download
16 159 26 88
Back to Life
  • Released: 27 March 2009
  • Label: Virgin
  • Format: CD, download
26 47 83
Stay in Touch
  • Released: 26 October 2012
  • Label: Virgin
  • Format: CD, download
20 40 119 51
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Compilation albums

Title Album details Peak 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) 19 28 14
Everlasting Love
  • Released: December 1988
  • Label: Virgin
  • Format: CD, cassette, LP
18 Greatest Hits
  • Released: 12 October 1992
  • Label: Virgin
  • Format: CD, cassette, LP
10 5 1 4 81 39 36 27
My Favourites
  • Released: 4 June 1999
  • Label: Virgin
  • Format: CD, cassette
16 16 15 43
Reflections
  • Released: 29 September 2006
  • Label: Virgin
  • Format: CD, download
44 145
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
50 42
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Box sets

Title Details
  • 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

Title Year Peak 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" 1985 1 1 3 1 5 2 1 1 1 87 The Long Play
"In the Heat of the Night" 2 6 3 2 5 13 2 2
"Little Girl" 1986 14 27 38 21 18
"Innocent Love" 11 12 10 6 14 Mirrors
"Hi! Hi! Hi!" 7 12 7 13 47 20
"Loreen" 23 29
"Midnight Man" 1987 24 34
"Everlasting Love" 5 6 14 12 12 5 45 Ten on One (The Singles)
"Stop for a Minute" 1988 9 14
"Heaven Can Wait" 12 4 12 6 16 97 Into a Secret Land
"Secret Land" 7 17 20 26 81 15 9
"We'll Be Together" 9 16 15 13 22
"Around My Heart" 1989 11 23 27 28 19
"Hiroshima" 1990 4 15 16 4 Paintings in Yellow
"(Life May Be) A Big Insanity" 27 41
"One More Night" 31
"Don't Be Aggressive" 1992 17 30 8 39 51 7 27 24 Close to Seven
"I Need Love"
"Johnny Wanna Live" 37 67 18 Greatest Hits
"Maria Magdalena" (Remix) 1993 8
"Nights in White Satin" 1995 86 14 Fading Shades
"Won't Run Away"
"Secret Land" (Remix) 1999 69 My Favourites
"Forever" 2001 47 The Wheel of Time
"Such a Shame" 2002 76
"I Close My Eyes" 93
"Secrets of Love" (with DJ BoBo) 2006 13 39 5 Greatest Hits (DJ BoBo album)
"The Way I Am" 2007 50 The Art of Love
"In the Heat of the Night (2007)" Reflections
"What Is It About Me" The Art of Love
"In a Heartbeat" 2009 59 Back to Life
"The Night Is Still Young" (with Thomas Anders) 46
"Maybe Tonight" 2012 77 Stay in Touch
"Infinite Kiss"
"In the Heat of the Night" (Remix) 2016 The Very Best of Sandra
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Promotional singles

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

Videography

Video albums

Title Details 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

Year Title Director[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:

Year Album Songs
1990 MCMXC a.D.
  • "Sadeness"
  • "Find Love"
  • "Callas Went Away"
  • "Mea Culpa (Part II)"
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
  • "Turn Around"
2003 Voyageur
  • "Voyageur"
  • "Page of Cups"
  • "Look of Today"

References

  1. ^ Elke Eschberger (30 September 2015). "Was wurde aus Sandra?" (in German). www.news.at. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  2. ^ Paweł Gzyl (29 August 2019). "Sandra: z błogosławieństwem "Marii Magdaleny"" (in Polish). onet.pl. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d "offiziellecharts.de: Discographie von Sandra" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  4. ^ a b c "Discographie Sandra" (in German). Austrian Charts. Retrieved 26 October 2009.
  5. ^ "CZ - ALBUMS - TOP 100: SANDRA" (in Czech). www.ifpicr.cz. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
  6. ^ a b "Sisältää hitin: Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1960: Artistit S - SAP" (in Finnish). suomenlistalevyt.blogspot.com. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  7. ^ a b Peak albums chart positions in France:
    • For albums released until 2005: "Tout les Titres par Artiste" (in French). InfoDisc. Retrieved 16 December 2019. (Select "SANDRA" from the drop-down menu and click "OK".)
    • For albums released after 2005: "Discographie Sandra" (in French). Lescharts.com. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
  8. ^ a b c "Discografie Sandra" (in Dutch). Dutch Charts. Retrieved 9 September 2010.
  9. ^ a b c "Discography Sandra". Norwegian Charts. Retrieved 26 October 2009.
  10. ^ a b Peak albums chart positions in Poland:
    • The Essential: "OLiS – sales for the period 04.04.2005 – 10.04.2005". ZPAV. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
    • The Art of Love: "OLiS – sales for the period 26.02.2007 – 04.03.2007". ZPAV. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
    • The Very Best of Sandra: "OLiS – sales for the period 01.05.2020 – 07.05.2020". ZPAV. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  11. ^ a b c "Discography Sandra". Swedish Charts. Retrieved 26 October 2009.
  12. ^ a b c "Sandra" (in German). The Official Swiss Charts. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
  13. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Sandra)" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 23 November 2009.
  14. ^ "Sandra" (in Finnish). www.ifpi.fi. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
  15. ^ a b c d e "Les Certifications (Albums) du SNEP (Bilan par Artiste)" (in French). InfoDisc. Archived from the original on 21 June 2010. Retrieved 9 September 2010. (Select "SANDRA" from the drop-down menu and click "OK".)
  16. ^ "Gold & Platinum Awards 1987" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 4, no. 51/52. Amsterdam. 26 December 1987. p. 46. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  17. ^ a b c "Die Offizielle Schweizer Hitparade und Music Community" (in German). hitparade.ch. Retrieved 8 November 2012.
  18. ^ "Discographie Sandra" (in French). Ultratop. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  19. ^ "Albums certified Gold in 2006". ZPAV. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  20. ^ "The Long Play". www.sandranet.com. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  21. ^ "The Long Play / Mirrors / Into a Secret Land / Paintings in Yellow" (in German). www.amazon.de. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  22. ^ "Discografie Sandra" (in Dutch). www.ultratop.be. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
  23. ^ Peak singles chart positions in Finland:
    • For the 1993 re-release of "Maria Magdalena": "Top 10 Sales in Europe" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 10, no. 14. 3 April 1993. p. 20. OCLC 29800226. Retrieved 3 March 2020 – via World Radio History.
    • For all other singles: "Sisältää hitin: Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1960: Artistit S - SAP" (in Finnish). suomenlistalevyt.blogspot.com. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  24. ^ "Discographie Sandra" (in French). Les Charts. Retrieved 26 October 2009.
  25. ^ "SANDRA | full Official Chart History". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
  26. ^ a b c d "InfoDisc : Les Certifications Officielles des 45 T. / Singles / Titres (Depuis 1073)" (in French). www.infodisc.fr. Retrieved 30 November 2007. (Select "SANDRA" from the drop-down menu and click "OK".)
  27. ^ "Goud en Platina: Singles 2007". Ultratop (in Dutch). Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  28. ^ "Sandra". The Music Video DataBase. Archived from the original on 10 October 2012. Retrieved 15 September 2010.
  29. ^ "Images for Sandra - The Complete History". Discogs. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
  30. ^ "Andru Donalds - Precious Little Diamond (CD) at Discogs". www.discogs.com. Retrieved 19 July 2013.

External links

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Sandra
Studio albums
Compilation albums
  • Ten on One (The Singles)
  • Everlasting Love
  • 18 Greatest Hits
  • My Favourites
  • Reflections
  • The Platinum Collection
Singles
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