Sandra discography
Sandra discography
Studio albums 10
Compilation albums 8
Singles 47
Video albums 3
Music videos 26
Box sets 6
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.
Albums Studio albums Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications GER AUT CZ FIN FRA NLD NOR POL SWE SWI The Long Play Released: 11 November 1985 Label: Virgin Format: CD , cassette , LP 12 18 — 1 — 43 8 — 2 4 GER : Gold FIN : Platinum FRA : GoldMirrors Released: October 1986 Label: Virgin Format: CD, cassette, LP 16 — — 15 — — 14 — 40 13 SWI : GoldInto a Secret Land Released: 24 October 1988 Label: Virgin Format: CD, cassette, LP 14 13 — 10 14 — 18 — 22 9 GER: Gold FRA: Platinum SWI: Platinum Paintings in Yellow Released: 26 March 1990 Label: Virgin Format: CD, cassette, LP 4 14 — 28 13 — — — 30 8 GER: Gold FRA: Gold SWI: Platinum 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 AUT BEL (Wa) FIN FRA NLD NOR POL SWE SWI Ten on One (The Singles) Released: October 1987 Label: Virgin Format: CD , cassette , LP 19 28 — — — — — — — 14 GER: Gold FRA: Gold SWI: Platinum 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 GER: Gold FRA: Platinum POL : Gold 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 Released: 1992 Format: CD Label: Virgin 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 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 Released: October 2011 Format: CD Label: EMI
Singles Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album GER AUT BEL (Fl) FIN FRA NLD NOR SWE SWI UK "Andy mein Freund " 1976 — — — — — — — — — — —N/a "Japan ist weit " 1984 — — — — — — — — — — "(I'll Never Be) Maria Magdalena " 1985 1 1 3 1 5 2 1 1 1 87 GER: Gold FRA: Silver The Long Play "In the Heat of the Night " 2 6 3 2 5 13 — 2 2 — FRA: Silver "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 GER: Gold BEL : Gold FRA: Silver Ten on One (The Singles) "Stop for a Minute " 1988 9 — — — — — — — 14 — "Heaven Can Wait " 12 4 — 12 6 — — — 16 97 FRA: Silver 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 82 Close to Seven "I Need Love" — — — — — — — — — — "Johnny Wanna Live " 37 — — — — 67 — — — 85 18 Greatest Hits "Maria Magdalena" (Remix) 1993 — — — 8 — — — — — 98 —N/a "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 Certifications Ten on One (The Singles) Released: 1987 Format: VHS Label: Virgin — GER: Gold 18 Greatest Hits Released: 1992 Format: VHS Label: Virgin — The Complete History Released: 2003 Format: DVD Label: Virgin 94 GER: Gold "—" denotes releases that did not chart
Music videos Year Title Director 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), Sandra has participated on 18 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 "Second Chapter" "The Eyes of Truth" "Return to Innocence " "I Love You... I'll Kill You" "Age of Loneliness (Carly's Song) " 1996 Le Roi est mort, vive le Roi! "Beyond the Invisible " "T.N.T. for the Brain " 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"
External links 10 December 2018 at the Wayback Machine at YouTube discography at Discogs at AllMusic