Sandra discographyStudio 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
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
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)
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
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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
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
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)
—
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
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 15 different songs for Enigma :
References
Elke Eschberger (30 September 2015). "Was wurde aus Sandra?" (in German). www.news.at. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
Paweł Gzyl (29 August 2019). "Sandra: z błogosławieństwem "Marii Magdaleny"" (in Polish). onet.pl. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
^ "offiziellecharts.de: Discographie von Sandra" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
^ "Discographie Sandra" (in German). Austrian Charts. Retrieved 26 October 2009.
"CZ - ALBUMS - TOP 100: SANDRA" (in Czech). www.ifpicr.cz. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
^ "Sisältää hitin: Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1960: Artistit S - SAP" (in Finnish). suomenlistalevyt.blogspot.com. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
^ 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.
^ "Discografie Sandra" (in Dutch). Dutch Charts. Retrieved 9 September 2010.
^ "Discography Sandra" . Norwegian Charts. Retrieved 26 October 2009.
^ Peak albums chart positions in Poland:
^ "Discography Sandra" . Swedish Charts. Retrieved 26 October 2009.
^ "Sandra" (in German). The Official Swiss Charts. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Sandra)" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie . Retrieved 23 November 2009.
"Sandra" (in Finnish). www.ifpi.fi. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
^ "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".)
"Gold & Platinum Awards 1987" (PDF). Music & Media . Vol. 4, no. 51/52. Amsterdam. 26 December 1987. p. 46. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
^ "Die Offizielle Schweizer Hitparade und Music Community" (in German). hitparade.ch. Retrieved 8 November 2012.
"Discographie Sandra" (in French). Ultratop. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
"Albums certified Gold in 2006" . ZPAV . Retrieved 14 May 2020.
"The Long Play" . www.sandranet.com. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
"The Long Play / Mirrors / Into a Secret Land / Paintings in Yellow" (in German). www.amazon.de. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
"Discografie Sandra" (in Dutch). www.ultratop.be. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
Peak singles chart positions in Finland:
"Discographie Sandra" (in French). Les Charts. Retrieved 26 October 2009.
"SANDRA | full Official Chart History" . The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
^ "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".)
"Goud en Platina: Singles 2007" . Ultratop (in Dutch). Retrieved 7 September 2020.
"Sandra" . The Music Video DataBase. Archived from the original on 10 October 2012. Retrieved 15 September 2010.
"Images for Sandra - The Complete History" . Discogs. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
"Andru Donalds - Precious Little Diamond (CD) at Discogs" . www.discogs.com . Retrieved 19 July 2013.
External links
Sandra Studio albums
Compilation albums
Singles
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