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.[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	GER: Gold[13] FIN: Platinum[14] FRA: Gold[15]
Mirrors	Released: October 1986 Label: Virgin Format: CD, cassette, LP	16	—	—	15	—	—	14	—	40	13	SWI: Gold[16]
Into a Secret Land	Released: 24 October 1988 Label: Virgin Format: CD, cassette, LP	14	13	—	10	14	—	18	—	22	9	GER: Gold[13] FRA: Platinum[15] SWI: Platinum[17]
Paintings in Yellow	Released: 26 March 1990 Label: Virgin Format: CD, cassette, LP	4	14	—	28	13	—	—	—	30	8	GER: Gold[13] FRA: Gold[15] SWI: Platinum[17]
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)	Released: October 1987 Label: Virgin Format: CD, cassette, LP	19	28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	14	GER: Gold[13] FRA: Gold[15] SWI: Platinum[17]
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[13] FRA: Platinum[15] POL: Gold[19]
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[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	GER: Gold[13] FRA: Silver[26]	The Long Play
"In the Heat of the Night"		2	6	3	2	5	13	—	2	2	—	FRA: Silver[26]
"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[13] BEL: Gold[27] FRA: Silver[26]	Ten on One (The Singles)
"Stop for a Minute"	1988	9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	14	—
"Heaven Can Wait"		12	4	—	12	6	—	—	—	16	97	FRA: Silver[26]	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		—
"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)	Released: 1987 Format: VHS Label: Virgin	—	GER: Gold[13]
18 Greatest Hits	Released: 1992 Format: VHS Label: Virgin	—
The Complete History	Released: 2003 Format: DVD Label: Virgin	94	GER: Gold[13]
"—" 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	"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"

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. "offiziellecharts.de: Discographie von Sandra" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
4. "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. "Sisältää hitin: Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1960: Artistit S - SAP" (in Finnish). suomenlistalevyt.blogspot.com. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
7. 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. "Discografie Sandra" (in Dutch). Dutch Charts. Retrieved 9 September 2010.
9. "Discography Sandra". Norwegian Charts. Retrieved 26 October 2009.
10. 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. "Discography Sandra". Swedish Charts. Retrieved 26 October 2009.
12. "Sandra" (in German). The Official Swiss Charts. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
13. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Sandra)" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 23 November 2009.
14. "Sandra" (in Finnish). www.ifpi.fi. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
15. "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. "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. "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

• The official Sandra website
• The official Sandra channel at YouTube
• Sandra at Discogs
• Sandra at AllMusic