Ten on One (The Singles)

Ten on One (The Singles)
Greatest hits album by Sandra
Released	15 October 1987
Recorded	January 1985 – August 1987
Studio	Data Alpha (Munich, West Germany)
Genre	Synth-pop
Length	42:07
Label	Virgin
Producer	Michael Cretu Armand Volker
Sandra chronology
Mirrors (1986) Ten on One (The Singles) (1987) Into a Secret Land (1988)
Singles from Ten on One (The Singles)
"Everlasting Love" Released: September 1987 "Stop for a Minute" Released: 1988

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Ten on One (The Singles) is the first greatest hits album by German singer Sandra, released on 15 October 1987 by Virgin Records.[2] It was a commercial success and spawned one of Sandra's most successful singles, the cover of "Everlasting Love", originally recorded by Robert Knight.

Overview

The compilation consists of three songs from Sandra's debut studio album The Long Play (1985), five from her second studio album Mirrors (1986), and two new recordings: a cover version of "Everlasting Love" and "Stop for a Minute". Despite the title, the album includes the non-single track "Don't Cry (The Breakup of the World)" from Mirrors. The album was produced by Michael Cretu and Armand Volker. The album's booklet included short reminiscences for every track. A video version of the album was released on VHS, including nine music videos and behind-the-scenes material.[3]

"Everlasting Love" was released as the lead single from the album and became one of Sandra's most successful singles, reaching the top five in Germany, Greece and Switzerland. "Stop for a Minute" followed as the second and final single in early 1988, and reached the top 10 in Germany, as well as the top 20 in Switzerland and Denmark. The album itself reached the top 20 in Germany and Switzerland.

Track listing

Side one

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Everlasting Love"	Mac Gayden	James Cason	3:51
2.	"Hi! Hi! Hi!"	Michael Cretu Klaus Hirschburger	Cretu Hubert Kemmler	4:08
3.	"Stop for a Minute"	Hirschburger	Cretu	4:05
4.	"Innocent Love"	Susanne Müller Hirschburger	Kemmler Ulrich Herter	5:23
5.	"Little Girl"	Hirschburger	Kemmler Marcus Löhr Cretu	3:11

Side two

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
6.	"Maria Magdalena" (Single version)	Richard Palmer-James	Kemmler Löhr Cretu	3:58
7.	"In the Heat of the Night"	Löhr Hirschburger	Cretu Kemmler	5:20
8.	"Midnight Man"	Kemmler Hirschburger	Kemmler Cretu	3:03
9.	"Don't Cry (The Breakup of the World)"	Kemmler Hirschburger	Kemmler Cretu	4:51
10.	"Loreen"	Frank Peter Hirschburger	Peter Cretu	4:17
Total length:				42:07

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Ten on One (The Singles).[4]

• Sandra – lead vocals
• Michael Cretu – production, keyboards, programming, backing vocals
• Armand Volker – production (tracks 2, 4, 8, 9)
• Marcus Löhr – electric guitars, acoustic guitars
• Hubert Kemmler – backing vocals
• Peter Ries – backing vocals
• Tissy Thiers – backing vocals
• Curt Cress – electronic percussion (track 1)
• Mats Björklund – additional guitars
• Peter Cornelius – additional guitars
• Mike Schmidt – cover
• Dieter Eikelpoth – photography

Charts

Chart performance for Ten on One (The Singles)

Chart (1987–1988)	Peak position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[2]	28
European Albums (Music & Media)[5]	29
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[6]	19
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[7]	14

Certifications

Certifications for Ten on One (The Singles)

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria)[8]	Gold	25,000^*
France (SNEP)[9]	Gold	100,000^*
Germany (BVMI)[10]	Gold	250,000^^
Sweden (GLF)[8]	Platinum	100,000^^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[11]	Platinum	50,000^^
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "Ten on One: The Best of Sandra – Sandra". AllMusic. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
2. "Austriancharts.at – Sandra – Ten on One (The Singles)" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 October 2009.
3. "Ten on One (The Video)". SandraNet.com. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
4. Sandra (1987). Ten on One (The Singles) (liner notes). Virgin Records. 258 530-222.
5. "European Hot 100 Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 4, no. 49. 12 December 1987. p. 18. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.
6. "Offiziellecharts.de – Sandra – Ten on One (The Singles)" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
7. "Swisscharts.com – Sandra – Ten on One (The Singles)". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
8. "Sandra's European Track Record" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 9, no. 9. 29 February 1992. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.
9. "French album certifications – Sandra – Ten on One" (in French). InfoDisc. Retrieved 2 February 2021. Select SANDRA and click OK. 
10. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Sandra; 'Ten on One')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
11. "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Ten on One')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 February 2021.