The discography of the 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 CertificationsGERAUTCZFINFRAPeak albums chart positions in France: For albums released until 2005: (Select "SANDRA" from the drop-down menu and click "OK".) For albums released after 2005: NLDNORPOLPeak albums chart positions in Poland: The Essential: The Art of Love: The Very Best of Sandra: SWESWIThe Long PlayReleased: 11 November 1985 Label: Virgin Format: CD, cassette, LP 12 18 — 1 — 43 8 — 2 4 GER: Gold FIN: Platinum FRA: Gold (Select "SANDRA" from the drop-down menu and click "OK".)MirrorsReleased: October 1986 Label: Virgin Format: CD, cassette, LP 16 — — 15 — — 14 — 40 13 SWI: GoldInto a Secret LandReleased: 24 October 1988 Label: Virgin Format: CD, cassette, LP 14 13 — 10 14 — 18 — 22 9 GER: Gold FRA: Platinum SWI: PlatinumPaintings in YellowReleased: 26 March 1990 Label: Virgin Format: CD, cassette, LP 4 14 — 28 13 — — — 30 8 GER: Gold FRA: Gold SWI: PlatinumClose to SevenReleased: February 1992 Label: Virgin Format: CD, cassette, LP 7 26 — — 18 87 20 — 27 13Fading ShadesReleased: 12 June 1995 Label: Virgin Format: CD, cassette 42 — — — — — — — — 37The Wheel of TimeReleased: 29 April 2002 Label: Virgin Format: CD, cassette 8 63 17 — — — — — — 68The Art of LoveReleased: 23 February 2007 Label: Virgin Format: CD, download 16 — — — 159 — — 26 — 88Back to LifeReleased: 27 March 2009 Label: Virgin Format: CD, download 26 — 47 — — — — — — 83Stay in TouchReleased: 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 CertificationsGERAUTBEL(Wa)FINFRANLDNORPOLSWESWITen on One (The Singles)Released: October 1987 Label: Virgin Format: CD, cassette, LP 19 28 — — — — — — — 14 GER: Gold FRA: Gold SWI: PlatinumEverlasting LoveReleased: December 1988 Label: Virgin Format: CD, cassette, LP — — — — — — — — — — 18 Greatest HitsReleased: 12 October 1992 Label: Virgin Format: CD, cassette, LP 10 — 5 1 4 81 — 39 36 27 GER: Gold FRA: Platinum POL: GoldMy FavouritesReleased: 4 June 1999 Label: Virgin Format: CD, cassette 16 — — — 16 — 15 — — 43ReflectionsReleased: 29 September 2006 Label: Virgin Format: CD, download 44 — — — 145 — — — — — The Platinum CollectionReleased: 6 November 2009 Label: Virgin Format: CD, download — — — — — — — — — — So80s Presents SandraReleased: 27 April 2012 Label: EMI Format: CD, download 50 — — — — — — — — — The Very Best of SandraReleased: 3 June 2016 Label: Polydor Format: CD, download 50 — — — — — — 42 — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart
Box sets TitleDetails Released: 1992 Format: CD Label: Virgin Released: 1993 Format: CD Label: Virgin Released: 1995 Format: CD Label: Virgin Released: November 2000 Format: CD Label: Virgin Released: 2011 Format: CD Label: EMI Released: October 2011 Format: CD Label: EMI
Singles Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications AlbumGERAUTBEL(Fl)FINPeak singles chart positions in Finland: For the 1993 re-release of "Maria Magdalena": For all other singles: FRANLDNORSWESWIUK"Andy mein Freund"1976 — — — — — — — — — —rowspan="2" "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 (Select "SANDRA" from the drop-down menu and click "OK".)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: SilverTen on One (The Singles)"Stop for a Minute"1988 9 — — — — — — — 14 —"Heaven Can Wait" 12 4 — 12 6 — — — 16 97 FRA: SilverInto 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 82Close to Seven"I Need Love" — — — — — — — — — —"Johnny Wanna Live" 37 — — — — 67 — — — 8518 Greatest Hits"Maria Magdalena" (Remix)1993 — — — 8 — — — — — 98rowspan="1" "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 TitleYearFootnotesAlbum"Sisters and Brothers"1988Released only in Japan.The Long Play"La vista de luna"1989Released only in Spain.Into a Secret Land"Steady Me"1992Released only in Germany.Close to Seven"Seal It Forever"Radio single; released only in Brazil."In the Heat of the Night"1999Released only in France.My Favourites"Maria Magdalena""Forgive Me"2002Released only in Germany.The Wheel of Time"Everlasting Love (2006)"2006Radio single; released only in Germany.Reflections"Around My Heart (2006)"Radio single; released only in Poland."All You Zombies"2007The Art of Love
Videography
Video albums TitleDetailsGERCertificationsTen on One (The Singles) Released: 1987 Format: VHS Label: Virgin — GER: Gold18 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 YearTitleDirector1985"(I'll Never Be) Maria Magdalena"Mike Leckebusch"In the Heat of the Night"Michael Bentele1986"Little Girl"Mike Stiebel"Innocent Love"DoRo (Rudi Dolezal and Hannes Rossacher)"Hi! Hi! Hi!""Loreen"Kai von Kotze1987"Midnight Man"Wolfgang Simon and Michael von Almsick"Everlasting Love"DoRo1988"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 Trattmann1992"Don't Be Aggressive"Howard Greenhalgh"I Need Love""Johnny Wanna Live"1993"Maria Magdalena Remix '93"Marcus Adams1995"Nights in White Satin"Angel Hart1999"Secret Land Remix '99"Thomas Job2001"Forever"2006"Secrets of Love"Robert Bröllochs2009"The Night Is Still Young"Susanne Sigi2012"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:
YearAlbumSongs1990MCMXC a.D. "Sadeness" "Find Love" "Callas Went Away" "Mea Culpa (Part II)"1993The 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)"1996Le Roi est mort, vive le Roi! "Beyond the Invisible" "T.N.T. for the Brain"1999The Screen Behind the Mirror "Smell of Desire" "The Screen Behind the Mirror" "Between Mind and Heart"2001Love Sensuality Devotion: The Greatest Hits "Turn Around"2003Voyageur "Voyageur" "Page of Cups" "Look of Today"
References
External links The official Sandra website The official Sandra channel at YouTube
Sandra at AllMusic