18 Greatest Hits (Sandra album)
| 18 Greatest Hits | ||||
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| Greatest hits album by | ||||
| Released | 12 October 1992 | |||
| Recorded | 1985–1992 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 71:45 | |||
| Label | Virgin | |||
| Producer |
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| Sandra chronology | ||||
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| Alternative cover | ||||
 The Essential cover | ||||
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1][2] |
18 Greatest Hits is the second greatest hits album by German singer Sandra, released on 12 October 1992 by Virgin Records.
Background, Albums and Achievements[edit]
18 Greatest Hits consists of all Sandra singles released between 1985 and 1992, many of them in shorter 7″ versions, excluding her most recent single, "I Need Love". A new version of "Johnny Wanna Live" from the Paintings in Yellow album was also included and released as a single to promote the collection. A video version of the album was released on VHS, including all 18 music videos.[3]
The compilation peaked at number 10 on the German chart, and has been certified gold in Germany and platinum in France. The album was re-released on 31 March 2003 under the title The Essential with a different artwork, but the same track listing.[4]
Track listing[edit]
All tracks are produced by Michael Cretu, except tracks 4, 5 and 7, produced by Cretu and Armand Volker.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Maria Magdalena" | Richard Palmer-James |
| 3:58 |
| 2. | "In the Heat of the Night" |
|
| 5:07 |
| 3. | "Little Girl" | Hirschburger |
| 3:11 |
| 4. | "Innocent Love" |
|
| 4:21 |
| 5. | "Hi! Hi! Hi!" |
|
| 4:08 |
| 6. | "Loreen" |
|
| 4:17 |
| 7. | "Midnight Man" |
|
| 3:04 |
| 8. | "Everlasting Love" | Mac Gayden | James Cason | 3:51 |
| 9. | "Stop for a Minute" | Hirschburger | Cretu | 4:05 |
| 10. | "Heaven Can Wait" |
|
| 4:04 |
| 11. | "Secret Land" |
|
| 4:05 |
| 12. | "We'll Be Together" |
|
| 3:49 |
| 13. | "Around My Heart" |
|
| 3:10 |
| 14. | "Hiroshima" | David Morgan | Morgan | 4:11 |
| 15. | "(Life May Be) A Big Insanity" |
| Cretu | 4:29 |
| 16. | "One More Night" |
|
| 3:41 |
| 17. | "Don't Be Aggressive" |
| Cretu | 4:22 |
| 18. | "Johnny Wanna Live" |
|
| 3:52 |
| Total length: | 71:45 | |||
Charts[edit]
| Chart (1992–1993) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[5] | 81 |
| European Albums (Music & Media)[6] | 29 |
| Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[7] | 1 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[8] | 10 |
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[9] | 36 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[10] | 27 |
| Chart (1996) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[11] | 5 |
| Chart (2005) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Polish Albums (ZPAV)[12] | 39 |
Certifications[edit]
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| France (SNEP)[13] | Platinum | 300,000* |
| Germany (BVMI)[14] | Gold | 250,000^ |
| Poland (ZPAV)[15] | Gold | 20,000* |
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* Sales figures based on certification alone. | ||
References[edit]
- ^ "18 Greatest Hits – Sandra". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
- ^ "Essential – Sandra". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
- ^ "18 Greatest Hits (The Video)". SandraNet.com. Archived from the original on 6 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ^ "Essential: Sandra". Amazon (in German). Germany. Archived from the original on 1 March 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Sandra – 18 Greatest Hits" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
- ^ "European Top 100 Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 9, no. 48. 28 November 1992. p. 25. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.
- ^ Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Sandra – 18 Greatest Hits" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
- ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Sandra – 18 Greatest Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Sandra – 18 Greatest Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Sandra – 18 Greatest Hits" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
- ^ "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
- ^ "French album certifications – Sandra – Best Of" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
- ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Sandra; '18 Greatest Hits')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
- ^ "Wyróżnienia – Złote płyty CD - Archiwum - Przyznane w 2006 roku" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. 8 February 2006. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
