18 Greatest Hits (Sandra album)

18 Greatest Hits is the second greatest hits album by German singer Sandra, released in 1992 by Virgin Records.

18 Greatest Hits
Original edition of the album
Greatest hits album by
Sandra
Released12 October 1992
1 April 2003 (re-release)
Recorded1985–1992
GenrePop
Length1:11:21
LabelVirgin
ProducerMichael Cretu
Sandra chronology
Close to Seven
(1992)		 18 Greatest Hits
(1992)		 Fading Shades
(1995)
The Essential
2003 re-release with an alternate title
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1][2]

Overview

The compilation consisted of all Sandra singles released between 1985 and 1992, many of them in shorter 7" versions, excluding her most recent single, the unsuccessful "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 eighteen music videos.[3]

The release of 18 Greatest Hits marked the end of the most successful period of Sandra's solo career. The compilation itself also met with a commercial success, reaching no. 10 in the German sales chart, and in subsequent years was certified gold in Germany and platinum in France. The album was re-released in 2003 under the title The Essential with a different artwork, but the same track listing.

Track listing
  1. "Maria Magdalena" (Hubert Kemmler, Markus Löhr, Michael Cretu, Richard Palmer-James) — 3:58
  2. "In the Heat of the Night" (Michael Cretu, Hubert Kemmler, Marcus Löhr, Klaus Hirschburger) — 5:07
  3. "Little Girl" (Hubert Kemmler, Marcus Löhr, Michael Cretu) — 3:11
  4. "Innocent Love" (Hubert Kemmler, Ulrich Herter, Susanne Müller, Klaus Hirschburger) — 4:21
  5. "Hi! Hi! Hi!" (Michael Cretu, Hubert Kemmler, Klaus Hirschburger) — 4:08
  6. "Loreen" (Frank Peterson, Michael Cretu, Klaus Hirschburger) — 4:17
  7. "Midnight Man" (Hubert Kemmler, Michael Cretu, Klaus Hirschburger) — 3:04
  8. "Everlasting Love" (Buzz Cason, Mac Gayden) — 3:51
  9. "Stop for a Minute" (Michael Cretu, Klaus Hirschburger) — 4:05
  10. "Heaven Can Wait" (Michael Cretu, Hubert Kemmler, Markus Löhr, Klaus Hirschburger) — 4:04
  11. "Secret Land" (Uwe Gronau, Hubert Kemmler, Michael Cretu, Mats Björklund, Susanne Müller-Pi, Klaus Hirschburger, Michael Höing) — 4:05
  12. "We'll Be Together" (Hubert Kemmler, Markus Löhr, Sandra Cretu, Klaus Hirschburger) — 3:49
  13. "Around My Heart" (Hubert Kemmler, Markus Löhr, Sör Otto's, Frank Peterson, Klaus Hirschburger) — 3:10
  14. "Hiroshima" (David Morgan) — 4:11
  15. "(Life May Be) A Big Insanity" (Michael Cretu, Klaus Hirschburger) — 4:29
  16. "One More Night" (Michael Cretu, Frank Peterson, Klaus Hirschburger) — 3:41
  17. "Don't Be Aggressive" (Michael Cretu, Klaus Hirschburger) — 4:22
  18. "Johnny Wanna Live" (Michael Cretu, Frank Peterson, Klaus Hirschburger) — 3:52

Charts
Chart (1992–96) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia)[4] 5
Europe (European Top 100 Albums)[5] 29
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[6] 1
Germany (Media Control)[7] 10
Netherlands (MegaCharts)[8] 81
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[9] 36
Switzerland (Swiss Hitparade)[10] 27
Chart (2005) Peak
position
Poland (OLiS)[11] 39

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
France (SNEP)[12] Platinum 300,000*
Germany (BVMI)[13] Gold 250,000^
Poland (ZPAV)[14] Gold 15,000*

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

References
  1. "18 Greatest Hits - Sandra". www.allmusic.com. Retrieved 9 December 2009.
  2. "Essential - Sandra". www.allmusic.com. Retrieved 9 December 2009.
  3. "18 Greatest Hits (The Video)". www.sandranet.com. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  4. "Discographie Sandra" (in French). www.ultratop.be. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  5. "European Top 100 Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 9 no. 48. Amsterdam. 28 November 1992. p. 25. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  6. 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.
  7. "SANDRA — 18 GREATEST HITS" (in German). www.offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  8. "Discografie Sandra" (in Dutch). dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  9. "Discography Sandra". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 26 October 2009.
  10. "Sandra" (in German). swisscharts.com. Retrieved 26 October 2009.
  11. "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLIS - Official Retail Sales Chart". olis.onyx.pl. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  12. "InfoDisc : Les Certifications Officielles des Formats Longs ((33 T. / CD / Albums / Téléchargements depuis 1973" (in French). www.infodisc.fr. Retrieved 2019-08-07. (Select "SANDRA" from the drop-down menu and click "OK".)
  13. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank" (in German). www.musikindustrie.de. Retrieved 2008-08-27.
  14. "ZPAV :: Bestsellery i wyróżnienia - Wyróżnienia - Złote płyty CD - Archiwum" (in Polish). zpav.pl. Retrieved 15 June 2011.
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