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18 Greatest Hits is the second greatest hits album by German singer Sandra, released on 12 October 1992 by Virgin Records.

18 Greatest Hits
Greatest hits album by
Sandra
Released12 October 1992
Recorded1985–1992
GenrePop
Length71:45
LabelVirgin
Producer
Sandra chronology
Close to Seven
(1992)		 18 Greatest Hits
(1992)		 Fading Shades
(1995)
Alternative cover
The Essential cover
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1][2]

Background and release


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


All tracks are produced by Michael Cretu, except tracks 4, 5 and 7, produced by Cretu and Armand Volker.

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Maria Magdalena"Richard Palmer-James
  • Hubert Kemmler
  • Markus Löhr
  • Cretu
3:58
2."In the Heat of the Night"
  • Löhr
  • Klaus Hirschburger
  • Cretu
  • Kemmler
5:07
3."Little Girl"Hirschburger
  • Kemmler
  • Löhr
  • Cretu
3:11
4."Innocent Love"
  • Susanne Müller
  • Hirschburger
  • Kemmler
  • Ulrich Herter
4:21
5."Hi! Hi! Hi!"
  • Cretu
  • Hirschburger
  • Cretu
  • Kemmler
4:08
6."Loreen"
  • Frank Peterson
  • Hirschburger
  • Peterson
  • Cretu
4:17
7."Midnight Man"
  • Kemmler
  • Hirschburger
  • Kemmler
  • Cretu
3:04
8."Everlasting Love"Mac GaydenJames Cason3:51
9."Stop for a Minute"HirschburgerCretu4:05
10."Heaven Can Wait"
  • Hirschburger
  • Kemmler
  • Cretu
  • Kemmler
  • Löhr
4:04
11."Secret Land"
  • Müller
  • Hirschburger
  • Michael Höing
  • Uwe Gronau
  • Kemmler
  • Cretu
  • Mats Björklund
4:05
12."We'll Be Together"
  • Hirschburger
  • Kemmler
3:49
13."Around My Heart"
  • Hirschburger
  • Kemmler
  • Kemmler
  • Löhr
  • Sör Otto's
  • Peterson
3:10
14."Hiroshima"David MorganMorgan4:11
15."(Life May Be) A Big Insanity"
  • Cretu
  • Hirschburger
Cretu4:29
16."One More Night"
  • Cretu
  • Hirschburger
  • Cretu
  • Peterson
3:41
17."Don't Be Aggressive"
  • Hirschburger
  • Cretu
Cretu4:22
18."Johnny Wanna Live"
  • Cretu
  • Hirschburger
  • Cretu
  • Peterson
3:52
Total length:71:45

Charts


1992–1993 chart performance for 18 Greatest Hits
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
1996 chart performance for 18 Greatest Hits
Chart (1996) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[11] 5
2005 chart performance for 18 Greatest Hits
Chart (2005) Peak
position
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[12] 39

Certifications


Certifications for 18 Greatest Hits
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
France (SNEP)[13] Platinum 300,000*
Germany (BVMI)[14] Gold 250,000^
Poland (ZPAV)[15] Gold 20,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.


References


  1. "18 Greatest Hits – Sandra". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  2. "Essential – Sandra". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  3. "18 Greatest Hits (The Video)". SandraNet.com. Archived from the original on 6 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  4. "Essential: Sandra". Amazon (in German). Germany. Archived from the original on 1 March 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  5. "Dutchcharts.nl – Sandra – 18 Greatest Hits" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  6. "European Top 100 Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 9, no. 48. 28 November 1992. p. 25. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.
  7. 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.
  8. "Offiziellecharts.de – Sandra – 18 Greatest Hits" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  9. "Swedishcharts.com – Sandra – 18 Greatest Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  10. "Swisscharts.com – Sandra – 18 Greatest Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  11. "Ultratop.be – Sandra – 18 Greatest Hits" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  12. "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  13. "French album certifications – Sandra – Best Of" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  14. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Sandra; '18 Greatest Hits')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  15. "Wyróżnienia – Złote płyty CD - Archiwum - Przyznane w 2006 roku" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. 8 February 2006. Retrieved 16 July 2020.

На других языках

- [en] 18 Greatest Hits (Sandra album)

[es] 18 Greatest Hits

18 Greatest Hits es el tercer álbum recopilatorio de la cantante alemana Sandra, publicado en 1992.

[ru] 18 Greatest Hits

18 Greatest Hits — первый компиляционный альбом немецкой певицы Сандры (родилась 18 мая 1962), выпущенный в октябре 1992 года[1]. Свою карьеру Сандра начала в группе Arabesque, которую покинула по завершении 5-летнего контракта, и стала сольной певицей. В 1991 году Сандра приняла участие в проекте своего мужа и его коллеги Франка Петерсона Enigma[2].


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