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18 Greatest Hits (Sandra Album)
''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 - ''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. 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. Track listing All tracks are produced by Michael Cretu Michael Cretu ( ro, Mihai Crețu, ; born 18 May 1957) is a Romanian-German musician, singer, songwriter, and record ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandra (singer)
Sandra Ann Lauer (born 18 May 1962), commonly known under her stage name Sandra and Sandra Cretu (), is a Franco-German pop singer who enjoyed mainstream popularity in the 1980s and early 1990s with a string of European hit singles, produced by her then-husband and musical partner, Michael Cretu, most notably " (I'll Never Be) Maria Magdalena" (1985), " In the Heat of the Night" (1985), " Everlasting Love" (1987), "Secret Land" (1988), "Hiroshima" (1990) and "Don't Be Aggressive" (1992). Her albums ''Into a Secret Land'' (1988) and ''Close to Seven'' (1992) have won Sandra high critical acclaim. Prior to embarking on a solo career, Sandra was the lead singer of the all-female disco trio Arabesque, which had a massive following in Japan and the Soviet Union. Also, between 1990 and 2001, she provided vocals on album releases of the very successful musical project Enigma, which had top 10 hits in North America and the United Kingdom. A cult star with a devoted fan base, Sandra rem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hi! Hi! Hi!
"Hi! Hi! Hi!" is a 1986 song performed by German pop singer Sandra. It was written by Michael Cretu, Hubert Kemmler and Klaus Hirschburger, and produced by Cretu and Armand Volker. The song was released as the second single from Sandra's second solo album, '' Mirrors'', in autumn 1986. It was commercially successful, reaching the Top 10 in Germany, and the Top 20 in Austria, France and Switzerland. It also peaked on the airplay chart in Austria at No. 11. and in Germany at No. 12. The music video for the song was directed by DoRo ( Rudi Dolezal and Hannes Rossacher). The clip was released on Sandra's VHS video compilations ''Ten on One (The Singles)'' and ''18 Greatest Hits'', released in 1987 and 1992, respectively, as well as the 2003 DVD ''The Complete History''. A new remix A remix (or reorchestration) is a piece of media which has been altered or contorted from its original state by adding, removing, or changing pieces of the item. A song, piece of artwork, book, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Scott-Morgan
David Scott-Morgan (born David Raymond Morgan, 19 August 1942) is an English songwriter and musician. Career Morgan was a member of The Uglys with Steve Gibbons between 1967 and 1969, where he was the bassist and vocalist. Morgan was part of the spin-off Balls with Gibbons and Trevor Burton, until he was replaced by Denny Laine. Morgan was subsequently bassist and vocalist with Magnum, departing before their debut album, and was guitarist with E.L.O. from 1981 to 1986. He is credited with performing background vocals on the 1983 E.L.O. album ''Secret Messages''. Morgan formed the Tandy-Morgan Band with E.L.O keyboardist Richard Tandy in 1985. Together they recorded the concept album ''Earthrise''. The album contained 14 tracks, all written by Morgan, with Tandy's keyboard arrangements. ''Earthrise'' was produced with Steve Lipson, and eventually released on vinyl in 1986 on the FM Revolver label. In 1992, Morgan released the album on CD. In 2011 a revised and updated version ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiroshima (song)
"Hiroshima" is an anti-war song performed by British band Wishful Thinking, written by David Morgan and produced by Lou Reizner, which tells about the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. The track was recorded at the Chappell Recording Studios in London in 1970. It was first released in 1971 as a single from their album of the same name, but achieved commercial success only upon its re-release in 1978, when it peaked at 8 in West Germany, staying on the chart for 44 weeks. It was one of the best-selling singles of 1978 in West Germany. Track listing * 7-inch single :A. "Hiroshima" – 4:42 :B. "She Belongs to the Night" – 2:47 Charts Weekly charts Year-end charts Sandra version German singer Sandra covered "Hiroshima" and released her version as a single in January 1990, with production by Michael Cretu. Sandra decided to cover the anti-war "Hiroshima" out of her concern about the political unrest happening in countries like Lebanon, China and Romania in the late 1980s. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Around My Heart
"Around My Heart" is a 1988 pop song performed by German singer Sandra. It was written by Hubert Kemmler, Markus Löhr, Sör Otto's, Frank Peterson and Klaus Hirschburger, and produced by Michael Cretu. The song was released as the fourth single from Sandra's third studio album ''Into a Secret Land'' in spring 1989 and was a top 20 hit in Germany and Switzerland. It also reached no. 12 on the German airplay chart. The music video was directed by Bulle Bernd. The clip was released on Sandra's VHS video compilation ''18 Greatest Hits'' in 1992 as well as the 2003 DVD ''The Complete History''. In 1999, a remix A remix (or reorchestration) is a piece of media which has been altered or contorted from its original state by adding, removing, or changing pieces of the item. A song, piece of artwork, book, video, poem, or photograph can all be remixes. The o ... of the song was released on Sandra's compilation '' My Favourites''. The track was remixed again for her 2006 compilat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
We'll Be Together (Sandra Song)
"We'll Be Together" is a 1988 pop song performed by German singer Sandra from her third studio album ''Into a Secret Land''. It was written by Hubert Kemmler, Markus Löhr, Klaus Hirschburger and Sandra Cretu, and produced by Michael Cretu. This is the only song along with "When the Rain Doesn't Come" (from the 1992 album '' Close to Seven'') that was written or co-written by Sandra herself, prior to the 2007 album '' The Art of Love''. "We'll Be Together" was released as the third single from ''Into a Secret Land'' in January 1989. For the single release, the song was remixed and labelled as the "'89 Remix". The single was a top 10 hit in Germany and a top 20 hit in France and Austria. It also entered the top 20 on the German and Austrian airplay charts. The music video was directed by Bulle Bernd in Ibiza Ibiza (natively and officially in ca, Eivissa, ) is a Spanish island in the Mediterranean Sea off the eastern coast of the Iberian Peninsula. It is from the city ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Secret Land
"Secret Land" is a 1988 pop song by German singer Sandra. It was written by Uwe Gronau, Hubert Kemmler, Michael Cretu, Mats Björklund, Susanne Müller-Pi, Klaus Hirschburger and Michael Höing, and produced by Cretu. It is an adaptation of the 1987 Kemmler-produced song "Trenchcoat Man" recorded by the short-lived German band Fabrique, the members of which were Gronau and Höing. "Secret Land" was released in September 1988 as the second single preceding Sandra's third studio album, ''Into a Secret Land''. The song charted in the top 10 in Germany and Switzerland, and reached the top 20 in a number of other European countries. It was also a no. 11 and no. 13 airplay hit in Germany and Austria, respectively. It also charted on the pan-European airplay chart at no. 43 and no. 24 on the sales chart. In 1999, a remix A remix (or reorchestration) is a piece of media which has been altered or contorted from its original state by adding, removing, or changing pieces of the item ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heaven Can Wait (Sandra Song)
"Heaven Can Wait" is a 1988 song performed by German singer Sandra and written by Michael Cretu, Hubert Kemmler (known as Hubert Kah), Markus Löhr and Klaus Hirschburger. It was arranged by Michael Cretu and Markus Löhr, and produced by Cretu. The song was released as the lead single from Sandra's third studio album ''Into a Secret Land'' in mid-1988. The single reached the top 10 in Austria and France, the top 20 in Germany and Switzerland and was one of Sandra's few singles to break into the UK Top 100. In Austria, it was also a top 10 airplay hit. It was Sandra's fourth and last silver-certified single in France. The music video was directed by DoRo ( Rudi Dolezal and Hannes Rossacher) in Ibiza. The clip was released on Sandra's VHS video compilation ''18 Greatest Hits'' in 1992 as well as the 2003 DVD ''The Complete History''. In 1999, a remix A remix (or reorchestration) is a piece of media which has been altered or contorted from its original state by adding, r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stop For A Minute (Sandra Song)
"Stop for a Minute" is a 1987 pop song by German singer Sandra, written by Michael Cretu and Klaus Hirschburger, and produced by Cretu. It was released as the second single from Sandra's first greatest hits compilation ''Ten on One (The Singles)'' in early 1988, and reached the top 10 on the German sales and airplay charts. The song was used in the German crime TV series ''Tatort'', in the episode "Salü Palu", where Sandra performs it in a club scene. The show was set in Saarbrücken, Sandra's hometown, and aired on 24 January 1988. The music video for the song was directed by DoRo (Rudi Dolezal and Hannes Rossacher) and largely uses footage from Sandra's appearance in ''Tatort''. The clip was released on Sandra's VHS video compilations ''Ten on One (The Singles)'' and ''18 Greatest Hits'', released in 1987 and 1992, respectively, as well as the 2003 DVD ''The Complete History''. A new remix of the song was included on Sandra's 2006 retrospective '' Reflections''. Formats and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buzz Cason
James E. "Buzz" Cason (born November 27, 1939 in Nashville, Tennessee, United States) is an American rock singer, songwriter, record producer, and author. He was a founding member of The Casuals, Nashville's first rock and roll band. Together with Richard Williams and Hugh Jarrett of The Jordanaires he recorded as The Statues for Liberty. In 1960, Cason started a solo career under the pseudonym Garry Miles, and had a number 16 hit in 1960 with his cover version of the song "Look for a Star", from the film ''Circus of Horrors''. The "Garry Miles" pseudonym was chosen to resemble the name of Garry Mills, the singer who originally recorded "Look for a Star". Cason then continued to record and issue singles as "Garry Miles" through about 1964, but without much commercial success. In 1962 he worked as Snuff Garrett's assistant in Los Angeles. During this period, he and Leon Russell, then a session musician, produced The Crickets in a version of the song " La Bamba". The song did well ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mac Gayden
McGavock Dickinson "Mac" Gayden (born June 5, 1941) is an American rock and country singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer. He is also president of Wild Child Records, formed in 2004. Background Mac Gayden was born in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. He played with Charlie McCoy and the Escorts and that group started playing many sessions in Nashville. In the late 1960s, he helped establish two critically acclaimed bands. These were Area Code 615 (signed with Polydor) and Barefoot Jerry (signed with Capitol Records); in which Gayden wrote the songs, played guitars and sang. Gayden left Barefoot Jerry in 1971 to record his first solo album with Bob Johnston whom he had worked with on Bob Dylan's '' Blonde on Blonde'' album, and Johnston asked to produce the solo album on Gayden (McGavock Gayden. EMI). Gayden formed his own band, Skyboat in 1972 and recorded two albums for ABC Records. He also served as producer of an album by Dianne Davidson (''Baby'') and one by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Everlasting Love
"Everlasting Love" is a song written by Buzz Cason and Mac Gayden, originally a 1967 hit for Robert Knight and since remade numerous times, most successfully by Love Affair, as well as Town Criers, Carl Carlton, Sandra Cretu, and Gloria Estefan. The original version of "Everlasting Love" was recorded by Knight in Nashville, with Cason and Gayden aiming to produce it in a Motown style reminiscent of the Four Tops and the Temptations. When released as a single, the song reached No. 13 on the US chart in 1967. Subsequently, the song has reached the US Top 40 three times, most successfully as performed by Carl Carlton, peaking at No. 6 in 1974, with more moderate success by the duo Rex Smith and Rachel Sweet (No. 32 in 1981) and Gloria Estefan (No. 27 in 1995). In the UK, "Everlasting Love" was covered by the Love Affair: it achieved No. 1 status in January 1968, eclipsing the Robert Knight original. Also in 1968, a cover by the Australian group Town Criers reached No. 2 in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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