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My Favourites
''My Favourites'' is the third greatest hits album by German singer Sandra, released on 4 June 1999 by Virgin Records. Background ''My Favourites'' is a double album consisting of some of Sandra's hits and non-single tracks newly remixed by long-time band companion Peter Ries and Wolfgang Filz on disc 1, and some of Sandra's favourite songs from her repertoire, mostly ballads, on disc 2. The compilation includes eight tracks from ''Close to Seven'', six from ''Fading Shades'', five from ''Into a Secret Land'', two from ''The Long Play'' and ''Paintings in Yellow'', and one from '' 18 Greatest Hits''. The concept of the album followed a trend established by such artists as Modern Talking and Amanda Lear who had recently remixed and re-recorded old material on their respective albums '' Back for Good'' and ''Back in Your Arms''. The new version of "Secret Land" was released as the only regular single from the album and was a minor chart hit in Germany. " Maria Magdalena" and " In ... [...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] |
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] |
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 of the song was released on Sandra's compilation ''My Favourites''. The track was remixed again for her 2006 compilation '' Refle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Palmer-James
Richard William Palmer-James (born 11 June 1947) is an English guitarist, songwriter and lyricist. He may be best known as one of the founder members of Supertramp (playing guitar and songwriter); writing lyrics for several songs by the progressive rock group King Crimson in the early 1970s; and for writing lyrics for the 1985 hit "(I'll Never Be) Maria Magdalena" by Sandra. Palmer-James was born in Meyrick Park, Bournemouth, where he got his start in the music business playing in various local bands: The Corvettes, The Palmer-James Group (formed with Alec James), Tetrad, and Ginger Man, all of which included John Wetton on bass and vocals. He was a founding member of Supertramp, playing guitar and singing vocals, as well as writing the lyrics for their self-titled debut album under the name Richard Palmer. He also co-wrote the lyrics of "Goldrush", a song written during his days in the band but not recorded until their 2002 album ''Slow Motion''. Palmer wrote lyrics for ... [...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, Spain and Cannes, France. 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, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hubert Kah
Hubert Kah is a German synthpop band, led by Hubert Kemmler (born 22 March 1961 in Reutlingen). Kemmler is a German musician, composer, songwriter and producer. Biography Kemmler's career began as a member of a trio named Hubert Kah, consisting of Hubert Kemmler (vocals, keyboards), Markus Löhr (guitars, keyboards) and Klaus Hirschburger (bass). It emerged in 1982 at the time of the New German wave and achieved commercial success with the singles "Rosemarie," "Sternenhimmel" and "Einmal Nur Mit Erika... (Dieser Welt Entfliehn)," and with the albums ''Meine Höhepunkte'' and ''Ich Komme''. During this time, Kemmler caused quite a stir by his TV appearances, wearing a nightdress or straitjacket. Before Kemmler's music career, he studied law at the University of Tübingen. The band began working with producer Michael Cretu in 1984. After a German album ''Goldene Zeiten'' (1984), it recorded the English-language albums '' Tensongs'' (1986) and '' Sound of My Heart'' (1989), whic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Cornelius (musician)
Peter Cornelius (born 29 January 1951 in Vienna, Austria) is an Austrian pop-singer, guitarist and a former member of Enigma Enigma may refer to: *Riddle, someone or something that is mysterious or puzzling Biology *ENIGMA, a class of gene in the LIM domain Computing and technology * Enigma (company), a New York-based data-technology startup * Enigma machine, a family .... Discography Albums * 1974 ''Hampelmann'' * 1974 ''Fleckerlteppich'' * 1976 ''Eine Rose aus Papier'' * 1980 ''Der Kaffee ist fertig'' * 1980 ''Zwei'' * 1981 ''Reif für die Insel'' * 1982 ''Bevor i geh' / Ohne Filter'' * 1983 ''Fata Morgana'' * 1984 ''Süchtig'' * 1986 ''Gegen den Strom'' * 1987 ''CORNELIUS '87'' * 1988 ''Sensibel'' * 1989 ''Jahreszeiten'' * 1989 ''Live aus dem Wiener Konzerthaus'' * 1990 ''In Bewegung'' * 1992 ''Cornelius + Cretu'' * 1993 ''Lieber heut als morgen'' * 2001 ''Lebenszeichen'' * 2003 ''Schatten und Licht'' * 2006 ''Wie ein Junger Hund im hohen Gras'' * 2008 ''Handschrift'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
In The Heat Of The Night (Sandra Song)
"In the Heat of the Night" is a 1985 song by German singer Sandra, written by Michael Cretu, Hubert Kemmler, Markus Löhr and Klaus Hirschburger, and produced by Cretu. Kemmler also provided backing vocals on this recording as well as numerous Sandra's songs in the 80s. "In the Heat of the Night" was released in November 1985 as the second single from Sandra's debut album ''The Long Play'', as a follow-up to her no. 1 European hit "(I'll Never Be) Maria Magdalena". The single was a major commercial success, reaching the top 5 in numerous countries, including Germany, Switzerland and Sweden, where it peaked at no. 2. It was a top 20 hit in the pan-European sales and airplay charts at the turn of 1985 and 1986. In Germany and Austria, it was a top 5 and a top 10 airplay hit, respectively. It remains one of Sandra's biggest hits. In 1999, the song was remixed for the compilation ''My Favourites'' and released as a promotional vinyl single in France. It was remixed again for the 2006 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
(I'll Never Be) Maria Magdalena
"(I'll Never Be) Maria Magdalena", also known simply as "Maria Magdalena", is a song recorded by German singer Sandra for her debut studio album ''The Long Play'' (1985). The song, written by Hubert Kemmler, Markus Löhr, Michael Cretu and Richard Palmer-James, was released as the lead single from ''The Long Play'' on July 15th. 1985, by Virgin Records, and was a major chart hit in Europe, reaching number one in multiple countries. It remains Sandra's signature song. Background and release The song was composed by Hubert Kemmler, Markus Löhr and Michael Cretu. Cretu also arranged and produced the song. The lyrics were written by Richard Palmer-James. The allusion to the biblical figure Mary Magdalene was Kemmler's idea and came up when a name with seven syllables was needed for the chorus. Only the German version of the name would suffice, though, "Mary Magdalene" has five. Kemmler also provided co-lead vocals on this recording and a number of Sandra's subsequent songs. The so ... [...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 of the song was released on Sandra's compilation ''My Favourites''. It was released as a single to promote the album, but only met with minor success in Germany. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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