''Mirrors'' is the second studio album by German pop singer Sandra, released on 13 October 1986 by

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. The album spawned the European Top 10 singles "

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" and "

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Background

''Mirrors'' was produced by

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and Armand Volker, and continued the

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-oriented style introduced on Sandra's debut album, ''

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'', released the year before. The material was arranged with the use of such synthesizers as

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S900, PPG,

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, Prophet 2002, Oberheim Matrix-12, EMS Vocoder,

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and Roland Super Jupiter. ''Mirrors'' saw more songwriting and singing involvement from Hubert Kemmler, who was already a popular singer in Germany under the name of

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. The song "Don't Cry (The Breakup of the World)" was written in reaction to the 1986

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. Four singles were released from this album. "

" was the lead single and reached the top 10 in multiple European countries, followed by "

", which was a top-10 entry in Sandra's native Germany, as well as Greece and Spain. The ballad "

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" and the uptempo " Midnight Man" served as the album's third and fourth singles, respectively, and both achieved a moderate success across Europe. The album charted within the top 20 in Germany, Switzerland, Finland and Norway.

Track listing

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of ''Mirrors''. * Sandra – lead vocals *

– production, arrangements, performance, background vocals * Armand Volker – production *

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– background vocals *

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– background vocals * Tissy Thiers – background vocals * Timothy Touchton – voice on "The Second Day" * Mike Schmidt – cover * Dieter Eikelpoth – photography

Charts

Certifications

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mirrors (Sandra Album) 1986 albums Albums produced by Michael Cretu Sandra (singer) albums Virgin Records albums