''The Wheel of Time'' is the seventh studio album by

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singer Sandra, released in

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Overview

''The Wheel of Time'' was produced by

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and

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, and was Sandra's first album with new material in seven years. In addition to new compositions, it included covers of the 1980s songs "

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" originally performed by

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, "

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" by

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, and "Motivation" by the German duo Inker & Hamilton, as well as a cover of

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's "

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". The cover photos were taken by Jim Rakete and picture Sandra without her signature long hair, sporting a short haircut. The album was preceded by the single "

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", released in the autumn of 2001, which was a moderate success in Germany. In 2002, "

" and " I Close My Eyes" were released as singles, but performed poorly on the German singles chart. "Forgive Me" was distributed to radio stations as a

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only in Germany in June 2002, but its regular single release was eventually cancelled. ''The Wheel of Time'' entered the German albums chart at no. 8 and also reached the top 40 on the pan-European albums sales chart.

Track listing

#"Forgive Me" (

) — 4:25 #"Footprints" (Dawn Schoenherz, Wolfgang Filz) — 3:44 #"Motivation" (Dave Inker) — 4:03 #" I Close My Eyes" (Andy Jonas, Michael Cretu) — 4:07 #"Perfect Touch" (Heidemarie Jedner,

Peter Ries Peter Ries (also known as Marc Cassandra, Gilbert or Steve Hall) is a German record producer, composer, arranger and remixer. Ries started his career as a singer in 1980 under the nickname Gilbert. Following collaborations with Sandra and Sall ...

, Wolfgang Filz) — 3:45 #"

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) — 4:18 #"

" (

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) — 4:21 #"Now!" (Michael Cretu,

) — 4:02 #"

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) — 4:16 #"

" (Peter Ries, Wolfgang Filz) — 3:46 #"The Wheel of Time" (Michael Cretu, Jens Gad) — 4:08

Charts

References

External links

The official Sandra website

The official Sandra YouTube channel

''The Wheel of Time''
on

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