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The Long Play
studio album by Sandra
The Long Play is the debut studio album by German singer Sandra, released on 11 November by Virgin Records.[1] The album was a great commercial success and spawned Sandra's signature number-one single "(I'll Never Be) Maria Magdalena" as well as the international top-five single "In the Heat of the Night".
Sandra maria magdalena biography channels "(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 (). 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 15 July by Virgin Records.Singles
The lead single "(I'll Never Be) Maria Magdalena" was released in March and went on to top the charts in 21 countries worldwide.[2] It spent 16 weeks in the German top 20, remaining Sandra's only chart-topper in her home country, and is now considered her signature song.
"In the Heat of the Night" was chosen as the follow-up single to "Maria Magdalena" in late The song charted within the top five in a number of European countries, later earning Sandra second place at the Tokyo Music Festival in The single version would only become available on CD on The Platinum Collection in
The third and final commercial single taken from The Long Play was "Little Girl", released in early The song's music video was filmed entirely on location in Venice, Italy.
"Little Girl" met with modest success in international music market.
"Sisters and Brothers" was released in as a promotional single in Japan only. The song, dedicated to Sandra's brother Gaston, is a cover version of Michael Cretu's song "Zeitlose Reise" from his solo album Legionäre.[3]
Track listing
| Title | Writer(s) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 5. | "(I'll Never Be) Maria Magdalena" |
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| 6. | "Heartbeat (That's Emotion)" | ||
| 7. | "Sisters and Brothers" | ||
| 8. | "Change Your Mind" | ||
| Total length: | |||
Personnel
Credits adapted from the liner notes of The Long Play.[4]
- Sandra – lead vocals
- Michael Cretu – digital and conventional keyboards, drum computers, background vocals, arrangement, production
- Markus Löhr – guitars
- Hubert Kemmler – background vocals
- Mike Schmidt – cover design
- Dieter Eikelpoth – photography
Charts
Weekly charts | Year-end charts
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Certifications
Release history
| Date | Label | Format | Catalog number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virgin | LP | ||
| CD | |||
| Cassette | |||
| CD |