18 Greatest Hits
Greatest hits album by
Sandra
Released12 October 1992
Recorded1985–1992
GenrePop
Length71:45
LabelVirgin
Producer
Sandra chronology
Close to Seven
(1992)		 18 Greatest Hits
(1992)		 Fading Shades
(1995)
Alternative cover
The Essential cover
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1][2]

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.[3]

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.[4]

Track listing

All tracks are produced by Michael Cretu, except tracks 4, 5 and 7, produced by Cretu and Armand Volker.

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Maria Magdalena"Richard Palmer-James
3:58
2."In the Heat of the Night"
  • Löhr
  • Klaus Hirschburger
  • Cretu
  • Kemmler
5:07
3."Little Girl"Hirschburger
  • Kemmler
  • Löhr
  • Cretu
3:11
4."Innocent Love"
  • Susanne Müller
  • Hirschburger
  • Kemmler
  • Ulrich Herter
4:21
5."Hi! Hi! Hi!"
  • Cretu
  • Hirschburger
  • Cretu
  • Kemmler
4:08
6."Loreen"
  • Peterson
  • Cretu
4:17
7."Midnight Man"
  • Kemmler
  • Hirschburger
  • Kemmler
  • Cretu
3:04
8."Everlasting Love"Mac GaydenJames Cason3:51
9."Stop for a Minute"HirschburgerCretu4:05
10."Heaven Can Wait"
  • Hirschburger
  • Kemmler
  • Cretu
  • Kemmler
  • Löhr
4:04
11."Secret Land"
  • Müller
  • Hirschburger
  • Michael Höing
  • Uwe Gronau
  • Kemmler
  • Cretu
  • Mats Björklund
4:05
12."We'll Be Together"
  • Hirschburger
  • Kemmler
3:49
13."Around My Heart"
  • Hirschburger
  • Kemmler
  • Kemmler
  • Löhr
  • Sör Otto's
  • Peterson
3:10
14."Hiroshima"David MorganMorgan4:11
15."(Life May Be) A Big Insanity"
  • Cretu
  • Hirschburger
Cretu4:29
16."One More Night"
  • Cretu
  • Hirschburger
  • Cretu
  • Peterson
3:41
17."Don't Be Aggressive"
  • Hirschburger
  • Cretu
Cretu4:22
18."Johnny Wanna Live"
  • Cretu
  • Hirschburger
  • Cretu
  • Peterson
3:52
Total length:71:45

Charts

1992–1993 chart performance for 18 Greatest Hits
Chart (1992–1993) Peak
position
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[5] 81
European Albums (Music & Media)[6] 29
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[7] 1
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[8] 10
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[9] 36
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[10] 27
1996 chart performance for 18 Greatest Hits
Chart (1996) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[11] 5
2005 chart performance for 18 Greatest Hits
Chart (2005) Peak
position
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[12] 39

Certifications

Certifications for 18 Greatest Hits
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
France (SNEP)[13] Platinum 300,000*
Germany (BVMI)[14] Gold 250,000^
Poland (ZPAV)[15] Gold 20,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ↑ "18 Greatest Hits – Sandra". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  2. ↑ "Essential – Sandra". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  3. ↑ "18 Greatest Hits (The Video)". SandraNet.com. Archived from the original on 6 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  4. ↑ "Essential: Sandra". Amazon (in German). Germany. Archived from the original on 1 March 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  5. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Sandra – 18 Greatest Hits" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  6. ↑ "European Top 100 Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 9, no. 48. 28 November 1992. p. 25. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.
  7. ↑ Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
  8. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Sandra – 18 Greatest Hits" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  9. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Sandra – 18 Greatest Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  10. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Sandra – 18 Greatest Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  11. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Sandra – 18 Greatest Hits" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  12. ↑ "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  13. ↑ "French album certifications – Sandra – Best Of" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  14. ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Sandra; '18 Greatest Hits')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  15. ↑ "Wyróżnienia – Złote płyty CD - Archiwum - Przyznane w 2006 roku" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. 8 February 2006. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
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