18 Greatest Hits (Sandra album)

18 Greatest Hits is the second greatest hits album by German singer Sandra, released on 12 October 1992 by Virgin Records.

18 Greatest Hits
Greatest hits album by Sandra
Released	12 October 1992
Recorded	1985–1992
Genre	Pop
Length	71:45
Label	Virgin
Producer	Michael Cretu Armand Volker
Sandra chronology
Close to Seven (1992) 18 Greatest Hits (1992) Fading Shades (1995)
Alternative cover
The Essential cover

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1][2]

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.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Maria Magdalena"	Richard Palmer-James	Hubert Kemmler Markus Löhr Cretu	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"	Frank Peterson Hirschburger	Peterson Cretu	4:17
7.	"Midnight Man"	Kemmler Hirschburger	Kemmler Cretu	3:04
8.	"Everlasting Love"	Mac Gayden	James Cason	3:51
9.	"Stop for a Minute"	Hirschburger	Cretu	4:05
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"	Kemmler Löhr Sandra	Hirschburger Kemmler	3:49
13.	"Around My Heart"	Hirschburger Kemmler	Kemmler Löhr Sör Otto's Peterson	3:10
14.	"Hiroshima"	David Morgan	Morgan	4:11
15.	"(Life May Be) A Big Insanity"	Cretu Hirschburger	Cretu	4:29
16.	"One More Night"	Cretu Hirschburger	Cretu Peterson	3:41
17.	"Don't Be Aggressive"	Hirschburger Cretu	Cretu	4:22
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	Certification	Certified 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.