| 18 Greatest Hits | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Greatest hits album by | ||||
| Released | 12 October 1992 | |||
| Recorded | 1985–1992 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 71:45 | |||
| Label | Virgin | |||
| Producer |
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| Sandra chronology | ||||
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| Alternative cover | ||||
 The Essential cover | ||||
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1][2] |
18 Greatest Hits is the secondgreatest hits album by German singerSandra, released on 12 October 1992 byVirgin Records.
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 thePaintings in Yellow album was also included and released as a single to promote the collection. A video version of the album was released onVHS, 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 titleThe Essential with a different artwork, but the same track listing.[4]
All tracks are produced byMichael Cretu, except tracks 4, 5 and 7, produced by Cretu and Armand Volker.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Maria Magdalena" | Richard Palmer-James |
| 3:58 |
| 2. | "In the Heat of the Night" |
|
| 5:07 |
| 3. | "Little Girl" | Hirschburger |
| 3:11 |
| 4. | "Innocent Love" |
|
| 4:21 |
| 5. | "Hi! Hi! Hi!" |
|
| 4:08 |
| 6. | "Loreen" |
|
| 4:17 |
| 7. | "Midnight Man" |
|
| 3:04 |
| 8. | "Everlasting Love" | Mac Gayden | James Cason | 3:51 |
| 9. | "Stop for a Minute" | Hirschburger | Cretu | 4:05 |
| 10. | "Heaven Can Wait" |
|
| 4:04 |
| 11. | "Secret Land" |
|
| 4:05 |
| 12. | "We'll Be Together" |
|
| 3:49 |
| 13. | "Around My Heart" |
|
| 3:10 |
| 14. | "Hiroshima" | David Morgan | Morgan | 4:11 |
| 15. | "(Life May Be) A Big Insanity" |
| Cretu | 4:29 |
| 16. | "One More Night" |
|
| 3:41 |
| 17. | "Don't Be Aggressive" |
| Cretu | 4:22 |
| 18. | "Johnny Wanna Live" |
|
| 3:52 |
| Total length: | 71:45 | |||
| 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 |
| Chart (1996) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[11] | 5 |
| Chart (2005) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Polish Albums (ZPAV)[12] | 39 |
| 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. | ||
