![[Midnight Man - Tribute To Songs And Sounds Of Michael Cretu]](/enigma/news/images/20200424-midnight_man.jpg)
April 24, 2020:
pbhmedia is releasing
Midnight Man - Tribute To Songs And Sounds Of Michael Cretu,
where Swedish artists cover songs by Michael Cretu or by artists produced by
him, mostly from the 1980s. Among these covers are five songs originally by Sandra:
More information on the release is available on the Enigma site.
October 13, 2009: A new compilation album is announced, titled The Platinum Collection. The release date is November 6. It is a three disc set, with the first two discs containing songs which were released as singles, as well as some album-only songs. The third disc contains extended versions of the songs, culled from the 12" maxi editions of the singles.
The track listing of the compilation is as follows:
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Disc 1: 1985-1992
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Disc 2: 1992-2009
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Disc 3: The Best 12" Versions
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On November 20, 2009, a similar compilation by Enigma will be released, also
titled
The Platinum Collection.
(From Crocodile Music Management)
![[In A Heartbeat single cover]](../records/inline/in.a.heartbeat.jpg)
March 6, 2009:
The first single from the upcoming album is released:
In A Heartbeat. It
contains the title track in two versions, another album track
(These Moments) plus a non-album track
(Kiss My ...).
February 7, 2009: A website giving samples of some of the songs from the Back To Life album has been launched: www.inaheartbeat.de. The songs are presented in a medley, and are:
January 29, 2009: A new album from Sandra is announced: Back To Life. Release date is March 27, 2009. The track listing is as follows:
Most of the songs are produced by Jens Gad, who's also behind the programming and instruments, together with his brother Toby Gad. The song The Night Is Still Young is a duet with Thomas Anders, vocalist of Modern Talking and with a long solo career. This song will also be featured on Anders' upcoming album.
Alongside the album a single will also be released: In A Heartbeat. Release date is March 6, 2009. The track listing for this single is:
(From Crocodile Music Management)
March 29, 2007:
Single number two from The Art Of Love is announced:
What Is It About Me.
It is scheduled for release in Germany on May 11, 2007, and will be sent to
radios on April 10, 2007.
(From Crocodile Music Management)
![[The Way I Am single cover]](../records/inline/way.i.am.jpg)
January 26, 2007:
The first single from the upcoming album The Art Of Love is
released: The Way I Am.
Discounting last year's collaboration with DJ BoBo, this is the first new music
from Sandra since 2002's album The Wheel Of Time. The music on this
single is made and produced by Jens Gad. For the first time ever, a Sandra
single contains non-album tracks, in the shape of Logical Love and
Sleep. This last track is billed as an alternative version of
Casino Royale from the album, and is a cover of a song by
Conjure One from 2002.
Although the single is released on this date, the Radio Edit version has been
available for online purchase since January 19, 2007.
January 24, 2007: In France, the Reflections remix album will be released in February with three new remixes. Maria Magdalena has a new remix by Junior Caldera, and In The Heat Of The Night has two new remixes by Sandy Vee and by Superfunk.
January 15, 2007:
In an interview on
the German TV program "zibb", Sandra mentions that her twin sons
(ages 11) sing background vocals on three of the songs on the new
album.
January 10, 2007: Sandra's management Crocodile Music brings some new details about the release dates of the upcoming single and albums. The single, The Way I Am, will be released on January 26, 2007, as has been previously known. It will however be available for online purchase from January 19, 2007. The album, The Art Of Love, will be released on February 23, 2007, which is one week later than the release date previously known.
August 17, 2006: Crocodile Music reports the track listing of the upcoming studio album as well as of the remix album. The remix album is planned for release on September 29, 2006. The release date for the studio album is not yet set, it depends on how the remix album does it.
Details of the studio album The Art Of Love are as follows:
The album is produced by Jens Gad at his studio in Ibiza. All the instruments are played by Gad, with only a few other musicians.
Details of the remix album Reflections:
The songs are described as "not being remixes, but completely new
productions".
(From Crocodile Music Management)
October 2, 2004:
On this date, Sandra appears on stage in a concert for the first time in
several years. It is part of an eighties revival show -
"Kult der 80er"
("Cult of the 80s") - in the Messe Dresden Halle 1 in Dresden,
Germany. The other artists taking part this evening are
Mike Mareen,
Ken Laszlo and
The Twins.
Sandra is the last artist out, and starts her set at 00:17. The set lasts about an hour. The following songs are performed:
On some of the songs she sings live, on others the singing is playback. The music is always playback. Sandra is joined on stage by two male dancers.
The show is broadcasted on Radio Dresden, which also has an Internet streaming.
![[The Wheel Of Time album cover]](../records/inline/WheelOfTime.gif)
April 29, 2002:
Sandra's first studio album in 7 years is released:
The Wheel Of Time. Containing
11 songs, this is her seventh album. Two singles have already been
released.
February 12, 2002: Details of the new album are announced by Crocodile Music, Sandra's management. The album, Wheel Of Time, is said to be ready, and is scheduled for release on April 22, 2002 (Germany). The track listing will be as follows:
1. Forgive Me (Music and lyrics: Cretu) 2. Footprints (Music and lyrics: Filz/Schoenherz) 3. Motivation (Music and lyrics: Inker) 4. I Close My Eyes (Music: Jonas. Lyrics: Jonas/Cretu) 5. Perfect Touch (Music: Cassandra/Filz/Jedner. Lyrics: Filz) 6. Silent Running (Music and lyrics: Robertson/Rutherford) 7. Such A Shame (Music and lyrics: Hollis) 8. Now ! (Music: Cretu/Gad. Lyrics: Cretu) 9. Free Love (Music and lyrics: Gore) 10. Forever (Music and lyrics: Ries/Filz) 11. The Wheel Of Time (Music and lyrics: Cretu/Gad)
The track listing shows a number of cover songs: Motivation originally by Inker & Hamilton in 1988; Silent Running originally by Mike & The Mechanics in 1985; Such A Shame originally by Talk Talk in 1984; and Free Love originally by Depeche Mode in 2001 (as Freelove). In addition, I Close My Eyes is co-written by Jonas, who is known as Angel/Angel X/Andy Hard with the 1993 album Welcome To The Soul Asylum that Michael Cretu produced. He also sang on Enigma's Return To Innocence.
News of a second single are also announced - Such A Shame, with a release date of March 25, 2002, and with radio promotion starting February 25, 2002 (both dates are for Germany). This confirms earlier news, albeit with a slight difference in titles. Track listing as follows:
1. Such A Shame (Radio Edit) 2. Such A Shame [remix title to be announced] 3. Such A Shame [remix title to be announced] 4. Such A Shame (Instrumental)
(From Crocodile Music Management / Martyn Woolley, webmaster@enigmamusic.com)
January 2, 2002:
According to Mueller Musikmart Germany, a new single will be released on
February 25, 2002: It's A Shame. Furthermore, the new album
Wheel Of Time has a release date
of March 18, 2002.
(From Matt Lobster, MattLobster@web.de)
August 6, 2001: Crocodile Music, Sandra's management, has announced the track listing for the new single Forever:
1. Forever (Radio Edit) (97 BPM) 3:44 2. Straight 4 U (Radio Edit) (125 BPM) 3:30 3. Forever (Beatnik Club Mix) (138 BPM) 8:57 4. Straight 4 U (Remix) (125 BPM) 5:41
The single will be available for radio play in Germany on August 20, with a German release planned for September 10.
The video for the single was done by
Thomas Job, who have directed videos
for Enigma (Gravity Of Love and Push The Limits) and
for Andru Donalds. It was shot in Vienna, Austria in a studio setting in
mid-July.
(From Stefano Trentadue,
stef32@tin.it/Martyn Woolley,
webmaster@enigmamusic.com)
July 3, 2001:
The release of the new album Wheel Of
Time is postponed to first quarter 2002, according to Crocodile Music.
(From (the worldwide)SANDRA Fan
Connection, info@sandranet.com)
June 28, 2001:
Virgin Germany reports the title of the new Sandra single as
Forever. The release date for
Germany is, as earlier, August 27.
(From Stefano Trentadue, stef32@tin.it)
April 23, 2001:
Sandra's management, Crocodile
Music, have published some information on the upcoming releases. There
will be a single - with no title given as of yet - with a planned release date
of August 27. An album will follow, called Wheel Of Time, with a
planned release date of September 24. This will contain 11-12 new songs,
written by several writers, and will be produced by Michael Cretu.
(From Stefano Trentadue, stef32@tin.it)
March 27, 2001:
Virgin Germany has confirmed that Michael Cretu and Sandra are working on a
new Sandra album. The release date is expected to be in the last quarter of
2001. No more information is available at the moment.
(From Martyn Woolley,
webmaster@enigmamusic.com)
April 25, 2000:
Enigma's management have plans for video compilations for both Enigma and
Sandra. The compilations may be released on DVD before Christmas.
(From Stefano Trentadue, steftredue@tin.it)
February 2, 2000:
Sandra is one of the nominees for the German
ECHO awards, in the
category "Best German Female Pop Star". The awards are presented to
the most successful artists in terms of sales in Germany. The 9th award
celebration will be held in Hamburg on March 9, 2000. The other nominees in
this category are Blümchen, Sarah Brightman (who is classified as German),
Claudia Jung and Sabrina Setlur.
(From Ralf Spengler, Ralf.Spengler@bku.db.de)
January 24, 2000:
With the fourth Enigma album, The Screen Behind The Mirror, just
released, Michael Cretu participates in an
Internet chat. It was
originally reported that Sandra as well as their manager would be present,
but in the end only Cretu was there. Of news concerning Sandra, he said that
he currently has no idea about new Sandra music, but that it will come in the
next couple of years and that she will return.
(From Joar Grimstvedt, joarg@hsr.no)
January 23, 2000:
On the Internet chat that Michael Cretu will hold on January 24, he will be
joined by Sandra and their manager.
(From Martyn Woolley,
webmaster@enigmamusic.com)
September 22, 1999:
Sandra's management reports that the release of the single
No Taboo has been canceled. Whether
there will be any further release plans from the current album is
undecided.
(From Stefano Trentadue, steftredue@tin.it)
September 7, 1999:
A second single from My Favourites will be released on
October 26, 1999: No Taboo.
The remixes are done by Peter Ries and Wolfgang Filz.
(From Martyn Woolley,
webmaster@enigmamusic.com)
June 18, 1999:
In an interview with the German magazine "Prisma", Sandra says
that the new compilation album sums up her career, and that there will be
no new music from her under that name. Instead she would like to make new
music, in a different style, under a new name.
(From Karsten, karsten1974@gmx.de)
![[My Favourites album cover]](../records/inline/MyFavourites.jpg)
June 7, 1999:
The first Sandra album in four years is released:
My Favourites. This is a double
compilation album, with the first disc containing remixes of 12 songs, and
the second disc containing 12 songs in their original forms, all selected by
Sandra.
May 17, 1999:
Secret Land is released. The
single contains new remixes of the 1988 song, and is the first song to be
released from the upcoming remix compilation album.
May 12, 1999:
Virgin Germany reports that a video for
Secret Land is being shot.
Whether there will be more singles released from the new album has not been
decided on yet, it depends on the success of the first single. Finally, the
web site will feature a quiz, with prizes being autographed material.
(From Stefan Lehmann,
stefan.lehmann@student.uni-magdeburg.de)
April 13, 1999:
The official Sandra web site will be available at the address
http://www.sandra.de/, and it will be a news page.
(From Stefano Trentadue, steftredue@tin.it)
March 31, 1999:
An official Sandra web site will be launched shortly.
(From Stefano Trentadue, steftredue@tin.it)
March 29, 1999:
The set release dates for the new records are May 17, 1999 for the
Secret Land single, and
June 7, 1999 for the My Favourites
album. Delays have been due to preparations for the single taking longer than
expected, and to arrange a TV campaign to co-incide the the releases.
(From Martyn Woolley,
webmaster@enigmamusic.com)
March 27, 1999:
Another delay has been announced, this time it's the single
Secret Land - Remix, who's new
release date is May 1999. The single was earlier scheduled for April 6, 1999.
(From Stefano Trentadue, steftredue@tin.it)
March 4, 1999:
The release of Sandra's new album has been delayed, due to "simultaneous
marketing campaigns" in the different countries.
(From Stefano Trentadue, steftredue@tin.it)
February 25, 1999:
Virgin reports the following release dates for the upcoming single and
album:
February 15, 1999:
Sandra's manager reports that the
Secret Land single will be
released in April, and the My
Favourites album will be released in May.
(From Matthias M.)
February 12, 1999:
A new dance cover of a Sandra song was released on February 1, 1999:
Betty N' Boop (Sweden) with Maria Magdalena. The single
is on Remixed Records, and has a catalogue number of RRCDM158.
Linodance.com has a sample
of the song.
(From Lena Verzeanu, mrv@cruznet.net)
February 11, 1999:
Virgin Germany confirms that the remix album has been delayed, with a
new release date unknown. The single will indeed be of the remixed
version of Secret Land, and
the release date of this single is also unknown.
(From Stefano Trentadue, stef32@box.infomark.it)
February 9, 1999:
Unconfirmed news from a source close to the record company says that
the remix album will be delayed until April. Also, a single will be
released alongside the album, featuring the remixed version of
Secret Land.
(From Martyn Woolley,
webmaster@enigmamusic.com)
The catalogue number for My
Favourites is 7243 847271 23-656.
(From Cyril, CReault@aol.com)
January 21, 1999:
The track list of the upcoming remix album has been revealed.
My Favourites will be a
double album, with the first disc containing 12 remixes and the second
12 originals.
(-)
The remixes on the first disc of the album are done by Wolfgang Filz and
Peter Ries, who have worked with Michael Cretu before. Cretu himself has not
remixed any of the songs, as his feelings were to keep the album
"fresher" by using other remixers.
(From Martyn Woolley,
mwoolley@indy.net)
November 10, 1998:
The remix album will have a German release date of March 8, 1999, and has
a tentative name of My Favourites.
(From Martyn Woolley,
mwoolley@indy.net)
November 4, 1998:
The Sandra remix album has fallen behind schedule slightly, but it is
still expected for the first quarter of 1999.
(From Martyn Woolley,
mwoolley@indy.net)
September 22, 1998:
According to Virgin Germany, the Sandra remix album will be released in
the first quarter of 1999. It will probably contain 24 tracks.
Sandra's management, Mambo Music, is now known as Crocodile Music.
(From Stefano Trentadue, stefanetxxx2@box.infomark.it /
Martyn Woolley,
mwoolley@indy.net)
August 4, 1998:
Apparently, Sandra is no longer an artist of Virgin Records. She has
changed record company as they did not promote her well. It's an
unconfirmed rumour, but it could indicate that there will be more new
music from Sandra.
(From Juha Roms, juharoms@hotmail.com)
May 6, 1998:
According to Sandra's manager, a remix album will be released at the end
of 1998.
He also said that Sandra will no longer be an artist, she will mainly
take care of her children.
(From Sven Distel, redaktion.antenne.sachsen@t-online.de)
March 16, 1998:
A new project from Michael Cretu, Trance
Atlantic Air Waves, releases the album
The Energy Of
Sound. This contains cover recordings of instrumental hits, plus
three new songs. One of these is L-42, which is basically
an instrumental version of Sandra's First Lullaby from
the Fading Shades album.
June 20, 1997:
New music by Sandra may be on it's way: Mambo Music reports that a new
single may be released at the end of December 1997 or beginning of
January 1998. A full album could be ready for spring 1998.
(From Simone Monetti, monettisimo@ftbcc.it)
October 21, 1996:
The first single from Enigma's third album is released.
Beyond The Invisible
sees Sandra once again contributing vocals.
September 26, 1995:
Sandra and Michael's children, Nikita and Sebastian Cretu, were
born on July the 6th, and they are in good health.
(From Robin Wessels,
R.Wessels@Student.UTwente.Nl)
![[Won't Run Away single cover]](inline/wont.run.away.gif)
July 24, 1995:
The second single from the new album, Won't Run Away, has been
released in Germany, with the following track listing:
1. Radio Edit (140 BPM) 4:12 2. The Sunshine Mix (140 BPM) 7:24 3. Happy Dancer Mix (128 BPM) 4:57 4. Extended Guitar Mix (140 BPM) 6:26The catalogue number of the CD-maxi is : Virgin 8 93038 2, DINSD 147. The mixes are dance/techno mixes, like on Nights In White Satin and some of the Enigma singles, and they are all done by Jens Gad. See the discography entry.
June 24, 1995:
In a fax Sandra's manager gives the following information:
June 20, 1995:
In the Israeli Top 30 for the week ending on June 20, Nights In White
Satin goes to number 1 in the single's 4th week, and stays there for
a total of 2 weeks.
![[Fading Shades album cover]](inline/fading.gif)
June 12, 1995:
Fading Shades, Sandra's sixth studio album is released. A
review and
lyrics are available, as well as
the press info. See the
discography entry.
June 1, 1995:
The release of the second single (Won't Run Away) from Sandra's coming
album has been delayed to end of June/early July. The album is still
scheduled for release on June 12, though. These dates apply to Norway,
but I guess they should be valid for other European countries as well.
May 22, 1995:
Here's some more info on the imminent Sandra release, Fading
Shades. The date for release of the album, previously reported as
May 29th, is now June 12th. This date is still a bit uncertain. Because
of Sandra's child birth there will be no promotion, not even telephone
interviews, to go along with the album.
A new single is scheduled for release a week before the album. It is called Won't Run Away, and is reportedly a more upbeat song than Nights In White Satin. There will only be a radio version on this single, ie. no remixes.
April 19, 1995:
Gavin Stok, the president of the Enigma mailing list, received a letter
from Michael Cretu and his manager, with answers to questions and
information on the future plans for Enigma. There were also some
info on Sandra. Read the
summary of the letter.
March 29, 1995:
The first single from Sandra's next album is now out in Norway, and
presumably other European countries. The song is Nights In White
Satin, the old
Moody Blues
classic. There are five mixes of the song, including Club Mix, Techno Mix
and Jungle Mix. Producers of the single are Michael Cretu and Jens Gad. As
for the cover it is very dark, showing Sandra standing in the night with
some clouds above. A review is available
here. See the
discography entry.
I also have some hard facts about Sandra's new album. It's release date is May 29th, and the title of it is Fading Shades - which is an interesting title! (Remember that Mea Culpa mix???)