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Sandra decided to cover the anti-war "Hiroshima" out of her concern about the political unrest happening in countries like Lebanon, China and Romania in the late 1980s. [6] It was the first song recorded for her fourth album Paintings in Yellow and was released as the LP's lead single in February 1990.
Much of the material, especially the five-part track "The Journey", foreshadowed the sound of Enigma, a new-age music project that Michael and Sandra were working on during the making of the album. Frank Peterson , who was the co-producer on the Enigma project, took up the role of co-writing some of the tracks on Paintings in Yellow .
Sandra Ann Lauer (born 18 May 1962), later Sandra Cretu, commonly known mononymously as Sandra (German pronunciation:), is a German pop singer who enjoyed mainstream popularity in the 1980s and early 1990s with a string of European hit singles, produced by her then-husband and musical partner, Michael Cretu, most notably "(I'll Never Be) Maria Magdalena" (1985), "In the Heat of the Night ...
With Michael Cretu as her manager, producer and composer, and personally a life partner, Sandra went on to score even more European top 10 hit singles, most famously "In the Heat of the Night" (1985), "Everlasting Love" (1987), "Secret Land" (1988), "Hiroshima" (1990) and "Don't Be Aggressive" (1992).
Hiroshima (song) I. I Close My Eyes (I'll Never Be) Maria Magdalena; In the Heat of the Night (Sandra song) Innocent Love (Sandra song) J. Johnny Wanna Live; L
"History (remember Hiroshima & Nagasaki)" By John McGuinness (1984) John McGuinness & Vince Lewis band (2018) "Hiroshima" By Gary Moore (1983) "Hiroshima" By Sandra (1990) "Hiroshima Nagasaki Russian Roulette" By Jim Page (1976) "Hiroshima Nagasaki Russian Roulette" By Moving Hearts (1981) "Hiroshima, Mon Amour" By Ultravox (1977)
The Platinum Collection is one of Sandra's most comprehensive compilations to date, including all of her single songs released between 1985 and 2009 as well as some album tracks, remastered and arranged chronologically. Many of the songs are presented in shorter single edits.
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.