Into a Secret Land
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Into a Secret Land is the third studio album
from German
singer
Sandra, released in 1988
.
This album was produced by Michael Cretu
. It reached #14 in Germany
, #18 in Norway
, #22 in Sweden
, #13 in Austria
and #9 in Switzerland
.
", a cover version of the track "Trenchcoat Man" by the short-lived German synth pop project Fabrique (who were produced by Hubert Kemmler), entered the German Top 10 and went on all the way to number one in Lebanon
and Israel
. The third single released, "We'll Be Together
", was another German Top 10 hit, while the fourth single, "Around My Heart
", peaked at number 11. The album's fifth and final single, "La Vista de Luna", was released only as a promotional single in Spain
. (It was later re-released as the B-side of the much-beautiful song, "Hiroshima
".)
"La Vista de Luna" was released in May 1989
as a promotional single in Spain
only. The song appeared on her third studio album Into a Secret Land, and also as the B-side of the single
release to "Hiroshima
", the lead track from her fourth studio album Paintings in Yellow
.
Source: Allmusic
Album
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from German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
singer
Singing
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Sandra, released in 1988
1988 in music
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.
This album was produced by Michael Cretu
Michael Cretu
Michael Cretu is a Romanian musician. He is known also as Curly, MC or Curly M.C. because of his fair curled hair . His peak musical activity was with the Enigma project, which was mainly based in Germany....
. It reached #14 in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, #18 in Norway
Norway
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, #22 in Sweden
Sweden
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, #13 in Austria
Austria
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and #9 in Switzerland
Switzerland
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.
Singles
Five singles were released from this album which became successful in many countries. The first single, "Heaven Can Wait", was a top ten smash hit in France and made it to #12 in Germany, being accompanied by a music video featuring Sandra dancing and singing on a Mediterranean beach. The next single, the title track "Secret LandSecret Land
"Secret Land" is a pop song by German singer Sandra. It was released in September 1988 as the second single from her third album Into a Secret Land...
", a cover version of the track "Trenchcoat Man" by the short-lived German synth pop project Fabrique (who were produced by Hubert Kemmler), entered the German Top 10 and went on all the way to number one in Lebanon
Lebanon
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and Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
. The third single released, "We'll Be Together
We'll Be Together (Sandra song)
"We'll Be Together" is a pop song by German singer Sandra. It was released in November 1988 as the third single from her album Into a Secret Land. This song reached #9 in Germany...
", was another German Top 10 hit, while the fourth single, "Around My Heart
Around My Heart
"Around My Heart" is a pop song by German singer Sandra. It was written by Hubert Kemmler, Markus Lohr, Sor Otto's, Frank Peterson, Klaus Hirschburger and produced by Michael Cretu. The song was released in April 1989 as the fourth single from Sandra's third studio album "Into a Secret Land"...
", peaked at number 11. The album's fifth and final single, "La Vista de Luna", was released only as a promotional single in Spain
Spain
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. (It was later re-released as the B-side of the much-beautiful song, "Hiroshima
Hiroshima (song)
"Hiroshima" is a pop song written by David Morgan and first recorded by Wishful Thinking in 1969. In 1978 their single entered the German Top 20 with peak at #8 and stayed there for several months....
".)
"La Vista de Luna" was released in May 1989
1989 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1989.-Events:*January 14 – Paul McCartney releases Снова в СССР exclusively in the USSR...
as a promotional single in Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
only. The song appeared on her third studio album Into a Secret Land, and also as the B-side of the single
release to "Hiroshima
Hiroshima (song)
"Hiroshima" is a pop song written by David Morgan and first recorded by Wishful Thinking in 1969. In 1978 their single entered the German Top 20 with peak at #8 and stayed there for several months....
", the lead track from her fourth studio album Paintings in Yellow
Paintings in Yellow
Paintings in Yellow is the fourth studio album from German singer Sandra, released in 1990.The five-part track "The Journey" foreshadowed the Enigma sound. Frank Peterson, who was the co-producer on the Enigma project, took up the role of writing and producing some of the tracks with Michael...
.
La Vista de Luna - Track listing
7" single- "La Vista de Luna" — 3:44
- "La Vista de Luna" — 3:44
Track listing
| # | |Track | Writer(s) - Producer(s) | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Secret Land Secret Land "Secret Land" is a pop song by German singer Sandra. It was released in September 1988 as the second single from her third album Into a Secret Land... " |
Gronau/Kemmler/Cretu/Bjorklund - Muller-Pi/Hirschburger/Hoenig | 4:46 |
| 2 | "We'll Be Together We'll Be Together (Sandra song) "We'll Be Together" is a pop song by German singer Sandra. It was released in November 1988 as the third single from her album Into a Secret Land. This song reached #9 in Germany... " |
Kemmler/Lohr/Sandra C - Hirschburger/Kemmler | 4:10 |
| 3 | "Heaven Can Wait" | Cretu/Kemmler/Lohr - Hirschburger/Kemmler | 4:04 |
| 4 | "Just Like Diamonds" | Kemmler/Cretu/Lohr - Hirschburger/Kemmler | 5:41 |
| 5 | "Around My Heart Around My Heart "Around My Heart" is a pop song by German singer Sandra. It was written by Hubert Kemmler, Markus Lohr, Sor Otto's, Frank Peterson, Klaus Hirschburger and produced by Michael Cretu. The song was released in April 1989 as the fourth single from Sandra's third studio album "Into a Secret Land"... " |
Kemmler/Lohr/Sor Otto's/Peterson - Hirschburger/Kemmler | 3:18 |
| 6 | "Crazy Juliet" | Kemmler/Cretu/Lohr - Hirschburger | 4:11 |
| 7 | "La Vista de Luna" | Cretu/Kemmler - Hirschburger/Cretu/Muller-Pi | 3:45 |
| 8 | "Celebrate Your Life" | Kemmler - Hirschburger/Kemmler | 3:28 |
| 9 | "Children of England" | Kemmler/Lohr - Hirschburger/Kemmler | 3:58 |
Source: Allmusic
Personnel
- Mixed by Frank Peter and Michael Cretu
- Produced by Michael Cretu
- Cover art by Mike Schmidt
Release history
| Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Virgin | LP | 209371630 |
| CD | 259371222 | ||
| 1993 | EMI | 077778696728 | |
Charts
| Chart (1988) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austrian Albums Chart | 13 |
| French SNEP Album Charts | 14 |
| German Album Charts | 14 |
| Norwegian Albums Chart | 18 |
| Swedish Albums Chart | 22 |
| Swiss Albums Chart | 9 |