''Into a Secret Land'' is the third studio album by German singer Sandra, released on 24 October 1988 by

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. The album was commercially successful and spawned the singles "

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", "

Secret Land "Secret Land" is a 1988 pop song by German singer Sandra. It was written by Uwe Gronau, Hubert Kemmler, Michael Cretu, Mats Björklund, Susanne Müller-Pi, Klaus Hirschburger and Michael Höing, and produced by Cretu. It is an adaptation of t ...

", " We'll Be Together" and "

Around My Heart "Around My Heart" is a 1988 pop song performed by German singer Sandra. It was written by Hubert Kemmler, Markus Löhr, Sör Otto's, Frank Peterson and Klaus Hirschburger, and produced by Michael Cretu. The song was released as the fourth sin ...

Background and release

The album was recorded at Sandra and

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's home studio in Ibiza, Spain, where the couple had recently relocated and married in January 1988. It was the only Sandra album with every song co-written by Hubert Kemmler, and her last to feature his trademark backing vocals, until ''

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'' (2012). ''Into a Secret Land'' reached the top 10 in Switzerland and Finland, and the top 20 in Germany, Austria and Norway. It has been

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in both France and Switzerland, and remains one of Sandra's best-selling albums. The album was supported by four singles: "

" and "

" in 1988, followed by " We'll Be Together" and "

" in 1989. All four singles reached the top 10 or top 20 in numerous European charts. "La vista de luna" was released as a

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in Spain in 1989.

Track listing

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of ''Into a Secret Land''. * Sandra – lead vocals *

– production, mixing *

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– mixing * Hubert Kemmler – backing vocals (uncredited) * Mike Schmidt – cover * Pepe Botella – photography

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

{{Authority control 1988 albums Albums produced by Michael Cretu Sandra (singer) albums Virgin Records albums