''My Favourites'' is the third

greatest hits album A greatest hits album or best-of album is a type of compilation album that collects popular and commercially successful songs by a particular artist or band. While greatest hits albums are typically supported by the artist, they can also be creat ...

by German singer Sandra, released on 4 June 1999 by

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Background

''My Favourites'' is a

double album A double album (or double record) is an audio album that spans two units of the primary medium in which it is sold, typically either records or compact disc. A double album is usually, though not always, released as such because the recording ...

consisting of some of Sandra's hits and non-single tracks newly

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ed by long-time band companion

Peter Ries Peter Ries (also known as Marc Cassandra, Gilbert or Steve Hall) is a German record producer, composer, arranger and remixer. Ries started his career as a singer in 1980 under the nickname Gilbert. Following collaborations with Sandra and S ...

and Wolfgang Filz on disc 1, and some of Sandra's favourite songs from her repertoire, mostly ballads, on disc 2. The compilation includes eight tracks from ''

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'', six from ''

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'', five from ''

Into a Secret Land ''Into a Secret Land'' is the third studio album by German singer Sandra (singer), Sandra, released on 24 October 1988 by Virgin Records. The album was commercially successful and spawned the singles "Heaven Can Wait (Sandra song), Heaven Can Wai ...

'', two from ''

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'' and '' Paintings in Yellow'', and one from '' 18 Greatest Hits''. The concept of the album followed a trend established by such artists as

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and

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who had recently remixed and re-recorded old material on their respective albums '' Back for Good'' and '' Back in Your Arms''. The new version of "

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 the ...

" was released as the only regular single from the album and was a minor chart hit in Germany. " Maria Magdalena" and " In the Heat of the Night" were released as promotional vinyl singles only in France. "No Taboo" was planned to be the next single, but the release was eventually cancelled. ''My Favourites'' was a top 20 chart success in Germany and Norway.

Track listing

Disc one (Remixes) # "Mirrored in Your Eyes" (

Michael Cretu Michael Cretu (, ; born 18 May 1957) is a Romanian-German musician, singer, songwriter, composer, and record producer. He gained worldwide fame as the founder and musician behind the musical project Enigma, which he formed in 1990. Cretu began ...

Peter Cornelius Carl August Peter Cornelius (24 December 1824 – 26 October 1874) was a German composer, writer about music, poet and translator. Life He was born in Mainz to Carl Joseph Gerhard (1793–1843) and Friederike (1789–1867) Cornelius, actors in ...

) – 3:36 # "

" (Uwe Gronau,

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, Michael Cretu, Mats Björklund, Susanne Müller-Pi, Klaus Hirschburger, Michael Höing) – 3:19 # " We'll Be Together" (Hubert Kemmler, Markus Löhr,

Sandra Cretu Sandra Ann Lauer (born 18 May 1962), later Sandra Cretu, commonly known mononymously as Sandra (), 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 the ...

, Klaus Hirschburger) – 3:53 # "Won't Run Away" (

Jens Gad Jens Gad is a German Record producer, producer, songwriter and guitarist of Denmark, Danish parents. He started making music at a young age. Gad produces music for many artists (Sandra Cretu / Sandra Gambino) and was previously co-producer for the ...

, Klaus Hirschburger) – 4:08 # " Maria Magdalena" (Hubert Kemmler, Markus Löhr, Michael Cretu,

Richard Palmer-James Richard William Palmer-James (born 11 June 1947) is an English guitarist, songwriter and lyricist. He may be best known as one of the founding members of Supertramp (playing guitar and songwriter); writing lyrics for several songs by the pro ...

) – 3:59 # " Heaven Can Wait" (Michael Cretu, Hubert Kemmler, Markus Löhr, Klaus Hirschburger) – 4:10 # "

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" ( David Morgan) – 4:25 # "Tell Me More" (Jens Gad, Klaus Hirschburger) – 3:38 # "Celebrate Your Life" (Hubert Kemmler, Klaus Hirschburger) – 3:38 # " Around My Heart" (Hubert Kemmler, Markus Löhr, Sör Otto's,

Frank Peterson Frank Peterson (born 20 December 1963) is a German music producer known for his work with Enigma and artists such as Sarah Brightman, Ofra Haza, Gregorian, Princessa, and Andrea Bocelli on his first international album, ''Romanza''. Peterso ...

, Klaus Hirschburger) – 3:42 # " In the Heat of the Night" (Michael Cretu, Hubert Kemmler, Markus Löhr, Klaus Hirschburger) – 4:28 # "Way to India" (Michael Cretu, Klaus Hirschburger) – 4:51 Disc two (Originals) # "No Taboo" (Michael Cretu, David Fairstein) – 3:51 # " Johnny Wanna Live" (Michael Cretu, Frank Peterson, Klaus Hirschburger) – 3:45 # "

Don't Be Aggressive "Don't Be Aggressive" is a 1992 pop song by German singer Sandra. It was written by Michael Cretu and Klaus Hirschburger, and produced by Cretu. The song uses a sample of the 1990 track "Daydreaming" by Massive Attack, which in turn samples "Mam ...

" (Michael Cretu, Klaus Hirschburger) – 4:46 # " One More Night" (Michael Cretu, Frank Peterson, Klaus Hirschburger) – 3:39 # "Steady Me" (Michael Cretu, Peter Cornelius, Klaus Hirschburger) – 3:57 # "Love Turns to Pain" (Michael Cretu, Klaus Hirschburger) – 4:59 # "Seal It Forever" (Michael Cretu, Klaus Hirschburger) – 4:50 # "I Need Love '95" (Michael Cretu, Klaus Hirschburger) – 3:27 # "When the Rain Doesn't Come" (Michael Cretu, Sandra Cretu) – 4:44 # "

Nights in White Satin "Nights in White Satin" is a song by English rock band the Moody Blues, written by Justin Hayward. It was first featured as the segment "The Night" on the album '' Days of Future Passed''. When first released as a single in 1967, it reached nu ...

" (

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) – 3:35 # "First Lullaby" (Michael Cretu, Jens Gad, Klaus Hirschburger) – 4:30 # "Fading Shades" (Jens Gad) – 0:53

Charts

References

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