''Reflections'' is a

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by German singer Sandra, released in 2006 by

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Background

The album consists of

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es of hits from Sandra's first four studio albums, released between 1985 and 1990.

suggested that vocal recordings of Sandra's biggest hits be sent to different teams of producers/remixers so that they could create entirely new music. Sandra hesitated at first because she had already put out a remix collection '' My Favourites'' in 1999 and had already finished her eighth studio album '' The Art of Love'', wishing to move forward in a new musical direction. The new remixes were produced by Christian Geller, Schallbau, Felix J. Gauder, Matthias Menck, Ivo Moring and Mirko von Schlieffen. Sandra also recorded new vocals to her 1987 dance hit "

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" which was rearranged as a ballad and distributed to radio stations in Germany as a promotional single. The new remix of "

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 ...

" was in turn released to radio stations in Poland where it went on to becoming a top 5

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hit. In 2007, Virgin Music France released a special edition of ''Reflections'', with the subtitle ''The Reproduced Hits'', containing three new remixes made by French DJs: " In the Heat of the Night" remixed by Future Vision and Superfunk, and "

(I'll Never Be) Maria Magdalena "(I'll Never Be) Maria Magdalena", also known simply as "Maria Magdalena", is a song recorded by German singer Sandra for her debut studio album '' The Long Play'' (1985). The song, written by Hubert Kemmler, Markus Löhr, Michael Cretu and Ri ...

" by Junior Caldera. "In the Heat of the Night 2007" was released online as a

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in March 2007.

Track listings

Original release

Special edition

Charts

References

External links

The official Sandra website

The official Sandra channel
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