The Long Play
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The Long Play was the first album from German singer Sandra Cretu, released in 1985.
[edit] Album
This LP reached the top 20 in her home country of Germany, while the single "(I'll Never Be) Maria Magdalena" topped the charts in 21 countries worldwide, and reached the top 10 in five countries. The song was aimed at the continental European market, so it never received a promotional video (in Europe, personal appearances remained the most effective method of record promotion until the early 90s). Although "Maria Magdalena" had already gone number one in some European countries, it took some time to do so in Germany where it remained in the German top 20 for 16 weeks.
The follow-up single was called "In the Heat of the Night". In her first proper music video, Sandra was featured in a steaming sauna filled with bare-chested men. Although the song rushed to number one again in Switzerland,Lebanon and Israel, it remained at number two in Germany for a couple of weeks, not able to get past "Nikita" by Elton John. Nevertheless, the song earned Sandra the second place at the Tokyo Music Festival later in 1986.
"Little Girl" was the third single with the music video filmed on location in Venice.
Shortly after the release of The Long Play, Sandra moved to London for six months. Helena Shelen, a singing therapist who had worked with artists like George Michael and Paul Young took her under her wing. She also joined the London Berlitz School for Languages, where she improved her English abilities and took drumming lessons to get a better feeling for rhythm and timing. Over weekends she went back to Munich to work on her new album.
[edit] Tracks
| # | Track | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "In the Heat of the Night" (Cretu/Kemmler/Löhr - Hirschburger) | 5:20 |
| 2. | "On The Tray (Seven Years)" (Kemmler/Cretu - Hirschburger) | 3:45 |
| 3. | "Little Girl" (Kemmler/Löhr/Cretu - Hirschburger) | 3:11 |
| 4. | "You And I" (Cretu - Palmer-James) | 5:59 |
| 5. | "(I'll Never Be) Maria Magdalena" (Kemmler/Löhr/Cretu - Palmer-James) | 5:55 |
| 6. | "Heartbeat (That's Emotion)" (Besser/Cassandra - Chirney) | 4:53 |
| 7. | "Sisters And Brothers" (Cretu - Palmer-James) | 3:23 |
| 8. | "Change Your Mind" (Cretu - Palmer-James) | 4:04 |
