The Sandra 80's/90's Rate: Done, winner crowned!

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It's time! Warm welcome to the Popjustice Sandra (80's/90's) Rate.

In 1979, 17-year old German Sandra Lauer joined disco group Arabesque, and enjoyed success - mostly in Japan. After the group broke up, Sandra and her partner Michael Cretu (of later Enigma fame) started building her solo-career. The first single, a German cover of Alphaville's Big In Japan (1984) was a flop, but 1985 brought wide success with the single (I'll Never Be) Maria Magdalena and album The Long Play. Several albums and many singles followed, and Sandra is still performing today.

This rate has its focus on her solo songs from the '80's and '90's, so we will be ranking the songs from her first six studio albums, along with four stand-alone singles and b-sides.

You are kindly requested to rate each song from 0 - 10, with the exception of one song which may receive an 11 (use any fractions or decimals you wish). Commentary is of course welcome, but not required. (An example ballot is in the third post)

@soratami is helping me out with this rate behind the scenes (THANKS!!) - so please send your votes in a private message to both of us by Wednesday April 19th

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PM-able list:
Japan Ist Weit
Sekunden
In The Heat Of The Night
On The Tray (Seven Years)
Little Girl
You And I
(I'll Never Be) Maria Magdalena
Heartbeat (That's Emotion)
Sisters And Brothers
Change Your Mind
Don't Cry (The Breakup Of The World)
Hi! Hi! Hi!
Midnight Man
You'll Be Mine
Innocent Love
Two Lovers Tonight
Mirror Of Love
Loreen
Everlasting Love
Stop For A Minute
Secret Land
We'll Be Together
Heaven Can Wait
Just Like Diamonds
Around My Heart
Crazy Juliet
La Vista De Luna
Celebrate Your Life
Children Of England
Hiroshima
(Life May Be A) Big Insanity
Johnny Wanna Live
Lovelight In Your Eyes
One More Night
The Skin I'm In
Paintings In Yellow
The Journey
Don't Be Aggressive
Mirrored In Your Eyes
I Need Love
No Taboo
When The Rain Doesn't Come
Steady Me
Shadows
Seal It Forever
Love Turns To Pain
Your Way To India
Nights In White Satin
Son Of A Time Machine
Won't Run Away
Tell Me More
Will You Whisper
Invisible Shelter
You Are So Beautiful
First Lullaby



Example ballot:
Japan Ist Weit 6,5
Sekunden 11
In The Heat Of The Night 10
On The Tray (Seven Years) 7,6
Little Girl 6
You And I 9,8
(I'll Never Be) Maria Magdalena 9,8
Heartbeat (That's Emotion) 7,2
Sisters And Brothers 10
Change Your Mind 7.9
etc.​
 
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Very much here for this! I love Sandra but don't know her discography outside of the singles that well so this will be a great way to get to know her output a lot better.

I'll be the first to ask - are we rating Everlasting Love original version or PWL 7" remix? Or just whichever we prefer?
 
I was only familiar with three Sandra songs outside of her work with Enigma. I've listened to the first two albums, and there is an embarrassment of riches, with five 11-contenders so far! I'm looking forward to hearing the rest of the discography, and would highly recommend others to join the rate.
 
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I was only familiar with three Sandra songs outside of her work with Enigma. I've listened to the first two albums, and there is an embarrassment of riches, with five 11-contenders so far! I'm looking forward to hearing the rest of the discography, and would highly recommend others to join the rate.

Her 3rd album Into a Secret Land is incredibly good too, not one filler. You are in for a treat!
 
I've been listening to the Fading Shades album, and I'm a bit disappointed compared to other albums. I wondered if other people feel the same.
 

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