Album: Fading Shades by Sandra (1995)
Genre: Synthpop | Style: Rock/Pop
Format: Album

Description: Fading Shades is the sixth studio album by German singer Sandra, released in 1995.

In 1995, while pregnant with twins, Sandra recorded and released Fading Shades. The album saw a new writer/producer Jens Gad working alongside Michael Cretu. The album featured a powerful cover version of "Nights in White Satin" by The Moody Blues. The music video showed only close-ups of Sandra's face as she was heavily pregnant at the time. She even had to sit during the recording sessions of the album. Again, Andy "Angel" Hart performed all the male vocals on the album. Note that the album cover was taken from the music video of "Nights in White Satin".

The album become one of her least successful release, reaching number forty-two in Germany and thirty-seven in Switzerland.

Artist Background: Sandra Ann Lauer, commonly known under her stage name Sandra (German pronunciation: ; born 18 May 1962), is a German pop singer who enjoyed a mainstream popularity in the 1980s and early 1990s with a string of European hit singles, produced by her then-husband and musical partner, Michael Cretu, most notably "(I'll Never Be) Maria Magdalena" (1985), "In the Heat of the Night" (1985), "Everlasting Love" (1987), "Secret Land" (1988), "Hiroshima" (1990) and "Don't Be Aggressive" (1992). Her albu... Part of the Saarbrücken, Saarland, West Germany music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Synthpop movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Music Scene: Part of the Saarbrücken, Saarland, West Germany music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Synthpop movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Tags: Synthpop, Rock/Pop, 1990s, Album


Fading Shades is the sixth studio album by German singer Sandra, released in 1995.

In 1995, while pregnant with twins, Sandra recorded and released Fading Shades. The album saw a new writer/producer Jens Gad working alongside Michael Cretu. The album featured a powerful cover version of "Nights in White Satin" by The Moody Blues. The music video showed only close-ups of Sandra's face as she was heavily pregnant at the time. She even had to sit during the recording sessions of the album. Again, Andy "Angel" Hart performed all the male vocals on the album. Note that the album cover was taken from the music video of "Nights in White Satin".

The album become one of her least successful release, reaching number forty-two in Germany and thirty-seven in Switzerland.

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