The Long Play

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164.76.14.2: Maria Magdalena was released on July 15

{{Infobox album
| name = The Long Play
| type = studio
| artist = [[Sandra (singer)|Sandra]]
| cover = Sandra - The Long Play.png
| alt =
| released = 11 November 1985
| recorded = 1985
| studio =
| genre =
* [[Synth-pop]]
* [[Europop]]
* [[Pop music|pop]]
* [[disco]]
| length = 37:15
| label = [[Virgin Records|Virgin]]
| producer = [[Michael Cretu]]
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = [[Mirrors (Sandra album)|Mirrors]]
| next_year = 1986
| misc = {{Singles
| name = The Long Play
| type = studio
| single1 = [[(I'll Never Be) Maria Magdalena]]
| single1date = July 15, 1985
| single2 = [[In the Heat of the Night (Sandra song)|In the Heat of the Night]]
| single2date = November 1985
| single3 = [[Little Girl (Sandra song)|Little Girl]]
| single3date = January 1986
}}
}}
'''''The Long Play''''' is the debut studio album by German singer [[Sandra (singer)|Sandra]], released on 11 November 1985 by [[Virgin Records]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.laut.de/Sandra/Alben/The-Long-Play-36639 |title="The Long Play" von Sandra |website=[[laut.de]] |access-date=2 February 2021}}</ref> The album was a great commercial success and spawned Sandra's signature number-one single "[[(I'll Never Be) Maria Magdalena]]" as well as the international top-five single "[[In the Heat of the Night (Sandra song)|In the Heat of the Night]]".

==Singles==
The lead single "[[(I'll Never Be) Maria Magdalena]]" was released in March 1985 and went on to top the charts in 21 countries worldwide.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.spiegel.de/kultur/musik/sandra-comeback-haeschen-mit-den-gruebchen-a-467173.html |title=Sandra-Comeback: Häschen mit den Grübchen |last=Winkler |first=Thomas |work=[[Der Spiegel]] |language=de |access-date=30 April 2009}}</ref> It spent 16 weeks in the German top 20, remaining Sandra's only chart-topper in her home country, and is now considered her signature song.

"[[In the Heat of the Night (Sandra song)|In the Heat of the Night]]" was chosen as the follow-up single to "Maria Magdalena" in late 1985. The song charted within the top five in a number of European countries, later earning Sandra second place at the [[Tokyo Music Festival]] in 1986. The single version would only become available on CD on ''[[The Platinum Collection (Sandra album)|The Platinum Collection]]'' in 2009.

The third and final commercial single taken from ''The Long Play'' was "[[Little Girl (Sandra song)|Little Girl]]", released in early 1986. The song's music video was filmed entirely on location in Venice, Italy. "Little Girl" met with modest success in international music market.

"Sisters and Brothers" was released in 1988 as a [[Promotional recording|promotional single]] in Japan only. The song, dedicated to Sandra's brother Gaston, is a cover version of [[Michael Cretu]]'s song "Zeitlose Reise" from his 1983 solo album ''Legionäre''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sandranet.com/sandra/discography/longplay.htm |title=The Long Play |website=sandranet.com |access-date=17 July 2020}}</ref>

==Track listing==
{{Track listing
| headline = Side one

| title1 = [[In the Heat of the Night (Sandra song)|In the Heat of the Night]]
| writer1 = {{hlist|[[Michael Cretu]]|[[Hubert Kemmler]]|[[Hubert Kah|Klaus Hirschburger]]|[[Hubert Kah|Markus Löhr]]}}
| length1 = 5:20

| title2 = On the Tray (Seven Years)
| writer2 = {{hlist|Kemmler|Cretu|Hirschburger}}
| length2 = 3:45

| title3 = [[Little Girl (Sandra song)|Little Girl]]
| writer3 = {{hlist|Kemmler|Löhr|Cretu|Hirschburger}}
| length3 = 3:11

| title4 = You and I
| writer4 = {{hlist|Cretu|[[Richard Palmer-James]]}}
| length4 = 6:44
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Side two

| title5 = [[(I'll Never Be) Maria Magdalena]]
| writer5 = {{hlist|Kemmler|Löhr|Cretu|Palmer-James}}
| length5 = 5:55

| title6 = Heartbeat (That's Emotion)
| writer6 = {{hlist|Reinhard Besser|[[Peter Ries|Marc Cassandra]]|Chris Chirney}}
| length6 = 4:53

| title7 = Sisters and Brothers
| writer7 = {{hlist|Cretu|Palmer-James}}
| length7 = 3:23

| title8 = Change Your Mind
| writer8 = {{hlist|Cretu|Palmer-James}}
| length8 = 4:04

| total_length = 37:15
}}

==Personnel==
Credits adapted from the liner notes of ''The Long Play''.<ref>{{cite AV media notes |author=Sandra |author-link=Sandra (singer) |title=The Long Play |type=liner notes |publisher=[[Virgin Records]] |year=1985 |id=610 627-225}}</ref>

* [[Sandra (singer)|Sandra]] – lead vocals
* [[Michael Cretu]] – digital and conventional keyboards, drum computers, background vocals, arrangement, production
* [[Hubert Kah|Markus Löhr]] – guitars
* [[Hubert Kah|Hubert Kemmler]] – background vocals
* Mike Schmidt – cover design
* Dieter Eikelpoth – photography

==Charts==
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===Weekly charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Weekly chart performance for ''The Long Play''
! scope="col"| Chart (1985–1986)
! scope="col"| Peak<br>position
|-
{{album chart|Austria|18|artist=Sandra|album=The Long Play|rowheader=true|access-date=14 March 2020}}
|-
{{album chart|Netherlands|43|artist=Sandra|album=The Long Play|rowheader=true|access-date=14 March 2020}}
|-
! scope="row"| [[European Top 100 Albums|European Albums]] (''[[Music & Media|Eurotipsheet]]'')<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-UK/Music/Archive-Music-Media-IDX/IDX/80s/86/M&M-1986-02-22-OCR-Page-0007.pdf |title=European Hot 100 Albums |magazine=[[Music & Media|Eurotipsheet]] |volume=3 |issue=7 |date=22 February 1986 |page=15 |oclc=29800226 |via=World Radio History}}</ref>
| 17
|-
! scope="row"| Finnish Albums ([[The Official Finnish Charts|Suomen virallinen lista]])<ref>{{cite book |last=Pennanen |first=Timo |title=Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 |language=fi |edition=1st |location=Helsinki |publisher=[[Otava (publisher)|Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava]] |year=2006 |isbn=978-951-1-21053-5}}</ref>
| 1
|-
{{album chart|Germany4|12|id=334|artist=Sandra|album=The Long Play|rowheader=true|access-date=14 March 2020}}
|-
! scope="row"| Icelandic Albums ([[Tónlist]])<ref>{{cite news |url=https://timarit.is/page/2514526#page/n30/mode/2up |title=Ísland (LP-plötur) |newspaper=[[DV (newspaper)|DV]] |language=is |date=11 April 1986 |page=43 |issn=1021-8254 |via=[[Timarit.is]]}}</ref>
| 4
|-
{{album chart|Norway|8|artist=Sandra|album=The Long Play|rowheader=true|access-date=14 March 2020}}
|-
! scope="row"| Spanish Albums ([[Productores de Música de España|AFYVE]])<ref>{{cite book |last=Salaverrie |first=Fernando |date=September 2005 |title=Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 |language=es |edition=1st |location=Madrid |publisher=[[Sociedad General de Autores y Editores|Fundación Autor/SGAE]] |isbn=84-8048-639-2}}</ref>
| 25
|-
{{album chart|Sweden|2|artist=Sandra|album=The Long Play|rowheader=true|access-date=14 March 2020}}
|-
{{album chart|Switzerland|4|artist=Sandra|album=The Long Play|rowheader=true|access-date=14 March 2020}}
|}
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===Year-end charts===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Year-end chart performance for ''The Long Play''
! scope="col"| Chart (1986)
! scope="col"| Position
|-
! scope="row"| European Albums (''Music & Media'')<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-UK/Music/Archive-Music-Media-IDX/IDX/80s/86/M&M-1986-12-27-OCR-Page-0017.pdf |title=European Hot 100 Albums – Hot 100 of the Year 1986 |magazine=Music & Media |volume=3 |issue=51/52 |date=27 December 1986 |page=35 |oclc=29800226 |via=World Radio History}}</ref>
| 49
|-
! scope="row"| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/album-jahr/for-date-1986 |title=Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts – 1986 |language=de |publisher=GfK Entertainment |access-date=14 March 2020}}</ref>
| 60
|}
{{col-end}}

==Certifications==
{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for ''The Long Play''}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Finland|artist=Sandra|title=The Long Play|award=Platinum|type=album|salesamount=59,176|access-date=15 June 2011}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=France|artist=Sandra|title=The Long Play|award=Gold|type=album|source=infodisc|relyear=1985|certyear=1987|access-date=14 March 2020}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Germany|artist=Sandra|title=The Long Play|award=Gold|type=album|relyear=1985|certyear=1986|access-date=15 June 2011}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Greece|artist=Sandra|title=The Long Play|award=Platinum|type=album|relyear=1985|certref=<ref name="M&M">{{cite magazine |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-UK/Music/Archive-Music-Media-IDX/IDX/90s/92/MM-1992-02-29-OCR-Page-0023.pdf |title=Sandra's European Track Record |magazine=Music & Media |volume=9 |issue=9 |date=29 February 1992 |oclc=29800226 |via=World Radio History}}</ref>}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Norway|artist=Sandra|title=The Long Play|award=Platinum|type=album|relyear=1985|certref=<ref name="M&M"/>}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Sweden|artist=Sandra|title=The Long Play|award=Platinum|type=album|relyear=1985|certref=<ref name="M&M"/>}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Switzerland|artist=Sandra|title=The Long Play|award=Platinum|type=album|relyear=1985|certref=<ref name="M&M"/>}}
{{Certification Table Bottom}}

==Release history==
{| class="wikitable" width="60%" border="1"
! Date !! Label !! Format !! Catalog number
|-
|rowspan=3 align=center|1985
|rowspan=4 align=center|[[Virgin Records|Virgin]]
|rowspan=1 align=center|[[LP record|LP]]
|align=center|207 356-630
|-
|rowspan=1 align=center|[[Compact disc|CD]]
|align=center|610 627-225
|-
|rowspan=1 align=center|[[Cassette tape|Cassette]]
|align=center|407 356-630
|-
|align=center|1992
|rowspan=2 align=center|CD
|align=center|077778696827
|-
|}

==References==
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