Sandra – (I’ll Never Be) Maria Magdalena

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“(I’ll Never Be) Maria Magdalena” – Single by Sandra from the album The Long Play. Released July 15, 1985.

The song was composed by Hubert Kemmler, Markus Löhr and Michael Cretu. Cretu also arranged and produced the song. The lyrics were written by Richard Palmer-James. The allusion to the biblical figure Mary Magdalene was Kemmler’s idea[1] and came up when a name with seven syllables was needed for the chorus. Only the German version of the name would suffice, though, “Mary Magdalene” has five. Kemmler also provided co-lead vocals on this recording and a number of Sandra’s subsequent songs.

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The song was first released in March 1985 as the lead single from Sandra’s debut album The Long Play. It was her third single as a solo artist, but the first solo single to be released internationally. Initially unsuccessful in its bid to gain radio play, the label targeted DJs in Greece and their tourist audiences next, and the song subsequently became a big hit in Greece, where it topped the singles chart. Returning tourists requested the song at home, and it eventually reached number one on the official German singles chart for four consecutive weeks between 13 September and 4 October 1985. The single then peaked at number one in Austria, Switzerland, Sweden, Norway, the Netherlands and Finland. It also reached number 1 on the airplay chart in Germany[2] as well as the top 5 in Austria. In the pan-European charts, it was a top 10 and a top 20 hit on the airplay and sales charts, respectively.

Sandra - Maria Magdalena 1985 (HD version)

A simple performance music video was filmed in 1985, which presents Sandra accompanied by a bassist/backing vocalist, a percussionist and a keyboardist. It was directed by Mike Leckebusch. The music video was released on Sandra’s VHS video compilations Ten on One (The Singles) and 18 Greatest Hits, released in 1987 and 1992, respectively, as well as the 2003 DVD The Complete History.

 

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