# Close to Seven
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{{Short description|1992 studio album by Sandra}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2022}}
{{Infobox album
| name = Close to Seven
| type = studio
| artist = [Sandra](/source/Sandra_(singer))
| cover = CloseToSeven Sandra.jpg
| alt =
| released = 17 February 1992
| recorded = 1991
| studio = A.R.T. ([Ibiza](/source/Ibiza), Spain)
| genre = [Pop](/source/Pop_music)
| length = 43:46
| label = [Virgin](/source/Virgin_Records)
| producer = [Michael Cretu](/source/Michael_Cretu)
| prev_title = [Paintings in Yellow](/source/Paintings_in_Yellow)
| prev_year = 1990
| next_title = [18 Greatest Hits](/source/18_Greatest_Hits_(Sandra_album))
| next_year = 1992
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Close To Seven
| type = studio
| single1 = [Don't Be Aggressive](/source/Don't_Be_Aggressive)
| single1date = January 1992
| single2 = [I Need Love](/source/I_Need_Love_(Sandra_song))
| single2date = April 1992
}}
}}
200px|right|thumb|"I Need Love" single cover
'''''Close to Seven''''' is the fifth studio album by German singer [Sandra](/source/Sandra_(singer)), released on 17 February 1992 by [Virgin Records](/source/Virgin_Records).
==Background==
The album's title symbolised the upcoming seventh anniversary of Sandra's career. It was recorded in Sandra and [Michael Cretu](/source/Michael_Cretu)'s home studio in [Ibiza](/source/Ibiza), Spain, and continued a development towards a more meditative, less [dance](/source/Dance_music)-oriented musical style, echoing material that Sandra and Michael recorded together for the [Enigma](/source/Enigma_(German_band)) project.[{{cite magazine |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-UK/Music/Archive-Music-Media-IDX/IDX/90s/92/MM-1992-02-29-OCR-Page-0022.pdf |title=Sandra: The Lorelei Effect – Europe's Most Consistent Seller |magazine=[Music & Media](/source/Music_%26_Media) |volume=9 |issue=9 |date=29 February 1992 |oclc=29800226 |via=World Radio History}}] The male vocals were performed by Andy Jonas, also known as Andy "Angel" Hart.
"[Don't Be Aggressive](/source/Don't_Be_Aggressive)" was released as the first single from the album in January 1992, reaching the top 10 in Finland and Norway, and the top 20 in Sandra's native Germany. "I Need Love" followed as the second and final commercial single in April 1992, but was a commercial failure, becoming Sandra's first single since 1984 to fail to enter the charts. "Steady Me" was issued in June 1992 as a [promotional single](/source/Promotional_recording) only in Germany.[{{cite web |url=http://www.sandranet.com/sandra/discography/seven.htm |title=Close to Seven (1992) |website=SandraNet.com |access-date=2019-08-11}}]
The album also contained "Shadows", a cover version of [Michael Cretu](/source/Michael_Cretu)'s song "Shadows Over My Head" from his 1979 solo album ''[Moon, Light & Flowers](/source/Moon%2C_Light_%26_Flowers)''.
Although ''Close to Seven'' did not sell as well as its predecessors,[{{cite web |url=http://www.sandranet.com/sandra/kern-biography.htm |title=Biography — Story |website=SandraNet.com |access-date=2019-08-11 |archive-date=14 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190814154557/http://www.sandranet.com/sandra/kern-biography.htm |url-status=dead }}] it was a commercial success and got to number seven in Germany. It also reached the top 20 in Switzerland and Norway.
==Track listing==
#"[Don't Be Aggressive](/source/Don't_Be_Aggressive)" ([Michael Cretu](/source/Michael_Cretu), Klaus Hirschburger) – 4:45
#"Mirrored in Your Eyes" (Michael Cretu, [Peter Cornelius](/source/Peter_Cornelius_(musician)), Klaus Hirschburger) – 3:26
#"I Need Love" (Michael Cretu, Klaus Hirschburger) – 3:24
#"No Taboo" (Michael Cretu, David Fairstein) – 3:50
#"When the Rain Doesn't Come" (Michael Cretu, [Sandra Cretu](/source/Sandra_(singer))) – 4:43
#"Steady Me" (Michael Cretu, Peter Cornelius, Klaus Hirschburger) – 3:57
#"Shadows" (Michael Cretu, Klaus Hirschburger) – 3:50
#"Seal It Forever" (Michael Cretu, Klaus Hirschburger) – 4:51
#"Love Turns to Pain" (Michael Cretu, Klaus Hirschburger) – 4:59
#"Your Way to India" (Michael Cretu, Klaus Hirschburger) – 6:01
==Personnel==
*Arranged, engineered and produced by [Michael Cretu](/source/Michael_Cretu)
*Guitars by Tom Leonhard
*Backing vocals by Andy "Angel" Hard
*Photography by [Jim Rakete](/source/Jim_Rakete)
*Cover art by HP Uertz and Lmp
==Charts==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Chart performance for ''Close to Seven''
! scope="col"| Chart (1992)
! scope="col"| Peak
position
|-
{{album chart|Austria|26|artist=Sandra|album=Close to Seven|rowheader=true|access-date=4 February 2021}}
|-
{{album chart|Netherlands|87|artist=Sandra|album=Close to Seven|rowheader=true|access-date=4 February 2021}}
|-
! scope="row"| [European Albums](/source/European_Top_100_Albums) (''[Music & Media](/source/Music_%26_Media)'')[{{cite magazine |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-UK/Music/Archive-Music-Media-IDX/IDX/90s/92/MM-1992-03-21-OCR-Page-0029.pdf |title=European Top 100 Albums |magazine=Music & Media |volume=9 |issue=12 |date=21 March 1992 |page=29 |oclc=29800226 |via=World Radio History}}]
| 24
|-
! scope="row"| French Albums ([IFOP](/source/Institut_fran%C3%A7ais_d'opinion_publique))[{{cite web |url=https://www.infodisc.fr/Album_Liste_Selection2.php?Lettre=S |title=Le Détail des Albums de chaque Artiste |website=InfoDisc |language=fr |access-date=11 August 2019}} ''Select "SANDRA" from the drop-down menu and click "OK".'']
| 18
|-
{{album chart|Germany|7|id=1382|artist=Sandra|album=Close to Seven|rowheader=true|access-date=11 August 2019}}
|-
{{album chart|Norway|20|artist=Sandra|album=Close to Seven|rowheader=true|access-date=4 February 2021}}
|-
{{album chart|Sweden|27|artist=Sandra|album=Close to Seven|rowheader=true|access-date=4 February 2021}}
|-
{{album chart|Switzerland|13|artist=Sandra|album=Close to Seven|rowheader=true|access-date=4 February 2021}}
|}
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Sandra}}
{{Authority control}}
Category:1992 albums
Category:Albums produced by Michael Cretu
Category:Sandra (singer) albums
Category:Virgin Records albums
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