Fading Shades is the sixth studio album

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 by German

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 singer

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 Sandra, released in 1995

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In 1995

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, while pregnant with twins, Sandra recorded and released Fading Shades. The album saw a new writer/producer Jens Gad

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 working alongside Michael Cretu

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. The album featured a powerful cover version of "Nights in White Satin" by The Moody Blues

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. 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 "Nights in White Satin".

The album become one of her least successful, reaching number forty-two in Germany

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 and thirty-seven in Switzerland

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Track listing

1. "Fading Shades" (Part 1) (Gad) — 1:02
2. "Nights in White Satin" (Justin Hayward) — 3:34
3. "Son of a Time Machine" (Gad - Cretu/Hirschburger) — 5:01
4. "Won't Run Away" (Gad - Gad/Hirschburger) — 4:14
5. "Tell Me More" (Gad - Gad/Hirschburger) — 3:15
6. "Will You Whisper" (Gad - Hirschburger) — 4:13
7. "Invisible Shelter" (Gad - Cretu/Hirschburger) — 5:20
8. "You Are So Beautiful" (Gad - Gad/Hirschburger) — 4:38
9. "I Need Love '95" (Cretu - Cretu/Hirschburger) — 3:28
10. "First Lullaby" (Cretu/Gad - Cretu/Hirschburger) — 4:20
11. "Fading Shades" (Part 2) (Gad) — 1:06

Singles

"Nights in White Satin"
The first single released from the album was "Nights in White Satin" which reached number thirty four in New Zealand. The song went to number one in Israel

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 and entered the top twenty in Finland

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 and Australia

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. However, in Germany

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 in performed very weakly on the chart and reached only number eighty-six
"Won't Run Away"
"Won't Run Away" was released in July 1995

1995 in music

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 as the second and final single from the album. Unfortunately, the song was not successful, as it did not enter on any of the charts. It was her third single which failed to chart and first which did not receive a music video

Music video

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CD single

1. "Won't Run Away" — 4:18
2. "Won't Run Away" (The Sunshine Mix) — 7:34
3. "Won't Run Away" (Happy Dancer Mix) — 5:00
4. "Won't Run Away" (Extended Guitar Mix) — 6:26

Credits

• Lead vocals by Sandra.
• Male vocals by Andy "Angel" Hart.
• Lyrics by Jens Gad, Klaus Hirschburger, Michael Cretu.
• Music by Jens Gad, Michael Cretu.
• Artwork by Virgin Munich.
• Produced by Jens Gad, Michael Cretu.
• Programmed and Arranged by - Jens Gad
  Jens Gad
  Jens Gad is a songwriter, producer and guitarist. He was previously the co-producer for the musical project, Enigma. Currently, he is releasing albums under the name of Jens Gad Presents for his new instrumental work, and also under the name of Achillea, for his new world-influenced music which...
  
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• Recorded at A.R.T. Studios, Ibiza, Spain.

Charts

Chart (1995)	Peak position
German Albums Charts	42
Swiss Albums Top 100	37