Everlasting Love - Sandra Version

Sandra Version

In late 1987 and early 1988 "Everlasting Love" was a hit in several European territories as rendered by German singer Sandra. Born in 1962, Sandra was familiar with the song via the 1968 Love Affair version; she'd say of the song: "I have always loved it...Even as a little child I heard that song and I said that I would like to sing it sometime." The video shot for Sandra's version featured the singer and Austrian model Rupert Weber playing lovers at different points in history beginning with Adam and Eve.

"Everlasting Love", the tenth solo single released by Sandra, was featured on her 5 October 1987 album release Ten on One (The Singles). The track was a Top Ten hit in Austria (#6), Belgium (Dutch charts #9), Germany (#5), the Netherlands (#8) and Switzerland (#5) also charting in France (#23), Italy (#19) and Sweden (#13).

Sandra's "Everlasting Love" also reached the UK chart at #88; the track was subsequently acquired by Pete Waterman, who had "Everlasting Love (the PWL mix)" - remixed by Pete Hammond - released in the UK in the summer of 1988 to barely improve on the original's UK chart performance with a #79 peak. However, "Everlasting Love (the PWL mix)" re-entered the UK chart in December 1988 to rise as high as #45 in January 1989; the track was a hit in South Africa (#4) while in its Australian release "Everlasting Love (the PWL mix)" reached the Adelaide hit parade at #21 with a national chart showing of #72. In the US "Everlasting Love (the PWL mix)" rose as high as #22 on the Billboard maxi single sales chart.

The PWL mix of "Everlasting Love" was showcased on an Everlasting Love album, which was released in December 1988 only in the UK and the US; besides "Everlasting Love (the PWL mix)" the album comprised the original versions of several of Sandra's European hits.

In 2006, a ballad version was also done by Sandra, this one being from her album Reflections.