Sasha (German singer) discography explained

Artist:Sasha
Studio:10
Compilation:1
Singles:26
Soundtrack:1

German pop singer Sasha has released ten studio albums, one compilation album, and 17 singles.[1] Originally a backing vocalist, Sasha started his career as the chorus voice for virtual eurodance projects and rap acts such as Sir Prize and Der Wolf. Following a successful feature with rapper Young Deenay, he released his debut album Dedicated to... on Warner Music in the fall of 1998. The album became a major success around Europe, selling more than 400,000 copies in Germany alone, and produced four singles,[2] including "If You Believe", which would become his highest-charting single to date, receiving one platinum and four gold discs.[3] His second album, ...you (2000), was less successful on most international territories but manifested his success throughout German-speaking Europe and was certified double gold by the IFPI. Sasha's third studio album, Surfin' on a Backbeat, was released in 2003 and spawned four singles, including 2002 FIFA World Cup hymn "This Is My Time".

By 2003, Sasha started performing as his alter ego Dick Brave, the lead singer of a rockabilly band called Dick Brave & The Backbeats. Originally conceived as a humorous lark, the quintet released an album called Dick This! (2003) together, which eventually became the singer's first number-one record, and produced a remake of 1961's "Take Good Care of My Baby" as a single. Following the project's discontinuation and a two years-hiatus, Sasha released Open Water in 2006. The album became his lowest-selling effort to date, and produced two moderately successful singles only.[3] His first Greatest Hits compilation was released in late 2006.[4]

Albums

Studio albums

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;"
Album detailsPeak chart positionsCertifications
GERAUTBELFINITANLNORPORSWI
Dedicated to...
  • Released: 16 November 1998
  • Label: WEA
  • Formats: CD
423219202381010
...you
  • Released: 2 May 2000
  • Label: WEA
  • Formats: CD
254
  • GER: Gold
Surfin' on a Backbeat
  • Released: 12 November 2001
  • Label: WEA
  • Formats: CD
76332
  • GER: Gold
Open Water
  • Released: 2 February 2006
  • Label: Warner Music
  • Formats: CD, digital download
72436
Good News on a Bad Day
  • Released: 27 February 2009
  • Label: Warner Music
  • Formats: CD, digital download
31833
The One 1859
Schlüsselkind 41838
This Is My Time. This Is My Life. 929

As Dick Brave

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;"
Album detailsPeak chart positionsCertifications
GERAUTSWI
Dick This 11018
  • GER: 2× Platinum
Rock'n'Roll Therapy
  • Released: 14 October 2011
  • Label: Sony Music RCA
  • Formats: CD, digital download
71818
  • GER: Gold

Compilation albums

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;"
Album detailsPeak chart positionsCertifications
GERAUTSWI
Greatest Hits
  • Released: 1 December 2006
  • Label: Warner Music
  • Formats: CD, digital download
63542
  • GER: Platinum

Singles

As lead artist

TitleYearChart positionsCertificationsAlbum
GERAUTBELFINITANLSWESWI
"I'm Still Waitin'"
(featuring Young Deenay)
1998Dedicated to...
"If You Believe"
  • GER: Platinum
  • AUT: Gold
  • BEL: Gold
  • NVPI

Gold

Gold

"We Can Leave the World"1999
"I Feel Lonely"
  • GER: Gold
"Let Me Be the One"2000...you
"Chemical Reaction"
"Owner of My Heart"
"Here She Comes Again"2001Surfin' on a Backbeat
"Turn It into Something Special"2002
"This Is My Time"
"Rooftop"
"Take Good Care of My Baby"
(as Dick Brave)
2004Dick This
"Slowly"2006Open Water
"Goodbye"
"Coming Home"Greatest Hits
"Lucky Day"2007
"Hide & Seek"
"Please Please Please"2009Good News on a Bad Day
"There She Goes"
"On the Run"
"Father and Son"
(with Bully)
Vicky the Viking soundtrack
"Wide Awake"
(with Maria Mena)
Lila, Lila soundtrack
"Just Can't Get Enough"
(as Dick Brave)
2011Rock'n'Roll Therapy
"Zieh die Schuh' aus"2014Sing meinen Song - Das Tauschkonzert
"Good Days"The One
"The One"2015
"Enjoy the Ride"
"Du fängst mich ein"2018Schlüsselkind

As featured artist

YearTitleChart positionsAlbum
GERAUTBELFINNLSWESWI
1997"Walk on By" (Young Deenay feat. Sasha) (uncredited)Birth
1998"Wanna Be Your Lover" (Young Deenay feat. Sasha)Birth
2001"Gib mir Musik" (as part of Edo Zanki & Friends)Die Ganze Zeit
2003"Wunder geschehen" (as part of Nena & Friends)Nena feat. Nena
2021"Hypa Hypa" (Electric Callboy feat. Sasha)MMXX - Hypa Hypa Edition

Miscellaneous

Appearances

YearTitleAlbum
1997"Walk on By" (Young Deenay feat. Sasha) (uncredited)Birth
1998"Wanna Be Your Lover" (Young Deenay feat. Sasha)Birth
2001"Gib Mir Musik" (Edo Zanki & Friends)Die Ganze Zeit
"El Burro" (Sasha meets Mittermeier)Mittermeier & Friends
2003"Wunder Geschehen" (Nena & Friends)Nena feat. Nena
2007"Hide & Seek"Das Geheimnis der Geisterinsel soundtrack
2009"Father and Son" (with Bully)Vicky the Viking soundtrack

DVDs

YearAlbumChart positions
GERAUTBELFINNLNORSWI
2002Livebeats
2004 We Want Dick! – Live at Limelight
  • 2003 live concert in Cologne
  • Released: 1 March 2004
  • Formats: DVD
55
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pressemitteilung. Official Website. 5 January 2009.
  2. Spahr, Wolfgang. 19 June 1999. Warner Preps German Sensation Sasha. Billboard. AllBusiness. 5 January 2009.
  3. Web site: SASHA – IF YOU BELIEVE (SONG). Swisscharts. 5 January 2009.
  4. Web site: WMGG. 1 February 2006. Pressemittleiung: Sasha – Open Water. Nuernberg.de. 5 January 2009.
  5. Web site: IFPI Austria Gold & Platin . International Federation of the Phonographic Industry Austria . 27 November 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090608024513/http://www.ifpi.at/?section=goldplatin . 8 June 2009 .
  6. Web site: Sasha Plays the Name Game. NME. 7 November 2000 . 20 September 2018.
  7. Web site: Swiss Certifications. Hung Medien (swisschart.com). 27 March 2010.