The Long Play is the debut studio album by German singer Sandra, released on 11 November 1985 by Virgin Records.

The lead single "(I'll Never Be) Maria Magdalena" was released in March 1985 and went on to top the charts in 21 countries worldwide.

[2] It spent 16 weeks in the German top 20, remaining Sandra's only chart-topper in her home country, and is now considered her signature song.

The song charted within the top five in a number of European countries, later earning Sandra second place at the Tokyo Music Festival in 1986.

The third and final commercial single taken from The Long Play was "Little Girl", released in early 1986.