Masterplan (Stefanie Heinzmann album)

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Masterplan
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Studio album by
Released7 March 2008
Recorded
Various
Length49:24
Label
Producer
  • Grizzly
  • Paul NZA
  • Marek Pompetzki
  • Markus Sepehrmanesh
  • Tommy Tysper
Stefanie Heinzmann chronology
Masterplan
(2008)
Roots to Grow
(2009)
Singles from Masterplan
  1. "My Man Is a Mean Man"
    Released: 11 January 2008
  2. "Like a Bullet"
    Released: 18 April 2008
  3. "Revolution"
    Released: 1 August 2008
  4. "The Unforgiven"
    Released: 31 October 2008
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Masterplan is the first studio album by the Swiss singer Stefanie Heinzmann. It was released by Universal Music Domestic on 7 March 2008 in German-speaking Europe, after she won the television talent contest SSDSDSSWEMUGABRTLAD on the television show TV total . The album was mainly produced by Paul NZA and Marek Pompetzki. On 14 November 2008 a deluxe edition of the album was released, including the previously unreleased single "The Unforgiven" by Metallica, a cover version of Stevie Wonder's "Superstition", a B-side and two remix versions.

Contents

Background

In mid–2007, her brother convinced Heinzmann to take part in Stefan Raab's talent contest SSDSDSSWEMUGABRTLAD , organised by commercial television channel ProSieben. She was picked as one of the 20 contestants for the show, and with her interpretations of soul, jazz and funk classics by the likes of Macy Gray, Norah Jones and Joss Stone, she managed to qualify for the final show on 10 January 2008. There, Heinzmann performed two songs, "Only So Much Oil in the Ground," a Tower of Power cover, and "My Man Is a Mean Man," which was specifically selected for her. Through televoting, the audience chose Heinzmann as the winner of the show, beating the two remaining contestants, Steffi List and Gregor Meyle. [9]

Chart performance

Masterplan debuted at number-one on the Swiss Albums Chart. [10] It remained seven weeks within the top ten and spent forty weeks on the chart. In Switzerland, the album was certified platinum by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) for more than 30,000 copies sold and was ranked 17th on the Swiss year-end chart. [11] In Germany, the album debuted and peaked at number three on the German Albums Chart [12] It was eventually certified platinum in Germany by the Bundesverband Musikindustrie (BVMI) as well, for shipping 200,000 copies. [13] In Austria, Masterplan reached the top five of the Austrian Albums Chart. [10]

Track listing

Masterplan– Standard edition [14]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Masterplan"
  • Marek Pompetzki
  • Paul NZA
3:22
2."My Man Is a Mean Man"
  • Tysper
  • Gustav "Grizzly" Jonsson
  • Sepehrmanesh [A]
3:32
3."Like a Bullet"
  • Pompetzki
  • NZA
2:28
4."Can't Get You Out of My System"
  • unknown
  • Pompetzki
  • NZA
3:15
5."I Betcha She Doesn't Feel It"
  • Pompetzki
  • NZA
2:57
6."Don't Call This Love"
  • Pompetzki
  • NZA
2:59
7."Revolution"
  • Pompetzki
  • NZA
2:42
8."Free Love"
  • Pompetzki
  • NZA
3:06
9."If I Don't Love You Now"
  • Will Simms
  • Stuart Pridel
  • Pompetzki
  • NZA
3:06
10."Painfully Easy"
  • Pompetzki
  • NZA
4:39
11."Best Thing You Ever Did"
  • Pompetzki
  • NZA
3:25
12."Only So Much Oil in the Ground" (featuring Tower of Power)
  • Pompetzki
  • NZA
3:27
13."Do Your Thing"
  • Dean Krippaehne
  • Pompetzki
  • NZA
2:26
14."Xtal" (with Claudio Heinzmann)
  • Stefanie Heinzmann
  • Claudio Heinzmann
  • Pompetzki
  • NZA
3:14
Masterplan– Deluxe edition [15]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
15."The Unforgiven"
  • Pompetzki
  • NZA
3:33
16."Superstition"
  • Pompetzki
  • NZA
3:27
17."I Wrote the Book"
  • Steve Lee
  • Tim Laws
  • Pompetzki
  • NZA
3:31
18."Only So Much Oil in the Ground" (Live with Tower of Power)  3:27
19."Like a Bullet" (Mozart & Friends Unplugged Remix) 
  • Pompetzki
  • NZA
  • Mozart & Friends [A]
2:28
Notes

Credits and personnel

Production

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for Masterplan
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Germany (BVMI) [13] Platinum200,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [11] Platinum30,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release dates and formats for Masterplan
RegionDateEditionsFormatsLabelsRefs.
Austria7 March 2008Standard
  • Digital download
  • CD
  • Polydor
  • Universal Music Domestic Pop
[14]
Germany
Switzerland
Austria14 November 2008Deluxe
  • Digital download
  • CD
  • Polydor
  • Universal Music Domestic Pop
[15]
Germany
Switzerland
Poland24 July 2009Standard
  • Digital download
  • CD
[19]

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