Plan A (album)

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Plan A
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Studio album by
Released4 November 2022 (2022-11-04)
Length42:23
LanguageGerman
Label Columbia
Johannes Oerding chronology
Konturen
(2019)
Plan A
(2022)

Plan A is the seventh studio album by German singer-songwriter Johannes Oerding. It was released through Columbia Records on 4 November 2022. The album became his second album to debut atop the German Albums Chart. [1]

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
laut.de Star full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]

In his review for laut.de , Philipp Kause called Plan A "an embarrassing record whose predictable chart success makes others ashamed." [2]

Chart performance

Plan A became Oerdings second consecutive studio album to debut at number one on the German Albums Chart. [1]

Track listing

Plan A track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Kaleidoskop"
  • Johannes Oerding
  • Benni Dernhoff
  • Oerding
  • Dernhoff
3:40
2."Porzellan"Oerding
  • Oerding
  • Dernhoff
2:57
3."Plan A"
  • Oerding
  • Dernhoff
  • Oerding
  • Dernhoff
3:23
4."Stärker" (featuring Zeynep Avci)
  • Oerding
  • Dernhoff
  • Avci
  • Oerding
  • Dernhoff
3:24
5."Was wäre wenn"
  • Oerding
  • Dernhoff
  • Farsad Zoroofchi
  • Steffen Graef
  • Oerding
  • Dernhoff
3:22
6."Ecke Schmilinsky"
  • Oerding
  • Dernhoff
  • Moritz Stahl
  • Kai Lindner
  • Simon Gattringer
  • Robin Engelhardt
  • Oerding
  • Dernhoff
  • Stahl
  • Lindner
  • Gattringer
  • Engelhardt
3:11
7."Eins-zu-eins-Gespräch"
  • Oerding
  • Dernhoff
  • Oerding
  • Dernhoff
4:34
8."Vielleicht"
  • Oerding
  • Dernhoff
  • Yanek Stärk
  • Oerding
  • Dernhoff
3:55
9."Schnee von gestern"
  • Oerding
  • Dernhoff
  • Oerding
  • Dernhoff
3:13
10."Diese Stadt ist einsam ohne Dich"
  • Oerding
  • Dernhoff
  • Graef
  • Oerding
  • Graef
4:17
11."Santa Fu"
  • Oerding
  • Graef
  • Oerding
  • Graef
2:47
12."Bis der Himmel uns bestellt"
  • Oerding
  • Dernhoff
3:49
Total length:42:23

Charts

Release history

Release dates and formats for Plan A
RegionDateFormat(s)LabelRef.
Various4 November 2022 Columbia [8]

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