Roots to Grow

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Roots to Grow
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Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 11, 2009
Genre Pop soul, funk
Length48:39
Label Polydor, Universal
Producer Paul NZA, Marek Pompetzki
Stefanie Heinzmann chronology
Masterplan
(2008)
Roots to Grow
(2009)
Stefanie Heinzmann
(2012)
Singles from Roots to Grow
  1. "No One (Can Ever Change My Mind)"
    Released: August 28, 2009
  2. "Unbreakable"/"Stop"
    Released: November 13, 2009
  3. "Roots to Grow"
    Released: May 28, 2010
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Roots to Grow is the second studio album by the Swiss recording artist Stefanie Heinzmann, released by Universal Music Domestic on September 11, 2009 in German-speaking Europe. The follow-up to her platinum-certified 2008 debut album Masterplan , the singer teamed up again with producers Paul NZA and Marek Pompetzki to work on the bulk of the album, which has songwriting credits by Joss Stone, Rick Nowels, Guy Chambers, Lucie Silvas, SoShy and Bryn Christopher, among others, and collaborations with singers such as Gentleman, Ronan Keating, and group Tower of Power.

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Roots to Grow reached number four on the Swiss Albums Chart and made it to the top twenty in Germany, but was less successful than its predecessor, Masterplan. Leading single "No One (Can Ever Change My Mind)" peaked at number twenty-seven on the Swiss Singles Chart but as with the album's other singles, Double A single "Unbreakable"/"Stop" and Gentleman collaboration "Roots to Grow", it failed to reach the top twenty anywhere. [3]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Bag It Up"
  • Marek Pompetzki
  • Paul NZA
3:09
2."No One (Can Ever Change My Mind)"
  • Pompetzki
  • NZA
3:44
3."Bet That I’m Better"
  • Pompetzki
  • NZA
2:56
4."How Does It Feel"
  • Paul-NZA
  • Marek Pompetzki
  • Michel Zitron
  • Pompetzki
  • NZA
4:08
5."Unbreakable"
  • Pompetzki
  • NZA
4:34
6."World on Fire"
  • Pompetzki
  • NZA
3:02
7."Love Fever"
  • Pompetzki
  • NZA
  • Gernandt
  • Pompetzki
  • NZA
3:18
8."Roots to Grow" (featuring Gentleman)
  • Pompetzki
  • NZA
4:28
9."There's a Reason"
  • Pompetzki
  • NZA
3:25
10."No Substitute"
  • Ben Kohn
  • James Murray
  • Gavin Jones
  • Tom Barnes
  • Peter Kelleher
  • Pompetzki
  • NZA
3:33
11."Stop"
  • Pompetzki
  • NZA
  • Sanders
  • Zitron
  • Pompetzki
  • NZA
3:35
12."How Things Change"
  • Pompetzki
  • NZA
3:08
13."I Don’t Know How to Hurt You"
  • Pompetzki
  • NZA
3:16
14."Wasting My Time"
  • Pompetzki
  • NZA
3:23
Roots to GrowDeluxe edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
15."Ain't No Mountain High Enough" (featuring Ronan Keating)
  • Pompetzki
  • NZA
2:42
16."Since You've Been Gone (Baby, Baby, Sweet Baby)" (featuring Tower of Power)
  • Pompetzki
  • NZA
4:09
17."Appetite for Love" 
  • Pompetzki
  • NZA
3:02

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