Spiegelbild (album)

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Spiegelbild
CS-Spiegelbild.jpg
Studio album by
Released3 October 2014 (2014-10-03)
Length43:52
Label
Producer
  • Christian "Crada" Kalla
Cassandra Steen chronology
Mir so nah
(2011)
Spiegelbild
(2014)
Der Weihnachtsgedanke
(2020)

Spiegelbild (English: Reflection) is the fourth studio album by German recording artist Cassandra Steen. It was released by Polydor and Island Records on 3 October 2014 in German-speaking Europe. Songwriting and co-production on the album was overseen by singer Tim Bendzko with whom Steen had previously collaborated on their 2013 single "Unter die Haut", while music production on most tracks was helmed by Christian "Crada" Kalla. Spiegelbild debuted and peaked at number 42 on the German Albums Chart.

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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laut.de editor Sven Kabelitz rated the album one out of five stars. He found that "with her fourth solo album Spiegelbild, Cassandra Steen presents herself closer to Helene Fischer than to Mary J. Blige [...] Greasy pop-soul junk with texts and emotions copied from sentimental Diddl postcards from the discount store display [...] Spiegelbild treats music not as an art form, but as a well-calculated product. You won't find any real emotions or even stories." [1]

Track listing

Spiegelbild track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Bleibt alles gleich"
4:05
2."Bessere Tage" (featuring Tim Bendzko)
  • Kalla
  • Bendzko
3:49
3."Blind"
  • Kalla
  • Bendzko
2:38
4."Gewinnen"
  • Kalla
  • Bendzko
3:35
5."Zu kalt"
  • Kalla
  • Bendzko
4:01
6."Weil ich auf der Suche bin"
  • Steen
  • Kalla
  • Bendzko
3:38
7."Neubeginn"
  • Kalla
  • Bendzko
3:40
8."Du weisst das"
  • Steen
  • Kalla
  • Bendzko
4:16
9."Spiegelbild"
  • Steen
  • Kalla
  • Bendzko
3:47
10."Glück"
  • Kalla
  • Bendzko
  • Michael Vajna
3:34
11."Nein"
  • Steen
  • Kalla
  • Bendzko
  • Daniel Russ
3:18
12."Vergessen"
  • Kalla
  • Bendzko
3:58
Total length:43:52
Special edition
No.TitleLength
13."Immer noch"3:37
14."Zurück" (featuring Moses Pelham)5:10

Charts

Weekly chart performance for Spiegelbild
Chart (2014)Peak
position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [2] 42

Release history

Spiegelbild release history
RegionDateFormat(s)Label
VariousOctober 2014
  • Digital download
  • CD

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References

  1. 1 2 Kabelitz, Sven. "Das also meint Bohlen, wenn er von "Soul" schwadroniert". laut.de (in German). Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  2. "Offiziellecharts.de – Cassandra Steen – Spiegelbild" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts.