The Album (Daniel Schuhmacher album)

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The Album
Daniel Schuhmacher The Album.jpg
Studio album by
Released19 June 2009
Genre Pop, pop rock
Length49:58
LanguageEnglish
Label Sony Music
Producer Dieter Bohlen
Daniel Schuhmacher chronology
The Album
(2009)
Nothing to Lose
(2010)
Singles from The Album
  1. "Anything But Love"
    Released: 15 May 2009

The Album is the debut album by German recording artist Daniel Schuhmacher, the winner of the sixth season of Deutschland Sucht Den Superstar , the German version of American Idol . It was released by Sony Music on 19 June 2009. Entirely produced by DSDS judge Dieter Bohlen's Dreamfactory, [1] [2] the album contains two cover versions which were already performed by Schuhmacher during the DSDS shows, including "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" by Eurythmics and "Ain't No Sunshine" by Bill Withers. [3] [4]

Contents

Chart performance

The Album debuted at number one on German Albums Chart, the fifth DSDS winner to do so. [5] It was eventually certified gold by the Bundesverband Musikindustrie (BVMI), [6] selling 137,000 within the first nine months of its release. [7]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Anything But Love"3:31
2."Take Me to the Clouds"
  • Bohlen
  • Dreamfactory
3:43
3."Sweet Dreams"
  • Dreamfactory
4:53
4."Please Stay Tonight"
  • Bohlen
  • Dreamfactory
3:51
5."Emily"
  • Bohlen
  • Dreamfactory
3:12
6."Cause It's Over"
  • Bohlen
  • Dreamfactory
3:32
7."I Love Your Smile"
  • Bohlen
  • Dreamfactory
3:53
8."Ain't No Sunshine"
  • Dreamfactory
2:04
9."Nothing's Gonna Change It"
  • Bohlen
  • Dreamfactory
3:28
10."It's a Lonely Night"
  • Bohlen
  • Dreamfactory
3:29
11."Why?"
  • Bohlen
  • Dreamfactory
3:45
12."How Can I Be Sure?"
  • Bohlen
  • Dreamfactory
3:26
13."Anything But Love" (duet with Sarah Kreuz)
  • Bohlen
  • Dreamfactory
3:35
Total length:49:58

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria) [11] Gold10,000*
Germany (BVMI) [6] Gold100,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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