Masterplan (Stefanie Heinzmann album)
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Masterplan is the first studio album
by Swiss
singer Stefanie Heinzmann
. It was released by Universal Music Domestic on March 7, 2008 (see 2008 in music
) in German-speaking Europe
, after she won the television talent show SSDSDSSWEMUGABRTLAD
. The album was mainly produced by Paul NZA and Marek Pompetzki. The album reached the top 10 in Austria
and Germany
and debuted at the top of the album charts in Switzerland
, where it was certified Platinum by the IFPI
for more than 30,000 copies sold.
It was eventually certified platinum in Germany by the Bundesverband Musikindustrie
as well, for shipping 200,000 copies.
On November 14, 2008, a deluxe edition of the album was released, including the previously unreleased single "The Unforgiven
", a Metallica
cover, a Stevie Wonder
cover, one B-side, and two remix versions.
Deluxe edition bonus track
s
Notes
Studio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...
by Swiss
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
singer Stefanie Heinzmann
Stefanie Heinzmann
Stefanie Fabienne Heinzmann is a Swiss soul and pop singer. She gained public interest in early 2008 when she won SSDSDSSWEMUGABRTLAD, a talent contest hosted in Stefan Raab's Late-Night-Show TV total on the German ProSieben network.Following her win, Heinzmann subsequently released her debut...
. It was released by Universal Music Domestic on March 7, 2008 (see 2008 in music
2008 in music
2008 was a huge year in music history with the emergence of pop superstars Lady Gaga and Katy Perry into the mainstream. Also, this is the year that is widely agreed upon by critics as the start of the fall of hip hop from the mainstream and the rise of Synthpop into the mainstream due to acts such...
) in German-speaking Europe
German-speaking Europe
The German language is spoken in a number of countries and territories in West, Central and Eastern Europe...
, after she won the television talent show SSDSDSSWEMUGABRTLAD
TV total
TV total is a German late-night television comedy talk show that has run since 8 March 1999 on ProSieben, and is currently aired at around 23:15 from Monday to Thursday....
. The album was mainly produced by Paul NZA and Marek Pompetzki. The album reached the top 10 in Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
and Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
and debuted at the top of the album charts in Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
, where it was certified Platinum by the IFPI
IFPI
The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry is the organisation that represents the interests of the recording industry worldwide. It is a not-for-profit members' organisation registered in Switzerland...
for more than 30,000 copies sold.
It was eventually certified platinum in Germany by the Bundesverband Musikindustrie
Bundesverband Musikindustrie
The Bundesverband Musikindustrie or simply BVMI represents the music industry in Germany. The association represents the interests of nearly 350 labels and music industry related enterprises....
as well, for shipping 200,000 copies.
On November 14, 2008, a deluxe edition of the album was released, including the previously unreleased single "The Unforgiven
The Unforgiven (song)
"The Unforgiven" is a song by American heavy metal band Metallica. It was released as the second single from their eponymous fifth album Metallica...
", a Metallica
Metallica
Metallica is an American heavy metal band from Los Angeles, California. Formed in 1981 when James Hetfield responded to an advertisement that drummer Lars Ulrich had posted in a local newspaper. The current line-up features long-time lead guitarist Kirk Hammett and bassist Robert Trujillo ...
cover, a Stevie Wonder
Stevie Wonder
Stevland Hardaway Morris , better known by his stage name Stevie Wonder, is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer and activist...
cover, one B-side, and two remix versions.
Track listing
- "Masterplan" (Steve Lee, Hannah RobinsonHannah RobinsonHannah Robinson is a British songwriter. Her best known compositions include the "Some Girls", a UK #2 for British pop star Rachel Stevens and Ladyhawke's "My Delirium". She also a vocalist and in 2006 achieved a #1 on the U.S...
, James Manners, Silje Haugum Nymoen) - 3:22 - "My Man Is a Mean Man" (Tommy Tysper, Marcus Sepehrmanesh, Pauline Olofsson) - 3:33
- "Like a Bullet" (Niara ScarlettNiara ScarlettNiara Scarlett is a British born singer-songwriter, perhaps most famous for her work with British production house Xenomania. Scarlett appeared on a number of dub, garage, grime, and house singles in the latter half of the 1990s and the 2000s.-Background:...
, Jens Bergmark, Henrik KorpiHenrik KorpiHenrik Korpi is a Swedish songwriter, record producer with Murlyn Music Group. He also is known for collaborating with Mathias Johansson under the name Korpi & Blackcell and releasing many recording productions as "Korpi and Blackcell".In the early 1990s, Henrik Korpi moved to London, United...
, Mattias Franzen) - 2:28 - "Can't Get You Out of My System" - 3:15
- "I Betcha She Doesn't Feel It" (Blair Mackichan) - 2:57
- "Don't Call This LoveDon't Call This Love"Don't Call This Love" is a song by Scottish singer Leon Jackson, released on October 12, 2008 on CD Format and Digital Download. The song is taken from his debut album Right Now and is his second single release after his Christmas number one song "When You Believe" in 2007...
" (Chris BraideChris BraideChristopher Braide is an English singer, songwriter, record producer published by Sony/ATV worldwide based in Los Angeles.Producer, Songwriter and Ivor Novello ASCAP and Billboard award winner Christopher Braide has achieved considerable success as a songwriter in the UK and the US. His songs have...
, Carl Falk, Bryn Christopher) - 2:59 - "Revolution" (Joby Baker, Alexandria Maillot, Amanda Maillot) - 2:42
- "Free Love" (Negin, Jay Jay, Goldie) - 3:06
- "If I Don't Love You Now" (Will Simms, Stuart Pridel) - 3:06
- "Painfully Easy" (Andreas Jensen, Julia Coles) - 4:39
- "Best Thing You Ever Did" (Diane WarrenDiane WarrenDiane Eve Warren , is a US songwriter. Her songs have received six Academy Award nominations, five Golden Globe nominations, including one win and seven Grammy Award nominations, including one win. She was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2001...
) - 3:25 - "Only So Much Oil in the Ground" (featuring Tower of PowerTower of PowerTower of Power is an American R&B-based horn section and band, originating in Oakland, California, that has been performing for over 43 years. They are best known for their funky soul sound highlighted by a powerful horn section...
) (Emilio Castillo, Stephen Kupka) - 3:27 - "Do Your Thing" (Dean Krippaehne) - 2:26
- "Xtal" (with Claudio Heinzmann) (S. Heinzmann, C. Heinzmann) - 3:14
Deluxe edition bonus track
Bonus track
In terms of recorded music, a bonus track is a piece of music which has been included on specific releases or reissues of an album. This is most often done as a promotional device, either as an incentive to customers to purchase albums they might otherwise not, or to repurchase albums they already...
s
- "The UnforgivenThe Unforgiven (song)"The Unforgiven" is a song by American heavy metal band Metallica. It was released as the second single from their eponymous fifth album Metallica...
" (James HetfieldJames HetfieldJames Alan Hetfield is the rhythm guitarist, co-founder, main songwriter, and lead vocalist for the American heavy metal band Metallica. Hetfield co-founded Metallica in October 1981 after answering a classified advertisement by drummer Lars Ulrich in the Los Angeles newspaper The Recycler,...
, Lars UlrichLars UlrichLars Ulrich is a Danish drummer, and one of the founding members of the American thrash metal band Metallica. He was born in Gentofte, Denmark to an upper-middle class family. A tennis player in his youth, Ulrich moved to Los Angeles, California at age sixteen to pursue his training; though rather...
, Kirk HammettKirk HammettKirk Lee Hammett is the lead guitarist and a songwriter in the heavy metal band Metallica and has been a member of the band since 1983. Before joining Metallica he formed and named the band Exodus. In 2003, Hammett was ranked 11th on Rolling Stones list of The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time...
) - 3:33 - "Superstition" - 3:27
- "I Wrote the Book" (Steve Lee, Tim Laws) - 3:31
- "Only So Much Oil in the Ground" (Live With Tower Of Power) - 3:27
- "Like a Bullet" (Mozart & Friends Unplugged Remix) - 2:28
Notes
- Eva AvilaEva AvilaEva Avila is a singer and songwriter. She won the fourth season of the CTV reality show Canadian Idol in 2006.-Early life:...
covered "Masterplan" and "Like a Bullet" for her 2008 album Give Me the MusicGive Me the MusicGive Me the Music is the second album of Eva Avila, the winner of the fourth season of Canadian Idol. It was released in Canada, on October 28, 2008.-Track listing:# "No Smoke"# "Wait"# "Run"# "Damned"# "Give Me the Music"# "No More Coming Back"...
. - Leon JacksonLeon JacksonLeon Jackson is a Scottish singer-songwriter. He won the fourth series of British talent show The X Factor in 2007. Following his win, Jackson was the main star of his on-web series entitled Leon's Life, which ran from 2007 until 2008...
covered "Don't Call This LoveDon't Call This Love"Don't Call This Love" is a song by Scottish singer Leon Jackson, released on October 12, 2008 on CD Format and Digital Download. The song is taken from his debut album Right Now and is his second single release after his Christmas number one song "When You Believe" in 2007...
" for his first album, Right NowRight Now (Leon Jackson album)Right Now is the debut album by Scottish Jazz singer Leon Jackson, released on October 20, 2008 on Syco Music. Jackson described the album as "a mixture in styles of modern jazz with singer-songwriter elements, and a lot of it is really soulful." The album was released via Syco Music and Sony BMG,...
. - SandrineSandrineSandrine is a popular French female name. It is a diminutive form of Sandra, a shortened form of Alexandra, the female version of Alexander, which means Protector of Men. There are variants such as Sandrilene...
covered "Like a Bullet" for her 2008 album Boosted².
Credits and personnel
- Chris Bruce - bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- Earl Harvin - cymbalCymbalCymbals are a common percussion instrument. Cymbals consist of thin, normally round plates of various alloys; see cymbal making for a discussion of their manufacture. The greater majority of cymbals are of indefinite pitch, although small disc-shaped cymbals based on ancient designs sound a...
, drumDrumThe drum is a member of the percussion group of musical instruments, which is technically classified as the membranophones. Drums consist of at least one membrane, called a drumhead or drum skin, that is stretched over a shell and struck, either directly with the player's hands, or with a...
s - Vanessa Mason - backing vocals
- Paul Nza - various
- Marek Pompetzki - various
- Kim Sanders - backing vocalsBacking vocalistA backing vocalist or backing singer is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists...
- Sebastian Studnitzky - brassBrassBrass is an alloy of copper and zinc; the proportions of zinc and copper can be varied to create a range of brasses with varying properties.In comparison, bronze is principally an alloy of copper and tin...
- Tobias Thiele - guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
Production
- EngineerEngineerAn engineer is a professional practitioner of engineering, concerned with applying scientific knowledge, mathematics and ingenuity to develop solutions for technical problems. Engineers design materials, structures, machines and systems while considering the limitations imposed by practicality,...
s: Marek Pompetzki, Paul NZA - MixingAudio mixing (recorded music)In audio recording, audio mixing is the process by which multiple recorded sounds are combined into one or more channels, most commonly two-channel stereo. In the process, the source signals' level, frequency content, dynamics, and panoramic position are manipulated and effects such as reverb may...
: Marek Pompetzki - Artwork: Reinsberg.de
- PhotographyPhotographyPhotography is the art, science and practice of creating durable images by recording light or other electromagnetic radiation, either electronically by means of an image sensor or chemically by means of a light-sensitive material such as photographic film...
: Michael Zargarinejad
Charts
| Chart (2008) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austrian Albums Chart | 5 |
| European Top 100 Albums Chart | 8 |
| German Albums Chart Media Control Charts The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie... |
3 |
| Swiss Albums Chart | 1 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (2008) | Rank |
|---|---|
| German Albums Chart Media Control Charts The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie... |
27 |