Masterplan (Stefanie Heinzmann album)

Masterplan is the first studio album by the 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 contest SSDSDSSWEMUGABRTLAD on the television show TV total. The album was mainly produced by Paul NZA and Marek Pompetzki.

Masterplan
Studio album by Stefanie Heinzmann
Released	March 7, 2008
Recorded	Various Numarek Studios (Berlin, Germany) Ten Studios (Stockholm, Sweden)
Genre	Soul funk pop
Length	49:24
Label	Polydor Universal
Producer	Grizzly Paul NZA Marek Pompetzki Markus Sepehrmanesh Tommy Tysper
Stefanie Heinzmann chronology
Masterplan (2008) Roots to Grow (2009)
Singles from Masterplan
"My Man Is a Mean Man" Released: January 11, 2008 "Like a Bullet" Released: April 18, 2008 "Revolution" Released: August 1, 2008 "The Unforgiven" Released: October 31, 2008

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Campus-Web	[1]
CDStarts	[2]
laut.de	[3]
LetMeEntertainYou	[4]
Pooltrax	[5]
Monsters&Critics	(überzeugend) [6]
MusicHeadQuarter	[7]
Tiscali	[8]

On November 14, 2008, a deluxe edition of the album was released, including the previously unreleased single "The Unforgiven" by Metallica, a cover version of Stevie Wonder's "Superstition", a B-side and two remix versions.

Background

In mid–2007, her brother convinced Heinzmann to take part in Stefan Raab's talent contest SSDSDSSWEMUGABRTLAD, organised by commercial television channel ProSieben. She was picked as one of the 20 contestants for the show, and with her interpretations of soul, jazz and funk classics by the likes of Macy Gray, Norah Jones and Joss Stone, she managed to qualify for the final show on 10 January 2008. There, Heinzmann performed two songs, "Only So Much Oil in the Ground," a Tower of Power cover, and "My Man Is a Mean Man," which was specifically selected for her. Through televoting, the audience chose Heinzmann as the winner of the show, beating the two remaining contestants, Steffi List and Gregor Meyle.[9]

Chart performance

Masterplan debuted at number-one on the Swiss Albums Chart.[10] It remained seven weeks within the top ten and spent forty weeks on the chart. In Switzerland, the album was certified platinum by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) for more than 30,000 copies sold and was ranked 17th on the Swiss year-end chart.[11] In Germany, the album debuted and peaked at number three on the German Albums Chart[12] It was eventually certified platinum in Germany by the Bundesverband Musikindustrie (BVMI) as well, for shipping 200,000 copies.[13] In Austria, Masterplan reached the top five of the Austrian Albums Chart.[10]

Track listing

Masterplan – Standard edition[14]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Masterplan"	Steve Lee Hannah Robinson James Manners Silje Haugum Nymoen	Marek Pompetzki Paul NZA	3:22
2.	"My Man Is a Mean Man"	Tommy Tysper Marcus Sepehrmanesh Pauline Olofsson	Tysper Gustav "Grizzly" Jonsson Sepehrmanesh^[A]	3:32
3.	"Like a Bullet"	Niara Scarlett Jens Bergmark Henrik Korpi Mattias Franzen	Pompetzki NZA	2:28
4.	"Can't Get You Out of My System"	unknown	Pompetzki NZA	3:15
5.	"I Betcha She Doesn't Feel It"	Blair MacKichan	Pompetzki NZA	2:57
6.	"Don't Call This Love"	Chris Braide Carl Falk Bryn Christopher	Pompetzki NZA	2:59
7.	"Revolution"	Joby Baker Alexandria Maillot Amanda Maillot	Pompetzki NZA	2:42
8.	"Free Love"	Goldie Jay Jay Negin Djafari	Pompetzki NZA	3:06
9.	"If I Don't Love You Now"	Will Simms Stuart Pridel	Pompetzki NZA	3:06
10.	"Painfully Easy"	Andreas Jensen Julia Coles	Pompetzki NZA	4:39
11.	"Best Thing You Ever Did"	Diane Warren	Pompetzki NZA	3:25
12.	"Only So Much Oil in the Ground" (featuring Tower of Power)	Emilio Castillo Stephen Kupka	Pompetzki NZA	3:27
13.	"Do Your Thing"	Dean Krippaehne	Pompetzki NZA	2:26
14.	"Xtal" (with Claudio Heinzmann)	Stefanie Heinzmann Claudio Heinzmann	Pompetzki NZA	3:14

Masterplan – Deluxe edition[15]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
15.	"The Unforgiven"	James Hetfield Lars Ulrich Kirk Hammett	Pompetzki NZA	3:33
16.	"Superstition"	Stevie Wonder	Pompetzki NZA	3:27
17.	"I Wrote the Book"	Steve Lee Tim Laws	Pompetzki NZA	3:31
18.	"Only So Much Oil in the Ground" (Live with Tower of Power)			3:27
19.	"Like a Bullet" (Mozart & Friends Unplugged Remix)		Pompetzki NZA Mozart & Friends^[A]	2:28

Notes

• ^{^[A]} denotes co-producer

Credits and personnel

• Chris Bruce – bass guitar
• Earl Harvin – cymbal, drums
• Vanessa Mason – backing vocals
• Paul NZA – various instruments
• Marek Pompetzki – various instruments
• Kim Sanders – backing vocals
• Sebastian Studnitzky – brass
• Tobias Thiele – guitar

Production

• Paul NZA – engineering
• Marek Pompetzki – engineering, mixing
• Reinsberg.de – artwork
• Michael Zargarinejad – photography

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2008) Peak position Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[16] 5 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[12] 3 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[10] 1

Year-end charts Chart (2008) Position German Albums (Official Top 100)[17] 27 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[18] 17

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Germany (BVMI)[13]	Platinum	200,000^^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[11]	Platinum	30,000^^
^^shipments figures based on certification alone

Release history

Region	Date	Edition	Format	Label
Austria	March 7, 2008[14]	Standard	Digital download CD	Polydor Universal Music Domestic Pop
Germany
Switzerland
Austria	November 14, 2008[15]	Deluxe	Digital download CD	Polydor Universal Music Domestic Pop
Germany
Switzerland
Poland	July 24, 2009[19]	Standard	Digital download CD	Universal Music Group

References

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11. "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Stefanie Heinzmann; 'Masterplan')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien.
12. "Officialcharts.de – Stefanie Heinzmann – Masterplan". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 2015-10-10.
13. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Stefanie Heinzmann; 'Masterplan')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
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15. "Masterplan – Deluxe Edition". iTunes.Apple (DE). Retrieved 12 May 2017.
16. "Austriancharts.at – Stefanie Heinzmann – Masterplan" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2015-10-10.
17. ":: MTV | Album Jahrescharts 2008 | charts". MTV.de. December 18, 2009. Archived from the original on December 18, 2009. Retrieved August 22, 2012.
18. ":: MTV | Album Jahrescharts 2008 | charts". Swisscharts.com. Hung Medien2015-10-10. Retrieved 2015-10-10.
19. Merlin.Pl. "Stefanie Heinzmann - Masterplan - muzyka - płyty CD i DVD - sklep muzyczny" (in Polish). Merlin.pl. Archived from the original on February 24, 2012. Retrieved March 1, 2012.

External links

• Official website (in German)
• Stefanie Heinzmann discography at Discogs