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Masterplan
Studio album by Stefanie Heinzmann
Released	7 March 2008
Recorded	Various Numarek Studios (Berlin, Germany) Ten Studios (Stockholm, Sweden)
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: 11 January 2008 "Like a Bullet" Released: 18 April 2008 "Revolution" Released: 1 August 2008 "The Unforgiven" Released: 31 October 2008

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Campus-Web
CDStarts
laut.de
LetMeEntertainYou
Pooltrax
Monsters&Critics	(überzeugend)
MusicHeadQuarter
Tiscali

Masterplan is the first studio album by the Swiss singer Stefanie Heinzmann. It was released by Universal Music Domestic on 7 March 2008 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. On 14 November 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.

Chart performance

Masterplan debuted at number-one on the Swiss Albums Chart. 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. In Germany, the album debuted and peaked at number three on the German Albums Chart It was eventually certified platinum in Germany by the Bundesverband Musikindustrie (BVMI) as well, for shipping 200,000 copies. In Austria, Masterplan reached the top five of the Austrian Albums Chart.

Track listing

Notes

• 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

Certifications

Release history

References

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External links

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

• 2008 debut albums
• Stefanie Heinzmann albums
• Polydor Records albums