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, 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, as well as his number-one hit and coronation song "Anything But Love."
Critical reception
Danni Fromm from laut.de rated the album two out of five stars. She found the album to be sharply lacking in lyrical quality, describing the text as "miserable, poorly formulated textual nonsense" rather than meaningful "lyrics." Fromm criticized its heavy reliance on clichés, noting repetitive keywords such as "love", "please", and "lonely night," which it argues reveal a formulaic songwriting approach. She further concluded that the material was interchangeable and unoriginal, pointing the title The Album as evidence of its creative emptiness.
Chart performance The Album debuted at number one on German Albums Chart, making Schuhmacher the fifth DSDS winner to reach the top position. It was eventually certified gold by the Bundesverband Musikindustrie (BVMI), selling 137,000 within the first nine months of its release. In Austria, the album also reached number one on the Austrian Albums Chart, where it eventually achieved gold status for sales of over 10,000 units, while in Switzerland, it peaked at number four on the Swiss Albums Chart.
Track listing All tracks produced by Dreamfactory.
Charts
Weekly charts + Weekly chart performance for The Album Chart (2009) Peakposition
Year-end charts + Year-end chart performance for The AlbumChart (2009)Position
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