Konturen (album)

{{Infobox album

| name = Konturen

| type = studio

| artist = Johannes Oerding

| cover = Johannes Oerding - Konturen.png

| alt =

| released = {{Start date|2019|11|08|df=yes}}

| recorded =

| studio =

| genre =

| length = 49:58

| language = German

| label = Columbia

| producer = {{hlist|Benni Dernhoff|Johannes Oerding|Mark Smith}}

| prev_title = Kreise

| prev_year = 2017

| next_title = Plan A

| next_year = 2022

}}

Konturen ({{trans}} Contours) is the sixth studio album by German singer-songwriter Johannes Oerding. It was released through Columbia Records on 8 November 2019. It debuted atop the German Albums Chart, becoming Oerding's first number-one album in Germany. It was supported by the single "An guten Tagen".

Background

Oerding named the album Konturen (Contours) after a line in the song "Alles okay": "Und dieser Dreck auf meiner Haut ist mir endlich so vertraut. Denn diese Spuren und Konturen machen mich aus" ("And this dirt on my skin is finally so familiar to me, because these traces and contours make me"). Oerding said that with his sixth album, he wanted to find his own "profile more and more".{{cite web|url=https://www.n-tv.de/leute/musik/Ich-finde-Deutsch-Pop-Poet-auch-furchtbar-article21363235.html|title=Ich finde 'Deutsch-Pop-Poet' auch furchtbar|website=n-tv|last=Ankelmann|first=Nicole|date=8 November 2019|accessdate=20 November 2019}}

Oerding recorded "Ich hab dich nicht mehr zu verlieren" with singer Ina Müller, his girlfriend of 10 years. Oerding remarked that if the topic of the song were not separation, "I would not have done it, everything else I would have found extremely cheesy".

Critical reception

{{Album reviews

| rev1 = laut.de

| rev1score = {{Rating|1|5}}

| rev2 = Mix1

| rev2score = {{Rating|7|8}}

| rev3 = Musicheadquarter

| rev3score = 8/9

| rev4 = Plattentests

| rev4score = 2/10

}}

Konturen received generally mixed reviews from music critics. Musicheadquarter's Andy called the album the singer's best effort to date, alongside Kreise.{{cite web|url=https://musicheadquarter.de/2019/11/08/johannes-oerding-sein-roter-faden-ist-bunt/|title=Johannes Oerding – Sein roter Faden ist bunt|author=Andy|website=Musicheadquarter|language=de|date=8 November 2019|accessdate=22 November 2019}} The website Mix1 praised the album for documenting a "maturation process" by returning to the singer's roots.{{cite web|url=https://www.mix1.de/music/johannes-oerding/konturen/|title=Johannes Oerding / Konturen|website=Mix1|language=de|accessdate=22 November 2019}} In a negative review, Tony Henning of laut.de pointed out that the songs are characterized by a high level of "penetrance and pettiness" and that the record "hits the listener where it hurts the most, namely his ears".{{cite web|url=https://www.laut.de/Johannes-Oerding/Alben/Konturen-113146|title=Johannes Oerding / Konturen|last=Henning|first=Tony|website=laut.de|language=de|accessdate=22 November 2019}} Pascal Bremmer of Plattentests described the songs as "chumming up" and that the music would fully satisfy mainstream radio listeners in its "naïvety".{{cite web|url=https://www.plattentests.de/rezi.php?show=16458|title=Ich-tu-nur-so-Musik|last=Bremmer|first=Pascal|website=Plattentests|language=de|accessdate=22 November 2019}}

Track listing

{{Track listing

| headline = Konturen track listing

| total_length = 49:58

| title1 = An guten Tagen

| writer1 = {{hlist|Johannes Oerding|Mark Smith|Benni Dernhoff}}

| length1 = 3:18

| title2 = Alles okay

| writer2 = {{hlist|Oerding|Thomas "X-Plosive" Kessler|Benni Dernhoff}}

| length2 = 3:29

| title3 = Blinde Passagiere

| writer3 = {{hlist|Oerding|Simon Triebel|Ali Zuckowski|Sera Finale|Daniel Flamm}}

| length3 = 4:12

| title4 = Anfangen

| writer4 = {{hlist|Oerding|Dernhoff}}

| length4 = 3:10

| title5 = Unter einen Hut

| writer5 = {{hlist|Oerding|Dernhoff}}

| length5 = 3:26

| title6 = Anfassen

| writer6 = {{hlist|Oerding|Dernhoff}}

| length6 = 4:03

| title7 = Ich hab dich nicht mehr zu verlieren

| note7 = with Ina Müller

| writer7 = {{hlist|Oerding|Müller}}

| length7 = 5:47

| title8 = Besser als jetzt

| writer8 = {{hlist|Oerding|Smith|Dernhoff}}

| length8 = 4:12

| title9 = K.O.

| writer9 = {{hlist|Oerding|Finale|Flamm}}

| length9 = 3:41

| title10 = Vielleicht im nächsten Leben

| writer10 = {{hlist|Oerding|Dernhoff}}

| length10 = 3:45

| title11 = All In

| writer11 = Oerding

| length11 = 3:59

| title12 = Wenn du gehst

| writer12 = Oerding

| length12 = 3:15

| title13 = Benjamin Button

| writer13 = Oerding

| length13 = 3:41

}}

Charts

=Weekly charts=

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|+ Weekly chart performance for Konturen

! scope="col"| Chart (2019)

! scope="col"| Peak
position

{{album chart|Austria|18|artist=Johannes Oerding|album=Konturen|rowheader=true|accessdate=21 November 2019}}

{{album chart|Germany4|1|id=392694|artist=Johannes Oerding|album=Konturen|rowheader=true|accessdate=20 November 2019}}

{{album chart|Switzerland|8|artist=Johannes Oerding|album=Konturen|rowheader=true|accessdate=20 November 2019}}

=Year-end charts=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" \|+ Year-end chart performance for Konturen ! scope="col"\| Chart (2019) ! scope="col"\| Position
scope="row"\| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100){{cite web \|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/album-jahr/for-date-2019 \|title=Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts\|language=German \|publisher=GfK Entertainment \|accessdate=14 June 2020}} \| 45

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|+ Year-end chart performance for Konturen

! scope="col"| Chart (2019)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100){{cite web |url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/album-jahr/for-date-2019 |title=Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts|language=German |publisher=GfK Entertainment |accessdate=14 June 2020}}

| 45

Certifications

{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for Konturen}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Germany|artist=Johannes Oerding|title=Konturen|award=Platinum|type=album|relyear=2019|certyear=2021|accessdate=11 November 2022}}

{{Certification Table Bottom|streaming=true|noshipments=true|nosales=true}}

Release history

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" \|+ Release dates and formats for Konturen ! scope="col"\| Region ! scope="col"\| Date ! scope="col"\| Edition(s) ! scope="col"\| Format(s) ! scope="col"\| Label ! scope="col"\| {{abbr\|Ref.\|Reference(s)}}
rowspan="2" scope="row"\| Various \| 8 November 2019 \| Standard \| rowspan="2"\| {{hlist\|CD\|LP\|digital download\|streaming}} \| rowspan="2"\| Columbia \| {{cite web\|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/konturen/1474845593\|title=Konturen by Johannes Oerding\|website=Apple Music\|access-date=11 November 2022}}
23 October 2020 \| Special \| {{cite web\|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/konturen-special-edition/1530058495\|title=Konturen (Special edition) by Johannes Oerding\|website=Apple Music\|access-date=11 November 2022}}

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|+ Release dates and formats for Konturen

! scope="col"| Region

! scope="col"| Date

! scope="col"| Edition(s)

! scope="col"| Format(s)

! scope="col"| Label

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rowspan="2" scope="row"| Various

| 8 November 2019

| Standard

| rowspan="2"| {{hlist|CD|LP|digital download|streaming}}

| rowspan="2"| Columbia

| {{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/konturen/1474845593|title=Konturen by Johannes Oerding|website=Apple Music|access-date=11 November 2022}}

23 October 2020

| Special

| {{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/konturen-special-edition/1530058495|title=Konturen (Special edition) by Johannes Oerding|website=Apple Music|access-date=11 November 2022}}

References

Category:2019 albums

Category:2010s German-language albums

Category:Johannes Oerding albums