Heart dweller

chronology
Heart dweller
Studio album by Kerstin Ott
Publication ; (s)	2nd December 2016
Label (s)	Polydor / Universal Music
Format (s)	CD, download
Genre (s)	Bat
Title (number)	14/19
running time	1:05:48 min.
production	Thorsten Brötzmann; Roman Lüth;
5th August 2016	Shitty melody
4th August 2017	Live loud

Herzbewohner is the first studio album by German pop singer Kerstin Ott . It was released on December 2, 2016 by Polydor / Universal Music .

History of origin

Kerstin Ott recorded the song Die immer laughs in 2005 in a small private recording studio for a friend who was ill. The DJ duo Stereoact discovered the song in 2015 and published a Deep House - Remix on the record label Kontor . The song became a hit and made Kerstin Ott known almost overnight. The Polydor / Universal label takes the musician, who previously worked as a painter and varnisher, under contract. Together with Thorsten Brötzmann and Lukas Hainer, they wrote and produced the album Herzbewohner , which was released on December 2, 2016.

Her hit Die immer lacht is represented in two different versions on the album: as acoustic and as a mix version.

Track list

#	title	Author (s)	Producer (s)	length
1	Shitty melody	Thorsten Brötzmann, Lukas Hainer , Kerstin Ott	Thorsten Brötzmann, Roman Lüth	3:27
2	Heart dweller	Thorsten Brötzmann, Lukas Hainer, Kerstin Ott	Silverjam	3:23
3	Little missile	Thorsten Brötzmann, Lukas Hainer, Kerstin Ott	Thorsten Brötzmann, Roman Lüth	3:12
4th	I don't wanna dance	Thorsten Brötzmann, Lukas Hainer, Kerstin Ott		3:19
5	The little luck	Thorsten Brötzmann, Lukas Hainer, Kerstin Ott		2:58
6th	The look in your eyes	Thorsten Brötzmann, Lukas Hainer, Kerstin Ott		2:48
7th	Above the roofs	Thorsten Brötzmann, Lukas Hainer, Kerstin Ott		3:32
8th	Free bird	Ronny Rockstroh, Kerstin Ott	Ronny Rockstroh	4:09
9	See the sea	Thorsten Brötzmann, Roman Lüth, Lukas Hainer, Kerstin Ott	Thorsten Brötzmann, Roman Lüth	3:09
10	She loves the moment	Thorsten Brötzmann, Lukas Hainer, Kerstin Ott		3:35
11	Be different	Thorsten Brötzmann, Lukas Hainer, Kerstin Ott		3:53
12	I did not forget you	Thorsten Brötzmann, Lukas Hainer, Kerstin Ott		3:36
13	The Always Laughs (Acoustics) ( Stereoact feat.)			2:49
14th	The Always Laughs (Extended 2016 Mix) (Stereoact feat.)			5:16
	Gold Edition
1	Live loud	Thorsten Brötzmann, Lukas Hainer, Kerstin Ott	Thorsten Brötzmann, Roman Lüth	3:41
2	Shitty melody	Thorsten Brötzmann, Lukas Hainer, Kerstin Ott	Thorsten Brötzmann, Roman Lüth	3:27
3	Telescope			3:07
4th	Heart dweller	Thorsten Brötzmann, Lukas Hainer, Kerstin Ott	Silverjam	3:23
5	Little missile	Thorsten Brötzmann, Lukas Hainer, Kerstin Ott	Thorsten Brötzmann, Roman Lüth	3:12
6th	I don't wanna dance	Thorsten Brötzmann, Lukas Hainer, Kerstin Ott	Thorsten Brötzmann, Roman Lüth	3:19
7th	What you want to hear (I won't say)			3:44
8th	The little luck	Thorsten Brötzmann, Lukas Hainer, Kerstin Ott	Thorsten Brötzmann, Roman Lüth	2:58
9	The look in your eyes	Thorsten Brötzmann, Lukas Hainer, Kerstin Ott		2:48
10	Above the roofs	Thorsten Brötzmann, Lukas Hainer, Kerstin Ott		3:32
11	What doesn't fit			2:57
12	Free bird	Ronny Rockstroh, Kerstin Ott	Ronny Rockstroh	4:09
13	See the sea	Thorsten Brötzmann, Roman Lüth, Lukas Hainer, Kerstin Ott	Thorsten Brötzmann, Roman Lüth	3:09
14th	Something like you is missing			3:32
15th	She loves the moment	Thorsten Brötzmann, Lukas Hainer, Kerstin Ott	Thorsten Brötzmann, Roman Lüth	3:35
16	Be different	Thorsten Brötzmann, Lukas Hainer, Kerstin Ott		3:53
17th	I did not forget you	Thorsten Brötzmann, Lukas Hainer, Kerstin Ott		3:36
18th	The Always Laughs (Acoustics) (Stereoact feat.)			2:49
19th	The Always Laughs (Extended 2016 Mix) (Stereoact feat.)			5:16

Music genre

On her first album, Kerstin Ott combines “emotional, German-language hits with catchy club and dance beats .” Elements from pop and folk are also represented on the album. The texts are personal and mostly formulated in a constructive manner, but with a melancholy basic tenor.

reception

Schlagerportal.com wrote: “On the CD Herzbewohner , Kerstin Ott combines catchy melodic and deep house sounds with expressive club beats and a relaxed acoustic guitar. Add to that Kerstin's extraordinary, almost addicting voice - and the recipe for success is ready. ” Schlager.de emphasized the“ idiosyncratic sound between dance floor and campfire atmosphere ”and the autobiographical texts.

Singles

The two singles Scheissmelodie and Lebe laut were decoupled . The former was released on August 5, 2016 and reached number 31 in the German charts as well as a gold record .

year	Title album	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)			Remarks
year	Title album	DE	AT	CH	Remarks
2016	Shit melody heart dwellers	DE31 gold (15 weeks)DE	AT69 (2 weeks) AT	-	First published: August 5th, 2016 Sales: + 200,000
2017	Live Loud Heart Dwellers (Gold Edition)	-	-	-	First published: Autust 4th 2017