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,[1][2] 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.

[5] It was eventually certified gold by the Bundesverband Musikindustrie (BVMI),[6] selling 137,000 within the first nine months of its release.

* Sales figures based on certification alone.^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.