''Lieber so'' (''Better This Way'') is the sixth studio album by German recording artist

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, released by

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on 22 November 2013 in

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. While production of the album was overseen by Roland Spremberg, several musicians contributed to ''Lieber so'', including producers Marcus Brosch and Christian "Crada" Kalla as well as rappers

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and Sera Finale,

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keyboarder Joe Walter, and Swiss pop singer Mia Aegerter. Upon its release, ''Lieber so'' earned mixed to positive reviews from music critics but became a moderate chart success, debuting and peaking at number 14 on the

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. A reissue of the album, released in 2015 to accompany Catterfeld's participation in the second season of the reality television series ''

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'', the German version of '' The Best Singers'' series, surpassed this peak and has since reached number eight in Germany. Also, ''Lieber so'' entered the charts in Austria and Switzerland, where it became her highest-charting effort in a decade.

Chart performance

Upon its release, ''Lieber so'' debuted at number twenty-one on the

. It marked Catterfeld's sixth consecutive top forty entry, though it charted significantly higher than ''Blau im Blau'', her fifth album which had peaked at number thirty-seven in 2010. Internationally, ''Lieber so'' failed to chart on any foreign music market – her first album to do so in Austria. Re-released in 2015 to accompany Catterfeld's participation in the second season of the reality television series ''

'', the German version of '' The Best Singers'' series, ''Lieber so'' re-entered the charts only four days after the broadcast of Catterfeld's episode. Surpassing its initial peak, it debuted at number 14 on the German Albums Chart and has since reached number eight, becoming her highest-charting album since 2005's ''Unterwegs''. Also, ''Lieber so'' made its chart debut in Austria, where it debuted at number thirty-one on the

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and has since reached number fifteen. In Switzerland, the reissue became Catterfeld's first chart entry in nine years; it has since peaked at number twenty, her highest-charting album since ''Unterwegs''.

Track listing

Charts

Weekly charts

Release history

References

External links

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