Voicenotes

This article is about the Charlie Puth album. For other uses, see Voice notes.

Voicenotes
Digital and vinyl cover
Studio album by Charlie Puth
Released	May 11, 2018 (2018-05-11)
Recorded	Late 2015–2018
Studio	A (Los Angeles, California) Charlie Puth's home (Los Angeles, California)
Genre	Pop [1] R&B [2]
Length	44:29
Label	Artist Partner Atlantic
Producer	Charlie Puth Rickard Göransson
Charlie Puth chronology
Nine Track Mind (2016) Voicenotes (2018) Charlie (2022)
Alternative cover
CD cover

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"The Way I Am"	Charlie Puth Jacob Kasher	3:06
2.	"Attention"	Puth Kasher	3:31
3.	"LA Girls" (producers: Puth, Evigan [b] )	Puth Kasher Jason Evigan Sean Douglas	3:17
4.	"How Long"	Puth Kasher Justin Franks	3:20
5.	"Done for Me" (featuring Kehlani)	Puth Kehlani Parrish Kasher John Ryan	3:00
6.	"Patient"	Puth Kasher Benjamin Johnson Fraser Churchill	3:10
7.	"If You Leave Me Now" (featuring Boyz II Men)	Puth Tobias Jesso Jr. Robin Wiley	4:03
8.	"BOY"	Puth Kasher	4:23
9.	"Slow It Down"	Puth Kasher Rami Yacoub Carl Falk Daryl Hall John Oates Sara Allen	3:10
10.	"Change" (featuring James Taylor) (producers: Puth, Carlsson [a] )	Puth Taylor Johan Carlsson Ross Golan	3:37
11.	"Somebody Told Me" (producers: Puth, Carlsson [a] )	Puth Kasher Carlsson	3:36
12.	"Empty Cups" (producers: Puth, Göransson)	Puth Kasher Savan Kotecha Rickard Göransson James Alan Ghaleb	2:50
13.	"Through It All"	Puth Kasher Breyan Isaac	3:26
Total length:			44:29

Notes

• ^{^[a]} signifies a co-producer
• ^{^[b]} signifies an additional producer
• "Boy" is stylized in all uppercase

Sample credits

• "If You Leave Me Now" contains an interpolation of "I Thought She Knew" by NSYNC
• "Slow It Down" contains an interpolation of "I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)" by Hall & Oates

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes. ^[21]

Musicians

• Charlie Puth – vocals, bass (track 2), instruments (tracks 5, 8-10, 13)
• Kehlani – featured vocals (track 5)
• Boyz II Men – featured vocals (track 7)
• James Taylor – featured vocals (track 10)
• Jan Ozveren – guitar (tracks 1-4, 6, 11)
• Dmitry Gorodetsky – bass (track 4)
• Carl Falk – bass (track 9)
• Johan Carlsson – instruments (track 10)

Production

• Charlie Puth – production (all tracks)
• Rickard Göransson – production (track 12)
• Jason Evigan – additional production (track 3)
• Johan Carlsson – co-production (tracks 10, 11)

Technical personnel

• Charlie Puth – recording (tracks 1-6, 8-13) ,mixing
• Ryan Gladieux – Kehlani vocals recording (track 5)
• Manny Marroquin – mixing
• Chris Galland – mixing assistance
• Jeff Jackson – mixing assistance
• Dave Kutch – mastering
• Carolyn Tracey – project manager

Artwork

• Alex R. Kirzhner – design
• Jimmy Fontaine – photography
• Billy Walsh – styling
• Michael Kanyon – grooming
• Madison Blue – grooming

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for Voicenotes Chart (2018) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA) [22] 7 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [23] 19 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [24] 19 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [25] 9 Canadian Albums (Billboard) [26] 5 Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI) [27] 10 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [28] 13 Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) [29] 30 French Albums (SNEP) [30] 3 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [31] 14 Irish Albums (IRMA) [32] 12 Italian Albums (FIMI) [33] 12 Japanese Hot Albums ( Billboard Japan ) [34] 5 Japanese Physical Albums (Oricon) [35] 10 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [36] 6 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [37] 19 Polish Albums (ZPAV) [38] 43 Portuguese Albums (AFP) [39] 12 Scottish Albums (OCC) [40] 4 Slovak Albums (ČNS IFPI) [41] 12 South Korean Albums (Gaon) [42] 27 Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE) [43] 6 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [44] 18 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [45] 4 UK Albums (OCC) [46] 4 US Billboard 200 [47] 4

Year-end charts 2018 year-end chart performance for Voicenotes Chart (2018) Position Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [48] 175 French Albums (SNEP) [49] 184 South Korean International Albums (Gaon) [50] 12 US Billboard 200 [51] 130

Certifications and sales

Certifications and sales for Voicenotes

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [52]	Platinum	80,000‡
France (SNEP) [53]	Gold	50,000‡
Mexico (AMPROFON) [54]	Gold	30,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ) [55]	Platinum	15,000‡
Poland (ZPAV) [56]	Gold	10,000‡
Singapore (RIAS) [57]	2× Platinum	20,000*
United Kingdom (BPI) [58]	Silver	60,000‡
United States (RIAA) [59]	Platinum	1,000,000‡
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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