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Recorded | Late 2015–2018 | |||
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Voicenotes is the second studio album by American singer-songwriter Charlie Puth. Almost entirely produced by Puth himself, [3] the album was released by Artist Partner Group and Atlantic Records on May 11,2018. Five singles have been released from the album,including "Attention" and "How Long". "Attention" peaked at number 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 and "How Long" peaked at number 21.
Puth delayed the album from an early 2018 release date to "perfect" it,including reshooting the album cover. [3] He announced on social media that he would release the album cover and the song "The Way I Am" on May 3. [4] Puth embarked on the Voicenotes Tour in support of the album in North America throughout July and August 2018. [5]
Upon release,the album was commercially successful,peaking at number four on the Billboard 200,and received generally positive reviews from critics,who praised the mature songwriting and Puth's performance;many felt it was an improvement upon Puth's debut album Nine Track Mind . The album received a nomination for the Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album,Non-Classical at the 61st Annual Grammy Awards.
Puth described the sound of the album as "like walking down a dirt road and listening to New Edition in 1989 –and being heartbroken,of course." [3] He also remarked that he wanted a sound akin to the late 1980s "dark R&B" of Babyface,Jimmy Jam,Terry Lewis and Teddy Riley. [3] Puth also stated the album will have no love ballads,explaining he wished to distance himself from the sound of his first album,which was "people nudging [me] in a direction that I didn't want to go in." [6]
"Attention",released as the first single from the album on April 21,2017,was met with commercial success,peaking at number five on the Billboard Hot 100. [7] "How Long",released as the album's second single on October 5,2017,peaked at number 21 on the Billboard Hot 100 and reached the top 20 in several markets. [7] "Done for Me",the third single,was released on March 15,2018,and features Kehlani. "Change" featuring James Taylor was released as the fourth single on March 26,2018. [8] "The Way I Am" was released as the album's fifth single on July 24,2018. [9]
"If You Leave Me Now",featuring Boyz II Men,was released as the album's first promotional single on January 5,2018,after Puth delayed the album. [10] "The Way I Am" was released as the second promotional single on May 3,2018,along with the new album cover. [11]
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 67/100 [12] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [13] |
Newsday | [14] |
NME | [15] |
Rolling Stone | [2] |
Us Weekly | [16] |
Voicenotes received generally positive reviews from critics. At Metacritic,which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications,the album received an average score of 67 based on five reviews,indicating "generally favorable reviews". [12] In a positive review of the album,Spencer Kornhaber of The Atlantic called Voicenotes a "guilty pleasure" and noted that Puth is not aiming for Ed Sheeran "everyguy relatability". [17] Taylor Weatherby of Billboard named Voicenotes the album of the week,praising Puth's rawness,and the collaborations included on the album. [18] Mark Kennedy of The Washington Post praised the album,calling it "perfect pop",and stating that Puth has a fantastic career in front of him. [1] In another positive review of the album,Nicholas Hautman of Us Weekly called the album "perfect for the summer",and called it "perfectly crafted". [16]
In a mixed review of the album,Brittany Spanos of Rolling Stone gave the album three out of five stars,saying "…while [Puth’s] efforts on Voicenotes are valiant,he still has a bit more work to prove he can cut his teeth with the Justin Timberlakes and the Nick Jonases of that over-saturated world. [2] "
Voicenotes debuted at number four on the US Billboard 200 with 58,000 album-equivalent units of which 39,000 were pure album sales. [19] On May 14,2018,the album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America for combined sales and album-equivalent units of over 500,000 units in the United States.
In 2018,Voicenotes was ranked as the 130th most popular album of the year on the Billboard 200. [20]
Credits adapted from liner notes [21]
All tracks are produced by Charlie Puth,except where noted.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "The Way I Am" | 3:06 | |
2. | "Attention" |
| 3:31 |
3. | "LA Girls" (producers: Puth, Evigan [b] ) |
| 3:17 |
4. | "How Long" |
| 3:20 |
5. | "Done for Me" (featuring Kehlani) |
| 3:00 |
6. | "Patient" |
| 3:10 |
7. | "If You Leave Me Now" (featuring Boyz II Men) |
| 4:03 |
8. | "BOY" |
| 4:23 |
9. | "Slow It Down" |
| 3:10 |
10. | "Change" (featuring James Taylor) (producers: Puth, Carlsson [a] ) |
| 3:37 |
11. | "Somebody Told Me" (producers: Puth, Carlsson [a] ) |
| 3:36 |
12. | "Empty Cups" (producers: Puth, Göransson) |
| 2:50 |
13. | "Through It All" |
| 3:26 |
Total length: | 44:29 |
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Sample credits
Credits adapted from liner notes. [21]
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Weekly charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Canada (Music Canada) [51] | Gold | 40,000‡ |
Mexico (AMPROFON) [52] | Gold | 30,000‡ |
New Zealand (RMNZ) [53] | Gold | 7,500‡ |
Poland (ZPAV) [54] | Gold | 10,000‡ |
Singapore (RIAS) [55] | 2× Platinum | 20,000* |
United Kingdom (BPI) [56] | Silver | 60,000‡ |
United States (RIAA) [57] | Platinum | 1,000,000‡ |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
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