Charlie Puth Voicenotes LP Mint (M) Mint (M)

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Label:    Atlantic – 572341-1, Otto Records (4) – 572341-1
Format:    Vinyl, LP, Album
Country:    US
Released:    Sep 28, 2018
Genre:    Funk / Soul, Pop
Style:    Ballad, Vocal, Contemporary R&B, Soul

A1        The Way I Am    3:06
A2        Attention
Bass – Charlie Puth
3:29
A3        LA Girls
Producer [Additional], Written-By – Jason Evigan
Written-By – Sean Douglas (3)
3:17
A4        How Long
Bass – Dimitry Gorodetsky
Written-By – Justin Franks
3:21
A5        Done For Me
Featuring – Kehlani
Instruments – Charlie Puth
Written-By – John Ryan (17), Kehlani Parrish
3:00
A6        Patient
Written-By – Benjamin Johnson (5), Fraser Churchill
3:11
A7        If You Leave Me Now
Featuring – Boyz II Men
Written-By – Robin Wiley, Tobias Jesso Jr.
4:03
B1        Boy
Instruments – Charlie Puth
4:23
B2        Slow It Down
Bass, Written-By – Carl Falke*
Instruments – Charlie Puth
Written-By – Daryl Hall, John Oates, Rami Yacoub, Sara Allen
3:10
B3        Change
Co-producer, Instruments, Written-By – Johan Carlsson (4)
Featuring – James Taylor (2)
Instruments – Charlie Puth
Written-By – Ross Golan
3:38
B4        Somebody Told Me
Co-producer, Written-By – Johan Carlsson (4)
3:36
B5        Empty Cups
Producer, Written-By – Rickard Göransson
Written-By – James Alan Ghaleb, Savan Kotecha
2:51
B6        Through It All
Instruments – Charlie Puth
Written-By – Breyan Isaac
3:26

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Phonographic Copyright ℗ – WEA International Inc.
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A&R – Mike Caren, Miles Beard
Guitar – Jan Ozveren (tracks: 1 to 4, 6, 11)
Mastered By – Dave Kutch
Mixed By – Manny Marroquin
Photography By – Benjamin Lennox
Producer, Written-By – Charlie Puth
Recorded By – Charlie Puth (tracks: 1 to 3, 5, 6, 8 to 13)
Written-By – Jacob Kasher (tracks: 1 to 6, 8, 9, 11 to 13)
Includes printed inner sleeve with lyrics and credits, and a digital download card.

"If You Leave Me Now" contains an interpolation of "I Thought She Knew" (R. Wiley). Published by Chick Singer Music (ASCAP) / Universal Music-Z Tunes LLC (ASCAP). Used by permission.
"Slow It Down" contains an interpolation of "I Can't Go For That (No Can Do)" (D.Hall/J. Oates/S. Allen). Published by BMG Rights Management US/Hot Cha Music Co./Primary Wave (BMI)/ Unichappell Music Inc. (BMI). Used by permission.

On back cover:
℗© 2018 Artist Partner Group, Inc. for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. A Warner Music Group Company.

On labels:
℗ 2018 Artist Partner Group, Inc. for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. A Warner Music Group Company. Manufactured in the E.U.
Barcode (Scanned ): 075678656309
Barcode (Printed): 0 75678 65630 9

Charlie Puth went from YouTube likes to RIAA certifications with such swiftness that he caught a serious case of stardom bends. He had most of the symptoms, including a hastened, compromised debut album, resultant awkward performances, and a bad reaction to the public eye. While Voicenotes can be loosely classified as a fame-response album -- a category distinguished by works that are woeful in character and quality -- it counteracts Puth's artistic frustrations and in every aspect surpasses Nine Track Mind. Rarely is it overblown and stagey, with Puth generally sounding more at ease, and absolutely invested in the songs. The negative impact celebrity has had on him is addressed directly only in the breezy opener "The Way I Am," where he concedes that he's "just tryin' to find a place to hide," and the twentysomething alludes to it in petulant form only in the closing ("I've been") "Through It All." The set's crux is a series of failed relationships that leap from one disparate experience to another. Puth admits to faults in a couple songs, pinning part of the blame on alcohol and youth, elsewhere feeling belittled by an older woman -- who underestimates his maturity and uses him -- only to immediately afterward bemoan a younger partner's attachment. Stylistically, much of the set is in a continuum of R&B-inspired pop that is earnest and groove-oriented in nature, rooted in early-'80s acts like Hall & Oates and exemplified decades later by Daft Punk's "Something About Us." "Slow It Down" goes as far as to sample the former and resembles a collaboration with the latter as much as the Weeknd's "I Feel It Coming." The best of the material shaped this way is "Done for Me," a sublime breakup prelude on which Puth duets with Kehlani, his most astute choice for collaborator. The second is "Attention," which appeared a year before Voicenotes was released, but is perfectly representative for its borderline bratty vocal and a sparkling production with a loping bassline that gives as much as the hooks. Success may have almost spoiled Puth, but it fueled his upward creative swing. ~ Andy Kellman

• Media Condition: Mint (M)
• Format Type: LP
• Format: Vinyl
• Sleeve Condition: Mint (M)
• Released: 09/28/2018
• Genre: Funk / Soul