Handwritten
by Shawn Mendes
  • Record Label: Island
  • Release Date: Apr 14, 2015
User Score
6.6

Generally favorable reviews- based on 246 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 159 out of 246
  2. Mixed: 18 out of 246
  3. Negative: 69 out of 246
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  1. Lordeney
    Apr 18, 2015
    10
    eu te amo muito gostoso do caralho me fode porra o cd é ótimo parabens merece 100 com certeza te amooooooooooooo seu lindo e quem botar 0 vai se fuder tá ligado
  2. mirelle144
    Apr 18, 2015
    10
    this is one of the best albums of 2015 ever! shawn is amazing and i loved all the musics! really talent!!!11!! really love shawn!1!! amazing!!!!!!!!!!
  3. GuilhermeMeirel
    Oct 20, 2015
    10
    amoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
  4. leonardohita
    Apr 14, 2015
    10
    Well, Shawn it's not a "new Justin Bieber" him is the " First Shawn Mendes", This album is very amazing, your vocals is the best of a teen, it's much better than Justin Bieber and Cody Simpson. Shawn Mendes it's a bet in this year.
  5. paulotenniel
    Apr 17, 2015
    10
    O CD TA ÓTIMO, MELHOR CD, ME ENGOLE TODOOOOO, UM DOS MELHORES ÁLBUNSDE 2015 ATÉ AGORA, VEM HIT, JÁ VOU COMPRAR #BUY, COMPREM TA MT BOMM, AMO ESSE CDDD
  6. GustoKsmva
    Oct 16, 2015
    10
    o album é otimo, cheio de canções emocionantes/apaixonadas, impossivel esquecer a voz do shawn, nao merecia o amarelo tour, shawn mendes nao é algo comun igual a justin bieber.
  7. 0000000g
    Apr 16, 2015
    10
    ja pensaram em parar de dar nota negativa no metacritic pra album por que não foi com a cara do cantor e irem comer uma xoxotinha?? pois o cd esta otimoh
  8. lucastle1
    Apr 15, 2015
    10
    Best male teen album since Nick Jonas by Nick Jonas, this album is amazing, it's a good debut and i hope he grow up in the industry, this guy deserves it, justin bieber could neverrrrr
  9. millenaborcoski
    Apr 16, 2015
    10
    I really loved this album, I'm so proud of shawn that barely fits me. There are songs that I dismiss as The Weight, but others, I don't get tired of hearing as Air, Crazy, Imagination, Bring it back. By far one of the best male teen albums, second only to Nick Jonas by Nick Jonas. I love so much this guy, omfg.
  10. cammillyoliver
    Apr 15, 2015
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Best album in the year, Grammy is coming soon... love it! I loved his songs, and her style, i'ts a good debut! Sorry, but it's true. Others could never… Expand
  11. henry45
    Apr 16, 2015
    10
    otimo album ,uma biblia teen , shawn seraa o futuro rei teen , alem de ser gostoso e deve ter uma piroca bm grande, rostinho de anjo ,jeito de comedor esse e o shawn ,aposto q sao as belieber q estao dando nota negativa pq sabem q o shawn vai barrar o justin bieber ,recocadas
  12. savannamartins
    Apr 15, 2015
    10
    It is one of the best male teens albums released this decade, Shawn is really proving that prefer quality than simply hitar with a garbage music. He has an incredible future ahead
  13. biammansour
    Apr 15, 2015
    10
    This is the first Album of Shawn Mendes, for a Beginner is a Perfect album with Sweet Lyrics, Great Job. he is just starting her carrer, so I think that is good for a ''Start''.
  14. SimeonLee
    Apr 16, 2015
    10
    I generally like the album. It's really nice, with some catchy hooks. The kid has done nothing wrong don't hate on him. His lyrics and sound is real and pure, not electric. I like it.
  15. Gamby
    Apr 21, 2015
    10
    UM DOS MELHORES ÁLBUNS DE 2015 SIM, RESTA ACEITAR, VOU ATÉ COMPRAR ESSA BELEZURA
    VOCÊS DEVIAM PARAR DE DAR NOTA NEGATIVA PRO ÁLBUM SENDO QUE ELE É ÓTIMO, VÃO LAVAR UMA LOUÇA
  16. MatheusSouza
    Oct 21, 2015
    10
    O Handwritten merece um 10 só pelo fato de todas as canções presentes nele serem ótimas. Os vocais, as letras e a emoção que o Shawn Mendes pôs nesse álbum, fazem dele um trabalho especial, que ao mesmo tempo que apresenta canções agitadas como "Something Big", apresenta canções apaixonantes como "Air"
    Com certeza um dos melhores álbuns de 2015.
  17. carmnen3
    Sep 29, 2016
    10
    he is so talented what a voice he has. it is true that he has a pretty face bust he also has an amazing talent and he is so open with people and so cheerful. an artist needs more then jusdt voice, and he has it all.
  18. YunuenMendes
    Aug 15, 2017
    10
    Tal vez a algunos no les gusta porque es aburrido dicen, pero cuando empiesas a escucharlo con mas calma y sin tanta critica de que tiene que ser una canción con ritmo para que todo el mundo se la aprenda
    Me encanta el album y las letras de las canciones son hermosas
  19. MarcosMendes13
    Jul 25, 2017
    10
    Simplesmente maravilhoso, qualidade sonora perfeita, letras perfeitas, melodias únicas e lindas, muito bom pra se ouvir quando ta na bad e tudo mais. Um álbum desses bicho merece mais que 10!! Essas pessoas q deram nota 0 nem se quer devem ter escutado ou tem algum problema serio de audição. é isso.
  20. lucasmelonds
    Jan 13, 2018
    10
    This album is so underrated! He deserved more, great vocals, beautiful lyrics, custom instruments, he wrote most of the songs on the album at the age of 15 and had a great result for a debut album.
  21. Tayloroutsold
    Sep 3, 2019
    10
    AMAZING ALBUM OMG I LOVE IT SO MUCH. REMINDS ME OF TAYLOR SWIFT'S DEBUT ALBUM, but with better sound
  22. ee_chaux
    Dec 17, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Arte arte arte arte arte arte arte amamos a un rey, sencillamente hermoso de inicio a fin… Expand
  23. Fernandas
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    Even when it's his first album, there's no bad songs and that it's so incredible. Every person has to give to this album an opportunity
  24. Ksluba
    Dec 5, 2020
    10
    Eu amo esse álbum, tem uma sonoridade única que me cativa enquanto ouço.
  25. Arayza
    Dec 10, 2020
    10
    Es un gran álbum, llevando consigo canciones con un buen contenido lírico
  26. Maurus
    Apr 20, 2015
    9
    It's hard to judge the debut album of a so young singer, in a age that we are still discovering our own identity. The content is not much different of other teen-boy's albums, but it sure sounds more honest and alive than them.

    Attention to 'Never Be Alone', 'Stitches', and 'Aftertaste'.
  27. DanielSaldanaG
    Feb 20, 2016
    9
    In a few words, it's one of the best albums by a man in 2015. Shawn did an excellent vocal performance in this one. The album has really good lyrics overall. The acoustic recording and production here is pretty nice. In the other hand, some tracks are actually pretty week and tend to imbalance the album essence, which can be counterproductive and it leaves Handwritten with a few songs thatIn a few words, it's one of the best albums by a man in 2015. Shawn did an excellent vocal performance in this one. The album has really good lyrics overall. The acoustic recording and production here is pretty nice. In the other hand, some tracks are actually pretty week and tend to imbalance the album essence, which can be counterproductive and it leaves Handwritten with a few songs that can serve as singles.… Expand
  28. hallodoei
    Aug 23, 2016
    9
    Why does this have so many bad reviews? I really liked the album. It's his first album so of course it isn't perfect. But it's really good for a first album and was only 16 when he made it.
  29. luislemos
    Jun 25, 2015
    8
    O álbum não é tão ruim como alguns estão falando, tem músicas descartáveis sim, mas também tem hinos como Stitches, Life Of The Party e Aftertaste. Senti falta de Show You.
  30. Maribon96
    Oct 2, 2017
    8
    è solo io suo primo album ma ammetto che ha un enorme talento, oramai lo seguo dal 2014 e credo possa fare molto di più per me. Ha del talento che deve essere apprezzato e non andrebbe comparato ad Ed Sheeran. Aspetterò che cresca un po' di più musicalmente.
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58

Mixed or average reviews - based on 5 Critic Reviews

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  2. Mixed: 5 out of 5
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  1. AllMusic
    Apr 20, 2015
    50
    Cute he may be, but he has charisma that lasts no longer than a GIF, as Handwritten makes painfully clear.
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  2. The Guardian
    Apr 14, 2015
    60
    At 16, Mendes isn’t the artist he’ll be at 25, but he’s made a persuasive start--the adult-pop big league could yet be his.
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  3. New York Daily News (Jim Faber)
    Apr 14, 2015
    60
    The studio sound erased many of those aural pimples, acting like dermabrasion for the ears. The appeal of the songs also helps smooth things over. Adults may notice that this “singer-songwriter” rarely writes without armies of collaborators. But the material he’s been handed has hooks.
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