Nine Track Mind
by Charlie Puth
  • Record Label: Atlantic
  • Release Date: Jan 29, 2016
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4.8

Mixed or average reviews- based on 487 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 205 out of 487
  2. Mixed: 53 out of 487
  3. Negative: 229 out of 487
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  1. ddaniel16
    Jun 2, 2016
    0
    It feels so fake and forced that it could bring nausea to anyone that happens to walk into whichever mall elevator it is playing on (god bless the poor soul...)
  2. xtinalol
    Oct 3, 2016
    0
    This album must be what anyone who hates pop music hears when they listen to pop music. It's boring, it's underwritten, it's underwhelmingly produced. These tracks could not get generic enough in their chord structures and their subject matter. It's mediocre, but it's the infuriating type of mediocre. Why did he think it would be a good idea to produce this album ON HIS OWN?
  3. nirvanafreak
    Jan 30, 2016
    2
    Every song on this album is worse than See You Again and that's a **** accomplishment. I mean you have to be on another level of **** to be able to do that.
  4. Kaleido
    Feb 6, 2016
    1
    Charlie Puth, the new young talent from New Jersey, was pretty much shoved down our throats by the radio during 2015. His debut album was completely overhyped, and the result is definitely a total disappointment. Nine Track Mind is merely a collection of Meghan Trainor and early 00s-inspired pop/R&B songs--passed as "vintage"--mostly about obsessive love that sound like one very boringCharlie Puth, the new young talent from New Jersey, was pretty much shoved down our throats by the radio during 2015. His debut album was completely overhyped, and the result is definitely a total disappointment. Nine Track Mind is merely a collection of Meghan Trainor and early 00s-inspired pop/R&B songs--passed as "vintage"--mostly about obsessive love that sound like one very boring 45-minute-long track.
    Every song on Nine Track Mind can be considered bland radio filler. Nothing really stands out enough to make the listener go "wow", and the album gets boring and predictable after the first two tracks. Not a strong debut at all, but this young artist has all the time to come through with the next era and consider this just a "seasonal buzz album". Personally speaking, it was a rather boring experience I wouldn't want to repeat.    … Expand
  5. yrkbustorf
    Feb 6, 2016
    1
    Mediocre album. We don't talk anymore is the only song that actually worth it. So sad for Charlie but I think everyone was expecting something truly good. This is pure ****
  6. mattyjayy
    Feb 10, 2016
    2
    Absolute dredge. This album just plods, and plods, and plods along. The most exciting segment is when Selena Gomez shows up for a sleepy cameo. This really could have used a shot in the arm and more than just two uptempo tracks. 'Left Right Left' might be some of the most pedestrian writing I've ever heard. A few of these tracks would work better if they weren't surrounded by 7 otherAbsolute dredge. This album just plods, and plods, and plods along. The most exciting segment is when Selena Gomez shows up for a sleepy cameo. This really could have used a shot in the arm and more than just two uptempo tracks. 'Left Right Left' might be some of the most pedestrian writing I've ever heard. A few of these tracks would work better if they weren't surrounded by 7 other tracks that sound identical to it.

    Do yourself a favor and avoid this.    … Expand
  7. Eduardo_
    Feb 6, 2016
    0
    Ew... very basic, I hoped a lot more from this artist, total dissapointment. I guess at least he tried with that song See You Again, which if is his only good and recognized song, It is sad for a talented person to become a One Hit Wonder :(
  8. beto102
    Feb 7, 2016
    0
    Basic. A total waste of voice and talent, with an album full of mediocre feelings, trying too hard to be "romantic" but ends up being ridiculous. Full of balades that tried to be at least romantic, but end up giving tasteless feelings.
  9. Trydox
    Feb 22, 2016
    1
    This album feels really soulless, unreal, bland and generic. This is just a bad attempt to be a mediocre romantic album. This is the worst album of 2016 by far.
  10. diegonelli
    Jan 31, 2016
    1
    Awful album. Basic songs, basic voices, basic lyrics. I really doubt someone can give this album praise. It's horrid. Just another One Hit Wonder. The only good song is We Don't Talk Anymore and that's why I'm giving this 1 instead of 0.
  11. Custom_Concerns
    Feb 6, 2016
    1
    Nine Track Mind is one of the most uninspired albums I have ever heard in my entire life.I don't believe I've heard a record this bad in...well...uhm...I don't believe I've heard a record this bad.
  12. heroman
    Feb 3, 2016
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Mediocre at best, awful lyrics, awful voice, awful production. He has no talent. One of the worst album debut ever. I can't believe some people like it.… Expand
  13. gugu
    Feb 3, 2016
    0
    A bad album, builded for a good singer, this is really sad about him, someone who write "See You Again" came with this BOMB, state of alarm, this album is really baaaaad
  14. stefaniwitch
    Feb 10, 2016
    1
    Esse álbum é uma vergonha. Charlie Puth não passa de um lixo genérico que quer fama a custas dos outros. Selena Gomez realmente é muito humilde pra fazer um feat com isso. Flopando nas vendas e nas críticas, que morte horrível pro cakeputh, que além de fã daqueles pisados do 5SOS, agora é fã de uma chacota que é o Charlie Puth.
  15. Julia1d
    Mar 8, 2016
    0
    Não gostei! Musicas sem graça, tudo muito sem uma estrutura, musicas repetitivas, me deu dor de cabeça no final. O que salvou o álbum foi as parcerias por isso das vendas, a voz dele é bem fraquinha...
  16. BeYellow
    Sep 17, 2016
    0
    Worst album in history. Worst album in history. Worst album in history. Worst album in history. Worst album in history. Worst album in history. Worst album in history. Worst album in history. Worst album in history. Worst album in history. Worst album in history. Worst album in history. Worst album in history. Worst album in history. Worst album in history. Worst album in history. WorstWorst album in history. Worst album in history. Worst album in history. Worst album in history. Worst album in history. Worst album in history. Worst album in history. Worst album in history. Worst album in history. Worst album in history. Worst album in history. Worst album in history. Worst album in history. Worst album in history. Worst album in history. Worst album in history. Worst album in history. Worst album in history. Worst album in history. Worst album in history. Worst album in history. Worst album in history.… Expand
  17. Hall906
    Jan 30, 2016
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I've heard the whole album, and I find it repetitive, the lyrics aren't good enough, so plastic, it is very boring, so I guess that my ears are bleeding, so sad.… Expand
  18. valahdd
    Feb 5, 2016
    0
    LIXO TAPETE DO PRÍNCIPE DO POP ZAYN E DO REI TEEN SHAWN PARECE AQUELES FLOPADOS DO 5SOS ÁLBUM LIXOSO O PIOR QUE JÁ TIVE O DESPRAZER DE OUVIR PIOR QUE OS GRITOS DA DEMO
  19. jakewhiteok
    Feb 4, 2016
    0
    So, we're not even six weeks into the new year, and we already have a strong contender for worst album of 2016. It's gonna be a tough task for anyone else to make a worse album than this pile of dross.
  20. edpayno
    Feb 6, 2016
    0
    Podre. Em todos os quesitos, tenho pena da Selena que tem feat nesse lixo. Sinceramente, ainda dá tempo dele remover o album dele das lojas físicas e digitais e encerrar a carreira em See You Again que é outro lixo. Enfim, lixo consegue resumir de forma completa o Nine Track Mind e a carreira dele. Coitado de verdade do cakeputh.
  21. mado
    Apr 8, 2016
    0
    es un álbum realmente patético, no hay nada innovador mas que la mediocridad con la que fue realizado, Charlie trata de lograr un álbum a la altura de lo que ha hecho Ed Sheeran o algunas otras estrellas pop pero solo ha logrado un mal álbum lleno de sonidos básicos, aburrido, letras sin mayor sentido y mas que nada mediocridad.
    Espero nadie pierda su tiempo escuchando este horrible    es un álbum realmente patético, no hay nada innovador mas que la mediocridad con la que fue realizado, Charlie trata de lograr un álbum a la altura de lo que ha hecho Ed Sheeran o algunas otras estrellas pop pero solo ha logrado un mal álbum lleno de sonidos básicos, aburrido, letras sin mayor sentido y mas que nada mediocridad.
    Espero nadie pierda su tiempo escuchando este horrible "trabajo".    … Expand
  22. ryansliao
    Jul 8, 2016
    3
    This album must be what anyone who hates pop music hears when they listen to pop music. It's boring, it's underwritten, it's underwhelmingly produced. These tracks could not get generic enough in their chord structures and their subject matter. It's mediocre, but it's the infuriating type of mediocre. Why did he think it would be a good idea to produce this album ON HIS OWN?

    Favs: We    This album must be what anyone who hates pop music hears when they listen to pop music. It's boring, it's underwritten, it's underwhelmingly produced. These tracks could not get generic enough in their chord structures and their subject matter. It's mediocre, but it's the infuriating type of mediocre. Why did he think it would be a good idea to produce this album ON HIS OWN?

    Favs: We Don't Talk Anymore ft. Selena Gomez
    Least Favs: One Call Away, Marvin Gaye ft. Meghan Trainor, Dangerously    … Expand
  23. anatomiah
    Mar 25, 2016
    1
    This was a total cliche . My ears hurt so bad .

    cheesy lyrics
    predictable sound

    ugly , really ugly.

    I think he needs to take a moment and re-think his career . He is going anywhere with an album like this.
  24. OpinionatedAnon
    Apr 21, 2016
    1
    I heard his solo version of See You Again. Apparently, he clearly needs to step up his game: songwriting, singing, appeal and quality. His lyrics are full of basic cliches and his music definitely doesn't have a quality that appeals to people. And his singing, he basically sounds like a homeless beggar trying to get people's attention through entertainment. With his case, it shouldn't beI heard his solo version of See You Again. Apparently, he clearly needs to step up his game: songwriting, singing, appeal and quality. His lyrics are full of basic cliches and his music definitely doesn't have a quality that appeals to people. And his singing, he basically sounds like a homeless beggar trying to get people's attention through entertainment. With his case, it shouldn't be like that. If he can't make a better album than this one, he should just stick with being a producer instead of trying to make a career out of his non-qualifying sense of musical abilities.

    Also, I really thought I was gonna like "One Call Away", but NO! It was boring, it was full of clichés and he still sounds like a homeless beggar. Charlie, if you're reading this, you better take these as words of motivation so you can make a better album. An album that has REAL quality! No one wants you to stick with obsessive love, basic lyrics and lullaby ballads!!    … Expand
  25. gabrielfobia
    Sep 11, 2016
    1
    Just a couple of bad tracks with bad interpretation, the typical boy who wants some love, but ends up just melancholic and sad all the time, something that Charlie wasn't able to put up through his singing abilities.
  26. Noeyz
    Sep 23, 2016
    1
    Why is this album so low ???
    I really like See U again ,One Call away and We don't talk anymore .
    We don't talk anymore is so catchy ,Selena 's voice is suitable to Charlie . The others is meh ...and feel souless
  27. wasingtjme
    Nov 17, 2016
    2
    Verse, Chorus, Verse, Chorus, Bridge, Chorus.
    Repeating words, loops of chords.
    And all of the lyrics is just about the lame things. Very monotonous and basic.
  28. RodrigoMOD
    May 12, 2018
    0
    Charlie é talentoso mas impressiona com esse álbum catastrófico e cacofônico. As únicas músicas que valem perder o seu tempo são "See You Again" e "We Don't Talk Anymore".
  29. spongeswift
    Nov 12, 2017
    2
    Charlie has pushed the bar up on how generic and boring an album can be. This album has not one standout. There were a few ok songs but most of them were so bad that I wanted a refund on the album. It is so cheesy and frankly boring. You can tell he wanted to be like Ed or Taylor here but he could not achieve the emotion of love like they do.
  30. Jarody
    Feb 18, 2018
    3
    Charlie Puth is clearly a talented artist, he has a great voice, however he sacrificed his talent in order to make boring, repetitive and forgettable romantic ballads. It doesn't seem like the type of album Puth wanted to make, and it's not the album we wanted him to make either.
    Favourite Tracks: Marvin Gaye, We Don't Talk Anymore
    Least Favourite Tracks: Losing My Mind, My Gospel, Left    Charlie Puth is clearly a talented artist, he has a great voice, however he sacrificed his talent in order to make boring, repetitive and forgettable romantic ballads. It doesn't seem like the type of album Puth wanted to make, and it's not the album we wanted him to make either.
    Favourite Tracks: Marvin Gaye, We Don't Talk Anymore
    Least Favourite Tracks: Losing My Mind, My Gospel, Left Right Left, Then There's You, Suffer    … Expand
  31. Tabor
    Sep 20, 2017
    0
    Charlie Puth's showy debut has no substance, and is nothing compared to other debuts we've seen by the likes of ZAYN and John Bellion. There is no other word to describe charlie's debut but Horrible, because that is exactly what it is. Heartless, pop candy with endless flourishes. All the songs are extremelly bland and generic, making for an empty collection of "songs". I would say thatCharlie Puth's showy debut has no substance, and is nothing compared to other debuts we've seen by the likes of ZAYN and John Bellion. There is no other word to describe charlie's debut but Horrible, because that is exactly what it is. Heartless, pop candy with endless flourishes. All the songs are extremelly bland and generic, making for an empty collection of "songs". I would say that Puth should channel his songwriting ability better, but i'll say that to his ghost writers.… Expand
  32. BFIBFBO
    Dec 29, 2016
    2
    What puts me off is that if this was sung by Ed Sheeran, Justin Timberlake, and possibly even the Chainsmokers, it wouldn't be a bad album. But it is. Puth had the *well-thought out* idea to produce his debut album by himself. That's a stupid thing to do, even for a pop artist. Instrumentally, the songs are bland. You can SENSE the emptiness of the guitars and bass. And don't get meWhat puts me off is that if this was sung by Ed Sheeran, Justin Timberlake, and possibly even the Chainsmokers, it wouldn't be a bad album. But it is. Puth had the *well-thought out* idea to produce his debut album by himself. That's a stupid thing to do, even for a pop artist. Instrumentally, the songs are bland. You can SENSE the emptiness of the guitars and bass. And don't get me started on lyrics. Puth has just shown that he's trying way too hard to be like Mariah Carey or Michael Jackson, and failing, singing about past relationships and being a "hero." [False ego.] As for his voice, it's so whimpery and whiny that it sounds like he's going through puberty again.
    I enjoyed See You Again as much as anyone. But every other song by Puth just slowly turns him into the 16 year old Justin Bieber (The one we all hated). He lacks charisma, talent, and emotion, and his solace for all that is just fake.
    It could be worse, though. Still, I hate this album.    … Expand
  33. RK13
    Aug 26, 2017
    0
    Generic. This album is nothing to remember. Give it 10 years, no one will remember it. The one good song on this album is the one with Selena Gomez even if its just a whole load of autotune.
  34. Jmusic9
    Jul 7, 2018
    3
    Es claro que Charlie tiene talento, pero esto es simplemente tedioso y aburrido. Si tuviera que describir el álbum en una palabra sería MONÓTONO.
  35. MARTINCARDENAS
    May 2, 2021
    3
    We have to be frank and say that this album has more downfalls than hits. The melodies are not as attractive enough as the lyrics, and Charlie is stuck in the simple, reaching the boring. Songs like "We Don't Talk Anymore" and "See You Again" add a touch of quality, but they don't save the album as a whole.
  36. Heartlesssel
    Feb 16, 2020
    0
    This album is very repetitive. Nothing really special about it. If I you were you I wouldn’t listen
  37. andyn823
    Jun 6, 2020
    1
    This album is mediocre, boring and bland. I like "One Call Away" and that's it. This album lacks creativity and consistency. All songs sound boring and they are nothing new. A lame album. No good quality in it.
  38. GamePlayer77
    May 26, 2021
    3
    Charlie Puth tries to sell you his debut "album" that, when talking about things put together well, contains nothing but a few mediocre cadences and vocal takes.

    FAV TRACK: We Don't Talk Anymore
    LEAST FAV TRACK: Left Right Left
  39. juanselopez340
    May 14, 2023
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Hell to hear, this is so mediocre that it seems like a child talking or supposedly "singing" because the truth has nothing to do with his experience… Expand

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Generally unfavorable reviews - based on 7 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 7
  3. Negative: 3 out of 7
  1. Q Magazine
    Feb 5, 2016
    20
    Nine Track Mind whimpers like a sick kitten. [Mar 2016, p.113]
  2. Pitchfork
    Feb 3, 2016
    25
    It doesn’t help that Nine Track Mind is all ballads except for three tracks, two of which are duets (Trainor, a sleepy Selena Gomez) that somehow still feel like ballads. Puth cannot fill this frame of sentimentality with any genuine sentiment.
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  3. The Observer (UK)
    Feb 1, 2016
    40
    There are flashes of something special on Suffer, and the surprisingly sultry Selena Gomez collaboration We Don’t Talk Anymore, but in general, Puth’s anonymity is infuriating.
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