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Voicenotes
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8.1

Universal acclaim- based on 186 Ratings

  • Summary: The second full-length release for the pop singer-songwriter was self-produced and features guest appearances from Boyz II Men, Kehlani and James Taylor.
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Attention
Whoa oh oh hm You've been runnin' 'round, runnin' 'round, runnin' 'round throwin' that dirt all on my name 'Cause you knew that I, knew that I, knew... See the rest of the song lyrics
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5
  1. Variety
    May 18, 2018
    73
    Voicenotes may be pretty effective in chronicling the sexual paranoia of beautiful twentysomethings who just can’t trust each other not to trade up, but it’s also a pretty good time, just like the one you imagine Puth has been having, the occasional betrayal notwithstanding.
  2. AllMusic
    May 18, 2018
    70
    Success may have almost spoiled Puth, but it fueled his upward creative swing.
  3. Spin
    May 18, 2018
    70
    Across the album’s 13 exceedingly catchy yet contradictory tracks, Puth laments his success and desirability while boasting about both. ... Voicenotes feels like a step, at the very least, in the right direction.
  4. Rolling Stone
    May 18, 2018
    60
    Where his debut album that followed, Nine Track Mind, stumbled in its efforts to give him an identity in a sea of bright-eyed male pop stars, Voicenotes feels like a step, at the very least, in the right direction.
  5. New Musical Express (NME)
    May 18, 2018
    60
    Sure, sometimes it verges into the sickly saccharine (‘Through It All’ nicks a piano line from Randy Newman and some Disney strings, and drops a sticky vocal line on top of them, and collab with American folk singer James Taylor ‘Change’ is a dreary cliché) but then there are the moments of pop brilliance.

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  1. Positive: 38 out of 48
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 48
  3. Negative: 3 out of 48
  1. Sohaki
    May 8, 2020
    10
    Literalmente perfeito! Charlie infelizmente é um artista muito não notado e também não aproveita bastante a sua voz como deveria mas suasLiteralmente perfeito! Charlie infelizmente é um artista muito não notado e também não aproveita bastante a sua voz como deveria mas suas músicas são incríveis e seus vocais o mesmo.… Expand
  2. Razurio
    Aug 10, 2021
    10
    a friend pressured me into writing this review
    lyrical genius 10/10
    hardcrush on this cute boy
  4. Sebas1329
    May 26, 2018
    10
    Este album es ARTE puro, todas sus canciones transmiten una electronica pop muy bien elaborada, sus canciones estan muy bien compuestas, es unEste album es ARTE puro, todas sus canciones transmiten una electronica pop muy bien elaborada, sus canciones estan muy bien compuestas, es un album con un poco de todo y muy completo. Un 10 completamente merecido.… Expand
  5. StanStrecci
    Aug 8, 2018
    9
    Es un muy buen disco, teniendo en cuenta que ha tenido una evolución vocal en comparación a sus anteriores trabajos, y a una apropiación mayorEs un muy buen disco, teniendo en cuenta que ha tenido una evolución vocal en comparación a sus anteriores trabajos, y a una apropiación mayor de estilos propios que ya se vuelven característicos de él y lo alejan de ser otro artista genérico. Su mejor trabajo hasta el momento. Como productor y compositor es bastante admirable.… Expand
  6. larrie
    Feb 8, 2019
    8
    Literally we see much progress in Charlie Puth, and this album is definitely much better than 9 track mind.
  7. savioeu
    May 19, 2018
    7
    That's what we can call an improvement, right? Comparing Voicenotes to Nine Track Mind feels even unfair, but shows how this man gained someThat's what we can call an improvement, right? Comparing Voicenotes to Nine Track Mind feels even unfair, but shows how this man gained some maturity and it's reflected in his songs. Mixing soul/r&b and pop suits him well and, damn, boy chooses the perfect tracks to become singles: Attention and How Long are the highlights her, but Boy and The Way I Am also deserve a special, ahem, Attention!… Expand
  8. Tom_swift
    Feb 15, 2020
    0
    This album sounds like **** overrated, everything sounds the same, boring, aged like milk

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