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. 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
  2. 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
  3. 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.
  4. Mariana_777
    May 1, 2021
    10
    Im sorry but i really don’t understand why those negative reviews, like ??? this album is SOO GOOD, its a very good and enjoyable album also it almost every track is a Bop and tbh is ok for being his debut album, i really liked it
  5. PEDROMFR
    Mar 31, 2021
    8
    Puth's vocal habilities and lyric composition should be recognized in all terms. Nine Track Mind is a project full of powerful balads that make us truly get to know the artist behind them, which is so important.
  6. savioeu
    Mar 19, 2021
    5
    It's the right artist in the wrong moment. There are plenty male performers singing about romantic proposals already and Charlie's are not more mature. Highlights are Losing My Mind, One Call Away and We Don't Talk Anymore. Everything else, including hits See You Again and Marvin Gaye (well, you gotta have a hit, right? We can't blame him) become futile and a bit silly. His "make or break"It's the right artist in the wrong moment. There are plenty male performers singing about romantic proposals already and Charlie's are not more mature. Highlights are Losing My Mind, One Call Away and We Don't Talk Anymore. Everything else, including hits See You Again and Marvin Gaye (well, you gotta have a hit, right? We can't blame him) become futile and a bit silly. His "make or break" moment will come in the following album though.… Expand
  7. Souka
    Jan 29, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. An amazing album by the most talented artist ever,he is the one who wrote,produced and performed every single song of it.… Expand
  8. ameethere
    Sep 22, 2020
    10
    I love this album ❤ it's my fave, this album has some of the fave songs that made me cp fan
  9. 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.
  10. chrischarles
    May 10, 2020
    4
    I love Charlie and some of the songs are good, but the rest are repetitive and boring.
  11. NolanLundgaard
    Mar 24, 2020
    5
    Nine Track Mind by Charlie Puth: 4.45 (4.66)

    One Call Away: 1 :) (0.75) Dangerously: 1 :) (1) Marvin Gaye (feat. Meghan Trainor): 0.25 (0.5) Losing My Mind: 0.25 We Don’t Talk Anymore: 1 :) My Gospel: 1 :) (1) Up All Night: 1 :) (1) Left Right Left: 1 :) (1) Then There’s You: 1 (0.5) Suffer: 0 (0.25) As You Are: 0.25 Some Type of Love: 0.75 (0.5) River: 0.5 (0.75) Does It    Nine Track Mind by Charlie Puth: 4.45 (4.66)

    One Call Away: 1 :) (0.75)
    Dangerously: 1 :) (1)
    Marvin Gaye (feat. Meghan Trainor): 0.25 (0.5)
    Losing My Mind: 0.25
    We Don’t Talk Anymore: 1 :)
    My Gospel: 1 :) (1)
    Up All Night: 1 :) (1)
    Left Right Left: 1 :) (1)
    Then There’s You: 1 (0.5)
    Suffer: 0 (0.25)
    As You Are: 0.25
    Some Type of Love: 0.75 (0.5)
    River: 0.5 (0.75)
    Does It Feel: 1 :)
    Nothing But Trouble - Instagram Model: 0 (0.5)

    10/15 ~ .667 -> 4.45

    “I liked Nine Track Mind a lot more than I thought I would. There are actually some really good songs on this album, such as We Don’t Talk Anymore, Does It Feel and My Gospel, to name a few. Of course, as in Charlie Puth’s other album, Voicenotes, a lot of the songs sound the same. That being said, Nine Track Mind is not a terrible album, even if some people think that it is. Highlights: Dangerously, We Don’t Talk Anymore, My Gospel, Up All Night, Left Right Left, and Does It Feel.”

    I re-reviewed Voicenotes because it was the first album I had reviewed, and it was a couple months before I started doing this more. Because Nine Track Mind was the only other Puth album (besides the hidden Ego), I decided to re-review this album as well. In fact, I was even more disappointed the second time around. This is true that there are definitely songs in Nine Track Mind that I enjoyed, but living with those great songs are Nothing But Trouble and Suffer (and Marvin Gaye, and Losing My Mind, and As You Are), which were horrid songs. Suffer was actually bad and I didn’t really like Marvin Gaye (the song, not the singer) because it felt like Puth made a song out of one that Gaye had already made. I’m fine if songs reference other songs, but they should not be based on one another; where’s the creativity in that? Anyway, there were quite a few songs that I liked more the second time around, but it sadly just wasn’t enough for me to call Nine Track Mind a good album. Highlights: One Call Away, Dangerously, We Don’t Talk Anymore, My Gospel, Up All Night, Left Right Left, The There’s You, and Does It Feel.    … Expand
  12. Heartlesssel
    Feb 16, 2020
    0
    This album is very repetitive. Nothing really special about it. If I you were you I wouldn’t listen
  13. cipriano
    Feb 14, 2020
    5
    It comes to be a great album and with great powers, but its production and tracks that do not reach its peak of a sound and good but rather poorly made and poorly produced. The most produced track comes to be with Selena Gomez, and that's not a compliment but that on a 13-track album I only have one in its spotlight. But its vocal potential does not leave aside, but rather being theIt comes to be a great album and with great powers, but its production and tracks that do not reach its peak of a sound and good but rather poorly made and poorly produced. The most produced track comes to be with Selena Gomez, and that's not a compliment but that on a 13-track album I only have one in its spotlight. But its vocal potential does not leave aside, but rather being the biggest highlight of it. Charlie promises more ahead, and I'm looking forward to seeing this.… Expand
  14. ABRAHAMDXM34
    Sep 9, 2019
    8
    Excelentes temas , el álbum le faltó poder por algunos temas que no van con el álbum , temas como One Call Away, Dangerously, We Don't Talk anymore,Suffer, Then there's you son temas que hace que valga la pena. Pero otros temas como Left Right left, my gospel, son temas que desvían mucho el álbum
  15. Vaibav
    Jan 15, 2019
    10
    This album is actually good, you guys dislike him only because he writes about love, not about sex or explicit things. I am not really a fan, but this much hate to an album is unfair, so I'm boosting the ratings.
  16. gabrielcipriano
    Dec 21, 2018
    7
    The album has great songs and Charlie with impeccable vocals. Although, there remains a vague space on his album that lacks the essence in each of his songs. His compositions are felt. Evolution better it all, he's a huge artist!
  17. RAMPunk
    Sep 5, 2018
    7
    This isn't the best album Chalrie Puth can create but it still owns songs that reflects about love and some pure bits over the past years. 'Ego' was much better because it was more diverse.
  18. 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.
  19. 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".
  20. Gabriel7ML
    May 11, 2018
    9
    The album is really great. Might be not perfect, but it's good enough to listen, relax and sing along.
  21. hp20047
    Mar 19, 2018
    6
    I like the songs and I sing along whenever they're playing, but, with the exception of one call away and marvin gayne, they're pretty forgettable, and they all sound pretty similar and generic.
  22. 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
  23. nicoledny55
    Feb 1, 2018
    10
    Those mixtures of sounds, I rescue many songs from this album, it is difficult to coincide with this page, but I leave aside your punctuation about this album and I will support this artist who is much better than you think.
  24. Electro252015
    Jan 23, 2018
    10
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  25. 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.
  26. how_tobefamous
    Nov 5, 2017
    10
    I love the album! But why does it have negative reviews? Favorite songs off the album are: "Dangerously", "Left Right Left", "One Call Away", and "Suffer". Can't wait for "Voicenotes."
  27. 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
  28. 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.
  29. YunuenMendes
    Aug 15, 2017
    10
    Charlie tiene un gran talento, pero muchos no lo ven, por dios el fue quien escribio la cancion de see you again que ahora es uno de los videos mas vistos de youtube, saben este album fue algo comercial, solo para darse a conocer mas, pero en su proximo album espero que demuestre el talento que tiene
  30. LinttaFlamingo
    Jun 27, 2017
    4
    Good voice doesn't necessarily mean good songs. Unfortunately not a lot of stuff here feels original, and a lot of the songs sound almost the same. Doesn't hook enough for a second listen.
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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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