Nine Track Mind

Nine Track Mind
Studio album by Charlie Puth
Released	January 29, 2016[1]
Recorded	2014–15
Genre	R&B pop[2]
Length	41:04
Label	Atlantic
Producer	Charlie Puth DJ Frank E Matt Prime Red Triangle Breyan Isaac Jonathan "J.R." Rotem Infamous Geoffro Cause Johan "Carolina Liar" Carlsson Jesse Shatkin
Charlie Puth chronology
Some Type of Love (2015) Nine Track Mind (2016)
Singles from Nine Track Mind
"Marvin Gaye" Released: February 10, 2015 "One Call Away" Released: August 20, 2015 "We Don't Talk Anymore" Released: May 24, 2016 "Dangerously" Released: December 2, 2016

Nine Track Mind is the debut studio album by American singer Charlie Puth. It was released on January 29, 2016, by Atlantic Records, after being scheduled to be released on November 6, 2015.^[1] Puth has produced throughout the album.^[3]

The album's lead single, "Marvin Gaye" featuring Meghan Trainor, was released on February 10, 2015. It peaked at number 21 on the Billboard Hot 100 and topped the charts in various countries including France, Ireland, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. The album's second single, "One Call Away", was released on August 20, 2015. It peaked at number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100. On May 24, 2016, Puth released the third single "We Don't Talk Anymore", featuring Selena Gomez. The song has peaked at number 9 on the Billboard Hot 100.

The album peaked at number 6 on the Billboard 200, however, it received negative reviews from critics with a score of 37 out of 100 on Metacritic becoming the 7th worst reviewed album on the site.

The finalized track listing was revealed on December 11, 2015.^[4] The final tracklist removed the tracks "Know Your Name" and "Hard" and replaced them with "Dangerously" and "We Don't Talk Anymore". "I Won't Tell A Soul" was also due for inclusion on the Japanese edition, but was subsequently removed. Puth embarked on his Nine Track Mind Tour in March 2016.^[5]

A deluxe edition containing 3 new songs was released on November 11, 2016.

Singles

"Marvin Gaye", which features guest vocals from Meghan Trainor, was released on February 10, 2015, as the first single from the album. "One Call Away" was announced by Puth as the second single from the album on August 4, 2015, and was released along with the pre-order of the album on January 29, 2016.^[1] On May 11, 2016, Puth announced "We Don't Talk Anymore" as the third single from the album. The song features Selena Gomez as the guest artist. It impacted US contemporary hit radio on May 24, 2016.^[6] "Dangerously" was released as the fourth and final single from the album. It impacted Italian radio stations on December 2, 2016.^[7]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	37/100[8]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[9]
Entertainment Weekly	C+[10]
The Guardian	[2]
Idolator	[11]
Newsday	B-[12]
The Observer	[13]
Pitchfork Media	2.5/10[14]
Q	[8]
Spin	3/10[15]
Toronto Sun	2.5/5[16]

Nine Track Mind received generally negative reviews from music critics. On Metacritic, which assigns a rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album gained an average score of 37, based on 7 reviews, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews," making it the 7th worst reviewed album on the website.^[8][17] The Guardian's Rachel Aroesti gave Nine Track Mind three out of five stars, saying, "the standard of his songwriting is consistently high, and his central theme — romantic obsession that verges on the masochistic — makes for a record that softly burns."^[2] In a negative review for Pitchfork Media, Jia Tolentino — recognizing Puth's talent and "considerable abilities" — wrote that "the album's emotional range covers the spectrum from light longing to light infatuation, contributing to the overall sense that Nine Track Mind is aimed exclusively at hairlessness: children, prepubescents, the discomfitingly waxed."^[14]

Track listing

Standard edition[1]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"One Call Away"	Charlie Puth Justin "DJ Frank E" Franks Maureen Anne McDonald Matt Prime Shy Carter Breyan Isaac	DJ Frank E Matt Prime	3:14
2.	"Dangerously"	Puth James Abrahart Alexander "Xplicit" Izquierdo Jonathan Rotem	J.R. Rotem Infamous Puth^[a]	3:19
3.	"Marvin Gaye" (featuring Meghan Trainor)	Puth Julie Frost Jacob Luttrell Nick Seeley	Puth	3:10
4.	"Losing My Mind"	Puth Ruby Tartt Isaac Vera Hall	Puth Isaac^[a]	3:32
5.	"We Don't Talk Anymore" (featuring Selena Gomez)	Puth Jacob Kasher Selena Gomez	Puth	3:37
6.	"My Gospel"	Puth Josh Kear	Puth	3:30
7.	"Up All Night"	Puth Bonnie McKee Thomas Troelsen Giorgio Tuinfort	Jesse Shatkin Prime^[b]	3:10
8.	"Left Right Left"	Puth Geoffrey Earley Paris Jones Marc Griffin Franks	Geoffro Cause DJ Frank E	3:26
9.	"Then There's You"	Puth Ross Golan Johan Carlsson	Carlsson Puth^[a]	3:34
10.	"Suffer"	Puth Breyan Stanley Isaac	Puth	3:30
11.	"As You Are" (featuring Shy Carter)	Puth Rick Parkhouse George Tizzard Jack Martello Carter	Red Triangle	3:55
12.	"Some Type of Love"	Puth David Brook	Puth	3:07
Total length:				41:04

Deluxe edition[18]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
13.	"River"	Puth Priscilla Renea	Puth	3:11
14.	"Does It Feel"			3:38
15.	"Nothing But Trouble (Instagram Models)" (Dance Remix)	Puth Dwayne Michael Carter Will Lobban-Bean	Puth	4:46
Total length:				52:39

International bonus track[19]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
13.	"See You Again" (Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth)	Puth Franks Cameron Jibril Thomaz Andrew Cedar	Puth Justin "DJ Frank E" Franks Andrew Cedar	3:49
Total length:				44:53

Japan bonus tracks[20]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
14.	"Marvin Gaye" (featuring Wale)			3:20
15.	"Marvin Gaye" (featuring Meghan Trainor) (Bohem Remix)			3:14
16.	"One Call Away" (featuring Tyga) (Remix)			3:12
17.	"One Call Away" (KLYMVX Remix)			3:41
Total length:				58:20

Japan Tour Edition bonus tracks[21]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
18.	"One Call Away" (Acoustic)			3:09
19.	"Marvin Gaye" (Live)			3:14
20.	"Some Type of Love" (Live)			3:18
Total length:				68:01

Korean Special Edition[22]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
14.	"Suffer" (Vince Staples & AndreaLo Remix)			4:02
15.	"One Call Away" (Acoustic)			3:09
16.	"One Call Away" (Piano-pella)			2:23
Total length:				54:27

Notes:

• ^{^a} signifies a co-producer.
• ^{^b} signifies an additional producer.
• "Losing My Mind" contains elements of Vera Hall's song "Wild Ox Moan".

Credits and personnel

• James Abrahart – songwriter
• Jack Edwards – writer
• David Brook – writer
• Andrew Carter – writer
• Shy Carter – featured artist, writer
• Andrew Cedar – producer, writer
• Maureen Anne McDonald – writer
• Bonnie Mckee – writer
• Geoffrey Earley – producer, writer
• Justin "DJ Frank E" Franks – producer, writer
• Julie Frost – writer
• Marc Griffin – writer
• Brittany Clark - writer
• Selena Gomez – writer, featured artist
• Breyan Stanley Isaacs – writer
• Paris Jones – writer
• Jacob Luttrell – writer
• Rick Parkhouse – writer
• Breyon Prescott – writer
• Matt Prime – writer
• Charlie Puth – lead vocals, producer, writer, primary artist
• Nick Seely – writer
• Meghan Trainor – featured artist
• Red Triangle – producer
• Cameron Jibril Thomaz – writer
• George Tizzard – writer

Charts

Chart (2016)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[23]	8
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[24]	17
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[25]	17
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[26]	17
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[27]	5
Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI)[28]	33
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[29]	6
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[30]	13
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[31]	38
French Albums (SNEP)[32]	5
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[33]	36
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[34]	20
Irish Albums (IRMA)[35]	18
Italian Albums (FIMI)[36]	21
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[37]	17
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[38]	2
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[39]	16
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[40]	24
Scottish Albums (OCC)[41]	6
South African Albums (RISA)[42]	7
South Korean Albums (Gaon)[43]	33
South Korean Albums International (Gaon)[44]	3
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[45]	21
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[46]	24
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[47]	10
Taiwanese Albums (Five Music)[48]	1
UK Albums (OCC)[49]	6
US Billboard 200[50]	6

Certifications and sales

Region	Certification	Certified units/Sales
Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[51]	Gold	30,000^^
France (SNEP)[52]	Gold	50,000^*
New Zealand (RMNZ)[53]	Gold	7,500^^
Sweden (GLF)[54]	Gold	20,000^^
United Kingdom (BPI)[55]	Gold	100,000^^
United States (RIAA)[56]	Gold	500,000^^
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Version
United States	January 29, 2016[1]	Atlantic	CD digital download	Standard
United States	November 11, 2016	Atlantic	CD digital download	Deluxe

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