Nine Track Mind
The pop singer has gained steady momentum from his early days uploading acoustic cover songs to YouTube to sharing the mic with Wiz Khalifa (“See You Again”) and Meghan Trainor (“Marvin Gaye”). *Nine Track Mind* is Puth’s major-label debut, spotlighting his sensitive yet assertive singing style. He shows old-school heartthrob flair on “Marvin Gaye,” “Left Right Left,” and “One Call Away.” Along with the Khalifa and Trainor duets, Selena Gomez sits in on the tender “We Don’t Talk Anymore,” confirming that his star ascension is reaching critical levels.
The 24-year-old Berklee College of Music graduate and former YouTube star Charlie Puth has already had three top 40 singles, all since last February: The Meghan Trainor duet "Marvin Gaye", "See You Again" featuring Wiz Khalifa, and "One Call Away," an ocean of syrup that sounds exactly like "See You Again" and is the first song on Puth's debut LP.
For all this bluster, Charlie Puth essentially has two modes on his 2016 debut: balladeer and song-and-dance man.
Charlie Puth maintains a consistently high standard of songwriting on his debut album