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Name       .:. Charlie Puth - Charlie

Genre       :  Pop
Source      :  CDDA
Type       .:. Album

Artist      :  Charlie Puth
Label       :  Atlantic (Warner)
Titel       :  Charlie

Tracks      :  12
Playtime    :  33:02
Size        :  62,46 MB

Encoder     :  VBRNEW - LAME3.100 - V0
Quality     :  VBR kbps / 44.1kHz / Joint-Stereo
Bitrate     :  avg. 263kbps

[ Tracklist ]

01.That's Hilarious                                      02:25
02.Charlie Be Quiet!                                     02:08
03.Light Switch                                          03:08
04.There's A First Time For Everything                   02:17
05.Smells Like Me                                        03:24
06.Left And Right Feat. Jung Kook Of BTS                 02:34
07.Loser                                                 03:24
08.When You're Sad I'm Sad                               02:54
09.Marks On My Neck                                      02:18
10.Tears On My Piano                                     03:01
11.I Don't Think That I Like Her                         03:09
12.No More Drama                                         02:20

Total  33:02 Min

Pop singer Charlie Puth returns with his first
full-length effort since 2018’s Voicenotes, Charlie.
On the dozen songs here, he tries to capture a more
personal self-portrait.

Most of the tracks feature a subdued synth and loop
combination, allowing for Puth’s soulful
harmonization to do the heavy lifting. The opening
track acts as more of a kiss-off, recounting the
story of lost love following a messy breakup.

“After all the things you out me through/ Yeah,
you’re delirious/ That’s hilarious,” he sings.

Some songs veer more into the autobiographical. Case
in point: the also self-referential “Charlie Be
Quiet!” The track isn’t particularly quiet, mixing
in lightly distorted guitar playing, giving it a
pinch of personality. “Light Switch ” mixes things
up with an understated upbeat melody with a warm
synth that matches the bass groove.

“There’s a First time For Everything” starts with an
’80s synth flair before shifting toward a more
contemporary pop song. The songs are bouncy and fun
without necessarily bringing anything new to the
table. We’ve heard this from Puth before.

The ’80s vibes stick around for the synth-driven
“Smells Like Me,” an ode to the singer’s lingering
scent. It’s a lyric that’s equal parts inventive and
odd.

Puth recruits Jung Kook from BTS on the smooth and
funky “Left and Right,” their voices harmonizing
fairly well, each with a distinct upper register.
The pre-release single is already a crowd pleaser,
and that’s why it came early. That vibe carries
through on bluesy pop cut “Loser,” which builds on
its predecessor with even more synths.

Want more breakup jams? The pace slow considerably
on “When You’re Sad I’m Said,” a piano-driven cut
that’s sorrowful and bleary-eyed. This one’s about
taking back a lost lover. Puth is nothing if not a
believer in second chances. Or third chance. “Marks
On My Neck” picks up the pace as Puth sings of
reconciling a lost love. Much like “Smells Like Me,”
the song has some peculiar wording choices. “Tears
On Piano” then brings back the heavy harmonization
with a groove-heavy synth instrumental.

After a record full of breakups, Charlie Puth comes
to the ultimate revelation that, “I Don’t Think That
I Like Her.” On the track, the singer laments his
lost love with a more pessimistic view of his
chances for a healthy relationship.

“They’re all the same/ They just want to see me fall
apart,” Puth sings.

He makes a declaration with the album closer: “No
More Drama.” This mid-tempo ballad make some
assertions that he won’t repeat the same mistakes.
It’s positive, at least, but how much you believe
that may vary.

Puth remains a talent as a vocalist, though Charlie
doesn’t break any new ground for him. His search for
love—and a lover—sometimes makes for a compelling
narrative, but these songs tend to blend into one
another.

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