PTX Presents: Top Pop, Vol. I (alternatively written PTX Presents: Top Pop, Vol. 1) is the sixth studio album by American a cappella group Pentatonix, released on April 13, 2018. It is their first album with bass vocalist Matt Sallee, and without original bass vocalist Avi Kaplan.[2] It is also their first full-length album not to feature any original material.
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| Released | April 13, 2018 | |||
| Recorded | January–February 2018 | |||
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| Length | 35:15[1] | |||
| Label | RCA | |||
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Production
editThe album was announced on February 27, 2018, together with a new tour in the following summer.[3] Pentatonix announced the tracklist on April 10.[4][5]
Three singles from the album were released before the release: "Havana" on February 23, 2018, "New Rules x Are You That Somebody?" on March 9, and "Attention" on March 23.[6][7][8] Pentatonix released a performance of a mashup of songs on the album on YouTube on April 19, 2018.[9]
Reception
edit| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [10] |
AllMusic gave the album a rating of 3 out of 5, stating "Make no mistake, [Pentatonix] are still proudly the children of Glee, but that's also the ace up their sleeve: they're flashy about their hip attributes, which helps disguise how this album is -- at its core -- music by a very good music theater troupe."[10]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Lead vocals | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Attention" (Charlie Puth cover) | Charlie Puth, Jacob Kasher | Scott Hoying, Mitch Grassi, Kirstin Maldonado | 2:51 |
| 2. | "Finesse" (Bruno Mars cover) | Bruno Mars, Philip Lawrence, Christopher Brody Brown, James Fauntleroy, Johnathan Yip, Ray Romulus, Jeremy Reeves, Ray McCullough II | Hoying, Grassi | 3:11 |
| 3. | "New Rules x Are You That Somebody?" (Dua Lipa / Aaliyah medley) | Caroline Ailin, Emily Warren, Ian Kirkpatrick / Static Major, Timbaland | Hoying | 2:58 |
| 4. | "Havana" (Camila Cabello cover) | Camila Cabello, Young Thug, Adam Feeney, Brittany Hazzard, Ali Tamposi, Brian Lee, Andrew Watt, Pharrell Williams, Louis Bell, Kaan Gunesberk | Hoying, Grassi | 2:35 |
| 5. | "Perfect" (Ed Sheeran cover) | Ed Sheeran, Will Hicks, Benny Blanco | Hoying | 4:22 |
| 6. | "Stay" (Zedd and Alessia Cara cover) | Linus Wiklund, Sarah Aarons, Anders Frøen, Alessia Caracciolo | Matt Sallee, Hoying, Grassi, Maldonado | 3:22 |
| 7. | "Feel It Still" (Portugal. The Man cover) | Robert Bateman, Zachary Scott Carothers, Freddie Gorman, John Baldwin Gourley, John Hill, Brian Holland, Eric Andrew Howk, Kyle O'Quin, Jason Wade Sechrist, Asa Taccone | Grassi | 3:00 |
| 8. | "Despacito x Shape of You" (Luis Fonsi featuring Daddy Yankee / Sheeran medley) | Luis Rodríguez, Erika Ender, Ramón Ayala / Sheeran, Steve Mac, Johnny McDaid, Kandi Burruss, Tameka Cottle, Kevin Briggs[11] | Grassi, Maldonado, Hoying | 3:18 |
| 9. | "Issues" (Julia Michaels cover) | Julia Michaels, Benjamin Levin, Tor Hermansen, Mikkel Eriksen, Justin Tranter | Maldonado | 2:41 |
| 10. | "Praying" (Kesha cover) | Kesha Sebert, Andrew Joslyn, Ben Abraham, Ryan Lewis | Hoying, Grassi, Maldonado | 3:34 |
| 11. | "Sorry Not Sorry" (Demi Lovato cover) | Demi Lovato, Warren "Oak" Felder, Sean Douglas, Trevor Brown, William Zaire Simmons | Hoying, Grassi | 3:23 |
| Total length: | 35:15 | |||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Lead vocals | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12. | "Take On Me" (A-ha cover) | Magne Furuholmen, Morten Harket, Pål Waaktaar | Grassi, Hoying | 3:29 |
| Total length: | 38:44 | |||
Personnel
edit- Scott Hoying – baritone lead and backing vocals
- Mitch Grassi – tenor lead and backing vocals
- Kirstin Maldonado – alto lead and backing vocals
- Matt Sallee – vocal bass, vocal percussion at the end of "Havana" (beatbass), bass lead and backing vocals
- Kevin Olusola – vocal percussion, backing vocals, vocal flugelhorn at the end of "Havana", cello on "Perfect"
Charts
edit| Chart (2018) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA)[13] | 26 |
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[14] | 8 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[15] | 28 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[16] | 142 |
| Canadian Albums (Billboard)[17] | 15 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[18] | 23 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[19] | 35 |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon)[20] | 34 |
| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[21] | 30 |
| Polish Albums (ZPAV)[22] | 42 |
| Portuguese Albums (AFP)[23] | 39 |
| Scottish Albums (OCC)[24] | 60 |
| Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[25] | 92 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[26] | 19 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[27] | 76 |
| US Billboard 200[28] | 10 |
References
edit- ^ "PTX Presents: Top Pop, Vol. 1". iTunes. Archived from the original on 2018-04-24. Retrieved 2018-04-11.
- ^ Hoying, Scott. "Excited to introduce Matt Sallee!! Our new bass joining us this holiday season! I hope y'all LOVE him as much as we do!pic.twitter.com/YAZQ2iJKpe" – via Twitter.
- ^ "Pentatonix Announce A New Album For This Spring & A Summer Tour". Idolator.com. Archived from the original on 2018-03-01. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
- ^ "#PTXTopPopV1 Artist Tracklist Reveal". Pentatonix' Facebook. April 10, 2018. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
- ^ "Tracklist revealed". Pentatonix' Facebook. April 10, 2018. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
- ^ "Pentatonix Puts Their Spin on Camila Cabello's 'Havana' in New Video". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2018-03-01. Retrieved March 14, 2018.
- ^ "Pentatonix Drop Video for 'New Rules' and 'Are You That Somebody' Mashup". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2018-03-09. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
- ^ "Pentatonix Unveil A Vibrant Reimagining Of Charlie Puth's "Attention"". Idolator. March 23, 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-03-24. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
- ^ "TOP POP, VOL. I MEDLEY – Pentatonix". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2018-04-22. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
- ^ a b Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved April 16, 2018.
- ^ "ACE Repertory". ASCAP. Archived from the original on 2017-05-04. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
- ^ "【CD】PTXプレゼンツ: トップ・ポップ VOL.I(ジャパン・エディション) Album". Tower Records Japan. Japan. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
- ^ "ARIA Australian Top 50 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. April 23, 2018. Archived from the original on 2016-10-22. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
- ^ "Austriancharts.at – Pentatonix – PTX Presents: Top Pop, Vol. I" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 25, 2018.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Pentatonix – PTX Presents: Top Pop, Vol. I" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Pentatonix – PTX Presents: Top Pop, Vol. I" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
- ^ "Pentatonix Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 25, 2018.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Pentatonix – PTX Presents: Top Pop, Vol. I" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Pentatonix – PTX Presents: Top Pop, Vol. I" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
- ^ "Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2016-12-05" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved December 31, 2018.
- ^ "NZ Top 40 Albums Chart". Recorded Music NZ. April 23, 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-04-20. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
- ^ "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved April 26, 2018.
- ^ "Portuguesecharts.com – Pentatonix – PTX Presents: Top Pop, Vol. I". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 11, 2018.
- ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
- ^ "Top 100 Albumes – Semana 16: del 13.4.2018 al 19.4.2018" (in Spanish). Productores de Música de España. Archived from the original on 2018-04-25. Retrieved April 25, 2018.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Pentatonix – PTX Presents: Top Pop, Vol. I". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 25, 2018.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
- ^ Caulfield, Keith (April 22, 2018). "Jason Aldean Scores Fourth No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart With 'Rearview Town'". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2018-04-22. Retrieved April 23, 2018.