Pentatonix (album)

Pentatonix
Studio album by Pentatonix
Released October 16, 2015
Recorded 2015
Genre A cappella
Length 41:55
Label RCA
Producer
Pentatonix chronology
That's Christmas to Me
(2014)		 Pentatonix
(2015)
Singles from Pentatonix
  1. "Cheerleader"
    Released: August 21, 2015
  2. "Can't Sleep Love"
    Released: September 4, 2015
  3. "Where Are Ü Now"
    Released: September 25, 2015
  4. "Sing"
    Released: October 16, 2015
  5. "If I Ever Fall In Love"
    Released: February 15, 2015

Pentatonix is the eponymous original-written debut and overall fourth studio album by American a cappella group Pentatonix, which was released on October 16, 2015. The release date was announced on Twitter by a series of pictures featuring the five band members released over a five day-span, with one band member added to the picture each day, culminating in the date being revealed on August 28.[1] It is the group's seventh release.[2]

This is the first release of the band to feature predominantly original material (the only covers being the cover of Shai's "If I Ever Fall in Love and the bonus tracks on the deluxe version of the album). Pentatonix also marks the first time band members receive individual songwriting credits for the majority of the tracks.

Pentatonix debuted atop the US Billboard 200 chart with 98,000 units. It is their first No. 1 album on this chart.

Track listing

Pentatonix — Standard edition[3]
No. TitleWriter(s)Lead vocals Length
1. "Na Na Na"  
Grassi 2:36
2. "Can't Sleep Love"  
  • Hoying
  • Grassi
 2:53
3. "Sing"  
  • Hoying
  • Olusola
 2:57
4. "Misbehavin'"  
  • Hoying
  • Grassi
 3:43
5. "Ref"  
  • Hoying
  • Olusola
  • Parks
  • Hoying
  • Maldonado
 3:14
6. "First Things First"  
  • Hoying
  • Olusola
  • Kevin Fisher
Hoying 2:41
7. "Rose Gold"  
Hoying 3:43
8. "If I Ever Fall in Love" (featuring Jason Derulo)Carl Martin
  • Derulo
  • Hoying
 3:14
9. "Cracked"  
Hoying 2:54
10. "Water"  
Maldonado 3:11
11. "Take Me Home"  
  • Olusola
  • Maldonado
  • Mae
  • Hoying
  • Grassi
 2:56
12. "New Year's Day"  
  • Hoying
  • Grassi
  • Olusola
  • Johnson
  • Hollander
  • Hoying
  • Grassi
 3:38
13. "Light in the Hallway"  
  • Hoying
  • Grassi
  • Mae
Kaplan 4:15

Reception

Commercial reception

The album debuted at number 8 in New Zealand[6] and number 1 on the US Billboard 200.[7] In the US, the album started with 98,000 units (88,000 in pure album sales).[7]

Critical reception

The album received mostly positive reviews from critics. Matt Collar of AllMusic wrote, "Ultimately, by moving away from cover tunes, Pentatonix have helped push the a cappella style even further into the pop spotlight. That the only instruments they've used to do it are their voices makes their achievement all the more impressive."[8]

Personnel

Pentatonix
Additional personnel

Charts

Chart (2015) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[10] 5
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[11] 14
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[12] 26
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[13] 77
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[14] 7
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[15] 14
French Albums (SNEP)[16] 83
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[17] 38
Irish Albums (IRMA)[18] 21
Italian Albums (FIMI)[19] 33
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[6] 8
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[20] 21
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[21] 20
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[22] 57
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[23] 24
UK Albums (OCC)[24] 18
US Billboard 200[25] 1
US Digital Albums (Billboard)[26] 1

References

  1. ↑ "#NEWALBUM 10.16.15". twitter.com/PTXofficial. Pentatonix. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
  2. ↑ Kaplan, Avi. "Avi Kaplan on Facebook - "In the studio for this new all original album for Pentatonix!"". Facebook.com/AviKaplanMusic. Avi Kaplan. Archived from the original on May 19, 2015. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Pentatonix by Pentatonix on iTunes". iTunes.com. Apple. Archived from the original on September 3, 2015. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Pentatonix (Deluxe Edition) by Pentatonix on iTunes". iTunes.com. Apple. Retrieved October 1, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Pentatonix - Pentatonix Deluxe - Target Exclusive by Pentatonix on Target". Target.com. Target. Archived from the original on September 17, 2015. Retrieved September 11, 2015.
  6. 1 2 "Charts.org.nz – Pentatonix – Pentatonix". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
  7. 1 2 http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6738540/pentatonix-first-no-1-album-billboard-200-chart
  8. ↑ Collar, Matt. "Pentatonix". AllMusic.com. Retrieved October 22, 2015.
  9. ↑ Jones, Darianna. "Bold & Sugar Interviews Mitch Grassi of Pentatonix: "Don’t Be Afraid to Be Different"". BoldAndSugar.com. Bold and Sugar. Retrieved January 24, 2015.
  10. ↑ "Australiancharts.com – Pentatonix – Pentatonix". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 24, 2015.
  11. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Pentatonix – Pentatonix" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 29, 2015.
  12. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Pentatonix – Pentatonix" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
  13. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Pentatonix – Pentatonix" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
  14. ↑ "Pentatonix – Chart history" Billboard Canadian Albums Chart for Pentatonix. Retrieved October 27, 2015.
  15. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Pentatonix – Pentatonix" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
  16. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Pentatonix – Pentatonix". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 25, 2015.
  17. ↑ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved October 25, 2015.
  18. ↑ "GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 43, 2015". Chart-Track. IRMA. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
  19. ↑ "Italiancharts.com – Pentatonix – Pentatonix". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
  20. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Pentatonix – Pentatonix". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
  21. ↑ "Portuguesecharts.com – Pentatonix – Pentatonix". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
  22. ↑ "Spanishcharts.com – Pentatonix – Pentatonix". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
  23. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Pentatonix – Pentatonix". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
  24. ↑ "2015-10-29 Top 40 UK Albums Archive". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 24, 2015.
  25. ↑ "Pentatonix – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Pentatonix. Retrieved October 27, 2015.
  26. ↑ "Pentatonix – Chart history" Billboard Digital Albums for Pentatonix. Retrieved November 7, 2015.
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