Pentatonix (album)

Pentatonix
Studio album by Pentatonix
Released	October 16, 2015
Recorded	2015
Genre	A cappella Pop R&B
Length	41:55
Label	RCA
Producer	Pentatonix Thaddius Kuk Harrell Martin Johnson Ed Boyer Drew Pearson Ben Bram
Pentatonix chronology
That's Christmas to Me (2014) Pentatonix (2015) Singles from Pentatonix "Cheerleader" Released: August 21, 2015 "Can't Sleep Love" Released: September 4, 2015 "Where Are Ü Now" Released: September 25, 2015 "Sing" Released: October 16, 2015 "If I Ever Fall In Love" Released: February 15, 2016

Pentatonix is the eponymous overall fourth, and the first mainly original-written album, studio album by American a cappella group Pentatonix, which was released on October 16, 2015.^[1]

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 overall in their discography.^[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, with the album being their first No. 1 album on the chart.

Track listing

Pentatonix — Standard edition[3]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Lead vocals	Length
1.	"Na Na Na"	Avi Kaplan Kevin Olusola Taylor Parks	Grassi	2:36
2.	"Can't Sleep Love"	Pentatonix Elof Loelv Kevin Figueiredo Teddy Peña William Wells	Hoying Grassi	2:53
3.	"Sing"	Hoying Grassi Olusola Martin Johnson Sam Hollander	Hoying Olusola	2:57
4.	"Misbehavin'"	Hoying Grassi Matt Rad Ruth-Anne Cunningham	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 Kaplan Drew Pearson Stephen Wrabel	Hoying	3:43
8.	"If I Ever Fall in Love" (featuring Jason Derulo)	Carl Martin	Derulo Hoying	3:14
9.	"Cracked"	Hoying Kaplan CJ Baran Talay Riley	Hoying	2:54
10.	"Water"	Olusola Kirstin Maldonado Audra Mae	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

Pentatonix — Deluxe version[4]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Lead vocals	Length
14.	"Where Are Ü Now"	Jason "Poo Bear" Boyd Sonny Moore Thomas Wesley Pentz Karl Rubin Brutus Jordan Ware	Grassi Hoying	2:51
15.	"Cheerleader"	Omar Samuel Pasley Clifton Dillon Mark Bradford Ryan Dillon	Grassi Hoying Maldonado	3:03
16.	"Lean On"	Karen Ørsted Pentz William Griachine Philip Meckseper Martin Bresso	Grassi	2:41
17.	"Can't Sleep Love" (featuring Tink)	Pentatonix Loelv Figueiredo Peña Wells Trinity Home	Hoying Grassi Tink	3:34

Pentatonix — Deluxe Target exclusive version[5]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Lead vocals	Length
18.	"To the River"	Olusola Hoying Fisher	Grassi Kaplan	3:42
19.	"Problem" (live)	Max Martin Savan Kotecha Ilya Salmanzadeh Amethyst Kelly Ariana Grande	Hoying Grassi	2:24
20.	"Aha!" (live)	Imogen Jennifer Jane Heap	Grassi	3:11
Total length:				1:03:21

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

• Scott Hoying – baritone lead and backing vocals
• Mitch Grassi – tenor^[9] lead and backing vocals
• Kirstin Maldonado – Mezzo-Soprano lead and backing vocals
• Avi Kaplan – vocal bass, bass lead and backing vocals
• Kevin Olusola – vocal percussion, beatboxing, backing vocals, rapping

Additional personnel

• Pentatonix, Thaddus "Kuk" Harrell, Martin Johnson, Ed Boyer, Drew Pearson, Ben Bram – production
• Jason Derulo – vocals on "If I Ever Fall in Love"
• Tink – vocals on "Can't Sleep Love" (deluxe version only)
• Members of A Cappella Academy Retreat as background vocals on "Misbehavin'", "New Year's Day", and "To the River"
• Members of recording studio as background vocals on "Lean On"

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

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