Pop, Vol. 7: Best of Bieber, Mendes, Puth

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Description

Fourteen tracks, three artists, and a pretty clear generational through-line — Best of Bieber, Mendes, and Puth covers a stretch of mid-2010s to early 2020s pop that leaned heavily on strong melodic hooks.

Charlie Puth is the most represented here in terms of pure songwriting craft — See You Again, Attention, One Call Away, and How Long all built around melodies that sit close to the piano naturally, and all four translate to the solo format with very little lost. Justin Bieber's entries span a wider tonal range, from the uptempo bounce of Sorry and Peaches to the slower, more open feel of Ghost and Anyone, giving his portion of the set more variety than either of the other two artists. Shawn Mendes contributes four tracks as well — Stitches, Treat You Better, Wonder, and It'll Be Okay — which move from guitar-driven pop into quieter, more ballad-oriented territory as the set progresses. Stay and Light Switch are the most rhythmically driven songs in the collection, and both settle into a steadier, more even pace in piano form.

The arrangements throughout stay faithful to the original melodies, with a clean right-hand melody and consistent left-hand accompaniment that keeps each song recognizable from the first few bars. Between the three artists, the fourteen tracks here land somewhere between a greatest hits collection and a solid introduction to this stretch of pop music.

Track List:

1. See You Again (Wiz Khalifa & Charlie Puth) - 3:56
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2. Sorry (Justin Bieber) - 3:23
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3. Stay (The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber) - 2:23
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4. Attention (Charlie Puth) - 3:32
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5. Stitches — (Shawn Mendes) - 3:31
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6. Treat You Better (Shawn Mendes) - 3:12
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7. One Call Away (Charlie Puth) - 3:15
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8. Peaches (Justin Bieber ft. Daniel Caesar & Giveon) - 3:23
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9. How Long (Charlie Puth) - 3:23
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10. Light Switch (Charlie Puth) - 3:08
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11. Wonder (Shawn Mendes) - 2:55
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12. Ghost (Justin Bieber) - 2:38
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13. Anyone (Justin Bieber) - 3:17
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14. It'll Be Okay (Shawn Mendes) - 3:50
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15. Total Runtime - 45:46