Mind of Mine
by ZAYN
  • Record Label: RCA
  • Release Date: Mar 25, 2016
User Score
7.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 1008 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 787 out of 1008
  2. Mixed: 61 out of 1008
  3. Negative: 160 out of 1008
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  1. vjonathan13
    Feb 3, 2020
    10
    this album is so good, i love so so so so so much and recmmended for y'all guys ;)
  2. Gamaliel21
    Aug 28, 2019
    10
    Just the best album ever. The voice, the style, the vibes and the lyrics. Just a masterpiece, one of the best debuts.
  3. ondxrection
    Sep 18, 2019
    10
    se orgulho matasse eu estaria mortinha com esse primeiro álbum solo do meu amor! BÍBLIA
  4. Rads
    Aug 31, 2019
    10
    Wow the lyrics is awesome and Zayn's voice oh my god just wow i thank god that he become a solo after i heard this album
  5. TomiD123
    Sep 5, 2019
    10
    Probably the best debut album ever. He isn´t afraid of his past fans loving or hating the album. He´s searching for something new, unique for him. He found it. He opens his mind to the world, the real him. and it´s amazing! His voice is one of the best!
  6. Jinxxnij13
    Dec 6, 2019
    10
    Hands down the best debut album released by One Direction singer with a perfect production and amazing vocals.
  7. bibimar
    Dec 6, 2019
    10
    Álbum coeso e bem trabalhado para um debut. Zayn dispõe de características muito promissoras como artista, só precisa encontrar um caminho para torná-las marcantes.
  8. SmokyEmily
    Dec 13, 2019
    10
    Absolutely amazing. I'm sad I took so long to listen to this masterpiece. Zayn smashed it. Not a single skip on the album. Beautiful. My favorite song is TIO
  9. jessr
    Dec 14, 2019
    10
    A masterpiece! Mind of Mine proved to me that Zayn Malik has a promising future.
  10. nyazkilam
    Dec 25, 2019
    10
    i love this album, is incredible, is amazing, is wonderful, is art, this album is perfect.
  11. Shuo
    Jan 11, 2020
    10
    Not better than Icarus Falls but its still is a banger and plus always nostalgic to go back and listen to the complete album
  12. bekeridou
    Jan 11, 2020
    10
    Fortune favors the bold boy-bander—or at least the first one brave enough to walk away. Less than a year after he exploded the Internet (and countless tender tween hearts) by announcing his departure from One Direction, Zayn Malik scored the one thing that always eluded the multiplatinum Brits Stateside: a Hot 100 No. 1. That single, “Pillowtalk,” wasn’t exactly a game changer sonically; aFortune favors the bold boy-bander—or at least the first one brave enough to walk away. Less than a year after he exploded the Internet (and countless tender tween hearts) by announcing his departure from One Direction, Zayn Malik scored the one thing that always eluded the multiplatinum Brits Stateside: a Hot 100 No. 1. That single, “Pillowtalk,” wasn’t exactly a game changer sonically; a stuttering, headily atmospheric bedroom jam, it mostly served to recast him as his own grown man, dropping articulated F-bombs and describing all the things he could do “dirty and raw” now.


    In exit interviews, Malik made it clear that 1D’s sunny, studio-polished pop sound never really aligned with his own tastes, which were formed more by Usher and R. Kelly than by the rock-centric reference points his former bandmates shared. He also revealed that he had enlisted James “Malay” Ho, a producer best known for his Grammy-winning work with Frank Ocean, so it’s not completely surprising that Mind of Mine—the I-am-solo-hear-me-roar insistence of the title is hard to miss—feels like such a smoothly inclusive survey in modern R&B.

    More than a few tracks, especially the thrumming “Truth” and dreamy “Drunk,” conspicuously echo Ocean’s Californiacool ennui. (Malik actually relocated to Los Angeles last year, though his Golden State sounds like a twilit place he mostly occupies between midnight and 4 a.m.) “Befour,” “TiO,” and “Like I Would” lean headfirst into sleek, Weeknd-style hedonism; “Wrong Place” slips in an early-2000s Usher moment; and the falsetto seduction “Bordersz” could be vintage D’Angelo. There are a few outliers: Sam Smith will probably wish he’d written the lush piano ballad “Fool for You,” and bonus track “Do Something Good Today” is one bong rip away from a full Bob Marley mood board. Maybe most intriguing is the delicate, Middle Eastern-tinged interlude “Flower,” sung entirely in Urdu. (Though he might currently be the most high-profile Muslim entertainer in the Western world, the half-Pakistani singer generally refuses to discuss his faith. Google ugly search terms like “boy band jihad” if you wonder why; or better yet, don’t.)    … Expand
  13. Walls
    Jan 25, 2020
    10
    Great album!! Great songs!! Such a beautiful voice he has!! Definitely worth listening!!
  14. Anacarolina18
    Jan 28, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Ok zayn malik i just wanted to thank you for this album, it is all the best… Expand
  15. elist91
    Feb 1, 2020
    10
    The album is a masterpiece, Zayn has a huge talented and that people should appreciate more..
  16. MarianaMattza
    Jan 31, 2020
    10
    Zayn Malik surprised everyone with this album. The first single "Pillow talk" has a billion views on youtube and is so catchy. This R&B sound in his voice is a masterpiece. I still think he deserve more recognition than he already has.
  17. cipriano
    Feb 6, 2020
    10
    Zayn delivered his ideal work, with strong and warm compositions and yet a sound that comes to be ideal for listening to the album all day. That's the kind of work I expected after the one direction came out.
  18. KHgB88
    Feb 8, 2020
    10
    Great debut album by Zayn!
    Wished it was a little bit longer though but it has its bops (pretty much every one) The only one that I still don't like that much to this day is Do Something Good which is in the deluxe edition if I'm not wrong. It kinda has a reggae vibe (so probably that)
    We can see what is his style ;)
  19. acebalthazar
    Mar 29, 2020
    10
    this album art. he is the real genius of our time. his music will live eternal. your angelic voice and your angelic soul compete.
  20. paigeprivee
    May 16, 2020
    10
    A standout debut album. He definitely showed his range vocally and across genres. It's one of my favorite albums of the decade.
  21. Chars
    Nov 24, 2020
    10
    Zayn's debut solo album is one of the best debut, from the intro up to the last song. No doubt, Zayn is indeed a great artist.
  22. thayssouza00
    Jul 29, 2020
    10
    mind of mine is one of the most original albuns i’ve heard. thank you zayn malik for that!
  23. matthewjoseph_
    Aug 2, 2020
    10
    For a first solo album, my god was it an incredible way for Zayn to solidify himself as a solo artist. It was so different from what we had heard of him in One Direction, but this was truly him. This album showed off his authenticity and undeniable talent while also being so individual. I like how Zayn never really has features, and for his only feature on the album being Kehlani, I wasFor a first solo album, my god was it an incredible way for Zayn to solidify himself as a solo artist. It was so different from what we had heard of him in One Direction, but this was truly him. This album showed off his authenticity and undeniable talent while also being so individual. I like how Zayn never really has features, and for his only feature on the album being Kehlani, I was over the moon. Their voices together is like bread and butter, a criminally underrated pairing. Mind of Mine was such a high quality album that deserved so much more praise and appreciation than it received. If you have any spare time on your hands, you must listen to this album!… Expand
  24. tomboyi
    Aug 2, 2020
    10
    com toda certeza esse álbum vai envelhecer bem tal como os vinhos..... já era pro zayn estar no r&b há muito tempo, enfim, álbum maravilhoso!
  25. Louboo25
    Aug 30, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The album truly shows ZAYN's versatility. From sexual songs like 'PILLOWTALK' and 'TiO' to heartfelt songs like 'fOoL fOr YoU' and 'iT's YoU', you can find any emotion in his songs.… Expand
  26. Fernandinha
    Sep 5, 2020
    10
    Sua potência vocal é o forte do álbum, que é maravilhoso, com canções profundas e sexys.
  27. Zaynsfineline
    Sep 13, 2020
    10
    Vocally and lyrically one of the best albums of the decade. He's been vulnerable with his audience and it shows.
  28. ncoutinho
    Oct 18, 2020
    10
    só sla eu dou minha vida por tudo que esse homem faz é sempre impecável o amo
  29. eniyielf
    Jan 15, 2021
    10
    exactly the best debut album in this century. zayn a successful songwriter for our generation. i love him. my top she, lucozade, sdlm
  30. vol6tbsl
    Jan 14, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Exceptional. It is unbelievable how he managed to stray away from his boy and image and release this beautiful r&b album.… Expand
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69

Generally favorable reviews - based on 21 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 21
  3. Negative: 0 out of 21
  1. AllMusic
    May 12, 2017
    70
    His vocal skills help pave over the (rare) moments when the lyrics seem a bit juvenile or the sound feels a little too familiar, and help make Mind of Mine an impressive debut. It's music he couldn't have made with One Direction and while it may not be breaking any new ground, it's new for him and he's talented enough to make that interesting for anyone who likes well-made pop music.
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  2. PopMatters
    May 11, 2016
    80
    Mind of Mine leaps right over anything on Justified and carves a path of its own. Next decade’s boybands will doubtless provoke discussion on which of them will break out like this, which one will be a Zayn.
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  3. The New York Times
    Apr 6, 2016
    60
    Throughout this album, Mr. Malik opts for a low-octane approach, with varying success.
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