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\n\tIt\u2019s been a long wait for Bruno Mars<\/a>\u2018 new album The Romantic<\/em>: five years since his An Evening With Silk Sonic<\/em> team-up with Anderson .Paak and 10 years (!!) since his most recent solo album 24k Magic<\/em>. But this Friday (Feb. 27), Bruno is finally back, with a nine-track effort designed to wrap Valentine\u2019s Month with a lush collection of love songs to make his \u201970s and \u201980s (mostly \u201970s this time around) forebearers proud. (And just in case anyone was skeptical Mars could still do it in 2026 \u2014 yeah, right \u2014 the set arrives already with one minted Billboard Hot 100<\/a> smash in the No. 1-debuting \u201cI Just Might.\u201d)<\/p>\n \n\tWhile past Bruno Mars albums have worked his influences into more obviously modern sonic trappings, or looked back on the lyrical tropes of bygone soul and pop artists back with a bit of a wink, The Romantic<\/em> might be his most straightforward throwback yet \u2014\u00a0loving, full-throated tributes to Philly soul and quiet storm, with a bit of Latin rock thrown in as well. Some songs lift specific vibes from classics by beloved hitmakers like The O\u2019Jays, Curtis Mayfield and Santana, while others just internalize lessons learned from those artists for Mars\u2019 own submissions to their canon. <\/p>\n \n\tJust nine new songs after five (or 10) years might not feel like a lot \u2014 eight, if you don\u2019t count \u201cI Just Might\u201d \u2014\u00a0but Mars is intent on making them count. See how Billboard<\/em> ranks the tracks from the flop-proof pop superstar\u2019s sure-to-be hit new album below. <\/p>\n