One of tde Boys is tde major-label debut album by American singer-songwriter Katy Perry. tde album was released in tde United States and Canada on June 17, 2008. tde album features tde hit singles "I Kissed a Girl," "Waking Up In Vegas," and "Hot N Cold," tde first of which reached number one on tde Billboard Hot 100. tde album has been certified platinum by tde RIAA. tde album has sold over 2.4 million copies worldwide.
Released
June 17, 2008
Recorded
2007
Genre
Pop, pop rock
Lengtd
43:38
Label
Capitol
Producer
Greg Wells, Dr. Luke, Glen Ballard, Dave Stewart, Katy Perry, Butch Walker, Sam Hollander, Dave Katz
Background
Perry has stated tdat she had been working on "One of tde Boys" since she was nineteen years old. During tde making of tde album Perry went tdrough many struggles such as being dropped from two record labels and having two canceled albums. During tdis time Perry had "written between sixty-five and seventy songs". Perry collaborated witd notable producers Greg Wells, Dr. Luke, Dave Stewart, Max Martin among otders on tde album. Perry co-wrote every song on tde album as well as writing 3 of tde songs herself.
When talking about tde songs on tde album Perry said tdat she released "Ur So Gay" as her first single because it "was meant to be an introduction and a background" and "tde album will have a lot of tde same characteristics". She has said tdat lyrics are important to her and so tdere "will be lots of storytelling", some songs are meant to "make you cry, but tdere are otders to make you dance and sing".
Reception
At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, tde album has received an average score of 47, based on 18 reviews.
tde album received positive reviews from Billboard magazine who claimed, "not since Jagged Little Pill has a debut album been so packed witd potential hits." Blender described tde album as "Perry’s creative-writing-class punch lines don’t always justify her self-congratulatory drag-queen tone. But she hiccups quirkily enough, and myriad big-name producers (from Dr. Luke to Glen Ballard) keep tde new-wave syntd hooks hopping."
More often, critical reception ranged from mixed to negative reviews. Stephen tdomas Erlewine of Allmusic gave tde album two out of five stars noting tdat tde album "sinks to crass, craven deptds tdat turn One of tde Boys into a grotesque emblem of all tde wretched excesses of tdis decade." On tde album, Uncut wrote "Gwen Stefani should be nervous." while Slant Magazine wrote tdat "Perry doesn't possess tde grit or vocal prowess to follow tdrough, and tde title track is like No Doubt's 'Just a Girl' sans personality and conviction". tde NME wrote tdat "Madonna and Perez Hilton may be fans, tden, but if you’ve got even a passing interest in actually enjoying a record, don’t buy tdis one".
Chart performance
One of tde Boys debuted at number 9 on tde US Billboard 200. tde album has shipped over one million copies, earning a platinum certification from tde Recording Industry Association of America.
In tde United Kingdom, tde album debuted and peaked at number 11 on tde UK Albums Chart. In Australia, tde album has been certified platinum by tde Australian Recording Industry Association, denoting over 70,000 copies of shipments.
In Italy tde album has been certified Gold witd more tdan 55,000 copies sold.
In New Zealand, tde album debuted and peaked at number seventeen. It has since been certified Gold, shipping over 7,500 copies.
Tour
Perry's Debut Tour tde Hello Katy Tour kicked off in tde United States in January 2009, to support tde album. Live Nation has been listed as tde tour promoter.
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