Mannequin katy perry wikipedia biography

For other uses, see One of the Boys (disambiguation).

2008 studio album by Katy Perry

One of the Boys is the second studio album by American singer Katy Perry. It was released on June 17, 2008, by Capitol Records. She collaborated on the album with producers Greg Wells, Dr. Luke, Dave Stewart, Max Martin, and Ted Bruner among others, and wrote most of the songs in collaboration with other producers and writers. However, the title track, "Thinking of You", and "Mannequin" were all written by Perry alone. The EPUr So Gay, containing the song of the same name, was released in 2007 to generate interest in the singer and the album.

One of the Boys is Perry's first album under the stage name Katy Perry, following her debut Katy Hudson (2001), which was released under her real name on Red Hill Records. One of the Boys received mixed reception from critics, with some deeming it as being filled with "potential hits" and others criticizing the material t

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murlough23

Artist: Katy Perry
Album: One of the Boys
Year: 2008
Grade: D+

In Brief: It’s an interesting piece of unintentional social commentary, particularly as far as gender issues are concerned. But as music, well, let’s just säga it “likes penis”.

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Katy Perry is honestly a bit of an easy mål. If you’ve heard her infamous radio hits about people who should be gay and people who aren’t but pretend they are just for kicks, then you know what I’m talking about. There are plenty of obvious reasons why folks ranging from the religious right to gay activists might criticize her for her lyrics, and doing so would be a lot like shooting fish in a fat. Too easy. Normally inom try not to go for the obvious bait in choosing albums to review, because I don’t think it takes a genius to point out that Britney Spears or Avril Lavigne or whoever put out a detestable album. (Obviously not everyone agrees with these assessm

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One of the Boys
Studio album by Katy Perry

Genre

Pop rock, soft rock

Label

One of the Boys is the second studio album and major label debut album under the name of Katy Perry. The album was first released on June 17, 2008 in the United States and Canada. The theme of the songs on the album are very different, and more pop, than Perry's first self-titled album, Katy Hudson. An EP, Ur So Gay, which contains the album's promotional single, "Ur So Gay", was released to generate interest on the singer and the then-upcoming album.

The album debuted at number nine on the US Billboard 200, with 47,000 copies sold in its first week. It was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), and also reached the top ten in countries such as Austria, Canada, Germany, Mexico, and Switzerland. One of the Boys received two Grammy nominations for "Best Female Pop Vocal Performance" for "I Kissed a Girl" and "Hot N Cold". The album has sold 7 mi