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Genre :: Pop, Pop-Rock, Dance , Synth-Pop, Gospel
Publisher :: Red Hill, Island, Columbia, Capitol
Year :: 2001-2013
Official Site :: katyperry.com
Duration :: 13:12:42
Audio codec:: AAC
Audio Bitrate :: 256 Kbps
Source :: iTunes Store
Lyrics :: 159/178
Scans :: Digital Booklets
[spoiler="Biography"]
Brandishing a wink, a coo, and cleavage with the aplomb of an assassin, Katy Perry created a distinctly new millennial pop persona: a Disney princess as imagined by Madonna. Flirty and bodacious, Perry sometimes skirted with taboos -- she sneered on her first single "Ur So Gay" (punch line: "and you don't even like boys"), she gasped "I Kissed a Girl" and she liked it -- and that willingness to be controversial certainly put her on the pop culture radar, but the reason she stayed there was her knack for blending classic pop conventions with new trends. This talent reached its apex on 2010's Teenage Dream, a blockbuster sophomore set that generated hits as diverse as its dreamily romantic title track, the cotton-candy summertime pop "California Gurls," and steely EDM variant "Firework," but she was canny enough to temper some of her risqué moves as her career progressed, transforming herself from the naughty cousin into an admirable big sister. Perry's success was so sudden in 2008 it seemed as if she was an overnight success when the opposite was true. The daughter of Pentecostal pastors, she was born Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson on October 25, 1984 in Santa Barbara, California. Raised by born-again parents, Katy was initially attracted to gospel music, sometimes sneaking pop music in to balance the inspirational tunes, but when she first started singing it was in the church. She picked up the guitar at the age of 13 and soon started writing songs, pursuing a music career in earnest when she was 15. Earning the attention of CCM artists Jennifer Knapp and Steve Thomas, Katy headed out to Nashville in 2001, where she cut demos and eventually secured a contract with Red Hill Records. Red Hill released Katy Hudson, a record targeted at a Christian/Inspirational demographic, in February 2001, but the album didn't garner much attention and was ultimately buried once the label was shuttered at the end of the year. In the wake of the album's failure, Perry transitioned toward pop music, relocating to Los Angeles and working with producer Glen Ballard, the chief collaborator of Alanis Morissette, one of Katy's biggest inspirations. As she abandoned Christian music, she also abandoned her surname Hudson, choosing to use her mother's maiden name Perry instead. Ballard signed Perry to his Island/Def Jam-distributed label Java in 2004 but once the producer's imprint severed ties with its parent company, Perry and the album were dropped. Next up, Perry signed to Columbia Records, where she worked on a record for two years, collaborating with the likes of Max Martin, Dr. Luke, the Matrix, Desmond Child, and Butch Walker, but just as the album was reaching the finish line in 2006, she was dropped from Columbia. Perry continued to soldier forth, working as a backup singer for hire (she can be heard on Mick Jagger's "Old Habits Die Hard" from the soundtrack to 2004's Alfie), and recording a full album with the production team the Matrix, only to find that album also scrapped. She finally saw a song called "Simple" released on the soundtrack to 2005's The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, but her next big break arrived in 2007, when Jason Flom signed her to Capitol. Once again, Perry headed into the studio to create a would-be blockbuster -- Ballard, Dr. Luke, and Butch Walker all returned, with Dave Stewart, Greg Wells, and S*A*M* & Sluggo also showing up -- but this time everything fell into place for the singer. First came the deliberately controversial "Ur So Gay," released as a video and digital single, and it gained enough attention that by spring of 2008, Madonna was calling it her current "favorite song." By that point, Katy's first real single was scheduled for release: "I Kissed a Girl." Also vaguely scandalous, "I Kissed a Girl" became a smash and headed all the way to the top of the Billboard Hot 100. Her debut, One of the Boys, followed in June of 2008, and it was also a success, supported by the Top 10 hit "Hot N Cold," along with "Thinking of You" and "Waking Up in Vegas." One of the Boys was a big enough hit that the shelved album Perry had recorded with the Matrix back in 2004 saw a release in January 2009, but it didn't do much upon its release. Perry supported One of the Boys with media appearances and steady tours, including an appearance on the 2008 Warped Tour and her own headlining Hello Katy jaunt in 2009. A stopgap MTV Unplugged album appeared in November 2009, by which time Perry was hard at work on her second album, Teenage Dream. Preceded by the frothy single "California Gurls," Teenage Dream was an international smash, generating no less than five consecutive number one singles in the US: "California Gurls," "Teenage Dream," "Firework," "E.T." (which featured Kanye West), and "Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)." This success had few precedents: she was the first female artist ever to achieve such a run of number ones and the first artist since Michael Jackson to have so many singles from an individual album reach the pole position. In 2012, the album was expanded as Teenage Dream: The Complete Confection, which contained a new single in "Part of Me," which also topped the charts. During this entire cycle, Perry was a constant pop culture presence, undergoing an international tour, appearing in cameos all over television, courting mild social media controversies, creating fragrances, and filming the documentary Katy Perry: Part of Me, which appeared in theaters in July 2012. As the Teenage Dream juggernaut wrapped up, Katy Perry turned her attention to recording her third album. Appearing in October 2013, Prism signaled a more mature Katy Perry, something that was apparent from its motivating first single, "Roar." Prism received a lift from its third single "Dark Horse," which became her ninth number one ("Unconditionally" didn't crack the Top 10), and it was followed by "Birthday" and "This Is How We Do," both released as she supported the album with an international tour. The highlight of that tour was her appearance at the half-time show for Super Bowl XLIX, where she performed with Missy Elliott and Lenny Kravitz. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine.[/spoiler]
2001 :: Katy Hudson (Katy Perry)
01 Trust in Me.m4a
02 Piercing.m4a
03 Search Me.m4a
04 Last Call.m4a
05 Growing Pains.m4a
06 My Own Monster.m4a
07 Spit.m4a
07_Spit.m4a
08 Faith Won't Fail.m4a
09 Naturally.m4a
10 When There's Nothing Left.m4a
2008 :: One of the Boys (Bonus Track Version)
01 One of the Boys.m4a
02 I Kissed a Girl.m4a
03 Waking Up In Vegas.m4a
04 Thinking of You.m4a
05 Mannequin.m4a
06 Ur So Gay.m4a
07 Hot 'n' Cold.m4a
08 If You Can Afford Me.m4a
09 Lost.m4a
10 Self Inflicted.m4a
11 I'm Still Breathing.m4a
12 Fingerprints.m4a
13 I Think I'm Ready (Bonus Track).m4a
14 I Kissed a Girl (Rock Remix) [Bonus Track].m4a
2009 :: One of the Boys (Australia Tour Edition)
01 One of the Boys.m4a
02 I Kissed a Girl.m4a
03 Waking Up In Vegas.m4a
04 Thinking of You.m4a
05 Mannequin.m4a
06 Ur So Gay.m4a
07 Hot n Cold.m4a
08 If You Can Afford Me.m4a
09 Lost.m4a
10 Self Inflicted.m4a
11 I'm Still Breathing.m4a
12 Fingerprints.m4a
13 Electric Feel.m4a
14 Black and Gold.m4a
15 I Think I'm Ready.m4a
16 Thinking of You (Acoustic Version).m4a
17 Waking Up In Vegas (Calvin Harris).m4a
18 I Kissed a Girl (Dr. Luke & Benny Blanco Remix).m4a
19 Hot n Cold (Bimbo Jones Remix Radio Edit).m4a
20 Ur So Gay (DJ Skeet Skeet & Cory Enemy Remix).m4a
21 I Kissed a Girl (Rock Remix) [Bonus Track).m4a
Digital Booklet - One of the Boys.pdf
2010 :: Teenage Dream (Deluxe Edition)
1-01 Teenage Dream.m4a
1-02 Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.).m4a
1-03 California Gurls (feat. Snoop Dogg).m4a
1-04 Firework.m4a
1-05 Peacock.m4a
1-06 Circle the Drain.m4a
1-07 The One That Got Away.m4a
1-08 E.T..m4a
1-09 Who Am I Living For.m4a
1-10 Pearl.m4a
1-11 Hummingbird Heartbeat.m4a
1-12 Not Like the Movies.m4a
1-13 California Gurls (Passion Pit Mix) (feat. Snoop Dogg).m4a
1-14 California Gurls (MSTRKRFT Main Mix) (feat. Snoop Dogg).m4a
1-15 Teenage Dream (Kaskade Club Remix).m4a
1-16 Peacock (Cory Enemy & Mia Moretti Vocal Club Mix).m4a
2012 :: Teenage Dream The Complete Confection
01 Teenage Dream.m4a
02 Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.).m4a
03 California Gurls.m4a
04 Firework.m4a
05 Peacock.m4a
06 Circle The Drain.m4a
07 The One That Got Away.m4a
08 E.T..m4a
09 Who Am I Living For.m4a
10 Pearl.m4a
11 Hummingbird Heartbeat.m4a
12 Not Like The Movies.m4a
13 The One That Got Away (Acoustic).m4a
14 Part Of Me.m4a
15 Wide Awake.m4a
16 Dressin' Up.m4a
17 E.T..m4a
18 Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.).m4a
19 Tommie Sunshine's Megasix Smash-U.m4a
2013 - PRISM (Deluxe)
01 Roar.m4a
02 Legendary Lovers.m4a
03 Birthday.m4a
04 Walking On Air.m4a
05 Unconditionally.m4a
06 Dark Horse (feat. Juicy J).m4a
07 This Is How We Do.m4a
08 International Smile.m4a
09 Ghost.m4a
10 Love Me.m4a
11 This Moment.m4a
12 Double Rainbow.m4a
13 By the Grace of God.m4a
14 Spiritual.m4a
15 It Takes Two.m4a
16 Choose Your Battles.m4a
2009 :: MTV Unplugged Katy Perry (Live) + Video
01 I Kissed a Girl (Live).m4a
02 Ur So Gay (Live).m4a
03 Hackensack (Live).m4a
04 Thinking of You (Live).m4a
05 Lost (Live).m4a
06 Waking Up In Vegas (Live).m4a
07 Brick By Brick (Live).m4a
08 I Kissed a Girl (Live).m4v
09 Ur So Gay (Live).m4v
10 Hackensack (Live).m4v
11 Thinking of You (Live).m4v
12 Lost (Live).m4v
13 Waking Up In Vegas (Live).m4v
14 Brick By Brick (Live).m4v
15 Interview (Live).m4v
2009 :: The Matrix (feat. Katy Perry)
01 I Kissed a Girl (Live).m4a
02 Ur So Gay (Live).m4a
03 Hackensack (Live).m4a
04 Thinking of You (Live).m4a
05 Lost (Live).m4a
06 Waking Up In Vegas (Live).m4a
07 Brick By Brick (Live).m4a
08 I Kissed a Girl (Live).m4v
09 Ur So Gay (Live).m4v
10 Hackensack (Live).m4v
11 Thinking of You (Live).m4v
12 Lost (Live).m4v
13 Waking Up In Vegas (Live).m4v
14 Brick By Brick (Live).m4v
15 Interview (Live).m4v
2007 :: Ur So Gay - EP
01 Ur So Gay.m4a
02 Ur So Gay (Remix).m4a
03 Use Your Love.m4a
04 Lost.m4a
2008 :: Hot N Cold - EP
01 Hot N Cold (Innerpartysystem Main).m4a
02 Hot N Cold (Bimbo Jones Remix Radio Edit).m4a
03 Hot N Cold (Manhattan Clique Remix) [Long Edit].m4a
04 Hot N Cold (Yelle Remix).m4a
2008 :: I Kissed a Girl (Remixes) - EP
01 I Kissed a Girl (Rock Remix).m4a
02 I Kissed a Girl (Dr. Luke and Benny Blanco Extended Mix).m4a
03 I Kissed a Girl (The Knocks Remix).m4a
04 I Kissed a Girl (Jason Nevins Funkrokr Edit).m4a
2009 :: Australian Tour - EP
01 Electric Feel.m4a
02 Black and Gold.m4a
03 I Think I'm Ready.m4a
04 Thinking of You (Acoustic Version).m4a
05 Waking Up In Vegas (Calvin Harris Remix Edit).m4a
06 I Kissed a Girl (Dr. Luke & Benny Blanco Remix).m4a
07 Hot n Cold (Bimbo Jones Remix Radio Edit).m4a
08 Ur So Gay (DJ Skeet Skeet & Cory Enemy Remix).m4a
2009 :: Waking Up In Vegas (The Remixes) - EP
01 Waking Up In Vegas (Calvin Harris Extended Remix).m4a
02 Waking Up In Vegas (Jason Nevins Electrotec Club Remix).m4a
03 Waking Up In Vegas (Jason Nevins Electrotec Dub).m4a
04 Waking Up In Vegas (Manhattan Clique Bellagio Remix).m4a
05 Waking Up In Vegas (Manhattan Clique Luxor Dub).m4a
2010 :: California Gurls (feat. Snoop Dogg) [The Remixes] - EP
01 California Gurls (Armand Van Helden Remix).m4a
02 California Gurls (Innerpartysystem Main Mix).m4a
03 California Gurls (Manhattan Clique Long Beach Mix).m4a
2010 :: Starstrukk (feat. Katy Perry) - EP + Video
01 Starstrukk (feat. Katy Perry).m4a
02 Starstrukk (Discotech Remix).m4a
03 Starstrukk (feat. Katy Perry).m4v
2010 :: Teenage Dream - Remix EP
01 Teenage Dream (Vandalism Le Pop Mix).m4a
02 Teenage Dream (Vandalism V8 Vocal Remix).m4a
03 Teenage Dream (Manhattan Clique Remix).m4a
2011 :: E.T. (The Remixes) - EP
01 E.T. (Tiësto Remix) [Club Edit].m4a
02 E.T. (Benny Benassi Radio Edit).m4a
03 E.T. (Dave Aude Remix) [Radio Edit].m4a
04 E.T. (Noisia Remix).m4a
05 E.T. (Johnson Somerset & John Monkman Remix).m4a
2011 :: The One That Got Away (The Remixes) - EP
01 The One That Got Away (7th Heaven Club Mix).m4a
02 The One That Got Away (Mixin Marc & Tony Svejda Peak Hour Club Mix).m4a
03 The One That Got Away (R3hab Club Mix).m4a
04 The One That Got Away (Plastic Plates Club Mix).m4a
05 The One That Got Away (Tommie Sunshine & Disco Fries Club Mix).m4a
2012 :: Part of Me (Remix) - EP
01 Part of Me.m4a
02 Part of Me (Jaques Lu Cont's Thin White Duke Mix).m4a
03 Part of Me (Jacques Lu Cont's Thin White Duke Radio Edit).m4a
04 Part of Me (Instrumental).m4a
2008 :: Hot N Cold - Single
2009 :: Thinking of You - Single
2009 :: Waking Up In Vegas (Radio Edit) - Single
2010 :: California Gurls (feat. Snoop Dogg) - Single
2010 :: E.T. - Single
2010 :: Firework - Single
2010 :: Teenage Dream - Single
2011 :: E.T. (feat. Kanye West) - Single
2011 :: Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.) [feat. Missy Elliott] - Single
2011 :: The One That Got Away (feat. B.o.B) - Single
2012 :: Hummingbird Heartbeat - Single
2012 :: Part of Me - Single
2012 :: Part of Me (Jacques Lu Cont's Thin White Duke Mix) - Single
2012 :: The One That Got Away (Acoustic) - Single
2012 :: Wide Awake - Single
COVERS
Studio Albums - https://extraimago.com/album/v4
Live Albums - https://extraimage.net/image/aLJE
Other Albums - https://extraimage.net/image/aLJi
EPs - https://extraimago.com/album/ve
Singles - https://extraimago.com/album/vZ
Videos
I Kissed a Girl (Live)
Ur So Gay (Live)
Hackensack (Live)
Thinking of You (Live)
Lost (Live)
Waking Up In Vegas (Live)
Brick By Brick (Live)
Interview (Live)
Starstrukk (feat. Katy Perry)
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