One of the Boys is the official debut album by American singer-songwriter Katy Perry and her major-label debut. Her change in record label and adoption of a pseudonymious surname accompanies a notable shift from the Christian gospel rock of her self-titled debut album. The album was released in the United States and Canada on June 17, 2008. The album features the hit singles "I Kissed a Girl," "Waking Up In Vegas," and "Hot N Cold," the first of ...
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One of the Boys is the official debut album by American singer-songwriter Katy Perry and her major-label debut. Her change in record label and adoption of a pseudonymious surname accompanies a notable shift from the Christian gospel rock of her self-titled debut album. The album was released in the United States and Canada on June 17, 2008. The album features the hit singles "I Kissed a Girl," "Waking Up In Vegas," and "Hot N Cold," the first of which reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100. The album has been certified platinum by the RIAA. The album has sold over 5 million copies worldwide.
Perry has stated that she had been working on "One of the Boys" since she was nineteen years old. During the making of the album Perry went through many struggles such as being dropped from two record labels and having two canceled albums. During this time Perry had "written between sixty-five and seventy songs". Perry collaborated with notable producers Greg Wells, Dr. Luke, Dave Stewart,...
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