One of the worlds "best selling" (turns out that she's not a best seller as figures are calculated by the amount of times her songs are listened to on Spotify - that would be like calculating Bob Dylan's sales by counting how times people listened to his albums and singles rather than by how many he sold). Anyway, I'm aware of the name, and a few songs such as "I Kissed a Girl" and "Roar".
Albums
 |
| Katy Hudson (2001) |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Trust in Me" |
| Otto Price | 4:46 |
| 2. | "Piercing" |
| Collier | 4:07 |
| 3. | "Search Me" |
| Collier | 5:01 |
| 4. | "Last Call" | Hudson | David Browning | 3:07 |
| 5. | "Growing Pains" |
| Browning | 4:05 |
| 6. | "My Own Monster" | Hudson | Browning | 5:25 |
| 7. | "Spit" | Hudson | Price | 5:10 |
| 8. | "Faith Won't Fail" |
| Price | 5:14 |
| 9. | "Naturally" |
| Browning | 4:33 |
| 10. | "When There's Nothing Left" | Hudson | Browning | 6:45 |
Wikipedia
AllMusic:
Score:
Contains her big defining hit "I Kissed a Girl". The songs seem deliberately playfully provocative, such as "Kissed" and "Ur So Gay". It mainly washes over me.
The thump thump drumming and Perry's screechy vocals with simplistic guitar strummed tunes do not turn me on. I recognise a lot of the tracks, though find it all a little irritating to be honest.
The opening track, "Roar", I of course recognise, and I don't dislike it. It's not my thing, but it's a song of hers that I can say I am fairly neutral toward. It doesn't irritate me. I don't mind it, and though I doubt if I'd put it on a playlist, it's not inconceivable. I can possibly see myself putting this and "Kissed" and perhaps a couple of her other cheeky songs - like "Peacock" and "Gay" - on a playlist in the car. Just for the breezy fun of it.
The most thoughtful and considered and tasteful album so far. Naturally it wasn't as successful as the cheeky, fun, superficial albums.
More screeching and simplistic familiar rhythms. Hmm.
Score:
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| One of the Boys (2008) |
Contains her big defining hit "I Kissed a Girl". The songs seem deliberately playfully provocative, such as "Kissed" and "Ur So Gay". It mainly washes over me.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "One of the Boys" | Katy Perry | Butch Walker | 4:07 |
| 2. | "I Kissed a Girl" | 3:00 | ||
| 3. | "Waking Up in Vegas" |
| 3:20 | |
| 4. | "Thinking of You" | Perry | Walker | 4:06 |
| 5. | "Mannequin" | Perry | Wells | 3:17 |
| 6. | "Ur So Gay" |
| Wells | 3:37 |
| 7. | "Hot n Cold" |
|
| 3:40 |
| 8. | "If You Can Afford Me" | S*A*M and Sluggo | 3:19 | |
| 9. | "Lost" |
| Bruner | 4:15 |
| 10. | "Self Inflicted" |
| 3:25 | |
| 11. | "I'm Still Breathing" |
| Stewart | 3:48 |
| 12. | "Fingerprints" |
| Wells | 3:44 |
| Total length: | 43:38 | |||
Wikipedia
AllMusic:
Score: 3
Score: 3
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| Teenage Dream (2010) |
The thump thump drumming and Perry's screechy vocals with simplistic guitar strummed tunes do not turn me on. I recognise a lot of the tracks, though find it all a little irritating to be honest.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Teenage Dream" |
| 3:47 | |
| 2. | "Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)" |
|
| 3:50 |
| 3. | "California Gurls" (featuring Snoop Dogg) |
|
| 3:56 |
| 4. | "Firework" | 3:47 | ||
| 5. | "Peacock" |
| Stargate | 3:51 |
| 6. | "Circle the Drain" |
|
| 4:32 |
| 7. | "The One That Got Away" |
|
| 3:47 |
| 8. | "E.T." |
|
| 3:26 |
| 9. | "Who Am I Living For?" |
|
| 4:08 |
| 10. | "Pearl" |
|
| 4:07 |
| 11. | "Hummingbird Heartbeat" |
|
| 3:32 |
| 12. | "Not Like the Movies" |
| Wells | 4:01 |
| Total length: | 46:44 | |||
 |
| Prism (2013) |
The opening track, "Roar", I of course recognise, and I don't dislike it. It's not my thing, but it's a song of hers that I can say I am fairly neutral toward. It doesn't irritate me. I don't mind it, and though I doubt if I'd put it on a playlist, it's not inconceivable. I can possibly see myself putting this and "Kissed" and perhaps a couple of her other cheeky songs - like "Peacock" and "Gay" - on a playlist in the car. Just for the breezy fun of it.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Roar" | 3:43 | ||
| 2. | "Legendary Lovers" |
|
| 3:44 |
| 3. | "Birthday" |
|
| 3:35 |
| 4. | "Walking on Air" |
|
| 3:42 |
| 5. | "Unconditionally" |
|
| 3:48 |
| 6. | "Dark Horse" (featuring Juicy J) |
|
| 3:35 |
| 7. | "This Is How We Do" |
|
| 3:24 |
| 8. | "International Smile" |
|
| 3:47 |
| 9. | "Ghost" |
|
| 3:23 |
| 10. | "Love Me" | Bloodshy | 3:52 | |
| 11. | "This Moment" | 3:46 | ||
| 12. | "Double Rainbow" | Kurstin | 3:51 | |
| 13. | "By the Grace of God" |
|
| 4:27 |
| Total length: | 48:39 | |||
Wikipedia
AllMusic:
Score: 3
Score: 3
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| Witness (2017) |
The most thoughtful and considered and tasteful album so far. Naturally it wasn't as successful as the cheeky, fun, superficial albums.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Witness" |
| 4:10 | |
| 2. | "Hey Hey Hey" |
|
| 3:34 |
| 3. | "Roulette" |
|
| 3:18 |
| 4. | "Swish Swish" (featuring Nicki Minaj) |
| 4:02 | |
| 5. | "Déjà Vu" |
|
| 3:17 |
| 6. | "Power" |
| 3:46 | |
| 7. | "Mind Maze" |
| 4:08 | |
| 8. | "Miss You More" |
| 3:54 | |
| 9. | "Chained to the Rhythm" (featuring Skip Marley) |
|
| 3:57 |
| 10. | "Tsunami" |
|
| 3:23 |
| 11. | "Bon Appétit" (featuring Migos) |
|
| 3:47 |
| 12. | "Bigger Than Me" |
| 4:00 | |
| 13. | "Save as Draft" |
|
| 3:48 |
| 14. | "Pendulum" |
| 4:00 | |
| 15. | "Into Me You See" |
| Dustin O'Halloran | 4:24 |
| Total length: | 57:28 | |||
 |
| Smile (2020) |
More screeching and simplistic familiar rhythms. Hmm.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Never Really Over" |
| 3:43 | |
| 2. | "Cry About It Later" |
| 3:10 | |
| 3. | "Teary Eyes" |
| 3:02 | |
| 4. | "Daisies" |
|
| 2:54 |
| 5. | "Resilient" | 3:07 | ||
| 6. | "Not the End of the World" |
|
| 2:58 |
| 7. | "Smile" | 2:46 | ||
| 8. | "Champagne Problems" |
|
| 3:16 |
| 9. | "Tucked" |
|
| 3:07 |
| 10. | "Harleys in Hawaii" |
|
| 3:05 |
| 11. | "Only Love" |
|
| 3:18 |
| 12. | "What Makes a Woman" |
|
| 2:11 |
| Total length: | 36:36 | |||
 |
| 143 (2024) |
A little robotic, but that makes a change from the screeching. Although the rhythms and tunes are still boring and simplistic with a clear objective of appealing to the most people. Ultimately rather boring, and rather dismaying for its lack of ambition.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Woman's World" |
| 2:43 | |
| 2. | "Gimme Gimme" (featuring 21 Savage) |
|
| 2:57 |
| 3. | "Gorgeous" (featuring Kim Petras) |
|
| 3:17 |
| 4. | "I'm His, He's Mine" (featuring Doechii) |
|
| 3:18 |
| 5. | "Crush" |
| Dr. Luke | 2:57 |
| 6. | "Lifetimes" |
|
| 3:12 |
| 7. | "All the Love" |
|
| 3:15 |
| 8. | "Nirvana" |
|
| 2:51 |
| 9. | "Artificial" (featuring JID) |
|
| 2:43 |
| 10. | "Truth" |
|
| 2:57 |
| 11. | "Wonder" | 3:24 | ||
| Total length: | 33:34 | |||
Discography
- Katy Hudson (2001)
- One of the Boys (2008)
- Teenage Dream (2010)
- Prism (2013)
- Witness (2017)
- Smile (2020)
- 143 (2024)
