One of the Boys | 
 enlarge | Artist: Katy Perry
Label: Capitol
Category: Music
List Price: $18.98
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Rating:  83 reviews
Sales Rank: 65
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
EAN: 5099950424924
ASIN: B0017ZB8M6
Release Date: June 17, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Tracks:
| • | One Of The Boys | | • | I Kissed A Girl | | • | Waking Up In Vegas | | • | Thinking Of You | | • | Mannequin | | • | Ur So Gay | | • | Hot N Cold | | • | If You Can Afford Me | | • | Lost | | • | Self Inflicted | | • | I'm Still Breathing | | • | Fingerprints |
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Album Description
Ever since the November 2007 digital release of the hilarious, zeitgeist-capturing single "Ur So Gay," Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter Katy Perry has been wowing critics and fans alike (including the Queen of Pop herself, Madonna) with her big voice, sassy attitude, and feisty, confessional songs. Katy's debut album, One of the Boys, is a sharp, witty pop-rock gem filled with candid tales of neurotic ex-boyfriends ("Hot N Cold," "Ur So Gay"), crazy road trips with friends ("Waking Up in Vegas"), and figuring out who you are along the way (first single "I Kissed A Girl," "Fingerprints"). While the album displays Katy's feisty, girl-power swagger, it also reveals her more vulnerable side on such regretful ballads as "Lost," "I'm Still Breathing," and "Thinking of You." Although just 23, the Santa Barbara, CA-born native has been writing songs and playing guitar for several years, and possesses the flair and confidence of a veteran storyteller. Catch her in all her glory this summer when she joins the Vans Warped Tour for its entire coast-to-coast run.
Album Description
One of the Boys is the second album from Capitol Music Group recording artist, Katy Perry. The album is Perry's first album since her Red Hill Records Christian rock debut, entitled Katy Hudson, which was recorded in 2001.The album features the singles, "UR So Gay" and "I Kissed a Girl".
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| Customer Reviews:
 To Amazon: Please move this cd out from the music section November 20, 2008
Silent river
What's changed in cheap clueless teeny bopper market driven pop? Nothing. The more things change...
Total garbage! November 19, 2008
Dave (Waldorf, MD United States)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I can't believe all the 5-star ratings for this CD, this has to be a joke! I would give this 0 stars if I could.
While somewhat catchy, the hyper-produced songs have a familiar radio-ready quality that becomes infuriatingly mind-numbing over time, and Perry's vocals sound like a less-soulful Kelly Clarkson at best, a drunken, spurned sorority girl at worst.
Madonna and Perez Hilton may be fans, then, but if you've got even a passing interest in actually enjoying a record, don't buy this one.
 Not what I expected November 12, 2008
Miss Rizzy (Parris Island, SC USA)
Katy Perry is a great singer and has the right idea with her songs. However, the musical aspect of the other tunes besides the two radio hits kind of misses the mark. Such a shame for a talented person such as she.
BORING.....UGHHH..... November 9, 2008
Pearson (North Carolina)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
THIS IS TRULY THE YEARS BIGGEST SLEEPER....AND I DON'T MEAN THAT IN A GOOD WAY....DID I MENTION THIS IS THE MOST BORING PIECE OF MUSIC(IM NOT SURE IF IT SHOULD BE CALLED THAT). WHEN LISTENING USE CAUTION. COULD POSSIBLY MAKE EARS BLEED.
 Katy Perry Tackles Gender Stereotypes November 7, 2008
Ibrahim (Waterport, New York USA)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
There are a lot of things that work here, unlike pop albums that are hodge-podges of hits and misses. Perry's unifying theme here is gender stereotypes. From 'One of The Boys' to 'I Kissed a Girl' to 'Ur So Gay' to 'Mannequin,' Perry satirizes popular conceptions of what it means to be female or male. Yet she sincerely paints a picture of loving and longing on other tracks on like 'Thinking of You,' 'Lost,' and 'I'm Still Breathing.' This album is very listenable, song-for-song, with lots of clever hooks. The production is solid, but Perry's capable voice is what really shines here. She is successful where the recent efforts of artists like Avril Lavigne, Britney Spears, and Alanis Morrisette fall flat.
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