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One Of The Boys | 
| Artist: Katy Perry
Label: Virgin
Category: Music
List Price: £13.99
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Rating:  10 reviews
Sales Rank: 25
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
EAN: 5099924279222
ASIN: B001EL8AH4
Release Date: September 22, 2008
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| Tracks:
| • | One Of The Boys | | • | I Kissed A Girl | | • | Waking Up In Vegas | | • | Thinking Of You | | • | Mannequin | | • | Ur So Gay (Edited) | | • | Hot N Cold | | • | If You Can Afford Me | | • | Lost (Edited) | | • | Self Inflicted | | • | I'm Still Breathing | | • | Fingerprints |
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Amazon.co.uk Review
Katy Perry is the all-new singing and sort-of-dancing-but-probably-too-cool-for-all-that, rebellious, girl-kissing, Avril Lavigne v2.0 bad-girl of high-production American pop. She's not exactly out to be ignored. In fact she's out to become both an idol for disenfranchised Britney fans and a poster-girl for emo-boys, not to mention tabloid-fodder and gossip-page regular. She is also, it should be noted, the daughter of two pastors and made her recorded debut with a Christian pop album aged 17 (she's now 23). And while a leopard changing its spots, or at least its wardrobe, might all be part of growing from a teenager to a feisty young woman, it is easy to be cynical about this package, headed up by the ready-to-download controversy of her "I Kissed a Girl" single. That tune at least has the bold beats and choreographed raw heat to match its sassy premise; it is a little disappointing that for someone resting on rebellion as her central cause that the music on One of the Boys is so conformist. "Mannequin" is Kelly Clarkson American-Idol style modern power-rock, the lyrically questionable "Ur So Gay" takes Lily Allen and adds a dash of Christina, "Hot 'n' Cold" is a Pink-esque floor-filler, "Thinking of You" a Britney ballad of some scale and the title track like an Avril Lavigne reworking of a brazen Cyndi Lauper classic. But while she brings little originality to the table, there are certainly no half measures covering the bases on this efficient debut. --James Berry
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| Customer Reviews: Read 5 more reviews...
 good album Great singer November 21, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Katy Perry has to be one of the best musical talents of 2008, no questions asked! She is so different from everything else in the pop charts at the moment (which, let's admit it, is all pretty much r'n'b). She is a rallented singer and really doesn't get the credit she deserves!
 Need ur opinion October 31, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Ok, this is gonna say KIDS REVEIW i am not a baby goat and don't act like an 8yr old! lol coz im not 8! duh!
I havent heard all the songs on this album but I've heard "I Kissed A Girl" and "Hot and Cold" I Loved Both The Tracks! I'm just a little worried that if there are explicit lyrics, i mean i don't mind some swearing on some good tracks but i don't want to buy this CD and find out that there is some sexual/rude lanuage that should be taken into account or just a little rude and just ignored!
Plz inform me wheather I should buy this because I Like katy Perry's singing and want the CD but dont really want to be listing to sexual lyrics too much......I don't mind 1 or 2 songs that are have a bit of sexual language but not sure if all of them are to be advised
Thanks, leave a comment telling me advice(if u can)
Anyway You Should Defenatly buy this!
 Not bad, some catchy tunes. October 26, 2008
I bought this on the strength of 'I kissed a girl' not because I loved that song, but because it was catchy enough to make me curious (pardon the pun) about what else she had to offer.
There are some great tunes on here, very catchy and the lyrics aren't too much of a pain to listen to. It doesn't say much about anything, it's just easy listening. Some people like to think that a singer projects themselves through there songs, in this instance, I just think she jotted a few lines down, put a tune to it...simple as that really, no hidden meaning. Or maybe I'm missing something.
She has a good voice, if not a bit nasal and shouty at times almost like she is trying too hard and it comes across as a stroppy goth throwing a strop. (it's the best way I could describe it, so no abuse please, I know what you fans are like).
I think it's a good album, Mannequin being one of my favourites. She has a great voice and it would be interesting to hear some singing without as much shouting.
Very Entertaining Song Lyrics October 22, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I have a rule for buying CDS: I have to like at least four of the songs to make it worth my while...I took a chance and bought this after hearing only two of the songs played on the radio, but it turns out that I like almost every song.
There are a couple where she sings with a very high yet soft voice that I thought was kind of boring, but I enjoyed her vocals the rest of the time. Her style reminds me of the Go-Gos Beauty and the Beat, Kim Wilde, and Thompson Twins. (Yeah, I am an an 80s fan).
The lyrics are hysterical; she's very good at telling stories, and even though you might be tempted to think she is exagerating, I could relate to a lot of the scenarios she describes.
I love ALL KINDS of music - I have very eclectic tastes, but I have to say it was refreshing to hear a female vocalist who didn't create another hip-hop album or a whiny alternative album (you know, the ones where every single song is directed to some guy).
Great Album, Great Lyrics, Katy Will Be Fun To Watch! October 2, 2008
Katy Perry is a breath of fresh air, she doesn't try to set a positive example for her younger fans & she loves provoking the media & making a story (a.k.a claiming that she wanted to kiss Miley Cyrus.)
One Of The Boys is a prime example of pop at its best.
Over the summer pretty much everyone fell in love with I Kissed A Girl a fun track that would make even the most strait-laced person smile.
For me the best songs on the track are I Kissed A Girl, Ur So Gay & Hot n' Cold. Ur So Gay is pretty much Katy poking fun at a metrosexual ex although I personally don't agree with the use of the word gay to describe anyone but a homosexual (they're not all feminine, people!) but the lyrics are great; 'your so sad you should buy a Happy Meal, your so skinny you should probably suppersize the deal'.
All in all a great album, in my opinion its not better than Rihanna (Rihanna is like the next Madonna) but still great lyrics, great fun & Katy looks like she'll be entertaining to watch.
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