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''One of the Boys'' is the second studio album by American singer Katy Perry. It was released on June 17, 2008 by Capitol Records. During the making of the album, Perry was dropped from two record labels and went through two canceled albums. She collaborated with producers Greg Wells, Dr. Luke, David A. Stewart, and Max Martin among others on the album. All songs were written by the singer, with assistance of some other producers and writers. It was composed in a pop-rock style. A EP, ''Ur So Gay'', which contains the album's promotional single, "Ur So Gay", was released to generate interest on the singer and the then-upcoming album. ''One of the Boys'' received mixed reception from critics. Some deemed it as being filled with "potential hits", while others criticized Perry's vocal performance. The album debuted at number nine on the US ''Billboard'' 200, with 47,000 copies sold in its first week. It was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), and also reached the top ten in countries such as Austria, Canada, Germany, Mexico, and Switzerland. ''One of the Boys'' earned Perry two Grammy Award nominations, and has sold 5 million copies worldwide. The first single released from the album, "I Kissed a Girl", became her first ''Billboard'' Hot 100 number-one single; others singles Second single "Hot n Cold" reached reached number three in the US while topping charts in Germany, Canada, the Netherlands, and Austria. Third single "Thinking of You" reached the top-thirty in the US while final single "Waking Up in Vegas" became a top-ten hit. To further promote the album, Perry embarked on three tours; Warped Tour 2008, her first solo world tour "Hello Katy Tour", as well as being the opening act in No Doubt's 2009 Summer Tour. ==Background== Her change in record label, and adoption of a pseudonymous surname accompanied a shift from the Christian rock of her self-titled debut album.〔("One of the Boys: Pop singer Katy Perry talks about her forthcoming album" ). ''Cross Rhythms''. 2008-02-19. Retrieved 2012-11-20.〕 Perry has stated that she had been working on the album since she was eighteen years old. During the making of the album Perry was dropped from two record labels and went through two canceled albums. During this time, Perry had written close to seventy songs. Perry collaborated with notable producers Greg Wells, Dr. Luke, Dave Stewart, and Max Martin among others on the album. Perry co-wrote every song on the album as well as writing three of the songs herself. Once signed to Capitol, label head Jason Flom started work on a new album by convincing Dr. Luke to go back into the studio with Perry, with the two having already worked together on the abandoned Columbia sessions. Together with Max Martin they wrote and cut "I Kissed a Girl" and "Hot n Cold". Perry then collaborated again with Greg Wells, who she had also worked with on the Columbia album, creating the songs "Ur So Gay" and "Mannequin". According to Perry's A&R Chris Anokute they ended up with five new songs and then chose the six best songs from the shelved Columbia album to compile ''One of the Boys''. When talking about the songs on the album Perry said that she released the single "Ur So Gay" as an introduction to the album: 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「One of the Boys (Katy Perry album)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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