Katy Perry - Teenage Dream Album Review

Teenage Dream is the third studio album by American singer-songwriter Katy Perry. It was released on August 24, 2010 in the United States.

Teenage Dream will be a smashing success, and for as long as Katy wants to make music (and money) she’ll have no problem finding an audience.
 

Leah Greenblatt wrote for Entertainment Weekly, “Beneath the fruity outfits and fart jokes, Perry is clearly serious about the business of hit song-craft; that doesn’t make Dream nearly cohesive as an album, but it does provide, intermittently, exactly the kind of high-fructose rush she’s aiming for”.

With her sophomore album, “Teenage Dream,” Perry makes a bid to reclaim the pop crown by selling us sex, teenage optimism and broken hearts in 12 tracks — and it’s nearly flawless. Permeated by a genuine earnestness, “Teenage Dream” is the sort of album that every pop star who’s in it for the kids yearns to make. Unlike other tartlets of the moment, with their weighty themes of taboo sexual identity (Lady Gaga) or idiotic musings on anonymous sex (Ke$ha), Perry delivers track after track delving into the simple, real rushes and crashes of young love.

The album’s artwork was created by NYC-based artist Will Cotton, who is known for his art direction in her sweet ‘California Gurls’ music video.

Katy Perry - Teenage Dream Album Cover

Katy Perry - Teenage Dream Track Listing

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” - 3:51
6. “Circle the Drain” - 4:33
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” - 4:06

International edition

1. “If We Ever Meet Again” (with Timbaland) - 4:52
2. “Starstrukk” (with 3OH!3) - 3:22
3. “California Gurls” (MSTRKRFT Main Mix) - 4:00
4. “California Gurls” (Passion Pit Main Mix) - 4:11
5. “California Gurls” (Armand Van Helden Remix) - 4:01

“California Gurls” featuring rapper Snoop Dogg is the lead single from the album. The song spent six weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and has sold over three million digital copies to date.
 

The album’s second single is its title track, which was released to radio stations on July 22, 2010. Jocelyn Vena of MTV said it “picks up right where ‘California Gurls’ leaves off. With a strong beat to back her up, Perry sings about a boy who makes her feel like a teenager again” after hearing it at a listening event in New York City. The following day the single was released via iTunes and debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at number twenty and has since reached number 7.
 

“Firework” will be the third single from the album and is due for release in October 2010. The music video is set to include competition winners from eastern Europe.

Prior to the release of the album, three promotional singles were released exclusively on Apple’s iTunes Store as a countdown to Teenage Dream. “Not Like the Movies” was released on August 3, 2010 and made a debut of 53 on the Billboard Hot 100. “Circle the Drain” was released on August 10, 2010 as the second promotional single. The third and final promotional single, “E.T.”, was released on August 17.

Overall, “Teenage Dream” is a solid way to end a long, hot summer: a mostly successful collection of tracks that indulge in glittery wistfulness. It’s young, but it’s fun — and that’s the shtick Perry’s best at.

Album Information

Released August 24, 2010
Recorded October 13, 2009 - April 30, 2010
Genre Pop
Label Capitol
Producer Max Martin, Dr. Luke, Benny Blanco, Rico Love, Greg Wells, Christopher “Tricky” Stewart, The-Dream, Stargate

 

 

From : http://www.musicloversgroup.com/katy-perry-teenage-dream-album-review/

Rihanna - Loud Album Review

Loud is the fifth studio album by world-class megastar Rihanna. The follow-up to 2009’s “Rated R“, “Loud” sees the Barbados-native return to the dancier grooves that inspired her early success.

While Rihanna was on set filming for the movie Battleship, she explained in an interview with Entertainment Tonight, “Loud is, the word, the name of the album definitely reflects the attitude of it, it’s really sassy and flirty and it grabs your attention and that’s why I enjoy it. It takes you through a really really interesting ride. So colorful the album.”

Rihanna - Loud Album Cover

Rihanna - Loud Track Listing

1. “S&M” - 4:04

2. “What’s My Name?” (featuring Drake) - 4:23

3. “Cheers (Drink to That)” - 4:22

4. “Fading” - 3:20

5. “Only Girl (In the World)” - 3:55

6. “California King Bed” - 4:12

7. “Man Down” - 4:27

8. “Raining Men” (featuring Nicki Minaj) - 3:45

9. “Complicated” - 4:18

10. “Skin” - 5:04

11. “Love the Way You Lie (Part II)” (featuring Eminem) - 4:56

The album will be released in four separate editions: the standard edition, the deluxe edition, which also features a 30 minute DVD presenting “The Making of Loud”, and a jewel case/digipack package. There is also the couture edition featuring the deluxe edition of Loud, as well as a deluxe cover art lithograph, a box set with enhanced clear couture cover, a full-size photo book and the MP3 download of Loud on street date. The limited edition Ultra Couture Edition features a copy of the Deluxe Edition of Loud signed by Rihanna herself, as well as all the features of the couture edition. The album bears a Parental Advisory label.

The album’s lead single “Only Girl (In the World)” was released on September 10, 2010. The song has currently peaked at number three on Billboard Hot 100 and number one on Canadian Hot 100, Australian Aria Charts and in New Zealand.

“What’s My Name?” was released as the second single of the album on October 29, 2010. It reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100, giving Rihanna her eighth number-one hit on the chart.

According to Rihanna, the current plan is to release “S&M” as the third single, with plans for an “unexpected” music video.

Overall the CD sounds pretty decent and will surely please her fans who have been waiting patiently for the singer to share her new experiences with them.

You can clearly feel her growth on the album, but it does not seem that she has found herself as an artist as yet. This is not her best work thus far but truth be told this is not her worst either.

Album Information

Released November 12, 2010

Recorded February-August 2010

Genre R&B, pop, dance-pop

Length 46:38

Label Def Jam

Producer StarGate, Sandy Vee, The Runners, Polow da Don, Sham, Mel & Mus, Tricky Stewart, Soundz, Alex da Kid

From : http://www.musicloversgroup.com/rihanna-loud-album-review/

Katy Perry - Firework Lyrics

Do you ever feel like a plastic bag,
Drifting through the wind, wanting to start again?
Do you ever feel, feel so paper-thin
Like a house of cards, one blow from caving in?

Do you ever feel already buried deep?
Six feet under screams, but no one seems to hear a thing
Do you know that there’s still a chance for you?
‘Cause there’s a spark in you

You just gotta ignite the light, and let it shine
Just own the night like the Fourth of July

‘Cause baby, you’re a firework
Come on, show ‘em what you’re worth
Make ‘em go “ah, ah, ah!”
As you shoot across the sky-y-y

Baby, you’re a firework
Come on, let your colors burst
Make ‘em go “ah, ah, ah!”
You’re gonna leave ‘em all in awe, awe, awe

You don’t have to feel like a waste of space
You’re original, cannot be replaced
If you only knew what the future holds
After a hurricane, comes a rainbow

Maybe the reason why all the doors are closed
So you could open one that leads you to the perfect road
Like a lightning bolt, your heart will glow
And when it’s time you know

You just gotta ignite the light, and let it shine
Just own the night like the Fourth of July

‘Cause baby, you’re a firework
Come on, show ‘em what you’re worth
Make ‘em go “ah, ah, ah!”
As you shoot across the sky-y-y

Baby, you’re a firework
Come on, let your colors burst
Make ‘em go “ah, ah, ah!”
You’re gonna leave ‘em all in awe, awe, awe

Boom, boom, boom
Even brighter than the moon, moon, moon
It’s always been inside of you, you, you
And now it’s time to let it through

‘Cause baby, you’re a firework
Come on, show ‘em what you’re worth
Make ‘em go “ah, ah, ah!”
As you shoot across the sky-y-y

Baby, you’re a firework
Come on, let your colors burst
Make ‘em go “ah, ah, ah!”
You’re gonna leave ‘em all in awe, awe, awe

Boom, boom, boom
Even brighter than the moon, moon, moon
Boom, boom, boom
Even brighter than the moon, moon, moon



Song Information
Released October 26, 2010
Recorded Roc The Mic Studios, (New York City, United States)
Genre Dance pop, House
Length 3:47
Label Capitol
Writers Katy Perry, Mikkel S. Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen, Sandy Wilhelm, Ester Dean
Producer Stargate, Sandy Vee

From : http://www.musicloversgroup.com/katy-perry-firework-lyrics-and-video/

Maroon 5 feat Rihanna - If I Never See Your Face Again Lyrics

[Adam]
Now as the summer fades, I let you slip away
You say I’m not your type, But I can make you sway.
It makes you burn to learn, You’re not the only one
I’d let you be if you put down your blazing gun.

[Rihanna]
Now you’ve gone somewhere else, Far away
I don’t know if I will find you (find you, find you).
But you feel my breath, On your neck
Can’t believe I’m right behind you (right behind you).

[Both]
‘Cause you keep me coming back for more
And I feel a little better than I did before
And if I never see your face again, I don’t mind
‘Cause we gone much further than I thought we’d get tonight

[Rihanna]
Sometimes you move so well
It’s hard not to give in.

[Adam]
I’m lost, I can’t tell
Where you end and I begin.

[Adam]
It makes me burn to learn
I’m with another man.

[Adam]
I wonder if he’s half
The lover that I am.

[Adam]
Now you’e gone somewhere else, Far away
I don’t know if I will find you (find you, find you).
But you feel my breath, On your neck
Can’t believe I’m right behind you (right behind you).

[Both]
‘Cause you keep me coming back for more
And I feel a little better than I did before
And if I never see your face again, I don’t mind
‘Cause we gone much further than I thought we’d get tonight

[Adam]
Baby, baby
Please believe me
Find it in your heart to reach me
Promise not to leave me behind
(Promise not to leave me behind)

[Rihanna]
Take me down, but take it easy
Make me think but don’t deceive me
Talk to me bout taking your time
(Talk to me, talk to me)

[Rihanna]
‘Cause you keep me coming back for more
And I feel a little better than I did before

[Both]
And if I never see your face again, I don’t mind
‘Cause we gone much further than I thought we’d get tonight

[Both]
‘Cause you keep me coming back for more
And I feel a little better than I did before
And if I never see your face again, I don’t mind
‘Cause we gone much further than I thought we’d get tonight

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