Teenage Dream

by Katy Perry

Overview

Working hard is Katy Perry's stock in trade: whether she's cavorting in the Californian sun or heaving her curves, she always lets you see her sweat, even when she's presenting herself as a Teenage Dream, the ideal she puts forth on her 2010 sophomore set. Perry doesn't have great ambitions in mind: all she wants is the spotlight, and she'll follow the path of others to get there, raising eyebrows a'la Alanis, strutting like Gwen Stefani and relying on Britney's hitmaker Max Martin for her hooks. There's no question Perry knows every rule in pop and follows them to the letter: she never breaks away from the expected lite club beats that transition from day-to-night without a hitch or the chilly, stainless steel ballads designed to lose none of their luster on repeat plays. Perry acknowledges some shifting trends -- she salutes Ke$ha on "Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)," replicates Ryan Tedder's glassy robotic alienation on "E.T." but tellingly avoids ripping off Lady Gaga -- but these are merely accents to her One of the Boys palette. Perry is at her best when she's delivering sleek singles like "Teenage Dream" and "Hummingbird Heartbeat" with efficiency. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	08/24/2010
Label:	Capitol
UPC:	5099968460129
Rank:	8803

Tracks

1. Teenage Dream
2. Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)
3. California Gurls
4. Firework
5. Peacock
6. Circle the Drain
7. The One That Got Away
8. E.T.
9. Who Am I Living For?
10. Pearl
11. Hummingbird Heartbeat
12. Not Like the Movies
13. California Gurls [Passion Pit Main Mix]
14. Teenage Dream [Kaskade Club Mix]

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Katy Perry   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals,Featured Artist
3OH!3   Primary Artist
Timbaland   Primary Artist
L. Leon Pendarvis   Conductor
Michael Thompson   Bass,Guitar
Fabien Waltmann   Synthesizer
Ammo   Drums,Keyboards
Cirkut   Drums,Keyboards
Adam Marcello   Celeste,Percussion
Brent Paschke   Guitar
Christopher "Tricky" Stewart   Keyboards,Sequencing
Benny Blanco   Drums,Keyboards
Lenny Pickett   Saxophone
Fabien Waltman   Synthesizer
Dr. Luke   Drums,Keyboards
Snoop Dogg   Vocals,Guest Artist,Featured Artist
Pat Thrall   Vocoder,Guitar (Rhythm)
Greg Wells   Drums,Piano,Synthesizer
Kenneth Colby   Sequencing
Charles Malone   Guitar
Daniel Silvestri   Bass,Guitar
Missy Elliott   Vocals,Featured Artist
Monte Neuble   Keyboards
Julio Miranda   Guitar
Josh Freese   Drums
Kanye West   Vocals,Guest Artist,Featured Artist
Max Martin   Drums,Keyboards

Technical Credits

L. Leon Pendarvis   Performer,Arranger
Mike Green   Programming
Vanessa Silberman   Production Coordination
Chris "Tek" O'Ryan   Engineer,Guitar Engineer
Brian "B-Luv" Thomas   Engineer,Guitar Engineer,Drum Programming
Rob Stevenson   A&R
Megan Dennis   Production Coordination
Mark Everton Gray   Assistant,Assistant Engineer
Ammo   Producer,Programming
Henry Walter   Composer
Dream Machine   Performer
Lewis Tozour   Engineer
Monte Nueble   Composer
Justin Roberts   Assistant,Assistant Engineer
Clint Gibbs   Engineer,Assistant
Lukasz Gottwald   Composer
Christopher Stewart   Composer
Stephen Villa   Assistant
Katie Mitzell   Production Coordination
Cirkut   Producer,Performer,Programming,Remix Producer
Fabien Waltmann   Programming
Jaycen Joshua   Mixing
Noah Goldstein   Vocal Engineer
Ester Dean   Composer
Kuk Harrell   Vocal Producer
Christopher "Tricky" Stewart   Composer,Producer,Drum Programming
Steve Churchyard   Drum Engineering
James Hunt   Assistant
Bonnie McKee   Composer
Mike Busbee   Composer
Luis Navarro   Assistant,Assistant Engineer
Benny Blanco   Producer,Programming
Phil Tan   Mixing
Katy Perry   Composer
Tommie Sunshine   Producer,Remixing,Remix Producer,Remix Arrangement
Dr. Luke   Executive Producer,Producer,Performer,Programming,Remix Producer
Fabien Waltman   Programming
Ngoc Hoang   Coordination
Chris Anokute   A&R
Sam Holland   Engineer
Angelica Cob-Baehler   Creative Director
Ronette Bowie   A&R
Phil Seaford   Assistant
Nicolas Essig   Assistant Engineer
Carlos Oyanedel   Engineer
Irene Richter   Production Coordination
Kory Aaron   Assistant,Assistant Engineer
Tor Erik Hermansen   Composer,Instrumentation
Benjamin Levin   Composer
Emily Wright   Engineer
Stacy Barthe   Composer
Tatiana Gottwald   Assistant,Assistant Engineer
Steven Dennis   Assistant,Assistant Engineer
Nathaniel Motte   Composer
Sean Foreman   Composer
Joshua Coleman   Composer
J. Beanz   Composer
Serban Ghenea   Mixing
Snoop Dogg   Musician
Damien Lewis   Engineer
Julian Vasquez   Vocal Engineer
Stargate   Producer
Sandy Wilhelm   Composer
Chris Gehringer   Mastering
Matthew Thiessen   Composer
Pat Thrall   Engineer,Vocal Effect,Drum Programming
Greg Koller   Mixing,Engineer
Eric Caudieux   Editing
Greg Wells   Composer,Producer,Programming
John Hanes   Mixing,Engineer
Leon Pendarvis   Arranger
Jon Brion   Musician,Producer
Edward "Jewfro" Lidow   Assistant
Travis Harrington   Assistant Engineer
Jake Gorski   Assistant
Liz Isik   A&R
Angelo Caputo   Assistant
Kenneth Colby   Drum Programming
Charles Malone   Assistant,Assistant Engineer
Tucker Bodine   Assistant,Assistant Engineer
Will Cotton   Photography,Original Paintings
Jo Ratcliffe   Art Direction
Nick Chahwala   Bass Engineer,Guitar Engineer,Sounds
Jim Beanz   Composer
Monte Neuble   Composer
Timothy Mosley   Composer
Tim Roberts   Assistant,Mixing Assistant
Brian "Big Bass" Gardner   Mastering
Sandy Vee   Mixing,Composer,Producer,Instrumentation
Calvin Broadus   Composer
Chandler Harrod   Assistant
Patricia Sullivan Fourstar   Mastering
Andrew Wuepper   Engineer,Guitar Engineer
Giancarlo Lino   Mixing Assistant
Miles Walker   Engineer
Ted Chung   Production Coordination
Jason Sherwood   Engineer
Randy Urbanski   Assistant,Assistant Engineer
Aniela Gottwald   Assistant,Assistant Engineer
Mark Verbos   Engineer
Brian Thomas   Composer
Max Martin   Composer,Producer,Programming,Executive Producer
Josh Houghkirk   Assistant Engineer
Mikkel Storleer Eriksen   Composer,Engineer,Instrumentation