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Katy Hudson is the eponymous Christian rock debut studio album by American singer-songwriter Katy Hudson, who would later adopt the stage name of Katy Perry (Perry is her mother's maiden name). The album was released on March 6, 2001[1] by Red Hill Records. This would be her only gospel album before she made the switch to mainstream pop music. Hudson wrote or co-wrote all songs on the album.[4]

Background and production

Prior to the release of the album, Hudson had signed to the independent Christian label Red Hill Records. After the release, Hudson had set up her website with the same name, talking about her album and promoting her album in her way. Hudson supported the album in The Strangely Normal Tour, accompanied by Phil Joel, LaRue, Luna Halo, Earthsuit and V*Enna.[5] Production and distribution of the album ceased after Red Hill Records folded at the end of 2001.[6] Two singles were released from the album, "Trust in Me", the lead single, released on February 6, 2001, and "Search Me", the second single, released on June 12, 2001.[1] On initial release the album was a commercial failure, only selling 100 copies.[7] It was released on iTunes on June 1, 2012.[8] It was re-released and removed from iTunes multiple times.[9]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Cross Rhythms[10]

The album received a favorable review from Russ Breimeier of Christianity Today, who applauded her voice and songwriting and called her "a remarkable young talent emerging, a gifted songwriter in her own right who will almost certainly go far in this business".[4] Stephen Thomas Erlewine from AllMusic gave it a favorable review, giving it three stars. He complimented her songwriting, mostly comparing it to Alanis Morissette. He also said "Katy Hudson is only instructive as the first act in a prefab pop star's career, to show that she has talent but that she was mismarketed."[3]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Trust in Me"Katy Hudson, Mark Dickson4:46
2."Piercing"Hudson, Tommy Collier, Brian White4:06
3."Search Me"Hudson, Scott Faircloff5:00
4."Last Call"Hudson3:07
5."Growing Pains"Hudson, Dickson4:05
6."My Own Monster"Hudson5:25
7."Spit"Hudson5:10
8."Faith Won't Fail"Hudson, Dickson5:14
9."Naturally"Hudson, Faircloff4:33
10."When There's Nothing Left"Hudson6:45
Total length:48:11
2012 iTunes edition[8]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Search Me"Hudson, Scott Faircloff5:00
2."Trust in Me"Katy Hudson, Mark Dickson4:46
3."Faith Won't Fail"Hudson, Dickson5:14
4."When There's Nothing Left"Hudson6:45
5."Growing Pains"Hudson, Dickson4:05
6."My Own Monster"Hudson5:25
7."Last Call"Hudson3:07
8."Spit"Hudson5:10
9."Piercing"Hudson, Tommy Collier, Brian White4:06
10."Naturally"Hudson, Faircloff4:33
Total length:48:11

Personnel

Credits for the album are as follows:[11]

  • David Browning - Engineer, keyboards, piano, producer, programming, string arrangements
  • John Catchings - Cello
  • Tom Collier - Engineer, guitar, acoustic guitar, keyboards, loops, producer
  • David Davidson - Arranger, conductor, violin
  • Sheila Davis - Hair stylist, make-up
  • Rick Delker - Design, layout design
  • Scott Faircloff - keyboards, piano, Wurlitzer
  • Chris Graffagnino - Guitar
  • Barry Graul - Guitar, 12 string guitar, electric guitar
  • Greg Herrington - Drums
  • Katy Hudson - primary artist, vocals, background vocals
  • Heather Jones - Background vocals
  • Love Sponge String Quartet - Strings
  • David McMullan - Brass
  • Tony Morra - Drums
  • Otto Price - Arranger, bass, engineer, guitar, producer, programming, synthesizer
  • Trish Price - Background vocals
  • Mark Stuart - Primary artist
  • Tracey Tiernan - Background vocals
  • Kristin Wilkinson - Viola
  • Scott Williamson - Drums
  • Jeffrey Scott Wills - Tenor saxophone
Production
  • Kristin Barlowe - Photography
  • Bob Horn - Mixing assistant
  • Paul Jenkins - Engineer, mixing
  • Marty Magehee - Digital editing
  • George Marino - Mastering
  • Gary Randall - Executive producer

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Katy Hudson". Katy Hudson Website. Retrieved November 10, 2012.
  2. ^ a b c d "Katy Hudson by Katy Hudson : Reviews and Ratings". Rate Your Music. Retrieved July 28, 2010.
  3. ^ a b c d Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "( Katy Hudson > Overview )". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved June 23, 2010.
  4. ^ a b c Breimeier, Russ. "Katy Hudson". Christianity Today. The Fish (web reprint). Retrieved December 6, 2009.
  5. ^ "The Strangely Normal Tour - Phil Joel, Earthsuit, V*Enna & Katy Hudson". Epinions. February 22, 2001. Retrieved April 10, 2012.
  6. ^ Harding, Cortney (February 11, 2009). "Katy Perry: Single Lady". Billboard. Retrieved December 6, 2009.
  7. ^ Hiscock, John (June 30, 2012). "Katy Perry on Split from Russell Brand and Babies". Mirror.co.uk. Retrieved November 10, 2012.
  8. ^ a b "View image: iTunes Katy Hudson". PostImage.org. Retrieved November 10, 2012.
  9. ^ https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/katy-hudson/id628186028
  10. ^ Cummings, Tony (July 26, 2001). Review: Katy Hudson - Katy Hudson. Cross Rhythms. Accessed from June 15, 2013.
  11. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "( Katy Hudson > Credits )". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved November 5, 2012.
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