Katy Perry has penned the songbook of summer. On multiple occasions her songs have dominated radio, playlists and pop culture just as the mercury has risen. Big, bombastic pop songs like “Firework” and “Dark Horse” defined her keen sense of writing larger-than-life anthems. Even on Perry’s darker electro-pop album, Witness, “Chained to the Rhythm” was still danceable and fun, even if it came from a more serious place.
Katy Perry’s fifth studio album, Smile, strikes a different note than its predecessors. Released in a very different world, not just externally but personally for the artist. There’s no shortage of compounding world crises plastering the newsfeed every day, but for Perry it was also a time of deep depression and self-discovery. Now on the other side, expecting her first child with fiancé Orlando Bloom, she looks back that time with a newfound clarity.
| A1 | Never Really Over |
| A2 | Cry About It Later |
| A3 | Teary Eyes |
| A4 | Daisies |
| A5 | Resilient |
| A6 | Not The End Of The World |
| A7 | Smile |
| B1 | Champagne Problems |
| B2 | Tucked |
| B3 | Harleys In Hawaii |
| B4 | Only Love |
| B5 | What Makes A Woman |
| B6 | Message From Katy |
| B7 | High On Your Supply |
