Jessie Where

Oh all the songs in her discography you could request, WHY would you go for Wow?!

I don't think 'Don't Stop' quite deserved to leave first, although I can kind of understand why. Love Tried To Welcome Me

Sophie has confirmed that The Invisible Line was the working title of this, but it now has a different name. (I really liked that title as well!)

Half a decade already is absolutely crazy.

I knew 'Bubblegum Bitch' had got a bit of a resurgence, but GOLD?!

The third one also sounded identical, he wasn't exactly the most dynamic producer.

Chromatica Mayhem (I always really liked this word!) Born This Way The Fame The Fame Monster Harlequin ArtPop (Just as pretentious as the album itself is) Joanne

'Giving You Up' but pretty much all of these are absolute gems (although I was never huge on 'Heartstrings') Forever baffled as to why 'Mighty Rivers' didn't make it to the main edition of Aphrodite. It's pure sunkissed magic and fits the vibe so well.

'Karma Police' all the way!

Gold Digger

Soldier

It's not bad as such, but it does precisely nothing for me.

I quite like everything left now, but going for Sean Paul.

Sophie Ellis-Bextor

Should've called it "Skip"

This has been certified GOLD today!

I was expecting a fair bit lower! To only fall 9 places from Monday isn't bad going.

I expect it could be mid-late 2026 by the time we hear anything of a next era, especially as she's got the tour to finish. She really needs to nail it with what comes next though, or I could see it going the same way as Witness.

I stand corrected! I remember this very well. I was hoping she'd at least stay ahead of the Elvis reissue, but sadly that wasn't to be.

Give It To Me!

Katy Perry’s A&R Claims He’s to Blame for Singer’s Work With Dr. Luke on ‘143’ Fans of Katy Perry might now have someone to point fingers to for her recent work with Dr. Luke. In a recent The Manager’s Playbook interview, the singer’s A&R manager Chris Anokute said that it was his “desire” to reconnect Perry with the disgraced producer for her album 143. “I think there was some backlash on her reuniting with Dr. Luke, which was my desire,” Anokute claimed. (Skip to 1:30:00 into the video below.) “[It was] my recommendation for her to get back into the studio with Luke because Luke is a dear friend.” “I thought it was a good time to reunite them after 10 years of not working together,” he continued. “Every single he’s ever done with her has gone Number One. The press just didn’t react favorably and they tried to assassinate him and her.” When Rolling Stone reached out for comment via Instagram, Anokute wrote back, “You must be bored. God bless you.” The backlash to the singer’s reconnection with Luke on the album came quickly after Rolling Stone confirmed last summer that Perry worked with Max Martin, Dr. Luke, and several others for the album following the release of single “Woman’s World.” At the time, a Capitol Records source told Rolling Stone that “Katy knew exactly the album she wanted to make and put together the team to make it happen.” Music fans, especially those on X, have long expressed their dislike for Luke given the sex abuse allegation from Kesha years prior, even following the settlement of his defamation lawsuit in 2023. In the new interview, Anokute claimed to believe that “all the stuff he was accused of is actually not true,” seemingly in reference to the Kesha allegation. Years before 143, Luke and Martin worked on many of Perry’s biggest hits, including smashes from her first three albums like One of the Boys‘ “I Kissed a Girl,” Teenage Dream‘s title track, “Last Friday Night,” “California Gurls,” “E.T.,” and “The One That Got Away” along with the vast majority of Prism, including “Dark Horse,” “Unconditionally,” and “Roar.” Despite the success of Perry’s previous work with Luke, 143 was poorly received by many fans and most critics. Anokute also said he believed 143 had “massive hits” despite the negative reaction. A Rolling Stone review called the record a “failed attempt to rekindle her glory years.” https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/katy-perry-dr-luke-album-ar-manager-blame-1235305370/

After a few listens, I feel like this is good but I like the sound/production of it more than the actual song itself.

I rather like that actually! Much as I do love the original song, it does feel like it takes ages to really get going.

OK, well that's one good thing about this release in that case!

It's an absolute fave of mine, so underrated. I doubt she'll ever even acknowledge it again 😭 I remember buying CD1 and CD2 on the day it was released, those really were the halcyon days!