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Smile (Katy Perry album)

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Smile
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 28, 2020 (2020-08-28)
RecordedMarch 2018 - July 2020
GenrePop
Length36:44
LabelCapitol
Producer
Katy Perry chronology
Witness
(2017)
Smile
(2020)
143
(2024)
Singles from Smile
  1. "Never Really Over"
    Released: May 31, 2019
  2. "Small Talk"
    Released: August 9, 2019
  3. "Harleys in Hawaii"
    Released: October 16, 2019
  4. "Never Worn White"
    Released: March 5, 2020
  5. "Daisies"
    Released: May 15, 2020
  6. "Smile"
    Released: July 10, 2020
  7. "Not the End of the World"
    Released: December 21, 2020

Smile is the sixth studio album by American recording artist Katy Perry. It was released on August 28, 2020. It was originally planned for released on August 14, but Perry announced that production delays pushed the album back two weeks.[2]

The previously-released singles "Never Really Over" and "Harleys in Hawaii" are included on the album.

Track listing

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Standard edition
No. TitleProducer(s) Length
1. "Never Really Over"   3:43
2. "Cry About It Later"   3:10
3. "Teary Eyes"  
3:02
4. "Daisies"   2:54
5. "Resilient"   3:07
6. "Not the End of the World"  
  • Goldstein[a]
  • Görres
2:58
7. "Smile"  
2:46
8. "Champagne Problems"  
  • Carlsson
  • Ryan
  • Karlsson[b]
3:16
9. "Tucked"  
  • Carlsson
  • Ryan
  • Karlsson[b]
3:07
10. "Harleys in Hawaii"  
  • Puth
  • Carlsson
  • Karlsson[b]
3:05
11. "Only Love"  
3:18
12. "What Makes a Woman"  
  • Carlsson[a]
  • Elvira Anderfjärd[c]
  • Karlsson[b]
2:11
Total length:
36:36
Fan edition (bonus tracks)[3]
No. TitleProducer(s) Length
13. "Small Talk"  
  • Carlsson
  • Puth
  • Karlsson[b]
2:41
14. "Never Worn White"  
  • Carlsson
  • Karlsson[b]
3:45
15. "Daisies" (acoustic)
  • Pierre-Luc Rioux
  • Stone[b]
3:05
16. "Daisies" (Oliver Heldens remix)
  • The Monsters & Strangerz[a]
  • Stone[b]
  • Oliver Heldens[d]
3:35
Total length:
49:42
Target edition (bonus tracks)[4][5]
No. TitleProducer(s) Length
13. "Message from Katy"    3:31
14. "High on Your Supply"  
4:00
Total length:
44:07
Japanese CD edition (bonus tracks)[6][7]
No. TitleProducer(s) Length
15. "Small Talk"  
  • Carlsson
  • Puth
  • Karlsson[b]
2:41
16. "Never Worn White"  
  • Carlsson
  • Karlsson[b]
3:45
17. "Daisies" (acoustic)
  • Pierre-Luc Rioux
  • Stone[b]
3:05
18. "Daisies" (Oliver Heldens remix)
  • The Monsters & Strangerz[a]
  • Stone[b]
  • Oliver Heldens[d]
3:35
Total length:
57:22

Notes and samples

Personnel

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Adapted from the album liner notes.[9]

Performance

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Musicians

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  • Oscar Holter – drums, bass, keyboards (2)
  • Rickard Göransson – guitars (2)
  • Andrew Goldstein – guitars, drums, bass, percussion (3); keyboards (3, 6)
  • Oscar Görres – drums, bass, percussion (3); keyboards (3, 6)
  • Michael Pollack – synthesizers (3), guitars (4), piano (6)
  • Pierre Luc Rioux – guitars (4, 17)
  • Mikkel S. Eriksen – all instruments (5)
  • Tor Hermansen – all instruments (5)
  • Lincoln Adler – saxophone (7)
  • Dave Richards – trumpet (7)
  • David Bukovinszky – cello (8, 16)
  • Johan Carlsson – keyboards (8, 9), strings arrangement (8), guitars (10, 15), Fender Rhodes (10), acoustic guitar, shaker, electric guitar (12); synthesizers (12, 15), talking, drum programming (15); piano (16)
  • Mattias Bylund – string synthesizer (8), horns arrangement, synthesizer horns (9); strings, strings arrangement (16)
  • Nils–Petter Ankarblom – string synthesizer, strings arrangement (8); horns arrangement (9)
  • Mattias Johansson – violin (8, 16)
  • Tomas Jonsson – tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone (9)
  • Peter Noos Johansson – trombone, tuba (9)
  • Magnus Johans.son – trumpets (9)
  • Janne Bjerger – trumpets (9)
  • Wojtek Goral – alto saxophone (9)
  • Charlie Puth – synthesizers (10, 15)
  • Brad Oberhofer – Rhodes, organ, piano (11)
  • John DeBold – guitar, synthesizers, arrangement, vocal chops (11)
  • Elvira Anderfjärd – electric guitar, organ, bass, drums, (12)
  • John Ryan – electric guitar (12)
  • Ilya – arrangement, keyboards, bass, drums, percussion (14)
  • Ferras – keyboards (14)

Technical

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  • Dave Kutch – mastering
  • Oliver Heldens – mastering (18)
  • Zeddmixing (1)
  • Serban Ghenea – mixing (2–6, 8–12, 14, 16, 17)
  • Manny Marroquin – mixing (7)
  • Phil Tan – mixing (15)
  • Ryan Shanahan – engineering, additional mixing (1)
  • Brian Cruz – assistant engineering (1)
  • Sam Holland – engineering (2, 8–10, 12, 14–16)
  • Cory Bice – engineering (2, 8–10, 12, 14, 16)
  • Jeremy Lertola – engineering (2, 8–10, 12, 14, 16), assistant recording engineering (15)
  • John Hanes – mix engineering (2–6, 8–12, 14, 16, 17)
  • Rachael Findlen – engineering (3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 15, 17)
  • Andrew Goldstein – vocals recording (3, 6)
  • The Monsters & Strangerz – vocals recording (4)
  • Mikkel S. Eriksen – engineering (5)
  • Thomas Warren – engineering (5)
  • Louie Gomez – engineering (7)
  • Blake Harden – engineering (7)
  • Clint “CJMIXEDIT” Badal – engineering (7)
  • Darth "Denver" Moon – engineering (7)
  • Chris Galland – mix engineering (7)
  • Robin Florent – assistant engineering (7)
  • Scott Desmarais – assistant engineering (7)
  • Mattias Bylund – strings recording and editing (8), horns recording and editing (9)
  • John DeBold – engineering (11)
  • Bill Zimmerman – engineering (15)
  • Peter Karlsson – vocal editing (15)
  • Zeddprogramming (1)
  • Daniel James – programming (1)
  • Leah Haywood – programming (1)
  • Oscar Holter – programming (2)
  • Andre Goldstein programming (3, 6)
  • Oscar Görres – programming (3, 6)
  • Mikkel S. Eriksen – programming (5)
  • Tor Hermansen – programming (5)
  • Johan Carlsson – programming (8-10, 12, 16), drum programming (15)
  • Charlie Puth – programming (10), drum programming (15)
  • John DeBold – drum programming, synthesizer programming, string programming (11)
  • Elvira Anderfjärd – programming (12)
  • Ilya – programming (14)
  • Rami – programming (16)
  • Nicole Frantz – art direction
  • Christine Hahn – photography
  • Nick Steinhardt – design

References

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  1. "Smile by Katy Perry".
  2. "KATY PERRY on Instagram: "Welp. I hate to throw this bad news at you like a pie in the face...but if there's anything 2020 taught me, it's to not get too attached to…"". Instagram. Retrieved 2020-07-27.
  3. name="Tracklist"
  4. "Katy Perry – Smile (Target Exclusive, CD)". Target Corporation. Archived from the original on July 10, 2020. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  5. @mikeadamonair (August 9, 2020). "The Target edition of #Smile by #KatyPerry will include a NEW SONG titled "High On Your Supply"!!!" (Tweet). Retrieved August 10, 2020 – via Twitter.
  6. "来週発売の日本盤アルバムのトラックリストが公開!アルバムより新曲も本日解禁!" (in Japanese). Universal Music Japan. August 20, 2020. Archived from the original on September 3, 2020. Retrieved August 22, 2020.
  7. "Smile Katy Perry CD Album". CDJapan. Archived from the original on September 3, 2020. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
  8. "Katy PERRY Smile vinyl at Juno Records". Juno Records. Archived from the original on August 29, 2020. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
  9. Smile (booklet). Katy Perry. Capitol Records. 2020.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)