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Track Listings
| 1. Water |
| 2. Power On Me |
| 3. Katy On A Mission |
| 4. Why You Always Here |
| 5. Witches Brew |
| 6. Movement |
| 7. Go Away |
| 8. Disappear |
| 9. Broken Record |
| 10. Lights On |
| 11. Easy Please Me |
| 12. Perfect Stranger |
| 13. Hard To Get |
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It’s easy to believe that Katy B was born to be a chart-topper. That giant beaming grin, the boundless impishness of her vocal; how she stamps her personality all over her music with such ageless excitement. On her debut album On a Mission, she sprints towards the PA for its entire 55 minutes with such a natural thrill that only those with hearts of steel won’t find something to love.
Katy B is the poster-girl for a new type of pop, and then some – she’s the poster-girl for herself. Far from an Auto-Tuned mannequin, she’s self aware and an effortless star. And there’s humour too, neatly evidenced in the sharp wit of her casual rhyme on Easy Please Me, which features the lyric "Standing in the bar / With my friend Olivia". This kind of edgy, fresh sound hasn’t been seen on a pop debut since Sugababes and Artful Dodger first landed in the charts.
On a Mission moves through house, dubstep, drum’n’bass, rave, UK garage and RnB with ease, attacking each with such accessibility it’s not hard to imagine each track topping the singles charts. Early single Lights On is bold and oh-so-catchy, while Witches Brew adds a more vicious, cluttered sound to the mix.
The production is sharp and cutting throughout, never losing its feverish hi-NRG. DJ Zinc adds a smattering of 90s house and Benga splices her songs with clattery sounds; Rinse FM co-founder Geeneus’ addition is a deep house groove which translates perfectly to Katy B’s warm vocal. The way she feels each note emulates less obvious artists, at least from this side of the Atlantic – the likes of Marsha Ambrosius and Jazmine Sullivan are all fair reference points for the soul in their voice.
Katy B is a new breed of singer, adding a vibrant gloss to a new combination of sounds with a charm and personality all of her own. She’s shining bright and crying out to be taken on as Britain’s new favourite pop star – and if this album is anything to go by, it looks like the stage is set.
--Natalie Shaw
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Product Description
Debut 2011 album! Explosive pop 'n' underground beats from the South London protégé, who guested on the Magnetic Man smash "Perfect Stranger". Includes "Katy On A Mission" and "Lights On". For fans of Lily Allen and Adele alike.
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
After liking 2 of Katy B's 3 singles i couldn't wait to get my hands on her long awaited debut album and it was definitely worth the wait, the so called "queen of dubstep' has delivered one of the best debut albums i've heard in a while encompassing the likes of not just dubstep but 90's style garage and deep house as well.
The first 3 tracks are actually the weakest on the album in my opinion, i was never really fan of Kayt's debut single "Katy on a mission" but many will no doubt disagree, things really step up a gear from "Witches brew" a sort of drum and bass pop hybrid which wouldn't sound out of place on a girls aloud album. "Movement" likewise is a great bouncy number with a catchy chorus. "Go away" is a lovely dubstep ballad and "Disappear" delves into broken beat territory and is another slower number. New single "Broken record" with it's sped up funky drummer break is another highlight and 2nd single "Lights on" ft ms dynamite evokes 90's style garage with an infectious melody. One of my favourite tracks though is "Perfect Stranger" with a slow verse structure and frantic drum and bass chorus with a great hook. One of the most interesting tracks is the very last song "Hard to get" a lovely deep house track, i'd personally like to Katy delve more into this arena on future albums as if this track is anything to go she seems very comfortable in this arena.
Rinse Fm's geenus and zinc who originally took a gamble on Katy years back developing her career must be given credit for the great production on this album and developing her talents.
By far the best album i've heard do far this year, you can keep your Adele's, Give me Katy anyday!
4/5
The first 3 tracks are actually the weakest on the album in my opinion, i was never really fan of Kayt's debut single "Katy on a mission" but many will no doubt disagree, things really step up a gear from "Witches brew" a sort of drum and bass pop hybrid which wouldn't sound out of place on a girls aloud album. "Movement" likewise is a great bouncy number with a catchy chorus. "Go away" is a lovely dubstep ballad and "Disappear" delves into broken beat territory and is another slower number. New single "Broken record" with it's sped up funky drummer break is another highlight and 2nd single "Lights on" ft ms dynamite evokes 90's style garage with an infectious melody. One of my favourite tracks though is "Perfect Stranger" with a slow verse structure and frantic drum and bass chorus with a great hook. One of the most interesting tracks is the very last song "Hard to get" a lovely deep house track, i'd personally like to Katy delve more into this arena on future albums as if this track is anything to go she seems very comfortable in this arena.
Rinse Fm's geenus and zinc who originally took a gamble on Katy years back developing her career must be given credit for the great production on this album and developing her talents.
By far the best album i've heard do far this year, you can keep your Adele's, Give me Katy anyday!
4/5
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I love this album - when it's playing in the car with that bass surrounding you it's amazing. I got this album about 4 weeks ago and it's always on repeat most the day. Love it!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This was good in that there's lots of variety on the album and more tracks than artists can usually bother to put on albums these days (12) However, it was a bit of a disappointment for me, with a very late 90s sound (maybe she did that on purpose though..?) that I felt like I've heard before. I loved the famous songs that she has released, which are absolutely brilliant but not enough blew me away. It's a great record to buy if you need something to exercise to as it's so up-tempo.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
Fab!
There's not one track on here that I don't like and she has a great voice too. I can't wait for the next album.
Published 1 month ago by Jo
:)
Speedy delivery, packaging was perfect, nothing to complain about! I only bought the entire CD because I liked one track - but I was not disappointed.
Published 3 months ago by LydiaHT
Great debut album
Loved most of the songs on the album, especially Broken Record. Shame it hasn't been nominated for any Brit Awards.
Published 3 months ago by Mr. Jeevaka K. Weerasena
Amazing
Fantastic artist! The album has a real mixture of tunes to suit your mood. She has a beautiful voice and I cannot wait to hear the next album!!!
Published 4 months ago by Lydia
Nice Modern Gooves.
Nice Modern Gooves. Katy B has a nice voice and the production works well with it. The Lyrics for the most part are good too. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Neil Gibbs
I love it apart of few songs!
This is a very good piece of music. Cool songs with very good lyrics.
The only issue I've got is that a few songs are much more pop-music-like than dubstep. Read more
The only issue I've got is that a few songs are much more pop-music-like than dubstep. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Kristof
KATY B
This item was received in great time and great condition. It was at a very reasonable price and I would consider buying from this seller in the future. Thank you.
Published 7 months ago by tara
The Queen Of Dubstep has arrived
Dubbed the 'Queen Of Dubstep', Katy B first made a name for herself providing vocals for a track which was later played on pirate radio. Read more
Published 8 months ago by G. Wheeler
Katy B - The Queen Of UK Dub Step!
It took me a while to be taken by Katy Bs magic! But finally this summer i completely fell in love with all of her singles and after watching her videos on NME, Chart Show TV etc. Read more
Published 9 months ago by S. J. Pinder
Brilliant!
This is a BRILLIANT album! There's a great range of genres, from jazz (like Hard to Get) to house (Perfect Stranger) to dubstep (On a Mission), each expertly and creatively made by... Read more
Published 10 months ago by D. Kitson
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