A lot of
mainstream acts have shined on songs solely written by themselves. Let's look at some of them.
Taylor:
- One of the 3 best selling artists of the digital era with a discography of 75% of songs solely written by her;
- AOTY at a very early age;
- Album with tracks only written by herself;
- Mean: 2 Grammy Awards
Gaga:
Adele:
- Hometown Glory: Grammy nomination, signature song
Amy Winehouse
- Rehab: universal acclaim from critics, top 10 on BBH100, 3 Grammy Awards, signature song
Ed Sheeran
- The A Team: Over 1M downloads in the UK, top 20 in the US, top 10 in 10 countries, Grammy Award nomination
Madonna
- Lucky Star: reached #1 on BBH100
And many others who come and go unnoticed...
Yet Katy, who started as a songwriter, and let's be honest, relies on it the most, has yet to prove herself as a songwriter. Her only three songs that she wrote by herself have failed to gather acclaim from critics and success at charts, even though Thinking of You and One of The Boys are fan favorites.
My only question is... Why?
Why since OOTB hasn't she released more solely written songs (like Taylor)?
Why at the beginning, when she used to write all by herself, she didn't achieve the acclaim Adele, Amy, Taylor, Gaga and Ed did?
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In before...
1. "Taylor, Adele, and Amy Winehouse are not pop girls
!!!!" Oh, okay...
But that's not the point, the point is these mainstream acts I've mentioned have proved themselves as legit songwriters, just like Katy should have by now.