Amala

2018 debut studio album by Doja Cat

Amala is the debut studio album by American rapper and singer Doja Cat. It was released on March 30, 2018, via Kemosabe and RCA Records. The album's deluxe version was released on March 1, 2019, and featured her breakthrough singles "Juicy", "Tia Tamera", and "Mooo!".[1] Doja Cat herself has expressed a strong dislike towards the album, claiming that it doesn't entirely represent her as an artist.[2] Doja Cat believes that Amala isn't a "finished album", partially due to her constantly partying and taking marijuana during recording the album.[3][4]

Amala
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 30, 2018 (2018-03-30)
Recorded2016–2018
StudioThe Himalayas
(Los Angeles, California)
Genre
Length45:13
Label
Producer
Doja Cat chronology
Purrr!
(2014)
Amala
(2018)
Hot Pink
(2019)
Singles from Amala
  1. "Go to Town"
    Released: March 9, 2018
  2. "Candy"
    Released: March 23, 2018
  3. "Mooo!"
    Released: August 31, 2018
  4. "Tia Tamera"
    Released: January 31, 2019

Track listing change

Credits adapted from Tidal.

Amala standard edition track listing[5]
No. TitleProducer(s) Length
1. "Go to Town"  
  • Tizhimself
  • Yeti Beats[a]
3:37
2. "Cookie Jar"  
3:19
3. "Roll With Us"  
  • Yeti Beats
  • Tizhimself
  • Chahayed
3:00
4. "Wine Pon You" (featuring Konshens)Yeti Beats 3:39
5. "Fancy"  
  • Yeti Beats
  • Doja Cat
2:59
6. "Wild Beach"  
  • Troy Nöka
  • Yeti Beats
3:24
7. "Morning Light"  
  • Yeti Beats
  • Cambo
3:59
8. "Candy"  
  • Yeti Beats
  • Budo
  • Cambo[b]
3:10
9. "Game"  
  • Yeti Beats
  • Adrian X
3:15
10. "Casual"  
  • Troy Nöka
  • Yeti Beats
4:00
11. "Down Low"  
  • Cambo
  • Alizzz
3:31
12. "Body Language"  
  • Richie Beats
  • Cambo[a]
4:05
13. "All Nighter"  
  • Doja Cat
  • Yeti Beats[a]
3:13
Total length:
45:13
Amala — Deluxe version (bonus tracks)[6]
No. TitleProducer(s) Length
14. "Juicy"  
  • Yeti Beats
  • Tyson Trax
3:20
15. "Tia Tamera" (featuring Rico Nasty) 3:32
16. "Mooo!"  
  • Doja Cat
  • Troy Nöka[a]
  • Yeti Beats[a]
4:45
Total length:
56:10

Notes

Charts change

Chart (2019) Peak
position
Australia Hitseekers (ARIA)[7] 10
US Billboard 200[8] 138

References change

  1. Mench, Chris (August 29, 2019). "Chart Climber: Doja Cat Moves Past The Meme With "Juicy"". Genius. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
  2. B Swift (October 15, 2019). "Doja Cat Is Not A Fan Of Her First Album". Hot 96.3. United States. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
  3. Cho, Regina (November 22, 2019). "Doja Cat Feels Liberated and More Focused Than Ever: 'I'm So Pumped For My Life Right Now'". Billboard. Retrieved November 6, 2020. A lot of people liked Amala, and that's great. However, I don't think it was a finished album. I was smoking hella weed. I was high all the fucking time and it wasn't even helping me perceive what was going on musically. I was just really out there partying and it was a crazy time for me.
  4. Penrose, Nerisha (November 11, 2020). "Doja Cat Just Wants to Make Rap Colorful". Elle. Retrieved November 6, 2020. she chalks it up to being high as a kite while recording her first album, Amala. "I had no idea what was going on 90 percent of the time," she admits. "I was young and partying every day and I was enjoying myself a little too much. I was also doing nothing a lot, so that whole era was really a blur for me."
  5. "Doja Cat / Amala". Tidal. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
  6. "Doja Cat / Amala (Deluxe Version)". Tidal. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
  7. "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing - 30 September 2019 - Issue #1538" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. September 30, 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 9, 2019. Retrieved November 6, 2020.
  8. "Doja Cat Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 22, 2019.