Amala (album)

Amala
Standard edition cover[a]
Studio album by
Doja Cat
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

Amala is the debut studio album by American rapper and singer Doja Cat. It was released on March 30, 2018, by Kemosabe Records and RCA Records. The album's deluxe version was released on March 1, 2019, and featured her breakthrough singles "Juicy", "Tia Tamera", and "Mooo!". Her first commercial release in four years, Doja Cat has expressed strong disdain towards the record for a number of reasons.

Upon its release, Amala was initially a commercial failure and was largely ignored by critics.[1][3][4][5] In August 2018, the album and Doja Cat gained attention when her novelty song "Mooo!" became an internet meme.[6][7] As a result, songs "Candy" and "Juicy" became sleeper hits, and the album debuted on the Billboard 200 chart in August 2019. Amala would eventually peak at number 138 on the chart in November 2019, coinciding with the release of her second studio album, Hot Pink.


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  1. ^ a b Voynovskaya, Nastia (June 26, 2018). "NPR Music's 40 Favorite Albums Of 2018 (So Far)". NPR. Retrieved August 13, 2020. Amala [...] didn't get much attention from critics at the time of its March release
  2. ^ Collar, Matt (March 13, 2018). "Doja Cat - Amala Album Reviews, Songs & More / AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved July 26, 2023.
  3. ^ Zhang, Cat (October 30, 2020). "The Mystery of Doja Cat's Unimpeachable TikTok Reign". Pitchfork. Retrieved October 30, 2020. the uneventful release of her debut album, Amala
  4. ^ Janes, DeAnna (February 27, 2020). "Doja Cat Is the Artist Behind This Catchy Song You've Heard on TikTok". Oprah Magazine. Retrieved October 30, 2020. the release dropped with barely a whisper
  5. ^ Bassett, Jordan (August 29, 2018). "Doja Cat, you've been cancelled: how the novelty rapper became 2018's 'Milkshake Duck'". NME. Archived from the original on May 21, 2020. Retrieved May 4, 2020. the moderate success of her album 'Amala'
  6. ^ Mench, Chris (August 29, 2019). "Chart Climber: Doja Cat Moves Past The Meme With "Juicy"". Genius. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
  7. ^ Tan, Brandon (October 14, 2019). "Doja Cat: There's No Going Backward On Killer Frequencies". Flaunt. Retrieved December 4, 2020. Before 'Mooo!,' we hadn't really gotten any viral hits, or had any hits, period. We were doing okay, but things weren't at their fullest potential. That was the most significant part about 'Mooo!' going where it did—it allowed all my other work to have a foundation and have a pull.