Amala

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 Doja Cat
Released	March 30, 2018 (2018-03-30)
Recorded	2016–2018
Studio	The Himalayas (Los Angeles, California)
Genre	Hip hop dancehall R&B
Length	45:13
Label	Kemosabe RCA
Producer	Doja Cat Yeti Beats tizhimself Rogét Chahayed The Arcade TROY NōKA Cambo Budo Adrian X Alizzz Richie Beats Kurtis McKenzie Tyson Trax
Doja Cat chronology
Purrr! (2014) Amala (2018) Hot Pink (2019)
Singles from Amala
"Go to Town" Released: March 9, 2018 "Candy" Released: March 23, 2018 "Mooo!" Released: August 31, 2018 "Tia Tamera" Released: January 31, 2019

Track listing

Credits adapted from Tidal.

Amala standard edition track listing[5]
No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Go to Town"	Tizhimself Yeti Beats[a]	3:37
2.	"Cookie Jar"	Chahayed Yeti Beats The Arcade	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.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
14.	"Juicy"	Yeti Beats Tyson Trax	3:20
15.	"Tia Tamera" (featuring Rico Nasty)	Doja Cat Kurtis McKenzie	3:32
16.	"Mooo!"	Doja Cat Troy Nöka[a] Yeti Beats[a]	4:45
Total length:			56:10

Notes

• ^{^[a]} signifies a co-producer
• ^{^[b]} signifies an additional producer
• "Mooo!" contains portions of "Milkshake", as performed by Kelis from her 2003 album Tasty and "Move Bitch", as performed by Ludacris from his 2001 album Word of Mouf

Charts

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

References

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.