In 2014, Gaga and Tony Bennett released a collaborative album titled Cheek to Cheek, which consists of jazz standards and swing classics from composers such as George Gershwin, Cole Porter, Jerome Kern, Duke Ellington and Irving Berlin. Described as "a celebration and a poetic musical journey", the album revolves around her personal views of fame, love, sex, feminism, self-empowerment, overcoming addiction, and reactions to media scrutiny. As executive producer, she enlisted longtime collaborators DJ White Shadow and RedOne, and for the first time Zedd and Madeon. Gaga's third album Artpop, released in 2013, included the singles " Applause" and " Do What U Want". " Americano" and " Scheiße" included Spanish and faux-German lyrics, respectively. Primarily influenced by synthpop and dance-pop, it incorporated musical genres which had not been previously explored by Gaga, such as electronic rock and techno. The album's themes include sexuality, religion, freedom, feminism and individualism. She reunited with RedOne and Garibay, and sought new collaborators, including DJ Snake, DJ White Shadow, Jeppe Laursen, and Robert John "Mutt" Lange, this last one producing the country rock song " You and I" written solely by Gaga. Gaga's second full-length album, Born This Way, was released in 2011.
Its tracks include " Speechless", written solely by Gaga, as well as " Alejandro", " Telephone" and " Bad Romance". Initially intended to be a re-release of her first album, an EP titled The Fame Monster (2009) included eight newly recorded tracks. The album has influences of the 1980s pop music and discusses Gaga's love for fame while also dealing with subjects such as love, sexuality, money and drugs. She collaborated with different producers, primarily RedOne, Fernando Garibay, Martin Kierszenbaum, and Rob Fusari. It produced the global chart-topping singles " Just Dance" and " Poker Face". Īfter signing with Interscope, Gaga began working on her debut album The Fame, which was released in 2008. After being dropped from a solo contract with Def Jam Recordings, Gaga worked as a songwriter for Sony/ATV Music Publishing, where Akon helped her sign a joint deal with Interscope Records and his own label KonLive Distribution. Gaga performing at the Joanne World Tour, 2017Īmerican singer Lady Gaga has recorded material for seven studio albums and three extended plays (EP), and has been featured on songs on other artists' respective albums.