Katy Perry at age 17, left her home for LA. In LA Katy Perry worked with Glen Ballard on an album for record label Island Def Jam. The album was due for release in 2005, but Billboard magazine reported it also went nowhere.Katy Perry was dropped by Island Def Jam. Some of Katy Perry and Ballard's collaborations included "Box", "Diamonds" and "Long Shot", were posted on her official MySpace page.
"Simple", one of the songs Katy Perry recorded with Ballard, was released on the soundtrack to the 2005 film The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants.
