Enjoy Yourself (Kylie Minogue album)

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Enjoy Yourself
Kylie Minogue - Enjoy Yourself.png
International cover
Studio album by
Released9 October 1989 (1989-10-09)
RecordedFebruary–July 1989
Studio PWL
Genre
Length32:56
Label
Producer Stock Aitken Waterman
Kylie Minogue chronology
Kylie
(1988)
Enjoy Yourself
(1989)
Rhythm of Love
(1990)
Singles from Enjoy Yourself
  1. "Hand on Your Heart"
    Released: 24 April 1989
  2. "Wouldn't Change a Thing"
    Released: 24 July 1989
  3. "Never Too Late"
    Released: 23 October 1989
  4. "Tears on My Pillow"
    Released: 8 January 1990

Enjoy Yourself is the second studio album by Australian recording artist Kylie Minogue, released on 9 October 1989 in the United Kingdom by Pete Waterman Entertainment (PWE), and in Australia on 6 November by Mushroom Records. In the United States, it was released in January 1990 by Geffen Records. Following the success of her self-titled debut album, Minogue reunited with the producers Stock Aitken Waterman, who produced and wrote nine of the album's ten tracks, in London in February 1989. The recording sessions took place there from February until July, coinciding with Minogue filming her first feature film The Delinquents .

Contents

Enjoy Yourself is a bubblegum pop, dance-pop, and disco album that mainly discusses romantic relationships. It received mixed reviews from music critics, who criticised its similarity with her debut release. In the United Kingdom, it debuted at number one with pre-sales of over 600,000 copies and became the sixth best-selling album of 1989. The album was certified four times platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) in January 1990. It also peaked at number one in Ireland and within the top ten in Australia, Japan and New Zealand. It failed to find an audience in the United States, and Minogue was dropped as an act by Geffen Records.

Four singles were released from the album, including UK chart-toppers "Hand on Your Heart" and "Tears on My Pillow". Two other singles, "Wouldn't Change a Thing" and "Never Too Late" peaked in the top five. All four peaked in the top twenty in Australia and Ireland. The album was promoted further through Minogue's first and second concert tours, Disco in Dream (1989) and the Enjoy Yourself Tour (1990), which traveled to Australia, Britain and Asia. The album was re-issued in the United Kingdom for the first time in 2015, when it returned to the UK Albums Chart.

Background and recording

Kylie Minogue first came to public attention in 1986, when she was cast in the popular soap opera Neighbours as Charlene Robinson, a schoolgirl turned garage mechanic. [1] She signed with Mushroom Records in early 1987 and released her self-titled debut studio album in July 1988. [2] Fuelled by hit singles like "I Should Be So Lucky", "The Loco-Motion" and "Got to Be Certain", Kylie peaked at number one and was the best-selling album of 1988 in the United Kingdom. [3] In her native Australia, it peaked at number two and was certified four times platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). [4] It has sold over five million copies worldwide. [5] The album helped Minogue launch her career as a pop artist at a time when not many established actors in television chose to make a record. [6]

Minogue relocated to London after filming her final scenes for Neighbours in June and July 1988. [7] In November, she lent her voice to "Especially for You", a duet with her then-boyfriend Jason Donovan, who also played her love interest in Neighbours. [8] Written and produced by Stock Aitken Waterman (SAW), it became the fourth highest-selling single of 1988 and the first number-one single of 1989 in the United Kingdom. [9] In February 1989, she reunited with the producers at PWL Studios 1 & 4 in London. [10] The trio, who had served as producers and writers on Kylie, had Minogue record "Hand on Your Heart" and "Wouldn't Change a Thing", while working on her second album. [11] Pete Waterman, one of the producers, felt that they had a remarkable work ethic during the making of Enjoy Yourself, saying "We aren't nervous about following up the first album at all, we were on a treadmill and loving it". [12] The album was licensed by PWL co-owner David Howell. [12]

Two months later, it was announced that Minogue had accepted the lead part of Lola Lovell in the Australian-based film The Delinquents , directed by Chris Thomson. Trying to establish herself as a serious actress, Minogue believed the role as a rebellious and passionate country girl would differentiate her from her girl-next-door image in Neighbours. [13] Principal photography began in Maryborough, Queensland, in May and lasted about two months. [14] She resumed work on her album in London for three weeks until July. [15] The three-week recording sessions were intense since she was still promoting her debut album. [16] For The Delinquents' soundtrack, Waterman suggested Minogue cover The Teenagers' "I'm Not a Juvenile Delinquent" (1957) or Little Anthony and the Imperials' "Tears on My Pillow" (1958). Minogue picked the latter work, as she was already familiar with the song, and recorded it the next day. [17] She recorded "Never Too Late" during the final sessions in July. [18]

Music and lyrics

Stock, Aitken and Waterman wrote and produced the entire album apart from "Tears on My Pillow", which was written by Sylvester Bradford and Al Lewis. [19] Minogue and the producers decided that the album would be more diverse than the previous effort, which was mainly dance music. [20] "There are a lot of different songs... Enjoy Yourself has balance and a sort-of fifties orchestra number... I think it has a wider range of appeal [than Kylie]", Minogue said. [21] The album contains many R&B basslines, which Stock felt shows different aspects of pop music and gives "a slightly more soulful, more American angle, a kind of serious feel". [12] He wrote simple lyrics about romantic relationships to give the songs "extra resonance and profundity". [12]

Music critics have described Enjoy Yourself as a bubblegum pop, synth-pop, dance-pop, and disco album, whose theme revolves around romantic relationships. [22] They also noted the similar composition of the songs to those on Minogue's debut album. [23] Nick Levine of Digital Spy said that the album sounded "more perky, plasticky Stock Aitken Waterman pop" than the previous effort. [24] Joe Sweeney of PopMatters felt that Minogue was no longer bridging the gap between pop and dance music, but trying to expand from the "still-Astley-rific SAW house sound" by incorporating ballad and doo-wop tracks. [25] Ian Gormely of Exclaim! compared the bubblegum synth-pop sound to the work of American singers Tiffany and Debbie Gibson. [26] Gary James of Entertainment Focus called it a well-merged complication of her debut and the throwback sound of the 50s and 60s. [27]

Songs analysis

"Tell Tale Signs" and "My Secret Heart" received comparisons to the work of Paul McCartney (pictured in 1980) Paul McCartney 930-6404 (cropped).jpg
"Tell Tale Signs" and "My Secret Heart" received comparisons to the work of Paul McCartney (pictured in 1980)

"Hand on Your Heart" is a beat-heavy song that contains a message about honesty and communication in a relationship. [28] The song was inspired by soul singles "That's the Way Love Is" by Ten City (1989) and "This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You)" by The Isley Brothers (1966). [12] "Wouldn't Change a Thing" deals with believing someone even if no one can understand, while "Never Too Late" follows Minogue's optimistic philosophy. [29] Colin Irwin of Number One felt that both tracks have an easy and mellow pace but still maintain its appeal as dance-pop tracks, and found the yearning lyrics of the latter work similar to the work of Donovan. [30]

The happy and bouncy track "Nothing to Lose" tells a story about taking risks to get what you want. [31] It is followed by "Tell Tale Signs", a jazz-oriented blues and string-laden torch song, in which Minogue realizes the signs of a relationship falling apart. [32] The offbeat baroque pop "My Secret Heart" contains unusual rhythms, key changes, stuttering cello sounds, and jaunty lyricism. [33] Minogue characterized "My Secret Heart" as an innocent and hopeful fantasy song that reminds her of the 1940s romantic Hollywood films. [34] Critics compared both "Tell Tale Signs" and "My Secret Heart" to the work of Paul McCartney. [33] Minogue sings "I'm Over Dreaming (Over You)", the seventh track, in a celebratory and joyous way. [30] Its subject matter centres around finding the courage to face the end of a relationship. [29]

Colin Irwin of Number One felt that Minogue sounds authentic in her version of "Tears on My Pillow", an innocent ballad that differs from Johnny Nash's 1975 reggae hit of the same name. [30] Levine, on the other hand, called it an "odd retro moment". [24] Minogue found her version "smooth and easy to listen to" and fairly true to the original. [34] The melodic "Heaven and Earth" shows Minogue's view on the environmental issues, and encourages people to conserve and protect the environment. [35] It is followed by the title track, which serves as the album closer. [30] Lyrically, it reminds people to be happy and enjoy themselves. [34] Levine described it as a "party [song] with a Seize The Day message" that predicted Minogue's follow-up effort. [24]

Artwork and release

The album's artwork, shot by photographer Simon Fowler, shows Minogue grinning while wearing a black minidress and a bedazzling golden hat. [36] Minogue was surprised about the final artwork, which she found "quite daring" and "does reveal a bit of flesh". [37] "[The hat] is from London. I'm heavily into sequins at the moment... I don't think I would wear it down the street though," Minogue recalled. [38] Like Kylie, the artwork was meant to show her in a girlie and carefree way that kids and teenagers could relate to, and not as "some icon on a pedestal". [39] Other PWL artists used the same strategy and can be seen posing with hats on the covers of their albums. These include Mandy Smith's Mandy (1988) and Sonia's Everybody Knows (1990). [40] The title, Enjoy Yourself, reflects Minogue's motto of living with a positive attitude in the face of life's difficulties. [41]

Enjoy Yourself was released in the UK on 9 October 1989 by PWL. [42] The album was not released in Australia until 6 November 1989, through Mushroom Records. [43] In Japan, a limited edition was released in November with postcards, stickers and a lyric booklet. [44] The North American edition, released by Geffen Records in 1990, had differing artwork and included "Especially for You" as a bonus track. [45] In 1989, a VHS titled Kylie: The Videos 2 was released in the United Kingdom and Japan by PWL, including an interview with Minogue, as well as music videos for "It's No Secret", "Hand on Your Heart", "Wouldn't Change A Thing", and "Never Too Late". [46] The album was re-released by WEA in Japan in 1993 and 1995, [47] before PWL announced their reissue in 2012 with bonus tracks and mixes. [48] In October 2014, it was announced that Enjoy Yourself was to be re-released by Cherry Red Records and PWL, along with her studio albums Kylie, Rhythm of Love, and Let's Get to It (1991). [49] The release date was later postponed to 9 February 2015. [50] The albums were digitally remastered from the original studio tapes and available on vinyl, CD, and DVD. This was the first time these albums had been released in the United Kingdom since their original release. [51]

Promotion

Minogue performing the single "Wouldn't Change a Thing" during one of the concerts of the Golden Tour (2018-19) Kylie Minogue 8 (45156160041) (cropped)2.jpg
Minogue performing the single "Wouldn't Change a Thing" during one of the concerts of the Golden Tour (2018–19)

During the release week, the album was backed by a £250,000 advertising campaign on television, in teen magazines and music papers. [52] In October 1989, Minogue launched her first concert tour, Disco in Dream, performing several songs from both Kylie and Enjoy Yourself. [53] It began in Japan, where she performed before 38,000 fans at the Tokyo Dome. [54] She later joined other artists from the PWL label on a ten-date theatre tour in the United Kingdom, which attracted 170,000 fans. [55] Its run in the United Kingdom was sponsored by local radio stations and was re-titled The Hitman Roadshow. [56]

Enjoy Yourself Tour

From February to May 1990, Minogue launched the Enjoy Yourself Tour. She performed three shows in her native Australia in February, grossing $3 million from the sale of 10,000 tickets per-show. [57] The tour was later extended to Europe and South East Asia in April and May. [57] Her performance in Birmingham, the first city of the European leg, attracted 12,700 fans at the Resorts World Arena. [58] Minogue donated thirteen costume pieces worn in both concert tours to the Arts Centre Melbourne—three of them were given in 1991, two in 2008, and the rest were sent to the Cultural Gifts Program in 2004. [59]

Enjoy Yourself Tour
Tour by Kylie Minogue
Associated albumEnjoy Yourself
Start date3 February 1990 (1990-02-03)
End date26 May 1990 (1990-05-26)
Legs3
No. of shows21
Kylie Minogue concert chronology

The Enjoy Yourself Tour was Kylie Minogue's second concert tour (following 1989's Disco in Dream ensemble roadshow) and first solo, full-length show following the success of her second studio album, Enjoy Yourself . By the start of the European leg of the tour, Minogue had started to take control of her image and musical direction, demonstrated by the release of the career milestone single "Better the Devil You Know", which would be performed as part of the encore after the Australian leg of the tour.

Set list

The set list adapted from Minogue's official website: [60]

Dates
List of concerts, showing date, city, country, and venue
DateCityCountryVenue
Oceania [61]
3 February 1990 Brisbane Australia Brisbane Entertainment Centre
5 February 1990 Sydney Sydney Entertainment Centre
9 February 1990 Melbourne National Tennis Centre
Europe [61]
17 April 1990 Birmingham England NEC Arena
18 April 1990
19 April 1990
20 April 1990London London Arena
21 April 1990
23 April 1990
25 April 1990 Belfast Northern Ireland King's Hall
27 April 1990 Dublin Ireland RDS Simmonscourt
28 April 1990
29 April 1990
2 May 1990 Whitley Bay England Whitley Bay Ice Rink
8 May 1990ParisFrance La Cigale
10 May 1990 Cologne Germany Sporthalle Köln
11 May 1990 Hamburg Alsterdorfer Sporthalle
12 May 1990 Brussels Belgium Forest National
14 May 1990 Glasgow Scotland SECC Concert Hall 4
15 May 1990 Aberdeen AECC Arena
17 May 1990BirminghamEnglandNEC Arena
18 May 1990London Wembley Arena
Asia [61]
24 May 1990 Kowloon Hong Kong Hong Kong Coliseum
26 May 1990 Bangkok Thailand Thailand Cultural Centre

Singles

Minogue performing a medley of album tracks "Enjoy Yourself", "Hand on Your Heart" and "Never Too Late" during her Kiss Me Once Tour in Sheffield in November 2014 Kylie Minogue - Motorpoint Arena - Sheffield - 13.11.14. - (018) (16809767462).jpg
Minogue performing a medley of album tracks "Enjoy Yourself", "Hand on Your Heart" and "Never Too Late" during her Kiss Me Once Tour in Sheffield in November 2014

"Hand on Your Heart" was released as the first single in April 1989 with "Just Wanna Love You" as the B-side track. [62] A music video, filmed in Melbourne earlier in March, was released featuring Minogue dancing in a studio set. [63] The single received limited promotion as Minogue was busy filming The Delinquents. [64] Nevertheless, the song became her third number one single on the UK Singles Chart, while reaching number four on the Australian Singles Chart. [65] It reached number one in Ireland, and peaked in the top ten in Switzerland and France. [66] The second single "Wouldn't Change a Thing" was released in July, accompanied by Minogue's first music video to be filmed in the UK. [67] It debuted at number two there and reached number six in Australia that September. [68]

The title track was originally planned as the third single but was replaced with "Never Too Late". The decision was made at the last minute before its release on 23 October. [69] The track's B-side was a megamix of her songs from Kylie, titled "Kylie's Smiley Mix". [70] "Never Too Late" became Minogue's fifth number-one single in Ireland and reached number four in the UK. [71] The music video shows Minogue in various costumes: she dresses as a cowgirl, a '70s disco dancer, a Chinese woman with a handheld fan and a 1920s flapper. [72] "Tears on My Pillow" was released as the final single to support both the album and The Delinquents. The single was pushed until January 1990 to meet the film's release schedule. [73] It debuted at number two in the UK on 14 January, Minogue's ninth consecutive top-five single and her fourth to debut at number two. [74] It reached number one the following week, her fourth single to do so. [74] The 12" single was released with the B-side "We Know the Meaning of Love". [75] "Never Too Late" and "Tears on My Pillow" also peaked in the top 20 in Australia and the Netherlands. [76]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [77]
Calgary Herald C− [78]
Chicago Tribune Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [79]
Digital Spy Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [24]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [80]
PopMatters Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [25]
Q Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [81]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [82]
Smash Hits Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [83]

Enjoy Yourself received mixed reviews from music critics, many of whom compared it to Minogue's debut album. Sean Smith and the staff of People magazine described it as an unimaginative extension of Kylie; the result was just "another Charlene album". [84] Richard Lowe of Smash Hits and Nick Levine of Digital Spy opined that despite the lack of strong tunes, the album still had more variety than her first one and Minogue was "at her most ingenuous". [85] Colin Irwin of Number One called the album a departure for Minogue, which shifts away from other traditional SAW-produced tracks. [30] AllMusic's Chris True found it was a good follow-up to her debut, and the producers "knew what they had and they crafted songs that kept [Minogue] in the public eye." [77]

Several critics panned the production and Minogue's lack of input on the album. Arion Berger of Rolling Stone dismissed the singer's woeful vocals, and commented that she had a long way to go to display any artistic innovation. [82] People magazine opined that the producers overpowered Minogue, describing her as "a cog in a gray-noise machine". [86] In a 2015 review, PopMatters' Joe Sweeney deemed it a more ambitious production and Minogue's vocals were particularly stronger than before. He felt the result, however, sounded "like a messy document of artistic maturation". [25] Caitlin O'Connor Creevy of Chicago Tribune and a Billboard 's reviewer deemed the album premature and average, while also panning the computer-generated songs. [87]

In a review in 2018, Slant Magazine 's Sal Cinquemani wrote that Enjoy Yourself closely repeats Kylie's sonic template and criticised "Hand on Your Heart" as a disjunctive lead single. He described it as Minogue's second-worst studio album. [88] While reviewing the album on its 30th anniversary, Matt Hocter noted a maturity that was missing from Minogue's previous album. He concluded that Minogue had managed to make a pop album that is now recognised as a classic. [89] In the Encyclopedia of Popular Music (2011), British writer Colin Larkin gave it three out of five stars, as he did Minogue's debut album, classifying it as "recommended" and highly listenable. [80] At the ARIA Music Awards of 1990, Minogue was nominated for Best Female Artist for Enjoy Yourself while receiving the Outstanding Achievement Award. [90] The music video for "Never Too Late" won the award for Most Popular Music Video at the 32nd Logie Awards, her second win in the category; she previously won for "The Loco-Motion" in 1988. [91]

Commercial performance

Enjoy Yourself debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart and remained in the top 10 for sixteen weeks. [92] It was certified double platinum by the British Phonographic Industry two days after its release, powered by pre-sales of over 600,000 copies. [93] It went on to sell over one million copies in the first ten weeks of its release. [94] It was the sixth best-selling album of 1989 in the UK, and was certified four times platinum on 1 January 1990. [95] Enjoy Yourself returned to the UK Albums Chart in 2015, when the reissue peaked at number ninety-four on 15 February. [96] In her native Australia, the album debuted at number fifteen before reaching number nine in the second week. [97] It was certified platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association in January 1990 for selling over 70,000 copies. [98] It debuted at number sixteen in New Zealand and peaked at number six three weeks later. [99] It was certified gold by the Recorded Music NZ in June 1990. [100]

In Japan, Enjoy Yourself was Minogue's first top-ten entry on the Oricon Albums Chart, peaking at number seven. [101] It was certified gold by Recording Industry Association of Japan in November 1989, her second and last certification there, and had sold 49,000 copies as of 2006. [102] The album also peaked in the top 30 in Finland, France, and Switzerland. [103] In North America, the album failed to find an audience and did not appear on any major charts, leading to Minogue being dropped as an act by Geffen Records. Enjoy Yourself was her last album released there until her eighth studio album, Fever was picked up by Capitol Records in 2002. [104]

Track listing

All songs written, produced and arranged by Mike Stock, Matt Aitken and Pete Waterman, except "Tears on My Pillow" by Sylvester Bradford and Al Lewis.

Enjoy Yourself Standard version [19]
No.TitleLength
1."Hand on Your Heart"3:51
2."Wouldn't Change a Thing"3:14
3."Never Too Late"3:22
4."Nothing to Lose"3:21
5."Tell Tale Signs"2:26
6."My Secret Heart"2:41
7."I'm Over Dreaming (Over You)"3:23
8."Tears on My Pillow"2:30
9."Heaven and Earth"3:44
10."Enjoy Yourself"3:45
Total length:32:56
Enjoy Yourself North American version [105]
No.TitleLength
1."Hand on Your Heart"3:51
2."Wouldn't Change a Thing"3:14
3."Never Too Late"3:22
4."Nothing to Lose"3:21
5."Tell Tale Signs"2:26
6."Especially for You" (duet with Jason Donovan)3:59
7."My Secret Heart"2:41
8."I'm Over Dreaming (Over You)"3:23
9."Tears on My Pillow"2:30
10."Heaven and Earth"3:44
11."Enjoy Yourself"3:45
Total length:36:57
Kylie: The Videos 2 [106]
No.TitleLength
1."Intro"1:11
2."It's No Secret" (Music video)4:43
3."Interview"0:35
4."Hand on Your Heart" (Alternate Live video)3:14
5."Interview"0:33
6."Wouldn't Change a Thing" (Music video)3:11
7."Interview"0:55
8."Never Too Late" (Music video)3:23
9."Outro & Credits"1:28
Total length:19:13
Enjoy Yourself 2012 Japanese reissue bonus tracks [48]
No.TitleLength
11."Just Wanna Love You"3:32
12."We Know the Meaning of Love"3:31
13."Hand on Your Heart" (The Great Aorta Mix)6:26
14."Wouldn't Change a Thing" (Your Thang Mix)7:15
15."Never Too Late" (Extended)6:10
16."I'm Over Dreaming (Over You)" (Extended Version)4:56
17."Tears on My Pillow" (12" version)4:20
Total length:69:20
Enjoy Yourself 2015 reissue deluxe version (Disc 1) [107]
No.TitleLength
11."Especially for You"4:00
12."All I Wanna Do Is Make You Mine"3:38
13."Just Wanna Love You"3:32
14."We Know the Meaning of Love"3:31
15."Hand on Your Heart" (The Great Aorta Mix)6:26
16."Wouldn't Change a Thing" (Your Thang Mix)7:15
17."Never Too Late" (Extended Version)6:10
18."Tears on My Pillow" (Extended Version)4:05
19."Especially for You" (Extended Version)5:01
Total length:76:34
Enjoy Yourself 2015 reissue deluxe version (Disc 2) [107]
No.TitleLength
1."Hand on Your Heart" (The Heartache Mix)5:22
2."Wouldn't Change a Thing" (The Espagna Mix)5:47
3."I'm Over Dreaming (Over You)" (Extended Remix)4:56
4."We Know the Meaning of Love" (Extended Version)5:51
5."Tears on My Pillow" (12" Remix)4:20
6."Especially for You" (Original 12" Mix)5:00
7."All I Wanna Do Is Make You Mine" (Extended Version)6:01
8."Hand on Your Heart" (Smokin' Remix)5:33
9."Wouldn't Change a Thing" (Yoyo's 12" Mix)6:38
10."Especially for You" (Original 7" Mix)3:31
11."Hand on Your Heart" (Video Mix)3:45
12."Wouldn't Change a Thing" (The Espagna Mix Edit)4:17
13."Never Too Late" (Oz Tour Mix)5:06
14."I'm Over Dreaming (Over You)" (7" Remix)3:23
15."Hand on Your Heart" (Dub)5:32
Total length:73:02
Enjoy Yourself 2015 reissue deluxe version (Disc 3) [107]
No.TitleLength
1."Especially for You" (Music video, duet with Jason Donovan)3:35
2."Hand on Your Heart" (Music video)3:44
3."Wouldn't Change a Thing" (Music video)3:11
4."Never Too Late" (Music video)3:23
5."Tears on My Pillow" (Music video)2:28
6."Interviews & Intros" (Part of the bonus footage section) 
7."The Making of "Never Too Late"" (Part of the bonus footage section) 
8."Never Too Late" (Behind the Scenes, part of the bonus footage section) 
9."Especially for You" (Live on Wogan) 
10."Especially for You" (Live on Top of the Pops) 
11."Hand on Your Heart" (Live on Top of the Pops) 
12."Wouldn't Change a Thing" (Live on Wogan) 
13."Wouldn't Change a Thing" (Live on Top of the Pops) 
14."Never Too Late" (Live on Going Live!) 
15."Never Too Late" (Live on Top of the Pops) 

Personnel

Adapted from the album's liner notes. [19]

^a For U.S. edition of the album

Charts

Certifications and sales

Certifications and sales for Enjoy Yourself
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [98] Platinum70,000^
France (SNEP) [126] Gold100,000*
Hong Kong (IFPI Hong Kong) [127] Gold10,000*
Japan (RIAJ) [128] Gold49,000 [129]
New Zealand (RMNZ) [100] Gold7,500^
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [130] Gold50,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [131] Gold25,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [132] 4× Platinum1,200,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release dates and formats for Enjoy Yourself
RegionDateFormat(s)Distributor(s)Ref(s).
United Kingdom9 October 1989 PWL [42]
Japan1 November 1989 [44]
Australia6 November 1989 Mushroom Records [43]
United States30 January 1990 Geffen Records [105]
Japan10 July 1993CD WEA [133]
25 April 1995 [134]
Australia29 September 1998Mushroom Records [135]
Japan7 November 2012PWL [48]
United Kingdom9 February 2015
  • CD
  • DVD
  • LP
[50]
Japan [136]

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Rhythm of Love is the third studio album by Australian singer Kylie Minogue. It was released in the United Kingdom on 12 November 1990 by Pete Waterman Limited (PWL) and in Australia on 3 December 1990 by Mushroom Records. Recording sessions took place in London and Los Angeles during early-to-mid 1990. Minogue started to become more involved in the writing and production of the album; she was credited as co-writer for the first time, while Stock Aitken Waterman (SAW) were the primary producers along with new producers and collaborations, including Keith Cohen, Stephen Bray and Michael Jay.

<i>Lets Get to It</i> 1991 album by Kylie Minogue

Let's Get to It is the fourth studio album by Australian recording artist Kylie Minogue. It was the final studio album with Pete Waterman Limited (PWL), being released by the record label in the United Kingdom on 14 October 1991. Mushroom Records distributed the album in Australia on 25 November 1991. After Matt Aitken left the trio Stock Aitken Waterman (SAW) in early 1991, the remaining producers wanted to make another album with Minogue, although it was not a contractual obligation for her. Mike Stock and Pete Waterman agreed to share their songwriting credits with Minogue for the first time on six tracks. They spent months recording at PWL Studios, more time than any of her previous studio albums.

<i>Greatest Hits</i> (1992 Kylie Minogue album) 1992 album by Kylie Minogue

Greatest Hits is the first greatest hits album by Australian singer Kylie Minogue. The album was released on 24 August 1992 as Minogue's final release under Pete Waterman Limited (PWL). The record contains nineteen singles from the singer's first four studio albums, as well as three new songs recorded specifically for inclusion on this album. The album was largely written and produced by the Stock Aitken Waterman team, and its release marked the end of Minogue's professional relationship with them. It contained all her single releases to date including the Japan-only single, "Turn It into Love", featured on Kylie's first studio album in 1988.

<i>Ultimate Kylie</i> 2004 album by Kylie Minogue

Ultimate Kylie is the second major greatest hits album by Australian singer Kylie Minogue, and her first greatest hits released under her contract with Parlophone, her record company between 1999–2015. The compilation was released in many different formats including a two-disc edition and a deluxe double disc with a bonus DVD. A separate compilation DVD with the same name, was released to accompany the audio versions. The album includes two new tracks; its lead single, "I Believe in You", and the second single, "Giving You Up". A third track, "Made of Glass", was recorded for the album but not used; it was included on the physical releases of "Giving You Up".

<span class="mw-page-title-main">I Should Be So Lucky</span> 1987 single by Kylie Minogue

"I Should Be So Lucky" is a 1987 song performed by Australian singer and songwriter Kylie Minogue from her debut studio album, Kylie (1988). Released on 29 December 1987 by Mushroom Records and PWL Records, the song became a worldwide breakthrough hit. The image of Minogue on the front cover of the single was shot by David Levine. The song was written and produced by Stock Aitken Waterman for Minogue, whom went on to produce Minogue's initial four studio albums.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hand on Your Heart</span> 1989 single by Kylie Minogue

"Hand on Your Heart" is a song by Australian singer Kylie Minogue from her second studio album, Enjoy Yourself (1989), and released as its lead single on 24 April 1989. Much like her previous releases up to Let's Get to It (1991), the song was written and produced by English songwriting and record production trio Stock Aitken Waterman (SAW). Referenced tracks during composition included "This Old Heart of Mine" by the Isley Brothers and "That's the Way Love Is" by Ten City.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Never Too Late (Kylie Minogue song)</span> 1989 single by Kylie Minogue

"Never Too Late" is a song written and produced by British production team Stock, Aitken and Waterman for Australian singer Kylie Minogue's second studio album, Enjoy Yourself (1989). Released on 23 October 1989, the song peaked at number four on the UK Singles Chart, number one in Ireland, and number 14 in Australia. It was later rerecorded for Minogue's orchestral compilation album, The Abbey Road Sessions, in 2012. Writer Mike Stock says he deliberately composed the song with "old fashioned" lyrical themes, imagining it the style of a 1920s number.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Better the Devil You Know</span> 1990 single by Kylie Minogue

"Better the Devil You Know" is a song by Australian singer-songwriter Kylie Minogue, taken from her third studio album Rhythm of Love (1990). The song was written and produced by Stock Aitken Waterman and was released as the album's lead single on 30 April 1990 by PWL and Mushroom Records. "Better the Devil You Know" is known as the song that re-invented Minogue with more sex appeal, as her previous albums were presented with her "girl next door" persona. Her music onwards presented a more independent approach.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Step Back in Time</span> 1990 single by Kylie Minogue

"Step Back in Time" is a song by Australian singer Kylie Minogue from her third studio album, Rhythm of Love (1990). It was released as the album's second single on 22 October 1990, and distributed by PWL and Mushroom as a CD single, cassette tape and 12-inch and 7-inch singles. The track was written, arranged, and produced by Mike Stock, Matt Aitken, Pete Waterman, who are collectively known as Stock Aitken and Waterman, and was recorded in London, United Kingdom. Musically, it is a disco song that lyrically pays tribute to 1970s' culture.

<i>Greatest Hits: 87–99</i> 2003 album by Kylie Minogue

Greatest Hits: 87–99 is a 2003 compilation album by Australian singer Kylie Minogue. The album was a budget release, released only in Australia around the same time as Minogue's ninth studio album Body Language. The track list is an extension of her 1992 Greatest Hits compilation, adding the singles released during the Deconstruction period (1994–1998). The album also includes a cover of Russell Morris' song "The Real Thing", recorded in 1999. The accompanying DVD features every Minogue music video released during the PWL and Deconstruction years. However, some videos, like the Australian video for "Locomotion" and the full-length version of "Where Is The Feeling?” are not featured.

<i>X</i> (Kylie Minogue album) 2007 album by Kylie Minogue

X is the tenth studio album by Australian singer Kylie Minogue. EMI Music Japan released it first in Japan on 21 November 2007, before its release in Australia by Warner Music Australia two days later. The album was released in the United Kingdom by Parlophone on 26 November 2007, and in the United States by Capitol and Astralwerks on 1 April 2008. Work on the album began in July 2006, following Minogue's gradual recovery from breast cancer. After finishing Showgirl: The Homecoming Tour in early 2007, she returned to the studio to complete the album, with the help from many producers including Bloodshy & Avant, Calvin Harris, Greg Kurstin, and Freemasons.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kylie Minogue albums discography</span>

The albums discography of Australian singer Kylie Minogue consists of seventeen studio albums, nine live albums, thirteen compilation albums, nine extended plays (EP), thirteen remix albums and four box sets. She is recognised as the highest-selling Australian recording artist of all time by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA), with an estimated career sales of over 80 million units worldwide. Minogue has eight number-one albums on the ARIA Albums Chart, the most for any female Australian artist. In the United Kingdom, she holds the record for being the first female artist to score a number one on the Official Albums Chart in five consecutive decades, from the 1980s to the 2020s.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Wouldn't Change a Thing (Kylie Minogue song)</span> 1989 single by Kylie Minogue

"Wouldn't Change a Thing" is a song performed by Australian singer-songwriter Kylie Minogue, recorded for her second studio album Enjoy Yourself (1989). The song was written by Stock Aitken Waterman, and was released on 24 July 1989 by Mushroom and PWL Records. The song was released as the second single off the album.

<i>Step Back in Time: The Definitive Collection</i> 2019 album by Kylie Minogue

Step Back in Time: The Definitive Collection is a greatest hits album by Australian singer Kylie Minogue. It was released on various formats on 28 June 2019 by BMG Rights Management, serving as her first compilation with the label. Minogue confirmed the record in May 2019, after teasing initial content on social media and her website. The album's original content includes forty-two songs, dating back to Minogue's debut with PWL in 1987. In addition, an expanded version included another disc with eight additional tracks from her catalogue, as well as a megamix of various tracks from her career.

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