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Fever is the eighth studio album by Australian singer Kylie Minogue. It was released on 1 October 2001,by Parlophone. Minogue worked with writers and producers such as Cathy Dennis,Rob Davis,Richard Stannard,Julian Gallagher,TommyD,Tom Nichols,Pascal Gabriel and others to create a disco and Europop-influenced dance-pop and nu-disco record. Other musical influences of the album range from synth-pop to club music.
Upon its release,Fever received widespread acclaim from music critics,many of whom praised its production and commercial appeal. A global commercial success,it peaked at number one in Australia,Austria,Germany,Ireland,Russia,and the UK. In the US,the album peaked at number three on the Billboard 200,becoming Minogue's best-selling album in the country;it was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The album was also certified septuple platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA),and quintuple platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). At the 2002 Brit Awards,it won International Album.
Fever produced four singles. The lead single "Can't Get You Out of My Head" peaked atop the charts of 40 countries. Often recognised as Minogue's signature song,it is her best-selling single with five million units sold worldwide. "In Your Eyes" and "Love at First Sight" also became international hits,while "Come into My World" won Minogue her first Grammy Award,for Best Dance Recording,in 2004. To further promote the album,Minogue embarked on her seventh concert tour,KylieFever2002. Fever has sold over six million copies worldwide as of 2021,and has been retrospectively declared the greatest album of Minogue's career by publications such as NME .
In 1998,Minogue was dropped from her label Deconstruction following the poor commercial performance of her sixth studio album Impossible Princess . [1] She instead signed on to Parlophone and released her seventh studio album Light Years . [2] The disco and Europop-inspired album was a critical and commercial success, [2] and was later certified four times-platinum in Minogue's native country Australia for shipment of 280,000 units, [3] and platinum in the UK for shipment of 300,000 units. [4] "Spinning Around" was released as the lead single off the album and was a commercial success,attaining a platinum certification in Australia for shipment of 70,000 units, [5] and a silver certification in the United Kingdom for shipment of 200,000 units. [4] She promoted the album by embarking on the On a Night Like This tour.
Soon after,Minogue began work on her eighth studio album Fever. On the album,she collaborated with producers and writers such as British singer-songwriter Cathy Dennis,who co-wrote two songs out of the three she co-produced,Rob Davis,who co-produced and co-wrote three songs,and Richard Stannard and Julian Gallagher,who co-produced and co-wrote five songs ("Love at First Sight","In Your Eyes","Love Affair","Boy" and "Rendezvous at Sunset"). [6] [7] In the vein of Light Years,Fever is a disco and dance-pop album that contains elements of adult contemporary and club music. [6] [8] The album was recorded at studios such as the Windmill Lane Studios in Dublin,Hutch Studios in Chicago,Olympic Studios in London and Stella Studios. [7]
Fever is primarily a dance-pop album, with prominent elements of 1970s-influenced disco and Europop. [6] [9] [10] Jacqueline Hodges from BBC Music wrote that the album is not "pure pop", and is rather characterized by a more adventurous dance-oriented sound. [11] NME critic Alex Needham identified a "filter disco effect", described as "the one that sounds like you've gone under water and then ecstatically come up for air," working on various songs on the album. [9] Furthermore, Jaelani Turner-Williams of Stereogum retrospectively classified the record as a nu-disco album. [12] Needham saw Fever as an "update" from the "frothy disco" of Light Years. [9] Songs like the opening track "More More More" and closing track "Burning Up" are examples of the disco-influenced production of the album. The former is an uptempo song with a "funky" bassline, [11] while the latter was described as a "slow burn" disco song. [6] Teen pop elements appear on songs like "Love at First Sight", which begins with an electric piano intro, [10] [13] and the "aggressive" "Give It to Me". [6] [8] [14]
The lead single "Can't Get You Out of My Head" is a "robotic" midtempo dance and disco song. [6] [15] Many critics felt that various songs on the album, particularly "Come into My World", are similar to "Can't Get You Out of My Head". [9] [16] The title track and "Dancefloor" draw influences from synthpop and club music, respectively. [10] [8] [11] "In Your Eyes" contains hints of disco and techno music. [14] Minor influences of ambient music surface on the "atmospheric" "Fragile". [10] Minogue's vocal delivery ranges from "sensuous" (in "More More More") to "sweet" (in "Your Love"). The latter track contains instrumentation from an acoustic guitar. [11] Jason Thompson from PopMatters commented that Minogue "knows how to express herself through irresistible melodies and seductive emoting", [10] such as on the title track, which makes use of "suggestive panting". [11] Unlike Minogue's previous studio efforts, Fever does not contain any ballads. [6]
The lyrical content of Fever chiefly focuses on themes of love and enjoyment. Thompson described the album to be "all about dancing, fucking, and having a good time". [10] In the song "Love at First Sight", Minogue describes how she fell in love with her partner at "first sight" and how it led to good things happening for her. [10] "Can't Get You Out of My Head" was termed a "mystery" as the singer never mentions who her object of desire in the song is. [15] Lynskey Dorian from The Guardian suggested that Minogue refers to either "a partner, an evasive one-night stand or someone who doesn't know she exists" as her obsession. [15] The production of "Give It to Me" contrasts with its lyrics: Minogue urges her partner to "slow down," but the beat "goes in the opposite direction and tells your body to push it a little more on the dance floor." [10] The lyrics of "Fragile" are simple and aim directly at the "[listener's] heart". [10] "Come into My World" is a "plea for love" as Minogue invites her partner into her life. [10] On the other hand, "Dancefloor" focuses on issues like dealing with an end of a relationship, with Minogue celebrating a break-up by "lose[ing] it in the music". [10]
Minogue's close friend and stylist William Baker, collaborated with graphic designer Tony Hung to create the artwork's concept of electro-minimalism. [17] On the cover, which was photographed by Vincent Peters and inspired by the cover of Grace Jones' Island Life (1985), [18] Minogue is seen "bound by a microphone cord, literally tied to her craft" and dressed in white leotard designed by Fee Doran, under the label of Mrs Jones, and shoes made by Manolo Blahnik. [17] In her 2012 fashion retrospective book Kylie / Fashion , Minogue commented on the album's theme, saying: "The whole campaign was so strong, sure, ice cool. Willie's [William's] styling was incredible and [Peters'] photography made for a second amazing album cover with him." [17] A new cover was issued for the US version of the album and features a close-up of Minogue biting on a bracelet. [6] The US version cover also served as one of two CD single covers for second single of the album, "In Your Eyes". [19]
Fever was released by Parlophone on 1 October 2001, in Australia, the United Kingdom, and other European countries. [7] [20] In the United States, the album was released by Capitol Records on 26 February 2002, [21] [22] and was Minogue's first album to be released in the country since her second studio album Enjoy Yourself (1989). [2] Thus, Minogue was reintroduced to the US after nearly 13 years of inactivity in the region. [22] A special edition of the album, containing a previously unreleased track entitled "Whenever You Feel Like It", was released on 19 November 2002. [23]
Minogue launched the KylieFever2002 concert tour to promote the album. The tour was split in seven acts and "Can't Get You Out of My Head", "Come into My World", "Fever", "In Your Eyes", "Love at First Sight" and "Burning Up" were the songs from the album to be included on the setlist. [24] For the performances, Minogue wore "skimpy" and skin-tight outfits, [25] and was often seen wearing a glittering silver bikini and skirt coupled with silver boots. [26] The outfits were designed by Italian luxury industry fashion house Dolce and Gabbana, and Minogue went through a total of eight costume changes during the tour. [27] The performances that took place at the Manchester Evening News Arena, England, were filmed for inclusion in the live DVD for the concert tour entitled KylieFever2002: Live in Manchester , which was released on 18 November 2002. [25] [28] The DVD was certified platinum in Canada for sales of 10,000 units, [29] gold in Germany for sales of 25,000 units, [30] and double-platinum in the United Kingdom for shipments of 100,000 units. [4]
"Can't Get You Out of My Head" was released as the lead single from the album on 8 September 2001. [31] The song was well received by music critics, many of whom complimented its vibe and danceability. Commercially, the single was a massive success and peaked at number one on the charts of every European country (except Finland) [32] and Australia. [33] The song was released in the United States on 18 February 2002 and managed to peak at number seven on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, [34] becoming Minogue's best selling single in the region since "The Locomotion". [32] It was certified triple-platinum in Australia for shipment of 210,000 units, [35] platinum in the United Kingdom for shipment of 600,000 units, [4] and gold in the United States for shipment of 500,000 units. [36] An accompanying music video for the single was directed by Dawn Shadforth and features Minogue and a number of backup dancers dancing in various futuristic backdrops. [37]
"In Your Eyes" was released as the second single of the album on 21 January 2002, but in Europe, the release was delayed to 18 February due to the success of "Can't Get You Out of My Head". [38] [39] It received generally positive reviews from music critics and was praised for its house influences. It became the second consecutive single from the album to peak atop the Australian Singles Chart. [40] The song was also commercially successful internationally and peaked in the top ten of charts in countries like Italy, [41] Finland, [42] Switzerland, [43] and the United Kingdom. [44] It was certified gold in Australia for sales of 35,000 units, [45] and silver in the United Kingdom for sales of 200,000 units. [4] An accompanying music video for the song was again directed by Shadforth, and features Minogue performing a dance routine and striking various poses in a colourful neon-lighted room. [46]
"Love at First Sight" was released as the third single from the album on 3 June 2002. [47] It received positive reviews from music critics, with many favouring its production. The song was a commercial success and peaked in the top ten of charts in countries like Australia, [48] Denmark, [49] Italy, [50] New Zealand [51] and United Kingdom. [52] The song was remixed by Ruff and Jam and this version was released in the United States, where it managed to chart at number 23 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. [34] [53] It was certified gold in Australia for sales of 35,000 units [45] and in New Zealand for sales of 7,500 units. [54] An accompanying music video for the single was directed by Johan Renck and features Minogue dancing in a futuristic environment sporting cargo pants and teal eyeshadow. [55] [56] The song was later nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording in 2003. [57]
"Come into My World" was released as the fourth and final single off the album on 4 November 2002. [58] Slightly remixed, the single version featured new vocals in the verses and chorus. It generated a favourable response from music critics, who enjoyed its lyrical content. Commercially, the single performed fairly well and peaked in the top 10 in Australia, [59] Belgium (French-speaking Wallonia region), [60] and the United Kingdom. [61] In the United States, the song peaked at number 91 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. [34] It received a gold certification in Australia for sales of 35,000 units. [45] An accompanying music video for the song was directed by Michel Gondry and features Minogue strolling around a busy street in Paris, France; every time she completes a full circle, a duplicate of her appears through one of the stores, and by the end of the video there are four Minogues present together. [62] The song was later honoured with a Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording during the 2004 ceremony. [63]
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 68/100 [64] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [6] |
Dotmusic | 7/10 [65] |
Entertainment Weekly | B+ [66] |
The Guardian | [67] |
NME | [9] |
Pitchfork | 7.6/10 [8] |
Q | [68] |
Rolling Stone | [69] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [70] |
Slant Magazine | [71] |
Fever received generally favourable reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Fever received an average score of 68 based on 15 reviews, indicating "generally favourable reviews". [64] Jason Thompson from PopMatters gave the album an extremely positive review and praised the conception and production of the album, calling it a "perfect album of gorgeous dance music" and claiming that "there probably won't be a better album like it all year long". [10] Chris True from AllMusic also gave it an acclaimed review and enjoyed the simple disco and dancepop music of the album, saying that there is "not one weak track, not one misplaced syrupy ballad to ruin the groove". [6] Alex Needham from NME positively reviewed the album and noted that while the album lacks depth, it is "as effervescent as a foot spa" and that through the album, Minogue "shows the upstarts how it's done". [9] Dominique Leone from Pitchfork gave it a favourable review and praised its simple and "comfortable" composition, terming it a "mature sound from a mature artist, and one that may very well re-establish Minogue for the VH1 generation". [8]
Alexis Petridis from The Guardian praised the commercial nature of the album and called it "a mature pop album only in that it's aimed at the boozy girl's night out rather than the school disco". [67] Jacqueline Hodges favoured the album's consistency and complimented its commercial prospect, predicting that the album is "going to sell bucket loads". [11] Jim Farber from Entertainment Weekly labelled the album "the best guilty-pleasure retro-dance smash since Eiffel 65's "Blue"", but felt that Minogue "milks the formula (of "Can't Get You Out of My Head") dry on the album". [16] Michael Hubbard from MusicOMH enjoyed the fun nature of the album and said that "if you want something to drive to, dance to, play at a house party or cheer your workmates up with, Fever is for you". [72] Sal Cinquemani from Slant Magazine gave the album a negative review, criticizing Minogue's "painfully precise" vocals and the album's monotony. [71]
Fever also brought Minogue a number of accolades and award nominations. At the 2002 ARIA Music Awards ceremony, the album won the awards for Best Pop Release and Highest Selling Album, and garnered a nomination in the category of Album of the Year. [73] At the same ceremony, "Can't Get You Out of My Head" won the awards for Single of the Year and Highest Selling Single, and Minogue won the Outstanding Achievement Award. [73] At the 2002 Brit Awards ceremony, Fever won the award for Best International Album, while Minogue was nominated for Best International Female Solo Artist and Best Pop Act, winning the former. [74] At the 2002 MTV Europe Music Awards ceremony, the album was nominated for Best Album; Minogue was nominated for Best Female Act, Best Dance Act, and Best Pop Act, winning the latter two. [75] [76]
Minogue earned her first Grammy Award nomination when "Love at First Sight" was nominated in the category of Best Dance Recording at the 2003 award ceremony, although it lost to British electronic band Dirty Vegas's song "Days Go By". [2] [77] She eventually won a Grammy Award when "Come into My World" was nominated in the same category at the 2004 award ceremony. [78] It marked the first time an Australian music artist had won at the Grammy Awards show since Australian rock band Men at Work won the award for Best New Artist in 1982, [78] as well as Minogue's career-first Grammy win. [79] In 2015, Fever was ranked 34th on "The 99 Greatest Dance Albums of All Time" by Vice magazine. [80] In December 2021, the album was listed at no. 10 in Rolling Stone Australia's ‘200 Greatest Albums of All Time’ countdown. [81]
In Minogue's native country Australia, Fever entered at number one on the Australian Albums Chart on the week of 21 October 2001, and spent a total of five weeks in the position. [20] In this region, Fever was certified seven-times platinum for shipments of 490,000 units by the Australian Recording Industry Association. [82] The success of the album in Australia was such that it was listed in the top-ten highest selling albums of the country in both 2001 and 2002, appearing at numbers five [83] and four, [84] respectively. It also became the best selling dance album in the country in both 2001 [85] and 2002. [86] In the United Kingdom, Fever entered at number one on the UK Albums Chart on the week of 13 October 2001 with sales of 139,000 units, and spent a total of two weeks in the position. [87] [88] The album spent 20 weeks inside the top ten and over 50 weeks inside the top forty of the chart. [88] In this region, the album was certified five-times platinum by the British Phonographic Industry for shipments of 1,500,000 units. [4] Following the album's 20th anniversary, in October 2021 the album re-entered the UK Albums Chart at number 23, its highest chart position since August 2002.
The album achieved similar success in other regions. In Austria, the album entered at number one on the Austrian Albums Chart and spent a total of 29 weeks on the chart. [89] In this territory, it was certified platinum for sales of 15,000 units by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. [90] In Denmark, the album entered and peaked at number four on the Danish Albums Chart and spent one week at this position. [91] In this region, it was certified gold by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. [92] In France, the album entered the French Albums Chart at number 51 and peaked at number 21, spending a total of three weeks at this position. [93] In this region, the album was certified platinum for sales of 100,000 units by the Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. [94] In Germany, the album peaked at number one on the German Albums Chart for two weeks. [95] In this region, it was certified platinum by the Federal Association of Music Industry for shipments of 200,000 units. [30] In Ireland, the album entered the Irish Albums Chart at number two [96] and peaked at number one, spending a total of one week on this position. [97] In New Zealand, the album entered and peaked at number three on the New Zealand Albums Chart, spending a total of one week at this position. [98] In this region, the album was certified double-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of New Zealand for shipments of 30,000 units. [99] In Switzerland, the album entered the Swiss Albums Chart at number 12 and peaked at number three, spending a total of one week in the position. [100] In this territory, the album was certified double-platinum by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry for sales of 40,000 units. [101]
In the United States, the album sold 115,000 copies in its first-week and debuted at number three on the Billboard 200 chart, becoming Minogue's highest-charting album in the region to date. [102] [103] In this region, the album was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America for shipments of 1,000,000 units. [36] In Canada, the album peaked at number 10 on the Canadian Albums Chart and spent a total of two weeks on this position. [104] In this region, the album was certified double-platinum for shipments of 200,000 units by Music Canada. [105] According to the IFPI, Fever was the thirtieth-best-selling album globally in the year 2002. [106] Fever has sold over 6 million copies worldwide, becoming Minogue's highest selling album. [22] [107]
Fever is considered to be a prominent example of Minogue's constant "reinventions". [6] [108] The image she adopted during this period was described by Baker as "slick, minimalist and postmodern", and it was seen as a step forward from the "camp-infused" tone of Light Years. [109] Larissa Dubecki from The Age used the term "nu-disco diva" to describe Minogue during this period. [108] Andy Battaglia from The A.V. Club opined that Minogue's public image and her persona in her music videos "presented herself as a mechanical muse whose every gesture snapped and locked into place with the sound of a vacuum seal". [110] He further remarked that the singer's "hygienic coo summoned a cool sort of cyborg soul, and her videos showed her gliding through sleek futurescapes, tonguing the sweet-and-sour tang of a techno kiss". [110]
Adrien Begrand from PopMatters felt that the simplicity of the album made it a "classy piece of work" and commented that Minogue's experience and choice of collaborators resulted in "the thirtysomething Minogue upstaging soulless, brainless music by younger American pop tarts like Britney [Spears] and Christina [Aguilera]". [111] Robbie Daw from Idolator pointed out that Britney Spears's recording of her 2004 hit "Toxic", Madonna's comeback album Confessions on a Dance Floor (2005), Paris Hilton's musical debut Paris (2006), and radio stations' shift towards playing "more groove-oriented sounds" all followed the release of Fever, although he mentioned that "we have no way of knowing whether [Fever] was directly responsible for these pop happenings". [22] Nick Levine from NME ranked Fever as the greatest album of Minogue's career, noting "the project’s effortless confidence and strength in depth." [112]
Chris True from AllMusic, in his biography of Minogue, commented that the release of the album and lead single "Can't Get You Out of My Head" cemented her position as an international music icon, saying "Her place in pop music history would be consolidated in 2001, and she would be reintroduced to America after more than a decade as well". [2] The lead single peaked atop charts in 40 countries [113] and sold more than six million copies worldwide, [114] becoming Minogue's highest selling single to date [32] and one of the best-selling singles of all time. The song is notable for being Minogue's biggest and strongest commercial breakthrough in the United States, a region in which Minogue previously had managed to achieve little success. [2] [115] [22] [116] [117] It is also considered to be Minogue's signature song. [118] Due to the single's commercial impact, [119] the album enjoyed similar success in the United States and earned Minogue her only platinum album certification in the region. [36]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "More More More" |
| Tommy D | 4:40 |
2. | "Love at First Sight" |
| 3:57 | |
3. | "Can't Get You Out of My Head" |
| 3:49 | |
4. | "Fever" |
| Fitzgerald | 3:30 |
5. | "Give It to Me" |
|
| 2:48 |
6. | "Fragile" | Davis | Davis | 3:44 |
7. | "Come into My World" |
|
| 4:30 |
8. | "In Your Eyes" |
|
| 3:18 |
9. | "Dancefloor" |
| Anderson | 3:23 |
10. | "Love Affair" |
|
| 3:47 |
11. | "Your Love" |
|
| 3:47 |
12. | "Burning Up" |
|
| 3:59 |
Total length: | 45:27 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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13. | "Tightrope" |
|
| 4:27 |
Total length: | 49:54 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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13. | "Boy" |
|
| 3:47 |
14. | "Butterfly" |
| Picchiotti | 4:09 |
Total length: | 53:23 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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12. | "Good Like That" |
|
| 3:33 |
13. | "Baby" |
|
| 3:49 |
14. | "Burning Up" |
|
| 3:59 |
Total length: | 52:49 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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15. | "Boy" |
|
| 3:49 |
16. | "Butterfly" |
| Picchiotti | 4:07 |
17. | "Can't Get You Out of My Head" (music video) | 3:50 | ||
18. | "In Your Eyes" (music video) | 3:20 | ||
Total length: | 67:55 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Format data, not playable" | 0:06 | ||
2. | "Can't Get You Out of My Head" (music video) | 3:50 | ||
3. | "In Your Eyes" (music video) | 3:19 | ||
4. | "Spinning Around" (music video) | 3:30 | ||
5. | "On a Night Like This" (music video) | 4:10 | ||
6. | "Can't Get You Out of My Head" (K & M's Mindprint Mix) | 6:36 | ||
7. | "In Your Eyes" (Jean Jacques Smoothie Mix) | 6:23 | ||
8. | "Spinning Around" | 3:28 | ||
9. | "Boy" | 3:50 | ||
10. | "Rendezvous at Sunset" |
|
| 3:24 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Can't Get Blue Monday Out of My Head" | 4:03 | ||
2. | "Love at First Sight" (The Scumfrog's Beauty & the Beast Vocal Edit) | 4:28 | ||
3. | "Can't Get You Out of My Head" (Deluxe's Dirty Dub) | 6:52 | ||
4. | "In Your Eyes" (Roger Sanchez's Release the Dub Mix) | 7:18 | ||
5. | "Love at First Sight" (Ruff & Jam US Radio Mix) | 3:49 | ||
6. | "Come into My World" (Fischerspooner Mix) | 4:20 | ||
7. | "Whenever You Feel Like It" |
| Nowels | 4:05 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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8. | "Tightrope" |
|
| 4:29 |
9. | "Can't Get You Out of My Head" (K & M's Mindprint Mix) | 6:35 | ||
10. | "In Your Eyes" (Jean Jacques Smoothie Mix) | 6:21 | ||
11. | "Can't Get You Out of My Head" (music video) | 3:50 | ||
12. | "In Your Eyes" (music video) | 3:18 | ||
13. | "Love at First Sight" (music video) | 3:58 | ||
14. | "Come into My World" (music video) | 4:14 |
Notes
Credits adapted from the liner notes of Fever. [126]
Weekly charts
Monthly charts
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Decade-end charts
Centurial charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Argentina (CAPIF) [194] | Gold | 20,000^ |
Australia (ARIA) [195] | 7× Platinum | 490,000^ |
Austria (IFPI Austria) [196] | Platinum | 40,000* |
Belgium (BEA) [197] | Gold | 25,000* |
Canada (Music Canada) [198] | 2× Platinum | 200,000^ |
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [199] | Gold | 25,000^ |
France (SNEP) [200] | Platinum | 300,000* |
Germany (BVMI) [201] | Platinum | 300,000^ |
Greece (IFPI Greece) [202] | Gold | 15,000^ |
Hungary (MAHASZ) [203] | Platinum | |
Netherlands (NVPI) [204] | Gold | 40,000^ |
New Zealand (RMNZ) [205] | 2× Platinum | 30,000^ |
Poland (ZPAV) [206] | Gold | 50,000* |
Russia (NFPF) [207] | Diamond | 60,000 [207] |
South Africa (RISA) [208] | Platinum | 50,000* |
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [209] [210] | 2× Platinum | 200,000^ |
Sweden (GLF) [211] | Platinum | 80,000^ |
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [212] | 2× Platinum | 80,000^ |
United Kingdom (BPI) [213] | 5× Platinum | 1,730,000 [214] |
United States (RIAA) [215] | Platinum | 1,159,000 [216] |
Summaries | ||
Europe (IFPI) [217] | 3× Platinum | 3,000,000* |
Worldwide | — | 6,000,000 [22] [12] |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
Region | Date | Edition(s) | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref. |
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United Kingdom | 1 October 2001 | Standard | Parlophone | ||
France | 3 October 2001 | CD | |||
Germany | 5 October 2001 | EMI | |||
Australia | 8 October 2001 |
| Festival Mushroom | ||
Japan | 11 October 2001 | CD | Toshiba EMI | ||
United States | 26 February 2002 |
|
| Capitol | |
Japan | 9 May 2002 | Special | Enhanced CD | Toshiba EMI | |
Australia | 18 November 2002 | Double CD | Festival Mushroom | ||
Germany | EMI | ||||
Japan | 16 January 2003 | Complete | Toshiba EMI | ||
Australia | 15 October 2021 | 20th anniversary | Cassette | Warner Music Australia | |
United Kingdom | Rough Trade | ||||
France | 3 June 2022 | Vinyl | Warner Music | ||
Germany | 10 June 2022 | ||||
United Kingdom | Rough Trade | ||||
Australia | 17 June 2022 | Warner Music Australia |
Light Years is the seventh studio album by Australian singer Kylie Minogue. Mushroom Records released it on 22 September 2000 in Australia; Parlophone released it on 25 September 2000 in the United Kingdom. Following the commercial failure of Impossible Princess (1997), Minogue left Deconstruction Records and took a hiatus from recording music. She signed with Parlophone in June 1999 and decided to return to her pop roots. She worked with various writers and producers, including Steve Anderson, Johnny Douglas, Robbie Williams, Guy Chambers, and Mark Picchiotti.
Body Language is the ninth studio album by Australian singer Kylie Minogue. It was released on 10 November 2003 by Parlophone. Following the commercial success of her eighth studio album Fever (2001), Minogue enlisted a diverse group of writers and producers to aid in creating a new album, including Cathy Dennis, Dan Carey, Emiliana Torrini, Johnny Douglas, and Kurtis Mantronik among others. Influenced by the musical works of the 1980s and artists like Prince and Scritti Politti, Body Language musically differs from Minogue's previous albums, which mainly featured disco-oriented dance-pop tracks, and instead explores genres like synth-pop, electroclash, R&B, and hip hop. Lyrically, the album touches upon themes of flirtation, romance, introspection and heartbreak.
Impossible Princess is the sixth studio album by Australian singer Kylie Minogue, released on 22 October 1997, by Deconstruction, BMG and Mushroom Records. The singer asserted greater creative control over the project — writing every song on the album and producing material for the first time — compared to her previous work, assisted by Brothers in Rhythm, Manic Street Preachers, David Ball and Rob Dougan. Influenced by the techno and Britpop revolution in the mid-to-late 1990s, sonically, Impossible Princess is a departure from Minogue's previous work. Conceived as an experimental record, the material encompasses a variety of darker styles from dance music, including trip hop, electronica, and rock. Lyrically, the album focuses on Minogue's self-discovery after a series of trips worldwide and delves into freedom of expression, relationships, and emotions.
Kylie is the debut studio album by Australian recording artist Kylie Minogue, released on 4 July 1988 by Mushroom Records. Minogue had established herself as a child actress before signing to the record label in early 1987. The success of her debut single, "Locomotion", resulted in her working with Stock Aitken Waterman, who produced the album and wrote nine of its ten tracks. Their recording sessions, commencing in October 1987 in London and Melbourne, coincided with Minogue's filming schedule for the soap opera Neighbours.
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.
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.
Intimate and Live is the debut live album by Australian singer and songwriter Kylie Minogue. It was released on 30 November 1998 as a double CD set, and on 23 July 2002 as a DVD through BMG, Mushroom Records and Warner Vision. The concert was filmed at Capitol Theatre on 1 July 1998 from the Intimate and Live concert tour. Produced by David Wilson and directed by Mark Adamson and Michael Williams, both the album and DVD features twenty-one songs from the concert and spawned a promotional single, "Dancing Queen".
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".
"Can't Get You Out of My Head" is a song recorded by Australian singer Kylie Minogue for her eighth studio album, Fever (2001). Parlophone Records released the song as the album's lead single on 8 September 2001. "Can't Get You Out of My Head", which was written and produced by Cathy Dennis and Rob Davis, is a dance-pop, techno-pop and nu-disco song that is known for its "la la la" hook. Its lyrics are about obsession with a love interest. Music critics praised the song's production and Minogue's vocals and labelled it a highlight of Fever.
"Love at First Sight" is a song recorded by Australian singer Kylie Minogue for her eighth studio album Fever (2001). It was written and produced by Richard "Biff" Stannard and Julian Gallagher, with additional writing by Minogue, Ash Howes, and Martin Harrington. The song was released as the third single from Fever on 21 May 2002 by Festival Mushroom, Parlophone and Capitol Records. Musically, "Love at First Sight" is a dance-pop and nu-disco song which, lyrically, describes the singer falling and believing in love at first sight.
"On a Night Like This" is a song by Australian recording artist Kylie Minogue. It was released on 11 September 2000 by Parlophone and Mushroom Records as the second single for her seventh studio album, Light Years (2000), and was distributed in various formats. The track was originally recorded by Swedish singer Pandora and written by Steve Torch, Brian Rawling, Graham Stack, and Mark Taylor, while production was handled by the latter two, it was handed to Minogue to record. Musically, "On a Night Like This" is a Europop, dance-pop and house song that also incorporates elements of disco. Its lyrical content delves into experiencing unique, possibly sexual experiences during the night.
"Slow" is a song recorded by Australian singer Kylie Minogue for her ninth studio album Body Language (2003). It was written by Minogue, Dan Carey, Emilíana Torrini, and produced by Carey, Torrini, and Sunnyroads. The song is an electropop and synth-pop track on which Minogue invites a man to "slow down" and dance with her. It was released as the lead single from Body Language on 31 October 2003, by Festival Mushroom Records and Parlophone.
"Did It Again" is a song by Australian recording artist Kylie Minogue, originally featured on her sixth studio album Impossible Princess (1997). The song was released as the album's second single on 24 November 1997 through Mushroom, Deconstruction, and BMG. Minogue had written the track with Steve Anderson and Dave Seaman, and it was produced by Minogue in collaboration with Brothers in Rhythm. Backed by guitars and drum, "Did It Again" is a pop rock track in which Minogue sings about her self-consciousness and self-hatred.
"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.
Kylie Showgirl is a live DVD by Australian pop singer Kylie Minogue. Filmed during Minogue's Showgirl: The Greatest Hits Tour on 6 May 2005 at Earls Court Exhibition Centre in London, England, it was released by EMI on 25 November 2005 in Europe.
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.
Aphrodite is the eleventh studio album by Australian singer Kylie Minogue. It was released on 30 June 2010 by Parlophone. In 2009, Minogue began working with British electronic music producer Stuart Price, who served as the executive producer of the album. The two collaborated with various producers and writers on the album, including Jake Shears, Calvin Harris, Sebastian Ingrosso and Pascal Gabriel. Aphrodite follows a musical approach similar to Minogue's previous albums and is primarily a dance-pop and disco-pop record. It draws influences from various dance-based genres including electropop, club and rave music.
The singles discography of Australian singer Kylie Minogue consists of eighty-three singles as lead artist, eight singles as a featured artist, nine charity singles and twenty-four promotional recordings. Referred as the "Princess of Pop" by various media outlets, she has sold more than 80 million records worldwide. In Australia, she has a total of ten number-one singles, twenty-three top-ten hits and forty-seven top-forty entries. In the United Kingdom, with seven number-one singles, eleven singles that peaked at number two, thirty-five top-ten hits and fifty-two top-forty entries, she is the twelfth-best-selling singles artist and the third-best-selling female artist of all time to date, selling over 10.1 million singles.
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.
Kylie Christmas is the thirteenth studio album and first Christmas album by Australian singer Kylie Minogue. It was released on 13 November 2015 by Parlophone. Following the release of her twelfth studio album, Kiss Me Once, Minogue announced her departure from Parlophone, and her management deal with American label, Roc Nation. Minogue signed an exclusive one-album deal with Parlophone to release Kylie Christmas, with distribution through Warner Music Group worldwide and Warner Bros. Records in the United States. A Christmas music album consisting of thirteen songs and three bonus tracks, Kylie Christmas contains both cover versions and original songs.
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