Hits (Kylie Minogue album)

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Hits
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Compilation album by
Released16 March 2011 (2011-03-16)
Recorded1999–2010
Length51:08
Label EMI Music Japan
Producer
Kylie Minogue chronology
A Kylie Christmas
(2010)
Hits
(2011)
The Albums 2000–2010
(2011)

Hits [1] is a 2011 compilation album by Australian recording artist Kylie Minogue. It was released solely in Japan, Hong Kong, Thailand and the Philippines by EMI. [2] [3] [4] The compilation contains songs from Light Years (2000), Fever (2001), Body Language (2003), Ultimate Kylie (2004), Showgirl Homecoming Live (2007), X (2007) and Aphrodite (2010), in addition to a remix of "Get Outta My Way" by Japanese electronic musician Yasutaka Nakata of Capsule. A special edition was also released, including a bonus DVD of music videos.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Can't Get You Out of My Head" (from Fever , 2001)
  • Dennis
  • Davis
3:49
2."All the Lovers" (from Aphrodite , 2010)
3:19
3."Wow" (from X , 2007)Kurstin3:12
4."Spinning Around" (from Light Years , 2000) Mike Spencer 3:26
5."On a Night Like This" (from Light Years, 2000)
  • Stack
  • Taylor
3:31
6."In Your Eyes" (from Fever, 2001)
  • Stannard
  • Gallagher
3:18
7."Love at First Sight" (from Fever, 2001)
  • Minogue
  • Stannard
  • Gallagher
  • Howes
  • Martin Harrington
  • Stannard
  • Gallagher
3:57
8."Slow" (from Body Language , 2003)Sunnyroads3:13
9."I Believe in You" (from Ultimate Kylie , 2004)
  • Shears
  • Babydaddy
3:19
10."2 Hearts" (from X, 2007)
  • Eliot
  • Stilwell
Kish Mauve2:51
11."Get Outta My Way" (from Aphrodite, 2010)
  • Cutfather
  • Wallevik
  • Davidsen
  • Sharpe (co.)
  • Secon (co.)
  • Price (co.)
3:38
12."The Loco-Motion" (from Showgirl Homecoming Live , 2007) Steve Anderson 4:45
13."I Should Be So Lucky" (from Showgirl Homecoming Live, 2007)Anderson3:23
14."Get Outta My Way" (Yasutaka Nakata Remix)
  • Secon
  • Sharpe
  • Wallevik
  • Davidsen
  • Hansen
 5:28
Total length:51:08
DVD
No.TitleLength
1."All the Lovers" (Music video) 
2."Get Outta My Way" (Music video) 
3."2 Hearts" (Music video) 
4."Wow" (Music video) 
5."In My Arms" (Music video) 
6."The One" (Music video) 
7."All I See" (Music video) 
8."I Believe in You" (Music video) 
9."Giving You Up" (Music video) 
10."Slow" (Music video) 
11."Chocolate" (Music video) 
12."Can't Get You Out of My Head" (Music video) 
13."Spinning Around" (Music video) 

Charts

Weekly chart performance for Hits
Chart (2011)Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon) [5] 62

Release history

Hits release history
RegionDateLabelFormatRef(s)
Japan16 March 2011 EMI Music Japan CD, CD+DVD [2]
Hong Kong2 June 2011 Warner Music CD+DVD [3]
Philippines28 June 2011 PolyEast Records [4]

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