Ultimate Kylie

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Ultimate Kylie
Ultimate Kylie cover
Compilation album by Kylie Minogue
Released Flag of World November 22, 2004
Flag of Canada November 23, 2004
Flag of Japan December 1, 2004
Flag of United States February 8, 2005
Recorded 1987-2004
Genre Pop
Dance
Euro-pop
Hi-NRG
Euro-dance
Contemporary Ballad
Length 51:35 (CD 1)
69:26 (CD 2)
Label Parlophone/Mushroom/Capitol
Producer(s) Stock, Aitken & Waterman
Brothers In Rhythm
Jake Shears
Babydaddy
Sunny Roads
Johnny Douglas
Julian Gallagher
Richard Stannard
Cathy Dennis
Rob Davis
Brian Higgins
Karen Poole
Guy Chambers
Jimmy Harry
James Dean Bradfield
Dave Erigna
Dave Ball
Ingo Vauk
Lorenzo Al Dino Pizzileo
Sergio Flores
Graham Stack
Mark Taylor
Professional reviews
Kylie Minogue chronology
Body Language
(2003)		 Ultimate Kylie
(2004)		 Showgirl EP
(2005)


Alternate cover
Repackaged Tour Edition
Repackaged Tour Edition

Ultimate Kylie is the title of Australian-born dance-oriented pop singer–songwriter Kylie Minogue's greatest hits album released in November 2004. Spanning two CDs, the album contains work from all nine of her studio albums plus two new tracks, "I Believe in You" (written with the Scissor Sisters) and "Giving You Up" (written with Xenomania). The album was re-released exclusively in Australia as a set consisting of two CDs and a DVD to coincide with her return to prominence and saw the album re-enter the charts at #16.

This collection superseded Kylie's 1992 Greatest Hits compilation.

This album has been released with the Copy Control protection system in some regions.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

  • Disc one
  1. "Better the Devil You Know" from Rhythm of Love
  2. "The Locomotion" from Kylie
  3. "I Should Be So Lucky" from Kylie
  4. "Step Back in Time" from Rhythm of Love
  5. "Shocked" from Rhythm of Love
  6. "What Do I Have to Do?" from Rhythm of Love
  7. "Wouldn't Change a Thing" from Enjoy Yourself
  8. "Hand On Your Heart" from Enjoy Yourself
  9. "Especially For You" (feat. Jason Donovan) from Enjoy Yourself
  10. "Got to Be Certain" from Kylie
  11. "Je Ne Sais Pas Pourquoi" from Kylie
  12. "Give Me Just a Little More Time" from Let's Get To It
  13. "Never Too Late" from Enjoy Yourself
  14. "Tears on My Pillow" from Enjoy Yourself
  15. "Celebration", from Greatest Hits
  • Disc Two
  1. "I Believe in You" new song
  2. "Can't Get You Out Of My Head" from Fever
  3. "Love At First Sight" from Fever
  4. "Slow" from Body Language
  5. "On a Night Like This" from Light Years
  6. "Spinning Around" from Light Years
  7. "Kids" with Robbie Williams from Light Years
  8. "Confide In Me" from Kylie Minogue
  9. "In Your Eyes" from Fever
  10. "Please Stay" from Light Years
  11. "Red Blooded Woman" from Body Language
  12. "Giving You Up" new song
  13. "Chocolate" from Body Language
  14. "Come Into My World" from Fever
  15. "Put Yourself in My Place" from Kylie Minogue
  16. "Did It Again" from Impossible Princess
  17. "Breathe" from Impossible Princess
  18. "Where the Wild Roses Grow" with Nick Cave from Murder Ballads by Nick Cave

The German version of the album has "Your Disco Needs You" (also from Light Years) in place of "Please Stay".

  • Disc 3 (Special Edition - Videos)
  1. I Should Be So Lucky
  2. Got To Be Certain
  3. Locomotion (Australian Version)
  4. Je Ne Sais Pas Pourquoi
  5. Especially For You
  6. Hand On Your Heart
  7. Wouldn't Change A Thing
  8. Never Too Late
  9. Tears On My Pillow
  10. Better The Devil You Know
  11. Step Back In Time
  12. What Do I Have To Do (7" Mix)
  13. Shocked
  14. Give Me Just A Little More Time
  15. Celebration
  16. Confide In Me
  17. Put Yourself In My Place
  18. Where The Wild Roses Grow
  19. Did It Again
  20. Breathe
  21. Spinning Around
  22. On A Night Like This
  23. Kids
  24. Please Stay
  25. Can't Get You Out Of My Head
  26. In Your Eyes
  27. Love At First Sight
  28. Come Into My World
  29. Slow
  30. Red Blooded Woman
  31. Chocolate
  32. I Believe In You
  33. Can't Get Blue Monday Out Of My Head- Live At The Brits

[edit] Release history

Although not her first compilation, or "greatest hits" album, "Ultimate Kylie" is notable as being the only album to include Minogue's Stock Aitken Waterman, Deconstruction and Parlophone Records recordings in one package. Advertisements for the album claimed it contained every single Minogue had released in the UK. These were misleading, as several of her charting singles were not included. The hit singles that are missing are: "It's No Secret", "Word Is Out", "If You Were With Me Now", "Finer Feelings", "What Kind Of Fool? (Heard It All Before)", "Where Is The Feeling?", "GBI", "Some Kind of Bliss" and "Your Disco Needs You". Many of the singles that were released during her DeConstruction period were not included on the second CD was to save room for her bigger hit singles that were produced during her releases with Parlophone.

The album contained two new songs, "I Believe In You" and "Giving You Up", which were recorded especially for the "Ultimate Kylie" release. Other songs that were leftovers from the "Body Language" recording sessions were considered for inclusion on the album, only one of those songs, "B.P.M." was released as the B-side to "I Believe In You". "Give Me A Reason" and "I'm Fascinated" are the songs that were thought to be included in this album but they didn't make the final cut. Both were written by Kylie Minogue & "BiffCo". There's also a track named "I Put A Spell On You". According to the EMI Parlophone catalogue it is one of the classic jazz recordings from Kylie.

While working with Xenomania, Kylie recorded a song named "Loving You." Although it was never properly recorded, a demo of the song was leaked in 2004 just after the release of "Ultimate Kylie." "I Know" (originally titled "Everything I Know"), which was recorded with "Scissor Sisters," was also leaked.

The Japanese release contained three bonus tracks: "Turn It Into Love", "Can't Get Blue Monday Out of My Head" and "Slow" (Chemical Brothers Remix).

A DVD was simultaneously released under the same name, containing all the music videos of the CDs, with the exception of "Giving You Up" (which at the time had not been filmed). It also contains Minogue's performance at the 2002 BRIT Awards of "Can't Get Blue Monday Out Of My Head": a mix of "Can't Get You Out Of My Head" and New Order's "Blue Monday". Early versions of the UK DVD are known to suffer from the DVD rot phenomena, after a short period of time, where the playing surface becomes incredibly cloudy or forms a 'cracked' pattern. EMI UK have not publicly addressed this issue.

The album was repackaged and reissued in October of 2006 in Australia only as the Showgirl Tour Special Edition. The repackaged version contains 2 CDs and 1 DVD, originally available separately. Parlophone has not announced any plans of a UK reissue, however, the version was made available online through such retailers as HMV on import.

[edit] Critical response

"Ultimate Kylie" received a generally positive response from music critics. PopMatters called the album "one of the best collections of dance music available" and gave the album an 8 out of 10 rating, which means that the album was of excellent status and "among the best work of the given artist, or among the best in the given genre".[1]

Stephen Thomas Erlewine, in a review for All Music Guide, stated that "Ultimate Kylie lives up to its billing" as a greatest hits record.[2]

Jason Shawahn, from About.com, praised the album for its inclusion of two new songs, which he feels were "among the finest tracks that Kylie has recorded in years" and show her at her best.[3]

Some critics were less than impressed with the collection. In a review for Stylus Magazine, Mark Edwards called the first disc "horribly naff" and full of "squeaky songs". The review also went on to say that "half of this album is terrible" and that the only reason people will purchase it was because "everyone loves Kylie".[4] The Stylus review was very negative towards Minogue's PWL and DeConstruction recordings, but the review did praise her hits with Parlophone.

[edit] Chart performance

Audio samples:

"Ultimate Kylie" managed to reached the Top 10 in multiple countries including Australia, Germany and the UK. In the UK the album stayed within the Top 10 for seven weeks peaking at number four, giving Minogue her tenth Top 10 album. In the UK the album has sold an estimated 850,000 copies and in Australia over 280,000 copies, the album has sold an estimated 3 million copies Worldwide.

The album was released in the US but it only reached #115 on the album chart, but has sold over 30,000 to date.

In November, 2006 the re-release made the album re-enter at #16 on the Australian ARIA album chart, the following week it went to #8, two weeks later the album reached #7.

[edit] Chart positions

Chart (2004/2005) Peak
position		 Weeks
Chinese albums Chart 1 2
Japanese International albums Chart 2
Croatian albums chart 3
UK albums chart 4 3
Australian albums charts 5
Irish albums chart 8 2
Greek International albums chart 9
Mexican albums chart 9
Argentine album charts 10
German albums chart 10 2
Belgian album chart 12
Danish album chart 17
Norwegian albums chart 18
Swiss albums chart 19
Finnish albums chart 24
French albums chart 24
Spanish albums chart 27
New Zealand albums chart 33
Dutch album chart 37
Japanese Oricon albums Chart 39
Italian albums chart 42
U.S. Billboard Top 200 115

[edit] Certifications

Country Certification Shipments Sales
Australia 4x Platinum 280,000+
Austria Gold 15,000+
Brazil
–
–
 10,000+
Europe Platinum 1 Million+
Germany Gold 100,000+
Greece
–
–
 10.000+
Ireland 3x Platinum 45,000+
Japan
–
–
 30,000+
Mexico Gold 50,000+
New Zealand Gold 7,500+
Spain Gold 40,000+ 50,000+
UK 3x Platinum 900,000+ 850,000+
U.S.
–
–
 30,000+

[edit] Album credits

  • Mastered by Ashley Phase at Whitfield Street Mastering.
  • Liner notes written by Neil Rees & Nigel Goodall with thanks and acknowledgement to Tom Parker.
  • Kylie's visual direction and styling by William Baker.
  • Photography by Simon Emmett.
  • Sleeve direction and design and photo montages by Tony Hung for Adjective Noun.

[edit] Singles

  • "Giving You Up" was also released as a single on March 28, 2005 in the UK. It peaked at six, giving Minogue another top ten hit. It featured "Made of Glass" as a b-side, a song that was infamously leaked to the internet in December of 2004. "Giving You Up" and "Made of Glass" were both made written and produced with Xenomania. Although only a b-side, "Made Of Glass" was just as popular as "Giving You Up", instantly becoming a fan favourite and receiving attention from Australian radio and compiltations. Strangely, a few weeks into the songs release, the title of "Made Of Glass" appeared next to "Giving You Up" as a double a-side on the official ARIA music charts.

[edit] Notes

  1. ↑  Hunter Felt Ultimate Kylie 1. PopMatters. 2004. Retrieved Jan. 07, 2006.
  2. ↑  Stephen Thomas Erlewine Ultimate Kylie 2. All Music Guide. 2004. Retrieved Jan. 07, 2006.
  3. ↑  Jason Shawahn Ultimate Kylie 3. About.com. 2005. Retrieved Jan. 07, 2006.
  4. ↑  Mark Edwards Ultimate Kylie 4. Stylus Magazine. 2004. Retrieved Jan. 07, 2006.

[edit] Unreleased Songs

  • Loving You Written by Minogue and Brian Higgins, this faced the light days after the release of "Ultimate Kylie" along with I Know
  • I Know Written by Kylie Minogue, BabyDaddy & Jake Shears, this was leaked in November 2004.
  • Ooh The Blues Written by BabyDaddy & Jake Shears, remains unreleased. Only a 28 second--clip has been leaked to net in late 2006. The Scissor Sisters ended up using this track without Minogue for their second album Ta-Dah under the title 'Ooh'.

[edit] References

Kylie Minogue

Albums: Kylie · Enjoy Yourself · Rhythm of Love
Let's Get to It · Kylie Minogue · Impossible Princess
Light Years · Fever · Body Language

Discography · Awards · Unreleased songs · Tours · Films

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