Never Say Never (Kim Wilde album)

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Never Say Never

Studio album by Kim Wilde

Released

September 11, 2006

Kim Wilde chronology

Now & Forever
(1995)

Never Say Never
(2006)

Never Say Never is the tenth studio album by Kim Wilde, released in 2006.

The album features several of Wilde's classic hits that have been updated with modern dance beats, most notable of these is 2006's "You Came."

After a comparatively long period of negotiations, Kim Wilde finally signed a new record deal with the German division of EMI in late 2005. In July 2006, it was confirmed that a new album, entitled Never Say Never, would be released in Germany on 8th September 2006. The album has since been released in Germany, Austria, Belgium, Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, France, Spain, Portugal, Switzerland, Poland, South Africa, Turkey and Japan.

A single, a re-working of Wilde's 1988 hit "You Came", preceded the album and became her biggest European hit in years. Kim had announced that the sound of the album would be strongly reminiscent of her earlier work. It is a 14 track album, with eight new songs and six new versions of some earlier hits, including "You Keep Me Hangin' On" as a duet with Nena and "Kids in America", as a duet with Charlotte Hatherley. "Cambodia" appears as a bonus track in a remix by Paul Oakenfold.

The second single was "Perfect Girl", released in November 2006 and voted by fans through a poll on Kim's official website. "Perfect Girl" spent 9 weeks in the German singles Top 100, reaching #52. It was also released in Belgium, Switzerland and (download only) in the Netherlands.

A third single, "Together We Belong", was released in March 2007 with very little promotion and no video. A fourth single, "Baby Obey Me", was released in August 2007 in two versions: the original album version and a remix featuring German rap artist Ill Inspecta.

To date, the album has been a moderate success, reaching the Top 20 in several European countries.