Kylie (album)
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| Studio album by Kylie Minogue | ||||
| Released | 4 July 1988 | |||
| Recorded | Spring 1987-1988 in London, England | |||
| Genre | Dance-pop, Freestyle | |||
| Length | 35:22 | |||
| Label | PWL, Mushroom, Geffen | |||
| Producer | Stock, Aitken and Waterman | |||
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| Kylie Minogue chronology | ||||
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Kylie is the debut album by Australian pop singer Kylie Minogue. It was released by PWL on 4 July 1988, and received mixed reviews. Chris True of Allmusic describes the album's songs as "dated at best", but writes that Minogue's "cuteness makes these rather vapid tracks bearable".[1] Kylie peaked at number one in the United Kingdom, and it produced three number one singles in Australia. In North America the album peaked low on the Billboard charts, yet still managed to sell over 500,000 copies and was certified gold.[2]
In Australia, the album was re-issued as The Kylie Collection and featured bonus remixes. Kylie was certified seven times platinum in the UK and has sold over 6.5 million copies worldwide.[2]
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Background and recording
In 1987, during a Fitzroy Football Club benefit concert the other cast member of Neighbours put on their own talent stage show. Minogue had not prepared anything so she got up on stage and performed a cover version of "The Loco-Motion" and was signed to a recording contract with Mushroom Records.[3] The song was released as a single in Australia, and became the highest selling single of the 1980s.[4] Its success resulted in Minogue travelling to London with Mushroom Records executive Gary Ashley to work with Stock, Aitken and Waterman. They knew little of Minogue and had forgotten that she was arriving; as a result, they wrote "I Should Be So Lucky" while she waited outside the studio.[5] Minogue recorded the song in less than an hour, and returned home to Australia to work on Neighbours.[5] The song became a chart success, and Mike Stock travelled to Melbourne to apologize to Minogue for forgetting about her previous recording session. Stock successfully convinced Minogue to return to London in the beginning of 1988 to record songs for her debut album.[5]
Chart performance and sales
Kylie debuted on the UK albums chart at number two on 10 July 1988, and reached number one for four weeks on 21 August 1988 and a further two weeks on 13 November 1988,[2] and was certified six times platinum on 5 January 1989.[6] It sold 1.8 million copies in 1988 (eventually sold 2,105,698 copies)[7] and became that year's best selling album.[2]Kylie was the first album by a female solo artist to exceed sales of two million in the UK[8] and is the 58th best-selling album of all time.[9]
In Australia, the album reached number two, and was certified double platinum on release.[10]
The album reached the top ten in Germany,[11] Norway,[12] and Switzerland,[13] and sold 143,627 in Sweden. Kylie reached number fifty-three on the Billboard 200 chart in the United States.[14] In 1989, the album was certified gold in the U.S.[15] and platinum in Canada.[10]
Singles
"Locomotion", Minogue's first single release, spent seven weeks at number one on the Australian singles chart, and was the highest selling single in the country for the 1980s.[2] This version of "Locomotion" is often aired on VH-1 Europe, so in the 1990s and 2000s it became more popular than the UK/Europe SAW version, released there.
"I Should Be So Lucky" featured lyrics written by Mike Stock. Stock believed that although Minogue was a successful soap star in Australia and very talented, there must be something wrong with her and figured that she must be unlucky in love.[5] It became a number one hit for Minogue in Australia and the United Kingdom.[10]
"Got to Be Certain", the third single, reached number one in Australia, and was moderately successful in other parts of the world, reaching number two in the UK for three weeks and the top ten in Germany and Switzerland.[16]
Minogue re-recorded "Locomotion" in April 1988, retitling the song "The Loco-Motion". It was released as the album's fourth single and became the highest entry of the UK singles chart by a female artist.[17] In North America, it reached number one in Canada and number three on the Billboard Hot 100.[17]
"Je Ne Sais Pas Pourquoi", the fifth single, reached number two in the UK.[18]
"It's No Secret" was released as a single in North America and Japan.
"Turn It into Love" was exclusively released in Japan and spent 10 weeks at Number 1 with no promotion or video.
Track listing
All tracks written and composed by Stock, Aitken and Waterman, except where noted.
- "I Should Be So Lucky" – 3:24
- "The Loco-Motion" – 3:14 (Gerry Goffin and Carole King)
- "Je Ne Sais Pas Pourquoi" – 4:01
- "It's No Secret" – 3:58
- "Got to Be Certain" – 3:19
- "Turn It into Love" – 3:37
- "I Miss You" – 3:15
- "I'll Still Be Loving You" – 3:50
- "Look My Way" – 3:36 (contains samples of Rock Steady performed by The Whispers)
- "Love at First Sight" – 3:08 (not the same song as the one that appears on the 2001 album Fever - the two songs only share the same title). Kylie performed this song on her "Enjoy Yourself Tour".
Personnel
The following people contributed to Kylie:[19]
- Kylie Minogue – lead vocals, backing vocals
- Additional personnel
- Dee Lewis – backing vocals
- Mae McKenna – backing vocals
- Suzanne Rhatigan – backing vocals
- Matt Aitken – production, arrangements, keyboards, guitar
- Mike Stock – production, arrangements, backing vocals, keyboards
- Pete Waterman – production, arrangements
- George DeAngelis – keyboards
- Neil Palmer – keyboards
- A. Linn – drums
- Jason Barron – engineer
- Peter Day – engineer
- Stewart Day – engineer
- Karen Hewitt – engineer
- Jonathan King – engineer
- Mark McGuire – engineer
- Yoyo – engineer
- Peter Hammond – mixing
- Jay Willis – mastering
- Lawrence Lawry – photography
- David Howells – design
- Lino Carbosiero – hair
Formats
These are the formats of major album releases of Kylie.
| Release format | Country | Cat. no. | Label |
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| Australian vinyl album[20] | Australia | TVL-93277 | Mushroom Records |
| UK CD album[21] | United Kingdom | HFCD3 | PWL |
| U.S. edition[22] | United States | GHS24195 | Geffen Records |
| Japanese edition[23] | Japan | 32XB-280 | Alfa Records |
| Japanese vinyl album[24] | Japan | ALI-28109 | Alfa Records |
| Korean vinyl album[25] | Korea | SWPR-001 | PWL |
Sales certifications
| Country | Provider(s) | Certification | Sales/Shipments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | ARIA | 6× platinum | 420,000+ |
| France | SNEP | Platinum | 300,000+ |
| Germany | IFPI Germany | Gold[26] | 250,000+ |
| Sweden | IFPI Sweden | 3× platinum | 143,627 |
| Switzerland | IFPI | Platinum | 50,000+ |
| United Kingdom | BPI | 7× platinum | 2,100,000+ |
| United States | RIAA | Gold | 500,000+ |
Charts
| Charts (1988) | Peak position |
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| Australian Albums Chart[2] | 2 |
| Japan Albums Chart[27] | 1 |
| German Albums Chart[11] | 8 |
| Norwegian Albums Chart[12] | 10 |
| New Zealand Albums Chart[28] | 1 |
| Swiss Albums Chart[13] | 7 |
| UK Albums Chart[2] | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard 200[14] | 53 |
| Swedish Albums Chart | 22 |
See also
- The Videos – Kylie's first VHS release featuring music videos to promote the album's single releases.
- Kylie: The Videos – Kylie's second VHS release featuring music videos to promote the album's single releases.
References
- ↑ True, Chris. "Kylie > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved 1 October 2007.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 "Albums: Kylie". Kylie.com. Retrieved 1 October 2007.
- ↑ Smith, Sean (2002). Kylie Confidential. Michael O'Mara Books Limited. ISBN 1-85479-415-9.
- ↑ "Singles: The Locomotion". Kylie.com. Retrieved 2 October 2007.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 "Transcript of television documentary Love is in the Air, episode title "I Should Be So Lucky"". ABC Television. 2 November 2003. Retrieved 2 October 2007.
- ↑ "British sales certificate for 'Kylie'". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 1 October 2007.
- ↑ name="CANOE--JAM!"/>[1] Retrieved 17 November 2009.
- ↑ A Happy Anniversary For Kylie
- ↑ http://www.retrocharts.com/recordalb.html
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 "Chronology". Kylie.com. Retrieved 2 October 2007
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 "World Chart Positions". Charts-Surfer.de. Retrieved 5 January 2008.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 "Discography Kylie Minogue". NorwegianCharts.com. Retrieved 5 January 2008.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 "Discography Kylie Minogue". SwissCharts.com. Retrieved 5 January 2008.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 "Kylie Minogue > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums". Allmusic. Retrieved 1 October 2007.
- ↑ "Searchable Database". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 1 October 2007.
- ↑ "Discography: Got to Be Certain". Kylie.com. Retrieved 3 October 2007.
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 "Discography: The Loco-Motion". Kylie.com. Retrieved 4 October 2007.
- ↑ "Discography: Je Ne Sais Pas Pourquoi". Kylie.com. Retrieved 4 October 2007.
- ↑ "Kylie > Credits". Allmusic. Retrieved 2 October 2007.
- ↑ Kylie Australian vinyl album. Eil.com. Retrieved 2 October 2007.
- ↑ Kylie UK CD. Eil.com. Retrieved 2 October 2007.
- ↑ Kylie U.S. CD. Eil.com. Retrieved 2 October 2007.
- ↑ Kylie Japanese vinyl album. Eil.com. Retrieved 2 October 2007.
- ↑ Kylie Japanese vinyl album. Eil.com. Retrieved 2 October 2007.
- ↑ Kylie Korean vinyl album. Eil.com. Retrieved 2 October 2007.
- ↑ "Gold/Platin-Datenbank" (in German). International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. http://www.musikindustrie.de/gold_platin_datenbank_beta/. Retrieved 4 March 2010.
- ↑ "Discographie Kylie Minogue". AustrianCharts.at. Retrieved 5 January 2008.
- ↑ "Discography Kylie Minogue". SwedishCharts.com. Retrieved 5 January 2008.
External links
| Preceded by Now That's What I Call Music 12 by Various Artists Money for Nothing by Dire Straits |
UK number one album 27 August 1988 – 23 September 1988 19 November 1988 – 2 December 1988 |
Succeeded by Hot City Nights by Various Artists Now That's What I Call Music XIII by Various Artists |
| Preceded by Bad by Michael Jackson |
UK Albums Chart biggest selling album of the year 1988 |
Succeeded by Ten Good Reasons by Jason Donovan |
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