Fever (album)

Infobox Album |
Name = Fever
Type = Album
Artist = Kylie Minogue


Released = October 1, 2001 (UK)
February 12, 2002 (U.S.)
Recorded = 2001
Genre = Pop, dance-pop
Length = 45:40
Label = Parlophone, Mushroom, Capitol
Producer = Cathy Dennis
Steve Anderson
Rob Davis
Paul Statham
Mark Pichiotti
Pascal Gabriel
Tom Nichols
Julian Gallagher
Tommy D
Reviews =
*Allmusic rating|4.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:fpfixzw5ldae link]
*BBC Music [http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/release/nvrg/ link]
*"NME" rating|7|10 [http://www.nme.com/reviews/kylie-minogue/5652 link]
*"Rolling Stone" rating|3|5 [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/57044/albums/album/108278 link]
*"Yahoo! Music UK" rating|7|10 [http://uk.launch.yahoo.com/l_reviews_a/22122.html link]
Last album = "Hits Plus"
(2000)
This album = "Fever"
(2001)
Next album = "Body Language"
(2003)
Misc =Extra album cover 2
Upper caption = Alternate cover
Type = studio


Lower caption = U.S. cover Extra album cover 2


Lower caption = Limited Edition cover

"Fever" is the eighth album by Australian singer Kylie Minogue, released in late 2001 in Europe and Australia, 2002 in North America by Parlophone, Mushroom and Capitol.

Album information

The lead single, "Can't Get You out of My Head", was a number one hit in multiple countries. The album reached number one on the Australian and many European charts and sold 1.9 million copies in the United Kingdom alone. To-date the album has sold six million copies worldwide.cite web | title=Discography: Fever | work=SloKylie.com | url=http://www.slokylie.com/disc/albums/08-fever.html | accessdate=2007-05-12] It was followed by the "Kylie Fever" Tour. It became Minogue's highest-selling album in Australia and was her most successful album in the United States and Canada.

There are three different versions of the album cover. The original version had Minogue wearing white and holding a microphone. This version was distributed to Australia, Asia, Europe, Latin America and Canada. When the album was later released in the U.S. and re-issued (in some countries) in Asia, the cover was changed to the headshot with the necklace. This cover is also available in Canada. The cover for the bonus disc edition is similar to the original, but with Minogue wearing a blue PVC costume instead.

The album reached number one in over twenty countries. It reached number one in both the UK and Australia, spending 75 weeks on the Australian albums chart where it had achieved platinum status 7 times.

Track listing

#"More, More, More" (Tommy D, Liz Winstanley) - 4:42
#"Love at First Sight" (Kylie Minogue, Richard Stannard, Julian Gallagher, Ash Howes, Martin Harrington) - 3:59
#"Can't Get You out of My Head" (Cathy Dennis, Rob Davis) - 3:51
#"Fever" (Greg Fitzgerald, Tom Nichols) - 3:31
#"Give It to Me" (Kylie Minogue, Mark Picchiotti, Steve Anderson) - 2:50
#"Fragile" (Rob Davis) - 3:46
#"Come into My World" (Cathy Dennis, Rob Davis) - 4:31
#"In Your Eyes" (Kylie Minogue, Richard Stannard, Julian Gallagher, Ash Howes) - 3:20
#"Dancefloor" (Cathy Dennis, Steve Anderson) - 3:25
#"Love Affair" (Kylie Minogue, Richard Stannard, Julian Gallagher) - 3:49
#"Your Love" (Kylie Minogue, Pascal Gabriel, Paul Statham) - 3:49
#"Burning Up" (Greg Fitzgerald, Tom Nichols) - 4:28

Bonus tracks

#"Tightrope" (Kylie Minogue, Pascal Gabriel, Paul Steinberg) - Australian bonus track
#"Good Like That" - Japanese bonus track
#"Baby" (Lars Aass, Botolf Loedemel, Liz Winstanley) - Japanese bonus track
#"Boy" (Kylie Minogue, Richard Stannard, Julian Gallagher) - U.S. bonus track
#"Butterfly" (originally an album track from "Light Years") - U.S. bonus track

Bonus disc

#"Can't Get Blue Monday out of My Head"* (Cathy Dennis, Rob Davies, Bernard Sumner, Gillian Gilbert, Roselyn Della Sabina, and Stephen Morris)
#"Love at First Sight" (The Scumfrog's Beauty And The Beast Vocal Edit)
#"I Just Can't Get You out of My Head" (Deluxe's Dirty Dub)
#"In Your Eyes" (Roger Sanchez Release The Dub Mix)
#"Love at First Sight" (Ruff & Jam US Radio Mix)
#"Come Into My World" (Fischerspooner Mix)
#"Whenever You Feel Like It" (Kylie Minogue, Billy Steinberg, Rick Nowels)
#"Tightrope" (Kylie Minogue, Pascal Gabriel, Paul Steinberg) — Japanese bonus track
#"Can't Get You out of My Head" (K&M's Mindprint Mix) — Japanese bonus track
#"In Your Eyes" (Jean Jacques Smoothie Mix) — Japanese bonus track

*Note #1: Due to an error at the record company, most editions of this disc include a version of "Whenever You Feel Like It" featuring noticeably uneven sound levels, with the chorus playing much more muffled, low volume than the rest of the song. It is reported that some Asian editions are unaffected.

*Note #2: Due to an error in the disc pressing, the Brazilian editions of the double disc album, came with the discs inverted. The disc that has the words "bonus disc" on it, is actually the regular album, and the other disc has the remixes.

*Note #3 On the re-issue of "Fever", the album version of "Come Into My World" is replaced by the radio mix; its duration is 4:06.

Singles

"Can't Get You out of My Head" was released in September 2001 in Europe and Australia. It debuted at number one in Australia, Ireland, and the UK and remained there for four weeks in each of the three countries. In 2002, the song was released in the U.S. and became her second ever top-ten hit, reaching number seven on the Billboard Hot 100. It was her first top-ten hit in the U.S. since 1988, the first being "The Loco-Motion". It also reached number one on the US Dance/Club Play chart.

"It's In Your Eyes" was released in February 2002. It reached the top position in Australia, while peaking at number three in the UK, number six in Ireland and number eleven in Canada. It was not released in the United States.

"Love at First Sight" was released in June 2002. It reached number two in the UK and number three in Australia. (The b-side was the acclaimed "Can't Get Blue Monday Out Of My Head" remix.) The track was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording in 2003, after reaching number one on the U.S. Dance/Club Play chart. It reached number twenty-three on the Billboard Hot 100. It peaked at number seven on the Irish Singles Chart.Note: this is not the same song as the "Love at First Sight" that appears on Minogue's 1988 debut, "Kylie".

"Fever" was released in July 2002 as a radio-only single in Australia. Although not eligible to chart on the official ARIA Top 50, the song became a huge radio hit for Kylie. No video was released to promote the song, although "MAX" an Australian music channel frequently played the live version from KYLIEFEVER2002 concert.

"Come into My World" was released in November 2002. It reached number four in Australia, number eight in the UK, number eleven in Ireland and number ninety-one on the US Billboard Hot 100. The track won the Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording in 2004.

Charts and certification

{|class="wikitable"!align="left"|Country!align="center"|Provider(s)!align="center"|Certification!align="center"|Sales/Shipments
-
align="left"|Australia [cite web | title=Australian Certification (ARIA) | work=Australian Recording Industry Association | url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations-albums-2002.htm | accessdate=2007-05-12]
align="left"|ARIA
align="center"|7x Platinum
align="center"|500,000+
-
align="left"|Austria [cite web | title=Austrian Certification (IFPI) | work=International Federation of the Phonographic Industry | url=http://www.ifpi.at/ | accessdate=2007-05-07]
align="left"|IFPI
align="center"|1x Platinum
align="center"|20,000+
-
align="left"|Belgium
align="left"|IFPI
align="center"|2x Platinum
align="center"|80,000
-
align="left"|Brazil
align="left"|ABPD
align="center"|3x Platinum
align="center"|150,000+
-
align="left"|Canada [cite web | title=Canadian Certification (CRIA) | work=Canadian Recording Industry Association | url=http://www.cria.ca/goldplat.php#archives | accessdate=2007-05-12]
align="left"|CRIA
align="center"|2x Platinum
align="center"|200,000+
-
align="left"|Denmark
align="left"|IFPI
align="center"|4x Platinum
align="center"|200,000+
-
align="left"|Europe [cite web | title=European Certification (IFPI) | work=International Federation of the Phonographic Industry | url=http://www.ifpi.org/content/section_news/plat2003.html | accessdate=2007-05-12]
align="left"|IFPI
align="center"|3x Platinum
align="center"|3,000,000+
-
align="left"|France
align="left"|SNEP/IFOP
align="center"|3x Platinum
align="center"|320,000+
-
align="left"|Germany [cite web | title=German Certification (IFPI) | work=International Federation of the Phonographic Industry | url=http://www.ifpi.de/wirtschaft/gpergebnis.php?txtSuche=Kylie&strAktion=suche | accessdate=2007-05-12]
align="left"|IFPI
align="center"|1x Platinum
align="center"|200,000
-
align="left"|Greece
align="left"|IFPI
align="center"|2x Platinum
align="center"|80,000+
-
align="left"|Hong Kong
align="left"|IFPI
align="center"|5x Platinum
align="center"|100,000+
-
align="left"|Hungary
align="left"|Mahasz
align="center"|Platinum
align="center"|6,000+
-
align="left"|Indonesia
align="left"|RII
align="center"|3x Platinum
align="center"|300,000+
-
align="left"|Italy
align="left"|FIMI
align="center"|6x Platinum
align="center"|120,000+
-
align="left"|Japan
align="left"|RIAJ
align="center"|Platinum
align="center"|206,640
-
align="left"|Malaysia
align="left"|RIM
align="center"|3x Platinum
align="center"|55,000+
-
align="left"|Mexico
align="left"|AMPROFON
align="center"|uncertified
align="center"|<75,000
-
align="left"|Netherlands [cite web | title=Dutch Certification (IFPI) | work=IFPI | url=http://www.nvpi.nl/nvpi/pagina.asp?pagkey=61112&documentid=1235934&zoekform=60463&formposted=yes | accessdate=2007-05-12]
align="left"|NVPI
align="center"|Gold
align="center"|30,000+
-
align="left"|New Zealand
align="left"|RIANZ
align="center"|2x Platinum
align="center"|30,000+
-
align="left"|Philippines
align="left"|PRIMA
align="center"|Platinum
align="center"|30,000+
-
align="left"|Poland
align="left"|ZPAV
align="center"|Gold
align="center"|50,000+
-
align="left"|Russia
align="left"
align="center"|Diamond [http://afisha.mail.ru/article.html?id=16429]
align="center"|60,000+
-
align="left"|South Africa
align="left"|RISA
align="center"|4x Platinum
align="center"|160,000+
-
align="left"|South Korea
align="left"|RIAK
align="center"|2x Platinum
align="center"|60,000+
-
align="left"|Spain
align="left"|Afyve (Now PROMUSICAE)
align="center"|2x Platinum
align="center"|56,000+
-
align="left"|Sweden [cite web | title=Swedish Certification (GLF) | work=GLF | url=http://www.ifpi.se/goldplatinum.aspx | accessdate=2007-05-12]
align="left"|GLF
align="center"|Platinum
align="center"|40,000+
-
align="left"|Switzerland [cite web | title=Swiss Certification (IFPI) | work=IFPI | url=http://www.hitparade.ch/awards.asp?year=2000 | accessdate=2007-05-12]
align="left"|IFPI
align="center"|2x Platinum
align="center"|60,000+
-
align="left"|Taiwan
align="left"|-
align="center"|3x Platinum
align="center"|60,000+
-
align="left"|U.K. [cite web | title=UK Certification (BPI) | work=British Phonographic Industry | url=http://www.bpi.co.uk/index.asp?Page=stats/content_file_118.shtml | accessdate=2007-05-12]
align="left"|BPI
align="center"|6x Platinum
align="center"|1,900,000+
-
align="left"|U.S. [ [http://www.riaa.com/gp/database/default.asp Recording Industry Association of America] "Recording Industry Association of America".]
align="left"|RIAA
align="center"|Platinum
align="center"|1,000,000+

Personnel

*Kylie Minogue - lead vocals, backing vocals
*Rob Davis - guitar, keyboards, drum programming, producer, mixing, engineer
*Greg Fitzgerald - guitar, keyboards, producer, programming
*Martin Harrington - guitar, keyboards, programming, engineer
*Richard Stannard - guitar, backing vocals, producer
*Steve Anderson - keyboards, arranger, producer, programming
*Cathy Dennis - keyboards, backing vocals, producer, mixing
*Julian Gallagher - keyboards, Fender Rhodes, producer
*Ash Howes - keyboards, programming, mixing, engineer
*Steve Lewinson - bass
*John Thirkell - flute, trumpet
*Gavyn Wright - strings
*Billie Godfrey - backing vocals
*Tommy D. - producer, mixing
*Pascal Gabriel - producer, mixing
*Tom Nichols - producer
*Mark Picchiotti - producer, mixing
*Paul Statham - producer
*Anders Kallmark - programming, engineer
*Phil Larsen - programming, mixing, engineer
*Bruce Elliot Smith - programming, mixing
*Alvin Sweeney - programming, engineer
*Adrian Bushby - mixing
*Tom Carlisle - mixing
*Tom Elmhirst - mixing
*Tim Orford - mixing
*Paul Wright - mixing, engineer
*Wendy Dougan - design
*William Baker - stylist
*Vincent Peters - photography

References

External links

* [http://www.kylie.com/gh_site/music/fever.htm Kylie.com's page on "Fever"]

succession box
before = "No Angel" by Dido
title = UK number one album
years = October 13, 2001 – October 26, 2001
after = "" by Stepssuccession box
before = "beautifulgarbage" by Garbage
title = Australian ARIA Albums Chart number-one album
years = October 15 – November 4, 2001
November 12 – November 25, 2001
after = "Invincible" by Michael Jackson