Neon Nights

For other uses, see Neon Night (disambiguation).

Neon Nights
Studio album by Dannii Minogue
Released	17 March 2003 9 November 2007 (Deluxe Edition)
Recorded	2002/2003
Genre	Dance-pop, retro, electropop
Length	58:30
Label	London, Warner Music UK, Ultra Records (US), Rhino (Deluxe Edition)
Producer	Ian Masterson, Korpi & Blackcell, Neïmo, Terry Ronald, Jean-Claude Ades, Jewels & Stone, Gil Cang, Jock-E
Professional reviews
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Dannii Minogue chronology
The Remixes (1999) Neon Nights (2003) The Hits & Beyond (2006)
Alternative cover
2007 Reissue
Singles from Neon Nights
"Who Do You Love Now?" Released: 19 November 2001 "Put the Needle on It" Released: 4 November 2002 "I Begin to Wonder" Released: 3 March 2003 "Don't Wanna Lose This Feeling" Released: 9 June 2003

Neon Nights is the fourth studio album by Australian dance-pop singer Dannii Minogue. It was released by London Records on 17 March 2003 and was primarily produced by Ian Masterson, Korpi & Blackcell, Neïmo and Terry Ronald. It was re-issued in November 2007 with a bonus disc of remixes and different artwork.

Background

It received a mixed reception from music critics, some of whom complimented its mix of pop sophistication, club culture and accessibility,^[1] and some of whom felt as though its 1980s retro sound was too dated. It was Dannii's first studio album in six years since 1997's Girl.^[2]

In November 2001, Minogue released the single, "Who Do You Love Now?", a collaboration with Riva. Described by Sound Generator as a "nice serene and dreamy vocal on the dance floor anthem", the song peaked at number three on the UK singles chart, and reached number one on the dance charts.^[3] In Australia, the song peaked at number fifteen, while in the United States the song was released to dance clubs, and reached number twelve on the United States' Billboard Dance Club chart.^[4] In 2001, Minogue signed a six album deal with London Records, a subsidiary of Warner Music International.^[5]

Neon Nights became Minogue's most successful album release, and reached number eight in the United Kingdom, where it was certified Gold.^[4] In Australia the album was moderately successful, and reached number twenty-five on the albums chart, and it was nominated for "Best Pop Release" at the 2003 ARIA Music Awards making it Minogue's only ARIA nomination to date.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Put the Needle on It"	Henrik Korpi, Mathias Johansson, Karen Poole, Dannii Minogue	Korpi & Blackcell	3:24
2.	"Creep"	Korpi, Johansson, Poole, Minogue	Korpi & Blackcell	3:28
3.	"I Begin to Wonder"	Dacia Bridges, Olaf Kramolowsky, Jean-Claude Ades, Minogue, Ian Masterson	Jean-Claude Ades	3:40
4.	"Hey! (So What)"	Hannah Robinson, Julian Gingell, Barry Stone	Jewels & Stone	3:32
5.	"For the Record"	Korpi, Johansson, Poole, Minogue	Korpi & Blackcell	3:21
6.	"Mighty Fine"	Gil Cang, E. Winstanley, Sekou Bunch, Thomas Brown, Thomassina Smith	Gil Cang	3:55
7.	"On the Loop"	Bruno Alexandre, Camille Troillard, Minogue, Matthieu Joly, Terry Ronald	Neïmo	3:28
8.	"Push"	Minogue, Masterson, Ronald, John Guldberg, Tim Stahl	Thriller Jill	3:21
9.	"Mystified"	Masterson, Ronald, Minogue	Thriller Jill	3:43
10.	"Don't Wanna Lose This Feeling"	Alexandre, Troillard, Minogue, James Khari, Joly, Ronald	Neïmo	3:31
11.	"Vibe On"	Savan Kotecha, J. Bjorklund, Minogue	Jock-E	3:40
12.	"A Piece of Time"	Alexandre, Troillard, Minogue, Joly, Ronald	Neïmo	3:22
13.	"Who Do You Love Now?"	H. Pulmann, G. van Vlaanderen, Victoria Horn	Riva	3:26
14.	"It Won't Work Out"/"Come and Get It" (Sebastian Krieg Remix)	Masterson, Ronald, Minogue/Ades, Minogue, Robinson	Thriller Jill/Jean-Claude Ades	12:37

Enhanced footage

Appears on all regular editions of Neon Nights.

1. "Who Do You Love Now?" music video
2. "Put the Needle on It" music video
3. "I Begin to Wonder" music video
4. Photo gallery

Bonus tracks

Japanese edition

1. "Begin to Spin Me Around" (Dannii Minogue vs Dead or Alive) (Radio Edit) – 3:16
2. "Don't Wanna Lose This Groove" (Radio Edit) – 3:17

Deluxe Edition (2007)

Disc one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Put the Needle on It"	Korpi, Johansson, Poole, Minogue	Korpi & Blackcell	3:24
2.	"Creep"	Korpi, Johansson, Poole, Minogue	Korpi & Blackcell	3:28
3.	"I Begin to Wonder"	Bridges, Kramolowsky, Ades, Minogue, Masterson	Jean-Claude Ades	3:40
4.	"Hey! (So What)"	Robinson, Gingell, Stone	Jewels & Stone	3:32
5.	"For the Record"	Korpi, Johansson, Poole, Minogue	Korpi & Blackcell	3:21
6.	"Mighty Fine"	Cang, Winstanley, Bunch, Brown, Smith	Gil Cang	3:55
7.	"On the Loop"	Alexandre, Troillard, Minogue, Joly, Ronald	Neïmo	3:28
8.	"Push"	Minogue, Masterson, Ronald, Guldberg, Stahl	Thriller Jill	3:21
9.	"Mystified"	Masterson, Ronald, Minogue	Thriller Jill	3:43
10.	"Don't Wanna Lose This Feeling" (Single Version)	Alexandre, Troillard, Minogue, James Khari, Joly, Ronald	Neïmo	3:31
11.	"Vibe On"	Kotecha, Bjorklund, Minogue	Jock-E	3:40
12.	"A Piece of Time"	Alexandre, Troillard, Minogue, Joly, Ronald	Neïmo	3:22
13.	"Who Do You Love Now?"	Pulmann, van Vlaanderen, Horn	Riva	3:26
14.	"Come and Get It" (Radio Version)	Ades, Minogue, Robinson	Jean-Claude Ades	3:26
15.	"Nervous"	Masterson, Ronald, Minogue	Thriller Jill	4:21
16.	"Just Can't Give You Up"	Masterson, Ronald, Minogue	Thriller Jill	3:42
17.	"Hide and Seek"	Masterson, Ronald, Minogue	Thriller Jill	3:03
18.	"Don't Wanna Lose This Groove"	Alexandre, Troillard, Minogue, James Khari, Joly, Ronald, Madonna Ciccone, Steve Bray	Neïmo	3:17
19.	"(Est-ce Que) Tu M'aimes Encore"	Pulmann, van Vlaanderen, Horn, I. Nesmon	Riva	3:26
20.	"Goodbye Song"	Masterson, Ronald	Thriller Jill	3:51
21.	"It Won't Work Out" (Acoustic Version)	Masterson, Ronald, Minogue	Fraser T. Smith	4:27

Disc two

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Don't Wanna Lose This Groove" (Extended Version)	5:05
2.	"Begin to Spin Me Round" (Extended Version)	5:11
3.	"Who Do You Love Now?" (Riva's Bora Bora Club Mix)	8:10
4.	"Put the Needle on It" (Jason Nevins Freak Club Creation Mix)	8:15
5.	"Hide and Seek" (Thriller Jill Original Extended Mix)	6:36
6.	"Come and Get It" (Jerome Isma-Ae Remix)	6:38
7.	"Put the Needle on It" (Tiga's Cookies Dub)	4:51
8.	"Creep" (Jon Dixon Club Mix)	6:38
9.	"I Begin to Wonder" (Almighty Transensual Club Mix)	7:57
10.	"Put the Needle on It" (Cicada Vocal Mix)	2:29
11.	"Come and Get It" (Sharam Jey Remix)	6:12
12.	"Don't Wanna Lose This Feeling" (Jupiter Ace Speared Thru the Heart Mix)	4:15

B-sides

• "Nervous" – 4:21 ("I Begin to Wonder")
• "Hide and Seek" – 3:05 ("I Begin to Wonder")
• "Goodbye Song" – 3:12 ("Don't Wanna Lose This Feeling")

Samples

Multiple samples were featured on the album:

1. "Mighty Fine" contains a sample from "Thighs High" performed by Tom Browne.
2. "Push" contains a sample from "White Horse" performed by Laid Back.
3. "Begin to Spin Me Around" is a mash-up between Minogue's song "I Begin to Wonder" and Dead or Alive's 1984 hit "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)".
4. "Don't Wanna Lose This Groove" is another mash-up between Minogue's song "Don't Wanna Lose This Feeling" and Madonna's 1985 hit "Into the Groove".

Release and promotion

Promotion

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue
Europe
28 April 2003	London	United Kingdom	Hackney Empire
6 July 2003			Party in the Park
27 July 2003	Glasgow		Hampden Park
3 August 2003	Cork	Ireland	Guinness Michelstown Festival
North America
24 September 2003	New York City	United States	Webster Hall
Europe
25 August 2004	Athens	Greece	MTV Beach Beats
August 2004	Toronto	Canada	The Docks/Polson Pier
28 August 2004	Istanbul	Turkey	Club Laila
23 October 2004	London	United Kingdom	Astoria

Chart performance

Charts

Chart (2003)	Peak position
Australian ARIA Albums Chart[6]	25
Dutch Albums Chart[7]	65
French Albums Chart[8]	49
German Albums Chart	68
Japanese Albums Chart	134
UK Albums Chart[9]	8
U.S. Billboard Top Electronic Albums[10]	17

Certification

Country	Certification	Sales
United Kingdom BPI[4]	Gold	100,000+

Release details

All editions released by London/Warner Music Group/Ultra Records.

Release format	Country	Cat. No.	Release date
Regular album	United Kingdom	2564600032	17 March 2003
Regular album	Europe	25646 01105	17 March 2003
Regular album	Australia	2564600032	April 2003
Regular album	Colombia	2564600032	2003
Regular album	Hong Kong & Taiwan	2564600032	2003
Regular album	Canada	2.60003	21 June 2003
Japanese album	Japan	WPCR-11579	2003
U.S. album	United States	UL 1173-2	7 October 2003
Deluxe Edition	United Kingdom	5144 25021 2	5 November 2007

Credits and personnel

Lead and backing vocals — Dannii Minogue Backing vocals — Bruno Alexandre, Debbie French, James Khari, Ian Masterson, Anna Nordell, Karen Poole, Terry Ronald, Mitch Stevens Guitar — Mattias Johansson, James Nisbett, Camille Troillard Bass – Camille Troillard Keyboards — Matthieu Joly, Camille Troillard

Drums — Matthieu Joly Mixed by Etienne Colin, Niklas Flyckt, Pete 'Boxsta' Martin, Heff Moraes, Tim Speight Programming — Ian Masterson Engineer — Gil Cang, Ian Masterson Photography by Matthew Donaldson

Notes

1. ^ BBC.co.uk
2. ^ Amazon.co.uk
3. ^ "A 'proper' record from young Dannii of well crafted little gems". SoundGenerator.com. 19 March 2002. Retrieved 12 December 2006.
4. ^ ^{a b c} DanniiMusic.com Chronology. Retrieved 30 June 2006
5. ^ "Dannii Minogue Ditched By Record Label". ContactMusic.com. Retrieved 22 January 2007.
6. ^ http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Dannii+Minogue&titel=Neon+Nights&cat=a
7. ^ http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Dannii+Minogue&titel=Neon+Nights&cat=a
8. ^ http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Dannii+Minogue&titel=Neon+Nights&cat=a
9. ^ http://www.chartstats.com/release.php?release=35493
10. ^ http://www.billboard.com/search/?keyword=dannii+minogue#/album/dannii-minogue/neon-nights/608359

External links

• DanniiMusic.com — official website (including lyrics to the songs on Neon Nights).