Kylie (album)

Infobox Album |
Name = Kylie
Type = Studio album
Artist = Kylie Minogue


Released = 4 July 1988
Recorded = Spring 1988 in London, England
Genre = Dance-pop
Length = 35:22
Label = PWL, Mushroom, Geffen
Producer = Stock, Aitken and Waterman
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|2.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:pnec97i7krgt link]
Last album =
This album = "Kylie"
(1988)
Next album = "Enjoy Yourself"
(1989)Singles
Name = Kylie
Type = studio
single 1 = Locomotion | single 1 date = 28 July 1987 (Australia)
single 2 = I Should Be So Lucky | single 2 date = 29 December 1987
single 3 = Got to Be Certain | single 3 date = 2 May 1988
single 4 = The Loco-Motion | single 4 date = 28 July 1988
single 5 = Je Ne Sais Pas Pourquoi | single 5 date = 17 October 1988
single 6 = It's No Secret | single 6 date = December 1988 (North America)
single 7 = Turn It into Love | single 7 date = December 1988 (Japan)

"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". [True, Chris. [http://wc05.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:j9fexqw5ldhe~T1 "Kylie > Review"] . Allmusic. Retrieved 1 October 2007.] "Kylie" was a number one album 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 impressively managed to sell over 500,000 copies and was certified gold. [http://www.kylie.com/2006_site/music/kylie.htm "Albums: "Kylie"] . Kylie.com. Retrieved 1 October 2007.]

In Australia, the album was re-issued as "The Kylie Collection" and featured bonus remixes. In January 1989, "Kylie" was certified six times platinum in the UK, [http://www.bpi.co.uk/platinum/platinumright.asp?rq=search_plat&r_id=24020 "British sales certificate for 'Kylie'"] . British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 1 October 2007.] and has sold 14 million copies worldwide. [Lister, David. [http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/kylie-minogue-goddess-of-the-moment-661725.html "Kylie Minogue: Goddess of the moment"] . "The Independent". 23 February 2002. Retrieved 21 July 2008.]

Background and recording

In 1987, during a Fitzroy Football Club benefit concert with other "Neighbours" cast members, Minogue performed a cover version of "The Loco-Motion" and was signed to a recording contract with Mushroom Records. [Smith, Sean (2002). "Kylie Confidential". Michael O'Mara Books Limited. ISBN 1-85479-415-9.] The song was released as a single in Australia, and became the highest selling single of the 1980s. [ [http://www.kylie.com/2006_site/music/locomotion.htm "Singles: The Locomotion"] . Kylie.com. Retrieved 2 October 2007.] Its success resulted in Minogue traveling 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. [http://web.archive.org/web/20060107160910/http://www.abc.net.au/love/episodes/transcript4.htm "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.] Minogue recorded the song in less than an hour, and returned home to Australia to work on "Neighbours". The song became a chart success, and Mike Stock traveled 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.

Chart performance and sales

"Kylie" debuted on the UK albums chart at number two, and reached number one the following week. The album remained at number one for eight weeks, and was certified six times platinum on 5 January 1989. It sold 1.8 million copies in 1988 and became the year's best selling album. In Australia, the album reached number two, and was certified double platinum on release. [http://www.kylie.com/gh_site/cronology.htm "Chronology"] . Kylie.com. Retrieved 2 October 2007.]

The album reached the top ten in Germany, Norway, and Switzerland, and sold seven million copies worldwide. "Kylie" reached number fifty-three on the "Billboard" 200 albums chart in the United States. [http://wm06.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:osn20r8ac48p~T5 "Kylie Minogue > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums"] . Allmusic. Retrieved 1 October 2007.] In 1989, the album was certified gold in the U.S. [ [http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH "Searchable Database"] . Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 1 October 2007.] and platinum in Canada.

ingles

"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. The second single "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. It became a number one hit for Minogue in Australia and the United Kingdom. "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 and the top ten in Germany and Switzerland. [ [http://www.kylie.com/2006_site/music/got_to_be_certain.htm "Discography: Got to Be Certain"] . Kylie.com. Retrieved 3 October 2007.] 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. [http://www.kylie.com/2006_site/music/the_loco_motion.htm "Discography: The Loco-Motion"] . Kylie.com. Retrieved 4 October 2007.] In North America, it reached number one in Canada and number three on the "Billboard" Hot 100. "Je Ne Sais Pas Pourquoi", the fifth single, reached number two in the UK. [ [http://www.kylie.com/gh_site/music/je_ne_sais_pas_pourquoi.htm "Discography: Je Ne Sais Pas Pourquoi"] . Kylie.com. Retrieved 4 October 2007.] "It's No Secret" was exclusively released as a single in North America, while "Turn It into Love" was released in Japan.

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
# "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)

Personnel

The following people contributed to "Kylie": [ [http://wm04.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:j9fexqw5ldhe~T2 "Kylie > Credits"] . Allmusic. Retrieved 2 October 2007.]
*Kylie Minogue - lead vocals, backing vocals
*Dee Lewis, Mae McKenna, Suzanne Rhatigan - backing vocals
*Matt Aitken - keyboards, guitar, production, arrangements
*Mike Stock - backing vocals, keyboards, production, arrangements
*Pete Waterman - production, arrangements
*George DeAngelis, Neil Palmer - keyboards
*A. Linn - drums
*Jason Barron, Peter Day, Stewart Day, Karen Hewitt, Jonathan King, Mark McGuire, Yoyo - engineering
*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".

Charts

ee also

*"" – a VHS release featuring music videos to promote the album's single releases.

References

External links

* [http://www.kylie.com www.kylie.com]