Kylie Minogue - Ultimate Kylie
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Artist: Kylie MinogueEdition: Music CD
Published: 2004
CD Release Date: 2005-02-01
Music Label: Capitol
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
- Better the Devil You Know
- Loco-Motion [7" Mix]
- I Should Be So Lucky
- Step Back in Time
- Shocked
- What Do I Have to Do? [7" Mix]
- Wouldn't Change a Thing
- Hand on Your Heart
- Especially for You
- Got to Be Certain
- Je Ne Sais Pas Pourquoi
- Give Me Just a Little More Time
- Never Too Late
- Tears on My Pillow
- Celebration
- I Believe in You
- Can't Get You Out of My Head
- Slow
- Spinning Around
- Confide in Me
- Please Stay
- Giving You Up
- Come into My World [Radio Edit]
- Did It Again
- Where the Wild Roses Grow
Free Music Notes for Ultimate Kylie
Free Music Review: Ideal Retrospective of a Talented Diva
Hit: 5 Stars
Even though many in this country only know her as that cute diva who came out of nowhere with a pair of hit singles in 2002, Kylie Minogue has in fact been on an exceptionally long path ablaze with creative twists and turns. The newly released "Ultimate Kylie" serves as an ideal retrospective that summarizes nearly two decades of the Aussie singer's melt-in-your-mouth pop confections. Twenty-seven of the set's thirty-three tracks reached the Top 10 in the UK.
The first disc, which contains recordings from the late 80's and early 90's, kicks off with the frantic "Better the Devil You Know" from her 1990 album "Rhythm of Love." A fast-paced track with strong vocals and an undeniable hook, it epitomizes the pop sensibility and the lovable plonkety-plonk production of the era that satiates the first half of the collection.
One of the most intriguing things about these songs is that, although her remake of Little Eva's 1962 hit "The Loco-Motion" was her only runaway hit in the US in 1988 before she disappeared from stateside radar for a decade and a half, it is the least enduring track on the first disc. This thus proves the worth of songwriting team Stock, Aitken and Waterman. who penned the great majority of her early string of hits while reportedly controlling her image and sound with a resented iron first.
As a result, selections such as the urgent "I Should Be So Lucky, "Je Ne Sais Pas Pourquoi" and "Got Be Certain" are pure listening pleasure. Her cover of Chairman of the Board's "Give Me Just a Little More Time" from her 1991 album "Let's Get to It" is also surprisingly soulful, although her rendition of Kool and the Gang's "Celebration" which rounds out the disc sounds like it belongs on a tape to play in the car for your child under 4.
The onset of the second disc flips us into present-day Kylie with her new single "I Believe In You," an entrancing slice of pulsating pop perfection she wrote with the Scissors Sisters that manages to pay homage to musical years gone by while still sounding fresh and original. Another new recording, "Giving You Up," is included, along with selections dating back a decade.
The sexy "Confide In Me" from 1994's self-titled CD finds Kylie cooing her lines to great success, while the introspectiveness of "Did It Again" and "Breathe" from her critically-acclaimed 1997 album "Impossible Princess" add ballast to the disc and prove that the pop starlet can indeed write substantial lyrics when she looks deep within.
Selections from her 2000 album "Light Years" also add sizzle to the fire. "Spinning Around," lucrative songwriter Kari Dioguardi's first hit, established Kylie as a dancefloor maven to outstanding success, as did the anthemic "On a Night Like This." These tracks clearly set the stage for tracks like "Love at First Sight" and "Come Into My World" from 2002's "Fever." The latter track is included here in its far superior radio version that won her a Grammy last year for Best Dance Recording.
"Kids," a left-field rock record with Robbie Williams and the bittersweet "Please Stay," propelled by Spanish guitars and bubbly production, suggest that "Light Years" was a project that the US should not have missed out on. Furthermore, the ever catchy "Slow" and the radio version of "Chocolate" from 2004's extremely underrated "Body Language" album throw further entertainment into the mix.
The disc closes with "Where the Wild Roses Grow," her morbid mid-nineties collaboration with Aussie rocker Nick Cave that concludes with his murdering her that still continues to raise eyebrows.
Although the capricious nature of the US music industry has caused Kylie Minogue to have a puddle of success in comparison to the rainstorm she continues to receive overseas, the reason for it has nothing to do with the quality of her music. "Ultimate Kylie" proves that repeatedly with its smorgasbord of solid tunes. If you have ever been even slightly interested in any of her music before but have never shelled out any of your hard-earned dollars, this is the definitive place to begin.
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