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Кайли Миноуг Кайли Ан Миноуг (на английски: Kylie Ann Minogue) е австралийска певица, автор на текстове на песни, както и актриса в киното, театъра и телевизията. Първото участие на Миноуг, което ѝ носи популярност, е ролята ѝ в австралийската сапунена опера „Съседи“ в края на 80-те години на 20. век. След това Кайли продължава своята кариера като поп-изпълнителка. Тя подписва договор с британските композитори и продуценти Сток, Ейткън и Уотърман и представя редица световни хитове. Популярността на Кайли обаче започва да спада в началото на 90-те, което я кара да се отдели от Сток, Ейткън и Уотърман през 1992. Следващите няколко години тя се опитва да се наложи като независим изпълнител и композитор, дистанцирайки се от по-ранните си творби. Въпреки широката публичност на проектите ѝ, албумите на Миноуг не успяват да привлекат достатъчно почитатели и дават най-лошите продажби в кариерата ѝ. През 2000 г. тя възвръща славата си на поп-денс изпълнителка и става известна с провокативните си музикални клипове и скъпоструващите си концерти на живо. Кариерата на Кайли Миноуг е една от най-дългите и най-успешните в съвременната поп-музика, като в Европа и Австралия тя е се нарежда сред най-известните личности и секс-символи на своето поколение. След като ранната ѝ кариера е отричана от много критици в Австралия, сега Миноуг е хвалена за постиженията си; тя държи рекорда за най-високи продажби на билети за концерт на изпълнителка и има 9 песни станали номер едно в класацията за сингли ARIA. Съдържание - 1 Живот и кариера - 2 Участия в реклами - 3 Кайли Миноуг в България - 4 Дискография - 5 Турнета - 6 Концерти - 7 Продукти - 8 Външни препратки Живот и кариера[редактиране | редактиране на кода] Детство и начало на кариерата[редактиране | редактиране на кода] Кайли Ан Миноуг е родена на 28 май 1968 г. в Мелбърн, Австралия. Преди да стане голяма международна звезда, тя заедно със сестра ѝ Дани, след училище са водени от свръхамбициозните си майка Керъл Джоунс и вуйчо Алън Дейл - (като Брадфорд Мийд в Грозната Бети), балерина и актьор по всевъзможни кастинги. За разлика от майка ѝ, бащата на Кайли предпочитал да се занимава с професията на счетоводител и слабо се вълнувал от “пайетите”, както се изразяват в едно популярно издание. Малката Кайли бързо е забелязана от режисьорите и още на 11 години се снима в първия си тв сериал Skyways, последван от успешния The Sullivans, на чиято снимачна площадка среща небезизвестния Джейсън Донован. През 1984 година Кайли играе ролята на Шарлот в сериала The Henderson Kids, след който следва не особено успешният Zoo Family. На 15 години младата звезда печели първата си статуетка "Logies" (австралийският еквивалент на Еми). След 17 си рожден ден Кайли решава да напусне учлище, за да се посвети изцяло на актьорската професия. Печели ролята на Шарлийн в сериала “Съседи” (втората ѝ среща с Джейсън Донован). От тук кариерата ѝ тръгва стремглаво нагоре, като печели отново Silver Logies за най-популярна актриса в Австралия и за най-популярен персонаж. Актьорската професия обаче е само една малка частица от таланта на Миноуг. През 1987 година на благотворителен концерт Кайли и останалата част от екипа на “Съседи” са извикани на бис и тъй като нямат нищо предвидено, звездата предлага да изпълни любимата си класика “The Loco-Motion” на Малката Ева. Импровизацията предизвиква огромен фурор и веднага Кайли получава предложение да я запише, като сингълът се продава в рекорден тираж по света и остава в чартовете седем седмици на първо място. 1988–92 година : Първите години в музиката[редактиране | редактиране на кода] Така паралелно с актьорската Кайли започва да развива и певческа кариера. През 1988 година тя е поканена в Лондон да направи първия си албум Kylie, от който излизат шест успешни хит сигъли като “I Should Be So Lucky”, “Got to Be Certain”, новата версия на “The-Locomotion”, “Je Ne Sais Pas Pourquoi” и други попадения. През 1989 година Кайли прави и първия си игрален филм The Delinquents. Но истинските и огромни успехи тепърва предстоят и то главно в музикалното поприще. Успехът на Kylie и продължаващият на “Съседи” кара феновете все по-упорито да искат от своите идоли — Кайли и Донован да направят дует. Мечтата им е изпълнена с мултиплатинения сингъл “Especially for You”, който е сред трите най-продавани сингли на Кайли по света, достигайки тираж от над 1.5млн копия по света включително и в Америка. След като “унищожава” класациите с хитовете от дебюта си Кайли не спира да работи, а още на следващата година т.е. 1989 вади втория си албум Enjoy Yourself с първи успешен сингъл от него “Hand on Your Heart”. Тавата триумфира и с още три хита включително и “Tears on My Pillow” - саундтрак към The Delinquents. Междувременно Джейсън Донован се отнася доста неочаквано към певческите успехи на приятелката си, като ѝ казва, че се е взела твърде насериозно и е забравила от къде е тръгнала. Завистта на Донован е трудно приета от чувствителната Кайли, която обаче тепърва прохожда в големия шоубизнес и е решена да го покори. За тази увереност ѝ помага и хващането “на калъп” между Донован и помощник-режисьорката на “Съседи”. Така Кайли се оказва окончателно в Лондон. С помощта на автори от ранга на Уотърман, Стък и Алткен, както и на собствените си композиторски умения Кайли прави завой в своя музикален облик. Песни като “Better the Devil You Know”, “Step Back in Time”, “What Do I Have to Do”, “Shocked” от третия ѝ албум Rhythm of Love я превръщат в модна икона и показват новата ѝ същност — на изкусителка и лошо момиче. Естесвено Кайли дължи до голяма степен преобразяването си на режисьора Дейвид Хоугън, направил оригиналните визия и замисъл в разбиващите клипове от албума. Песните отново са сред топ 10 в класациите и певицата продължава да трупа слава и да обира благопожеланията на критиката. Най-важна роля за метаморфозата у Кайли обаче има тогавашният ѝ приятел — вокалистът на INXS Майкъл Хътчинс. Техният роман започва с това, че той помага на крехката певица да се избави от един досаден ухажор след приключването на един от концертите ѝ от първото ѝ турне. За Кайли във времето на връзката им Майкъл е Бог. Той успява да промени визията и навиците ѝ посредством разгулен живот, алкохол и наркотици, но не и душата ѝ. За звездата Хътчинс изневерите били нормално нещо, но за чувствата на Кайли били абсурд. Аферата на Майкъл с тв водещата Пола Йейтс слага край на връзката им. Междувременно Кайли е записала и четвъртия си албум Let's Get to It. От него излизат също четири сингъла като най-високо в класациите попада кавърът “Give Me Just a Little More Time”, а феновете приемат страхотно и баладата “Finer Feelings”. След този албум обаче Кайли решава, че не може да продължи музикалното си развитие с компанията PWL и след издаването на достигналия до първо място неин първи бест и двата нови хит-сингъла от него “Celebration” и “What Kind of Fool (Heard All That Before)”, тя прекратява договорните си взаимоотношения с звукозаписната къща. 1994–98 година : Kylie Minogue и Impossible Princess[редактиране | редактиране на кода] През 1993 година подписва контракт с BMG и лейбъла Deconstruction Records. Първият им общ проект е албумът Kylie Minogue от 1994 година. Той е доста различен от досегашните проекти на Кайли, но това не му пречи да се нареди на 4 място във Великобритания и да извади три оригинални и новаторски сингли “Confide in Me”, “Put Yourself in My Place” (любимата балада на Кайли) и може би най-неконвертируемият ѝ сингъл “Where Is the Feeling”. В този период Кайли и Майкъл Хътчинс обявяват окончателната си раздяла. В телефонен разговор между тях Майкъл я моли да му прости за грешките, но Кайли е категорична. В момента, в който затваря слушалката обаче тя решава, че при следващото му позвъняване ще му прости и те отново ще бъдат щастливи. Следващо позвъняване обаче няма. Два дни по-късно Кайли научава от пресата за самоубийството на Майкъл. Тя трудно понася мисълта и новината и започва да се обвинява за смъртта му. Кошмарът продължава месеци наред, през които тя бяга от мислите си чрез нови проекти. Един от тях е дуетът с Ник Кейв “Where the Wild Roses Grow”, който се превръща в най-продавания сингъл на певеца, а клипът показва нови посоки в творческия път и на двамата. Междувременно Кайли прави роля и за филма с Жан-Клод Ван Дам Street Fighter. След двегодишна пауза Кайли обявява излизането на петият ѝ албум Impossible Princess за началото на септември 1997 година. Трагичната смърт на принцеса Даяна, както и доста технически незиправности забавя проекта с повече от половин година, като той се появява през март 1998, предшестван от синглите “Some Kind of Bliss” и “Did It Again”. Във Великобритания албумът излиза с обложка Kylie поради двузначността на предвиденото заглавие. Новата тава на Кайли е посрещната с огромен възторг от феновете, те оценяват положително по-рок звученето в някои от песните на любимата си певица, както и съчетанието с други експериментаторски музикални стилове като дръм енд бейз, хаус и твърда електроника. По ремикс версиите на синглите Кайли работи с най-изявените имена в тази област като Brothers in Rhythm, Джуниор Васкес и други. Критката обаче не спестява резервираността и нападките си срещу текстовете и музиката на песните, които до един са на певицата, както срещу цялостното звучене на Impossible Princess. Самата Кайли казва, че това е албумът, за който е получавала най-добрата критика в кариерата си. От проекта излиза трети сингъл, електронното парче “Breathe”, а Австралия е наградена и с четвърти - “Cowboy Style”. В крайна сметка този албум и до днес остава в съзнанието на хората като най-некомерсиалния, но най-личния за Кайли. Между 1998 и 2000 година Кайли позачезва от хоризонта. Единствено страхотното и пищно турне Intimate and Live Tour я показва на феновете. Но през този период тя не спира да работи. Подготвя своето ударно завръщане. Напуска BMG и се преориентира към EMI, Parlophone. Преди това обаче издават една страхотна компилация Hits+, включваща няколко от най-големите ѝ хитове плюс доста нови и неиздавани песни, и ремикси. 1999–2004 година : Light Years, Fever и Body Language[редактиране | редактиране на кода] През юни 2000 година Кайли се реабилитира с предизвикалия бурен възторг сингъл “Spinning Around”. Песента става номер едно едновременно в няколко държави и континенти. Следва поредният удар с “On a Night Like This”, както и самият албум Light Years от септември 2000 година. Кайли пак е там, където ѝ е мястото — принцесата на поп музиката, музикалната икона на не едно поколение. Light Years вади още няколко много успешни песни като “Kids” с Роби Уилямс, “Please Stay”, “Butterfly”. Промяна има не само в музикално, но и в имиджово отношение за Кайли — тя е по-секси от всякога с прословутите си панталонки от клипа на “Spinning Around”, както и с цялостна си визуална концепция. Този албум е представен чрез изключително успешното турне On a Night Like This Tour. Но успехът не е моментен, а Light Years е само началото на новата инвазия на Кайли Миноуг в музикалния живот. През септември 2001 година се появява нейната песен-емблема и до днес - “Can't Get You Out of My Head”. С нея Кайли става номер едно във всяка една държава в Европа, в няколко в Азия, както и в денс класациите в Америка, където също песента предизвиква огромно оживление. Сингълът се продава в двумилионен тираж — невероятно постижение. Освен това певицата се превръща и в единствената освен Мадона изпълнителка, която има номер едно сингъл в три различни десетилетия. Логичното продължение на успеха е албумът Fever, продал се в седем милиона ко[[пия по целия свят. Хит линията е продължена от уникалното парче “In Your Eyes”, както и от “Love at First Sight” и “Come into My World”, с което Кайли открива градиозното си турне KylieFever2002. За този албум Кайли получава и първото "Грами" в своята кариера. Междувременно е приключила злополучната ѝ връзка с британския модел Джеймс Гудинг. Той изнася цялата им история по страниците на жълтите вестници, като заявява, че Кайли била егоцентрична и вечно търсеща вини у себе си. Още повече че манекенът бил и ужасно ревнив и изявата на Кайли с Джъстин Тимбърлейк на Британските награди доста го изнервила. След кратка почивка Кайли отново дава заявка за силен албум с пилотния си съавторски хит “Slow” заедно с Емилиана Торини. Песента се настанява удобно под номер едно в хит листите във Великобритания и Австралия, като и до днес държи рекорда за най-дълго престоял на челна позиция сингъл. Атрактивният клип, заснет в Барселона, също си спечелва голям брой фенове, които разграбват сингъла от музикалните магазини. Песните за албума Body Language са много чувствени и изпети с много стил и елегантност. Кайли е намерила покой и с новия си любим — френският актьор Оливие Мартинес. Още два много успешни сингли вади Кайли от проекта си, това са “Red Blooded Woman”, включващ и дългоочаквания ремикс на “Slow” на Chemical brothers, както и невероятно грациозния хит “Chocolate” с безупречен в хореографско, а и във всяко едно друго отношение клип. След няколко месеца, през октомври 2004 година, Кайли прави нов пробив в класациите с композираното от нея и актуалните Siser sisters парче “I Believe in You”, което достига до номер две в чартовете. То е от уникалния по рода си бест на звездата Ultimate Kylie, включващ песни от началото на кариерата ѝ досега. Друг нов сингъл в този албум е отново съавторската песен “Giving You Up”. В края на 2004 година Кайли е номинирана за награда Грами. 2005–09 година : Showgirl и X[редактиране | редактиране на кода] Кайли е щастлива. Тогава тече най-голямото ѝ досега турне по света, за което билетите се разпродават за няколко минути, за което се готвят танцьори, техници, режисьори, хореографи, сценографи, музиканти, вокалисти или поне около 500 човека екип, който придружава звездата в нейните изпълнения в Европа и Австралия. Но всяка приказка има и хубави, и лоши моменти. За Кайли един черен такъв е началото на месец май 2005 година, когато преди рождения ѝ ден, в разгара на турнето ѝ диагностицират рак на гърдата. Медиите по цял свят гърмят новината, а мениджмънтът на звездата дава официална пресконференция, на която тя обявява, че ѝ предстои операция и евентуално лечение. Оставащите концерти в Австралия и Южна Азия са отменени, като е обявено, че парите от билетите ще бъдат върнати. Феновете обаче обожават Кайли и като пожелание за скорошното ѝ възстановяване не връщат ценните хартийки. Отделно са направени хиляди сайтове, които събират пожелания за Кайли в този момент и които се предават до мениджърите ѝ. Самата тя не веднъж изпраща електронни съобщения до почитатели си, като им благодари за подкрепата. В крайна сметка се налага освен операция и лечение чрез химио и радиотерапия, което приключи едва в началото на 2007. През цялото време освен на милионите фенове Кайли имаше опората и на своето семейство и на приятеля си Оливие. Много слухове за тяхна сватба плъзваха често, но всичките бяха отричани. В последните дни най-популярната съвременна попзвезда направи своите първи медиини изяви. В новия си вид Кайли се показа най-напред на парти на Долче и Габана в Портофино, Италия. Само няколко дена по-късно тя замина за Ню Йорк, където проведе срещи със Сисър Систърс за новите песни, които подготвя сега. По време на лечението Кайли е написала голяма част от парчетата за новия си албум. Според слуховете той ще се казва "Уроци", а първият сингъл, който ще бъде ремиксиран от въздесъщия Джуниор Васкес. В края на годината Кайли изпълнява и оставащите концерти от спряното си турне като реверанс към хилядите си фенове. В края на 2007 година е издаден албумът с име X. Най-известните песни от него са „2 Hearts“ и "Wow". Певицата издава и документален филм, заедно с Уилям Бейкър, наречен White Diamond. Участия в реклами[редактиране | редактиране на кода] Кайли се гмурва много бясно и в рекламата тази година. Още в края на 2006 тя издаде детска книжка. Последва парфюмът ѝ Darling, който стана най-продаваният на Острова. Веригата H&M пък заложи на нея за лятната си колекция и не сбърка, защото облеклата се приеха доста добре. За промоцията Кайли направи и специален мини концерт в Шанхай, Китай. Кайли участва също и в традиционната благотворителната вечер на фестивла в Кан като заедно с Шарън Стоун спретнаха изпровизиран дует. Неслучайно Кайли е любимка на мнозина. От пухкавите сладострастни устни, през модерната музика и актуалните модни линии, панталонките от “Spinning Around”, съблазнителния поглед от “Slow”, убийствения звук на “Can't Get You Out of My Head”, перфекционизмът, до най-дребния детайл на съвършенството, Кайли дава на всеки онова, което иска да види. Тя е рядка смесица от всичките компоненти и дарби на природата. А ние само можем да ѝ се радваме, като споменем например изпълненията ѝ на Олимпийските игри в Сидни и ултра секси модната ѝ линия Love Kylie. Тя е безупречна в кариерата, но това не винаги е знак и за успешен личен живот. Кайли Миноуг в България[редактиране | редактиране на кода] Кайли Миноуг за първи път гостува в България за концерт през 2008 г. Единственият концерт се състои на 18 май на софийския стадион „Локомотив“. В един от клиповете на Кайли участва момиче от България. Казва се Фелициана от Чепеларе. Дискография[редактиране | редактиране на кода] Студийни албуми[редактиране | редактиране на кода] - "Kylie" - 1988 - PWL - "Enjoy Yourself" - 1989 - PWL - "Rhythm of Love" - 1990 - PWL - "Let's Get to It" - 1991 - PWL - "Kylie Minogue" - 1994 - Deconstruction - "Impossible Princess" - 1997 - Deconstruction - "Light Years" - 2000 - Parlophone - "Fever" - 2001 - Parlophone - "Body Language" - 2003 - Parlophone - "X" - 2007 - Parlophone - "Aphrodite" - 2010 - Parlophone - "Kiss Me Once" - 2014 Компилации[редактиране | редактиране на кода] - "Greatest Hits" - 1992 - PWL - "Hits+" - 2000 - BMG - "Confide in Me" - 2002 - BMG - "Greatest Hits 87–97" - 2003 - BMG - "Greatest Hits 1987–1999" - 2003 - Festival Records - "Kylie Minogue: Artist Collection" - 2004 - BMG - "Ultimate Kylie" - 2004 - EMI - "Confide in Me: The Irresistible Kylie" - 2007 - Music Club - "Hits" - 2011 - EMI Music Japan - "The Best of Kylie Minogue" - 2012 - EMI - "The Abbey Road Sessions" - 2012 - Parlophone Концертни албуми[редактиране | редактиране на кода] - "Intimate and Live" - 1998 - Mushroom - "Showgirl" - 2005 - Parlophone - "Showgirl Homecoming Live" - 2007 - Parlophone - "Kylie: Live in New York" - 2009 - Parlophone Албуми с ремикси[редактиране | редактиране на кода] - "The Kylie Collection" - 1988 - Mushroom - "Kylie's Remixes Volume 1" - 1989 - PWL - "Kylie's Remixes Volume 2" - 1992 - PWL - "Kylie's Non-Stop History 50+1" - 1993 - PWL - "Greatest Remix Hits 1" - 1993 - Mushroom - "Greatest Remix Hits 2" - 1993 - Mushroom - "Mixes" - 1998 - Deconstruction - "Impossible Remixes" - 1998 - Mushroom - "Greatest Remix Hits 3" - 1998 - Mushroom - "Greatest Remix Hits 4" - 1998 - Mushroom - "Boombox" - 2008 - Parlophone Бокс-сет албуми[редактиране | редактиране на кода] - "Kylie: The Albums 2000–2010" - 2011 - Parlophone EP[редактиране | редактиране на кода] - "Money Can't Buy" - 2004 - "Darling" - 2007 - "Pink Sparkle" - 2010 - "A Kylie Christmas" - 2010 Сингли[редактиране | редактиране на кода] 1980-те[редактиране | редактиране на кода] - "The Loco-Motion" - 1987 - "I Should Be So Lucky" - 1987 - "Got to Be Certain" - 1988 - "Je Ne Sais Pas Pourquoi" - 1988 - "It's No Secret" - 1988 - "Turn It into Love" - 1988 - "Hand on Your Heart" - 1989 - "Wouldn't Change a Thing" - 1989 - "Never Too Late" - 1989 1990-те[редактиране | редактиране на кода] - "Tears on My Pillow" - 1990 - "Better the Devil You Know" - 1990 - "Step Back in Time" - 1990 - "What Do I Have to Do?" - 1991 - "Shocked" - 1991 - "Word Is Out" - 1991 - "If You Were with Me Now" (с Кийт Уошингтън) - 1991 - "Give Me Just a Little More Time" - 1992 - "Finer Feelings" - 1992 - "What Kind of Fool (Heard All That Before)" - 1992 - "Celebration" - 1992 - "Confide in Me" - 1994 - "Put Yourself in My Place" - 1994 - "Where Is the Feeling" - 1995 - "Where the Wild Roses Grow" - 1995 (с Ник Кейв) - "Some Kind of Bliss" - 1997 - "Did It Again" - 1997 - "Breathe" - 1998 - "Cowboy Style" - 1998 2000-те[редактиране | редактиране на кода] - "Spinning Around" - 2000 - "On a Night Like This" - 2000 - "Kids" - 2000 (с Роби Уилямс) - "Please Stay" - 2000 - "Your Disco Needs You" - 2001 - "Can't Get You Out of My Head" - 2001 - "In Your Eyes" - 2002 - "Love at First Sight" - 2002 - "Come into My World" - 2002 - "Red Blooded Woman" - 2004 - "Chocolate" - 2004 - "I Believe in You" - 2004 - "Giving You Up" - 2005 - "Sometime Samurai" - 2005 - "In My Arms" - 2008 - "All I See" - 2008 - "The One" - 2008 2010-те[редактиране | редактиране на кода] - "All the Lovers" - 2010 - "Get Outta My Way" - 2010 - "Better Than Today" - 2010 - "Put Your Hands Up (If You Feel Love)" - 2011 - "Timebomb" - 2012 - "On a Night Like This" - 2012 - "Whistle" - 2013 - "Into the Blue" - 2014 - "I Was Gonna Cancel" - 2014 Турнета[редактиране | редактиране на кода] - Disco in Dream Tour (1989) - Enjoy Yourself Tour (1990) - Rhythm of Love Tour (1991) - Let's Get to It Tour (1991) - Intimate and Live Tour (1998) - On a Night Like This Tour (2001) - Showgirl: The Greatest Hits Tour (2005) - Showgirl: The Homecoming Tour (2006–07) - For You, For Me Tour (2009) - Aphrodite: Les Folies Tour (2011) - Anti Tour (2012) Концерти[редактиране | редактиране на кода] - Money Can't Buy (2003) Продукти[редактиране | редактиране на кода] Аромати[редактиране | редактиране на кода] - Darling (2006) - Sweet Darling (2007) - Sexy Darling (2008) - Couture (2009) - Pink Sparkle (2010) - Dazzling Darling (2011) - Music Box (2012) Външни препратки[редактиране | редактиране на кода] - Официален сайт на Кайли Миноуг (на английски) - Профил на Кайли Миноуг в MySpace - Кайли Миноуг в Last.fm - Кайли Миноуг в Internet Movie Database
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Impossible Princess Impossible Princess is the sixth studio album by Australian recording artist Kylie Minogue, released on 1 November 1997 by Deconstruction Records. Minogue started working on the new album when travelling with then-boyfriend Stéphane Sednaoui to various countries. Following the sessions with Dave Ball, Ingo Vauk, Brothers in Rhythm, Manic Street Preachers and Rob Dougan, Deconstruction's A&R department had not been present for much of the recording due to Hadfield's poor health.[2] This left Minogue with partial creative control over the project. The album took over two years to finish, making it the longest project ever penned by Minogue since her success on the 1987's TV series Neighbours. Musically, the album is a pop and dance album with strong elements of trip-hop music within its composition, finding influences in techno, drum and bass, indie rock and folk and, making it a departure from her previous work. Minogue contributed to all the lyrics and composition of the album.[3] While on her travels, she begun writing songs in different locations away from her home in Chelsea, London, exploring the themes and meaning of the sentences. There are many themes associated with the album, as a result of her exploration of her celebrity status, self-identification as an artist, her relationship with Sednaoui and her feelings towards her life at that point. Upon release, the album received mixed reviews. Some critics complimented its fluent nature, while others criticized her attempt for credibility and felt the image projected towards the album was fraud-like. Impossible Princess was a success in Minogue's native Australia, where it reached number four on the Australian Albums Chart and number one on the Australian Music Report chart in January 1998, and was certified Platinum. In the United Kingdom, however, it was a commercial disappointment, peaking just inside the top ten. The album was retitled Kylie Minogue in the UK following the death of Diana, Princess of Wales in August 1997.[4] Four singles were released from the album, which well critically but lacked chart progression. The album was supported by the Intimate and Live concert tour, which was critically acclaimed. Critics alike had considered the album to be an example of Minogue's constant "reinventions". Dubbing her as "Indie Kylie", it had been recognized as one of Minogue's greatest triumphs and had been recognized as a big step forward in terms of her musical composition. The album was recognized for its critical comparison of Madonna's Ray of Light (1998), which was released at a similar time. A remastered edition of Impossible Princess with title reinstated, was issued by BMG in 2003 with a bonus disc of remixes and B-sides. The album has received retrospective acclaim from critics and recognition, calling it one of the most underrated albums in pop history. Contents - 1 Background - 2 Development - 3 Composition - 4 Packaging and title - 5 Release - 6 Critical reception - 7 Commercial performance - 8 Intimate and Live Tour - 9 Singles - 10 Impact and legacy - 11 Track listing - 12 Release formats - 13 Personnel - 14 Charts - 15 Certifications - 16 Release history - 17 See also - 18 References Background[edit] In late 1992, Minogue released her two singles "What Kind of Fool (Heard All That Before) and "Celebration". According to tabloids back then, they were observant on PWL creating too similar music for other artists that signed to the label.[5] Although she signed for three albums with PWL, she recorded four in total, with Let's Get To It being her first album to feature songwriting credits by Minogue.[5] Her final album with PWL charted successfully and was certified platinum and gold in both Australia and United Kingdom respectively. She left PWL and signed with Deconstruction to create the eponymous album in September 1994. It included a variety of new producers and songwriters including Steve Anderson, Dave Seaman and Brothers in Rhythm.[6] Both Anderson and Brothers in Rhythm had worked with Minogue previously – on her 1992 single, "Finer Feelings".[7] It yelled three singles; the successful hit "Confide In Me", "Put Yourself In My Place" and "Where Is the Feeling?". The album was released on 19 September 1994 and peaked inside the top 5 in Australia and the UK.[8] In early 1995, Minogue recorded the song "Where the Wild Roses Grow", a duet with Australian rock musician Nick Cave. Cave had been interested in working with Minogue since hearing "Better the Devil You Know" (April 1990), saying it contained "one of pop music's most violent and distressing lyrics".[9] The single, released in October 1995 peaked inside the top ten in Australia, Belgium, Sweden, and Finland; and inside the top twenty in New Zealand and the UK.[10][11] It achieve critical acclaim from many of Minogue's fiercest critics, who praised her transition from being the once-dubbed "singing budgie" to a mature woman.[5] She later credited him with giving her the confidence to express herself through her music, saying, "he taught me to never veer too far from who I am, but to go further, try different things, and never lose sight of myself at the core. For me, the hard part was unleashing the core of myself and being totally truthful in my music".[12] While starting on the new album, Minogue began a personal relationship with French photographer Stéphane Sednaoui.[13] Together they embarked on a series of trips across the United States and southern China to help her become inspired for the album. The trips and her relationship with Sednaoui made Minogue feel free to express her own creativity and talent.[13] Sednaoui also introduced her to the work of musicians including Björk, Shirley Manson and her band Garbage, Towa Tei and the band U2, all of whom would influence the musical styles on Impossible Princess.[13] In an interview published by NME, Minogue declared that she trusted his judgement in being more experimental and having more creative control; "I would like to put myself in an experiment. You know, you've got the Bosnian compilation [the 1995 War Child charity disc The Help Album] where the common denominator is the theme of the album? Well, I'd like to make the common denominator myself and see what a load of different producers and artists can do for me".[14] Development[edit] Writing[edit] When she returned with Sednaoui in a series of trips, Minogue was writing down words, exploring the form and meaning of sentences.[15] She had written lyrics before, but described them as "safe, just neatly rhymed words and that's that".[16] Each morning, Minogue would present lyrics to Seaman from the night before. Seaman described writing with Minogue: "[She] would write the lyrics down and as a natural singer, would sing her ideas of how it might go melodically".[14] Minogue gave Bradfield another two sets of lyrics. He took parts from each set and blended them together to create "Some Kind of Bliss". Impossible Princess became the first album where the songs were co-written by Minogue.[17] Minogue co-wrote dozens of songs over a two-year period, many of which remain unreleased. After a set of lyrics were completed, she would record a vocal demo and evaluate the song's potential.[18] Being interviewed by the publication Mag UK, she revealed that writing the lyrics to all the songs was an easy process by saying "No [asked if it was hard or not] strangely enough it wasn't hard enough at all. It was really easy ... I started lots of diary's and burnt them all, I just made a mistake by going back through them and think 'Oh my god thats really bad.'"[19][20] For an interview with TV host Richard Stubbs on Hey Hey It's Saturday, She had joked that she hated herself that she had to be referred as a songwriter on the album credits. When asked if it was nerve-wracking, she said "I didn't find it nerve-wracking this time because I was really pleased with what I done. I had so many delays with the album and I wanted to let it out".[21] Production and recording[edit] Brothers in Rhythm, a house music duo consisting of Anderson and Seaman, were chosen as producers of the album. Minogue and Brothers in Rhythm began recording rough demos at Real World studios in Bath, England. The demos were later rearranged and instruments were added to replace the samples or keyboards initially emulating them.[18] All string and orchestral arrangements were recorded at Sarm West studios in London by Anderson and Gavyn Wright,[22] and in mid-1996, the album was mixed at Real World studios by Alan Bremner.[18] The recording of Impossible Princess took nearly two years, becoming the longest period of time Minogue had worked on a project since her time acting on the Australian soap opera Neighbours (from 1986 to 1988).[3] Anderson later explained that its lengthy time was "due to the pure perfectionism of all creatively involved".[18] Minogue revealed that each song has its "own Kylie persona" and wanted the album to be her most personal effort.[23] She told Australian TV presenter Richard Wilkins from Entertainment Tonight in 1998; "The only thing I can say about [Impossible Princess] is it will be the most personal thing I've done ... It's been the most exciting time to be able to write my own lyrics, my own songs and watch these songs grow and morph into this and that and in what I'm really pleased with".[23] The first song recorded for the album was at Real World Studios which was called "You're the One", which did not make the album.[14] Soon after, Minogue collaborated with Bradfield, who had tried to work with her in the past but did not happen. He originally wanted to record a duet with Minogue back in 1991 with his band Manic Street Preachers but Minogue did not know this at the time. Bradfield had contacted Minogue's A&R Pete Hadfield, asking him what their current project was where Hadfield replied "Kylie Minogue's new album". He asked Hadfield if he could work with Minogue and was approved.[24] Bradfield had an idea for the song "I Don't Need Anyone" and he wrote the song until he had shown Minogue, till which she had added her lyrics in.[14] When Bradfield sent her a demo of "I Don't Need Anyone", she loved it instantly; "it was so refreshing to hear something so different from what I had been working on. To have something so fresh come in that somebody else had been working on and taken control of, was a nice break for me."[25] Minogue composed the song "Too Far" on a grand piano; additional instruments were added during production.[18] Composition[edit] Musical styles and lyrics[edit] "I thought, partly to justify it to myself, but mainly because it's the truth, that if I had a whole album that sounded like "Some Kind of Bliss", or a whole album that sounded like "Too Far", it would be a lie, because I'm all over the place as a person."[25] - -Minogue talking about the musical genres off Impossible Princess. Impossible Princess takes influence from a variety of early-1990s genres to the extent where Chris True from Allmusic said the album's musical composition had been attributed due to the rapid 1990's music change to techno, informally dubbed as "Techno Revolution".[26] The album combines trip-hop,[1][27] techno,[26][28] britpop,[29] pop music, indie rock[28] and dance music. The most frequent genre, trip-hop became successful during the 1990s era with a number of various musical acts such as Massive Attack, a British trip hop group which helped bring the genre to mainstream success in the era.[30] Minogue cited The Verve, The Prodigy, The Chemical Brothers, The Eels, among others that influenced her through the process.[31] Vocally, Impossible Princess marked a change from Minogue's previous work; Sal Cinquemani from Slant Magazine praised Minogue for allowing her vocals to step outside her comfort zone.[1] Minogue constantly tried to strengthen her vocal notes to a crescendo to create the songs.[32] Chris True from publication Allmusic identified the album as an dance, europop and adult contemporary-inspired album.[26] Marcel Anders from Orkus stated that though the album includes guitar-based tracks, "Most tracks are still very dancefloor oriented."[33] He commented that trip-hop, disco and Britpop were all influenced in all twelve tracks.[33] Music critic Michael R. Smith from the DailyVault.com agreed with it showing techno influences,[28] a reviewer from the publication Classic Pop Magazine found influences of 1990's inspired britpop while Digital Spy critic Nick Levine felt the album was "all over the dance-pop shop".[27] In an Japanese interview in 1997, Minogue herself labelled the album a pop and dance album.[34] Lyrically, Impossible Princess focuses on her emotional state. "Too Far" was written away from her home because she felt the whole atmosphere in her household was "too much" of frustration and anger.[35] She wrote the song when she went to a local cafe.[35] Minogue said that "Did It Again" was about "telling herself off" for "doing things again from what I always do" and expresses self-consciousness.[36] For "Breathe", she wrote this in Tokyo, Japan while she was in a calm mood.[37] Minogue recalled her being angry and annoyed in a quiet and relaxed sense, often saying "I'm thinking" in order to concentrate in what really was going on.[37] The lyrical content of "Dreams" details her passion in pushing boundaries in which was displayed while re-inventing her image during the late 1990's and wanting to dream, and potentially have, anything that is impossible.[38] Another core theme was her relationship and with Sednaoui (and previous relationships),[39] where her song "Cowboy Style" is about him coming into her life,[40] "Say Hey" about having contacting him "not to necessarily speak with him but, just to leave a message",[41] and "Drunk" about desperate satisfaction between her boyfriend,[42] feeling angry about Sednaoui for only taking "some off her" and "not taking all of her." "Through the Years" dealt with betrayal and the phases of emotions with a previous relationship of Minogue.[43] "Limbo" was written in Barcelona, Spain. The lyric "I see them all smiling / Those all around me / They tend to my wounds and alert my senses" were about people comforting her at the time off being away from Sednaoui, but she ultimately felt impatience in returning home. The lyrics to "Limbo" were written in a different song but was never materialized.[44] Songs[edit] The album's opening track is "Too Far", which is inspired by drum & bass music.[32] Minogue wrote the song in a "very bad state" and said she wrote it while she was frustrated and angry with the press, who criticized her while in transition of her new image.[35] "Cowboy Style" is a country pop song.[27] It uses multiple metaphors to compare Minogue's relationship with Sednaoui. Minogue's long-term friend and collaborator William Baker, wrote; "In her songs she often described him using the metaphors of Eastern mysticism," referencing the lyrics "From the temple, won't you stay a while ..."[45] Sednaoui admitted the lyrics were unusual.[40] The album's lead single "Some Kind of Bliss" provided Minogue with an edgier sound, with guitars taking the place of the drum machine beats heavily featured on her earlier efforts.[46] The fourth track "Did It Again" used a similar approach to the lead single which uses electric guitars, drums, acoustic guitars and keyboards.[5] The song is a pop rock song which incorporates elements of middle eastern music. "Breathe", the fifth track, was the second song co-produced by her, despite it being unaccredited. Based around electronica and dance-pop music.,[27] Minogue worked on the vocal synthesiser that is present on the bridge of the song at 3 minutes and twelve seconds.[47] The sixth track "Say Hey" was the second song entirely written by Minogue, and Parker said the track is an intimate midnight soak in electronica" with deliriously spacey effects; She labelled it a "dreamy late night, early morning track.".[32][41] "Drunk" is a trance-inspired song that features elements of dance-pop and electronica was compared to songs from Madonna's album Ray of Light, which was critically compared by Cinquemani and said although the song was not spiritually inspired, "this is the voice of hurt and searching. "I ache for great experience ... I'm not happy/Waste till I'm wasted,".[1] "I Don't Need Anyone", a solid rock song with indie rock and alternative elements was the albums most straightforward and uplifting tracks.[32] Minogue felt it was hard to explain the song fully; because the song was represented by different lyrics off different songs.[48] Minogue, however, felt the song expressed her intention of finding someone that she has not found yet.[48] "Jump" is a trip-hop track[29] and was commended as a beautifully downbeat song that shows "an heart aching account of determination and acceptance".[32] The song is about people accepting Minogue for who and what she is; she exampled the repetitive lyric "If I'm sad / If I'm hungry / If I'm cold / If I'm tired" as examples of how people should accept her if they see her like this. It also represents self-respect.[49] The tenth track "Limbo" has a mixture of alternative rock, drum & bass and techno and was written by Minogue, Ball and Vauk.[1] The concept behind "Limbo" was about her frustration in not seeing someone she wanted to see due to bureaucracy laws, which was rumored to be about Sednaoui who lived in France.[44] "Through the Years" was written Minogue, Vauk and Ball and was frequently compared to Björk's single "Venus as a Boy".[1] Minogue expressed "bitterness" through the song but retained from being "nasty".[43] "Dream", the final song on the album, " inherits the albums title "These are the dreams / Of an impossible princess."[32] Packaging and title[edit] The cover sleeve and photoshoot was shot by Sednaoui.[50] The cover artwork features Minogue inside a cut cone that is projected by purple, blue, pink, yellow and red lighting, with no title or name imprinted on the cover.[51] The original photoshoot was shot in a blue and yellow hue but was later change.[51] Minogue and Sednaoui created a special three-dimensional cover for a limited edition of Impossible Princess. The cover photo shoot ran for a week, with Minogue not leaving the studio until 3:00 or 4:00 a.m. Shooting a cover in 3-D required multiple static cameras and she grew tired of posing for long periods of time.[52] Its background of swirling lights was achieved by Sednaoui, who was dressed in black-out suit, he ran around the singer with a light covered by plastic gels. For the shoot, Minogue was dressed in a blue and dotted Véronique Leroy mini dress.[53] Minogue recalled "The shoot was so very difficult but we knew that once we got it right it would be amazing."[53] Sednaoui exclaimed that Minogue had a lot of positive energy through the shoot, writing that "Besides the Impossible Princess 3D cover, which was technically complicated and physically demanding for Kylie, all the other shoots we did were always fun and easy ..."[53] The 3D cover was never released in high quality 2D spectrum until her 2012 book Kylie/Fashion, where it was featured the original album artwork. Inspired by a shared appreciation of Japanese culture, they created a visual combination of "geisha and manga superheroine" for the cover photographs and the video for "GBI: German Bold Italic", Minogue's collaboration with Towa Tei.[54] Some previously unreleased photos were featured in Minogue's self-released books but most remain unpublished. Some show Minogue in front of castles and city backdrops, representing the many kingdoms of an impossible princess.[52] The 3D cover was released in Japan in November 1997 and was accompanied by four limited edition postcards.[55] Critics also dissected the photo shoot and the single covers associated with the album: they felt the artwork was darker and more mysterious. For the "Did It Again" single artwork, Minogue sported a dark, indie-rock image.[56] The title, originally titled The Impossible Princess,[57] references Poems to Break the Harts of Impossible Princesses (1994) by Billy Childish. It was given to Minogue as a gift by Cave; she said its poems summarized where she was at that time in her life.[58] She recalled "The first time "The first time I saw the name Impossible Princess, It had me written all over it."[17] She elaborated "It is practically about everything, even impossible things - The desires to have all my sense full, to experience life in the most possible way. "[17] Due to the death of Diana, Princess of Wales in August 1997, the title was changed to Kylie Minogue for the UK and the rest of Europe.[59] its appearance was delayed in Australia, New Zealand and the UK as the timing was "inappropriate". Minogue has since explained the name change:[60] Release[edit] Impossible Princess had been delayed several times before its initial release on 1 November 1997 in Japan. The original proposed appearance was in early January 1997; this was pushed back to May, then September.[21] Because of the delay, the Impossible Princess Album Sampler was released to let fans listen to some album tracks.[61] Impossible Princess was first released in Japan on 1 November 1997 by BMG with the bonus track "Tears".[62] After its Japan release, the album was delayed in Oceania and Europe because of Princess' Diana's death. The Japanese edition included four limited edition postcards, the hologram cover and a slipcase to hold the items together.[55] It was released in the Oceania in February 1998 by Mushroom Records; then in mid-Year in the UK by Deconstruction Records. HMV in Australia exclusively released an EP of three previously unreleased songs that came free at their stores. In an interview with Billboard, she announced plans for a US release by commenting "I'm ready to tackle that territory". However, after commercial disappointment, plans were scrapped.[63] At the UK launch of her album, she said that her record label did not force her in changing her media portrayal and allowed her to naturally change, saying "its not like that."[64] Minogue's view on Impossible Princess was to be taken seriously as an artist and songwriter.[17] Though she was reluctant in being in charge of the album, she reaffirmed "It's my album more than ever ... it's the album I've had most to do with."[17] She believed that her new image would receive a positive approach to many of the public and fans, by not confining herself to a "pigeonhole".[17] The list below are the compilations/EPS/remix albums that the tracks off Impossible Princess were featured on: - Other Sides (1998)[65] - Live and Other Sides (1998)[66] - Impossible Remixes (1998)[68] - Confide in Me (2002)[69] - Kylie Minogue: Artist Collection (2004)[70] - Kylie Minogue / Impossible Princess (2007)[71] - Confide in Me: The Irresistible Kylie (2008)[72] Critical reception[edit] Impossible Princess received critical acclaim from music critics. Billboard's Larry Flick described the album as "stunning", concluding that "[i]t's a golden commercial opportunity for a major [record company] with vision and energy [to release it in the United States]. A sharp ear will detect a kinship between Impossible Princess and Madonna's hugely successful album, Ray of Light."[77] Chris True of Allmusic called it "a pretty damn good record" and opined, "Unlike [Minogue's] early work, this album sounds stronger and has a more natural feel. Her songwriting abilities have come a long way, and Impossible Princess actually flows together as an album."[26] Sarah Smith from FasterLouder said the album is one of the most adventurous pop albums of the '90s. She felt the album "defied critics' expectations of Kylie, who for the first (and last) time in her career left "the real Kylie" fully exposed."[74] Sal Cinquemani from Slant Magazine was impressed with the album's "starkly personal and unified cord". He noted the album found her "stretching herself way beyond anything she had done before (or anything she has done since)" and "is the work of an artist willing to take risks, not a pop queen concerned with preserving her reign."[1] Levine from Digital Spy commended the album for being her most "intriguing" album of her career. Levine wrote that although the content mismatches at times, "it's a key piece in the trickier-than-you-think jigsaw puzzle that is Kylie Minogue's recording career."[27] While review her album X, Evan Sawdey from PopMatters critically praised the album in saying "For those who still have a copy of her Manic Street Preachers-assisted [Impossible Princess], then you have one of the most crazed, damn-near perfect dance-pop albums ever created."[78] John Mangan, in a review for The Age said that the album "sounds right and constitutes another step in the right direction", praising the "moody trip-hop style" of "Jump" and the "funky hoe-down sound" of "Cowboy Style".[79] A reviewer from Australian magazine Who compared Minogue's singing to a young Sinéad O'Connor, praising her range in vocal styles. The author also commented that it was a major step towards her gaining credibility in the music industry.[76] Smith from The Daily Vault cited it as the singer's best album; his positive review continued: "Impossible Princess was a giant step forward for Kylie. She may have overshot her mark [...] and since this one she has returned to the predictable, safe dance music that she is known for."[28] The album was generally criticized for the albums over production and musical shift. Ben Willmott of NME slammed the entire work and Minogue's musical direction, branding her "a total fraud" that was "unconvincing". Specifically, he lambasted her collaborations with Bradfield, panning "Some Kind of Bliss" as "supremely irritating".[75] A reviewer from the publication Music Week was less than impressed, writing that "Kylie's vocals take on a stroppy edge ... but not strong enough to do much".[80] Listing their best Kylie songs, a reviewer from Samesame.com.au said "[Impossible Princess] remains Kylie watershed moment creatively. Recorded over two years and free from many record company restrictions pushing her here and there, the resulting LP remains Kylie at her most pure."[81] Accolades[edit] Impossible Princess was noteworthy in many award ceremonies. It was nominated three times at the ARIA Music Awards, for "Album of the Year", "Best Female Artist" and "Best Pop Release", which lost respectively, and the two singles; "Did It Again" and "Cowboy Style" was nominated for "Single of the Year" and "Best Female Artist" respectively.[82][83] This became her first album to be nominated for Album of the Year by the organisation. Sarah Smith from FasterLouder rated the album at number five on their The Most Underrated Albums of All Time, saying "Why Madonna's [Ray Of Light] was acclaimed for pushing these boundaries at the very same moment [Impossible Princess] was maligned for it, is confusing, but perhaps best explained by the music media's ongoing narrative of these two singers: Madonna is meant to challenge, Kylie, to smile, pout and spin round.[74] Slant Magazine included the album on their Vital Pop: 50 Essential Pop Albums list in June 2003.[84] At the 1998 MTV Video Music Awards, Minogue won the International Viewer's Choice Awards (Australian entry) for "Did It Again".[85] That same year, Minogue was awarded an special achievement award from the Government of Australia for her contribution towards Australia's Music Exports. Commercial performance[edit] Impossible Princess proved to be an success in Australia. The album debuted and peaked at number four on the ARIA Albums Chart and number one on the Australian Music Report chart in January 1998.[86][87] It became the highest debuting album on the top 50 chart for the week end 25 January 1998.[88] It dropped to eight for two consecutive weeks, unable to reach a higher position and descended out of the chart on the week end 26 April 1998, staying in the charts for fourteen weeks. It re-entered at number forty and managed to enter back inside the top ten, staying there for three non-consecutive weeks and stayed in the albums chart for thirty-five weeks in the top fifty (including three separate stays in the Top 10 during its run) making it Minogue's longest-charting album at that point.[86] It became the thirty-first best-selling album of 1998 and was certified Platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) for shipments of 70,000 copies.[89][90] In the UK, the album's success differed from Australia's success. Re-titled simply as Kylie Minogue, it entered the UK Albums Chart at number ten on 4 April 1998. Despite being higher than her previous album Let's Get To It, which reached number fifteen, it descended its way out and had a duration of four weeks, in compare to the other album which stayed in for sixteen weeks on the chart and was certified Silver by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) on 1 April 1998.[91][92] Despite the higher charting peak, Impossible Princess was deemed Minogue's worst selling studio album to date. Publications in the United Kingdom pointed out that the lack of devoted promotion with a tour was a benefit of low sales, along with Minogue's radical change through the media industry, who criticised her appearance and the material on the record.[32][93] After a year of its release, UK Virgin Radio mocked the sales of the album along with Minogue's concepts, stating: "We've done something to improve Kylie's records: we've banned them."[94] Intimate and Live Tour[edit] Minogue embarked a promotional tour in the Oceanic region in October 1997. Minogue performed in Singapore and then followed with Australian state capitals Melbourne, Brisbane, Sydney and Adelaide. Next was Auckland and she finished off in Hong Kong. After the albums European release, she went on to promote the album with concert gigs in Norway, Denmark and Holland. Minogue embarked an Australian and European tour Intimate and Live, which spanned from 2 June 1998 to 8 July 1998. Minogue started rehearsing for the tour while she was asked to perform at the 1998 Sydney Mardi Gras in January.[95] The production made for the tour was on a lower budget than her previous tours, only to give it more off a "special and unique" atmosphere. She decided to have it low budget so she could establish more risks in her performances rather than have a production bigger than her.[95] Kylie and Baker had started drawing stage concepts of how the tour would look like and wanted it to reflect onto the albums personal meaning.[95] Objects in the albums content, including the "K" symbol and the multi-coloured cone had been featured on the tour. During the tour, Minogue was accompanied by only two dancers (David Scotchford and Ashley Wallen) and a backing group – mainly John Farnham's band members – with added backing vocalists. Despite initial plans not to take the show outside of Australia, she decided to extend it into Europe due to high demand.[95] From the supporting album, Minogue performed "Too Far", "Some Kind of Bliss", "Breathe", "Cowboy Style", "Say Hey", "Drunk", "Did It Again", "Limbo" and unreleased track "Free". The live album with the same name was released on 30 November 1998 in Australia and the live DVD with the same name was released in July 2002. Singles[edit] "Some Kind of Bliss" was released as the lead single from the album on 8 September 1997. Originally, "Limbo" was registered for being the lead single off the album but was refused by her label. This ultimately created a deadlock between them, where the label later recommended this song.[96] "Some Kind of Bliss" received negative reviews from most music critics, many who were not convinced with her transfer to rock music and criticized the production.[97] It achieved moderate success around the globe, peaking inside the top forty in Australia, Greece, Hungary and the United Kingdom, her first single to miss the top twenty in both her native country and the UK. The single was released the week of Diana, Princess of Wales's funeral and had to compete against Elton John's "Candle in the Wind 1997", but ultimately peaked at number 22.[98] The album's second single "Did It Again" was released on 24 November 1997. It became a top-twenty hit for Minogue in the UK and Australia, which became her only top twenty single in both countries during the Princess era.[99] The song received positive commentary from music critics who felt it was better than the lead single. The song also featured a music video, directed by Pedro Romanhi. Minogue satirised her image in the video, in which four major incarnations of her career, "Indie Kylie", "Dance Kylie", "Sex Kylie", and "Cute Kylie", battled for supremacy.[100] The album's third single "Breathe" was the final single offered by her record label Deconstruction Records and was her third overall on February 1998. The song achieved positive reviews from critics who felt it was a better offering on the album and was singled out as a highlight.[27] The song reached the top twenty in the UK, as well as the top thirty in Australia. It was moderately successful in other parts of the world, but reaching number one in Israel.[101] The albums last single "Cowboy Style" was an Australian-only single released on 18 August 1998 by Mushroom Records. The song was chosen as a single while Minogue was performing on her Intimate and Live tour and due to huge fan impact,. The song achieved positive commentary, who likened her metaphorically twisted lyrical content and praised the Celtic influences. Commercially, the song achieved only limited success, peaking at number thirty-nine on the Australian Singles Chart.[102] The album's opener "Too Far" was released as the albums first and only promotional single.[32][103] The song was contemplated on being the lead single for the album by Steve Anderson. After "Some Kind of Bliss'" release, Deconstruction Records released "Too Far" as a promotional single in the United Kingdom and the United States as a radio format and vinyl.[103] The vinyl and its radio format was released as remixes, the first side being the Brothers in Rhythm remix and the other side being the Junior Vasquez Mix. Impact and legacy[edit] "... when you look at Impossible Princess, it wasn't exactly selling truckloads of albums. But what I think we've ended up with, through all the different things that I've done, is the real luxury that fans expect something different. This isn't like, 'What?! What has she done?!'"[104] - -Kylie Minogue on the sales of Impossible Princess Widely recognized as her most personal and experimental album to date,[105] Impossible Princess was considered to be an example of Minogue's constant "reinventions".[106] During the period, many commentators, critics and her friends alike had often referred her to as "Indie Kylie" mainly due to her creative process during the Impossible Princess era. Minogue herself had commented that she had always disliked being dubbed Indie Kylie.[14] Sean Smith, who wrote the Kylie Confidential book, examined that the era of 1997 and 1998 was her expiernece of "Saturn return". He wrote in the book "Saturn is a great testing planet and the first time it returns to the same position as its birth chart ... It should bring the realization that a substational part of your life has passed and heralds a desire for change."[107] Many critics had believed that, out of all of Minogue's discography, Impossible Princes was her biggest leap forward in terms of musical composition. Chris True from Allmusic examined that "She recruits Manic Street Preachers' James Dean Bradfield, Sean Moore, and Nicky Wire, starts writing unaided, and completely changes musical direction. Enter Kylie Minogue's Impossible Princess (the title was changed to Kylie Minogue after the death of Princess Diana). From the trippy cover art to the abundance of guitars and experimental vocal tracks, this was her "great leap forward."[26] Minogue's portrayal of four different Kylie's; Sex Kylie, Cute Kylie, Indie Kylie and Dance Kylie was heavily lauded from critics and the public. During an interview given by Minogue for Jetstar Airways magazine, interviewer and journalist Simon Price stated that the four different Kylies were brilliantly satirised in the video.[108] The image she adopted presented a very different image in its active retreat from the glamorous aspects of 'Sex Kylie,' replacing it with a pared-down vision of Minogue, emphasizing a simple sense of style, lack of overt make-up, and a short, elfin-style hairstyle. William Baker commented that "Many of Kylie's fans still regard Impossible Princess as their favourite album, a sentiment shared by many who worked with her ... Even at its release it was received rather well by the critics - but the public was not apparently willing to accept a darker, more serious Kylie.[93] Tom Parker, who wrote the liner notes for the special edition of Impossible Princess, wrote that "One listen proves that [Impossible Princess] is not, as is often suggested, the morose antithesis to Kylie's trademark disco music - it is as full of life and love as many of her greatest hits." He concluded that "Arguably, Kylie's strength has always been her talent for reinvention, her courage to subvert and twist the pop mould without ever quite breaking it completely. As such, and with its intended title finally restored, Impossible Princess remains as one of her greatest triumphs."[32] Minogue had contributed in her Kylie: La La La biography stating that acknowledging that she had attempted to escape the perceptions of her that had developed during her early career, she commented that she was ready to "forget the painful criticism" and "accept the past, embrace it, use it".[109] Alan McGee from The Observer dissected her image as "Self-realized Kylie" and opined that she had been fighting her previous egos to be taken seriously, "[But] Sadly, Kylie Minogue lost the battle and Impossible Princess bombed. She was written off again."[110] Michael Paoletta from Billboard in the US said that the album is her most misunderstood album in her discography, praising her self-penned tracks "Too Far" and "Say Hey".[111] Portrayal in media backlash[edit] After its release, Minogue was heavily publicized negatively from media press.[17][112] Despite its overwhelming acclaim from other parts of the world, the United Kingdom was particularly negative towards her image and album material which had eventually grown in other countries around the world.[112] Many publications at the time were criticizing her because of the album's low success in that region and front pages consisting of Minogue was featured. The singer's radical change of imagery and music had been published worldwide in many newspapers and magazines but this was only because of the negativity the album received and that her fans were less impressed.[26] The image of Indie Kylie, however, was not well received from many of her fans.[113] British press and critics such as NME and Q were decisively negative. Ben Willmoth from NME said that Minogue's new persona as "Indie Kylie" was total "fraud-like" and felt that the only persona that will ever suit her is "Sex Kylie", which has been evident towards her career ever since Impossible Princess'.[114] An editor for Classic Pop magazine said that "[Impossible Princess] still divides Kylie's fanbase into two comps. One half regards the album as a bold artistic statement that strips away the veneer of the pop princess, while the other half sees it as a pretentious vanity project that almost ended her career."[29] "The move got her in the papers, but, unfortunately, critical acclaim was lacking (and so were sales). Critics called it a mistake, and the public was less than impressed. Which is sad because it is a pretty damn good record."[26] - -Chris True from Allmusic on his views of the medias depiction of Impossible Princess. Media press have always compared the album negatively with American singer-songwriter Madonna's 1998 album Ray of Light, which had more success, despite Impossible Princess being released first. Michael R. Smith questioned whether both albums had been influenced similar in coincidence or whether Impossible Princess had copied other artists while Ray of Light served a more superior effort despite criticism.[28] Despite this, he believed that the album deserved a better fate than it did.[28] However, global critics outside Britain including Allmusic, Who and Classic Pop had contrasted, being more positive. Allmusic commented about the negative publicity saying "The album, soon retitled Kylie Minogue in England due to the death of Princess Diana, was successful, but her attempt at developing her sound met firm resistance critically, with many radio stations and journalists writing her off, figuring her career had run its course."[112] On the album's review, True said "The move got her in the papers, but, unfortunately, critical acclaim was lacking (and so were sales). Critics called it a mistake, and the public was less than impressed. Which is sad ..."[26] Adrian Denning said that the album contained the biggest misconception in going "Indie Kylie" and eventually concluded "So, a brave yet flawed album? An inconsistent album? Well, both of those things but also a transitional album that had to be made. Once Kylie had put in such a performance creatively, make no mistake about this being her album, there was no turning back, really."[115] The album became Minogue's lowest selling album to date in the United Kingdom but withheld being her lowest in Australia, which actually became her most successful album since her debut album.[116] Tim Jonze opined that Minogue going back to pop music and disco saved her career if she did another album similar to Impossible Princess.[117] Reaction by Minogue[edit] During the era, Minogue denounced her release of "Some Kind of Bliss" in the same week release as Elton John's "Candle in the Wind", which claimed up to 75% percent of the sales in that month. She commented "I think the static was that Elton had 75 percent of the sales that week, so mine didn't get off at a good start."[17] She then related the bad release date to the albums release, stating "I've told not to be frustrated, but I was frustrated because the album should be out ... The point of it is to get it out and maybe people will like it, they may love it or they might hate it, but it was in my hands."[17] She also felt guilt for parting with Stock Aitken Waterman after her production team with deConstruction was not in good terms.[17] A press insider for deConstruction Records revealed that if sales did not increase, they would have immediately dropped her, but Minogue trying all ranges of musical genres and images lead to deConstructions decision to allow her to go.[118] Deconstruction Records had lost a strong profit from income sales of the album and Minogue said she did not enjoy this. Because of the lack of sales and income, Minogue contemplated retirement due to the overwhelming failure of the campaign, saying "I have no qualifications, what else am I suppose to do?" After the release of her studio album Light Years (2000), Minogue responded about the album to Billboard. She believed that the press branding her "Indie Kylie" scared off her fans, saying "The press had a bit of a field day with it, calling me 'Indie Kylie' and such, which I think people were scared off."[119] She described the era and project as a "bit of a purge."[119] She has since stated that while at the time Impossible Princess was strong, "I've gotten stronger and more focused since that album."[119] Impossible Princess was Minogue's last album with both her record labels; parent label Deconstruction Records and distribution label Sony BMG. She released a press statement to AAP in Australia stating "I am no longer with deConstruction Records. It was a mutual agreement completely, which is great because it was very amicable. Thank God, because I would have hated it to have been anything other than that. You become like family with a record company, particularly with deConstruction. They're lovely, genuine, Northern bastards!" In an interview in 2008, she told NME that if she ever wrote another album solely by her or wrote song that were personal to her, "it'd be seen as 'Impossible Princess 2'". She did, however reveal that she does not intend to do this because she may fear it "it would be equally critiqued."[120] In October 2012, she revealed that her most disappointing career moment was in fact the low sales of Impossible Princess by stating "look at Impossible Princess - it didn't exactly sell truckloads of album!"[121] She reaffirmed that the period of Impossible Princess was not a period of "mistake" but "wanted more help" than she had received.[119] In an interview with MudgeGuardian.com, when Minogue was asked if the songs she wrote have a different reaction now than it does then, she replied; Oh yeah, definitely. I don't always realise it at the time. Now when I listen to some of the songs on Impossible Princess - actually, my least successful album - I think, 'Wow, you weren't very happy then, were you?'"[122] In retrospect, both Nick Cave and James Dean Bradfield expressed their loyalty towards her during the time of the album, with Bradfield saying "Kylie, love her to bits. She got dropped because I worked with her, which I am sorry for."[123] Use in various culture[edit] In a 20 year career revelation, Peter Conrad from The Guardian wrote about the album; "The roles she played jarringly contradicted each other, but Kylie took pride in her inauthenticity. One of her albums admitted as much in its title: it summed her up as an [Impossible Princess]. In a photo story for Vogue Australia, Luhrmann joked more dangerously about the nonentity that lay beneath this versatile shape-changing. Hiring Bert Stern as his photographer, he made Kylie act out the life story of an imaginary starlet. 'Who's that girl?' asked one of Luhrmann's made-up magazine headlines. No one knew, not even the girl herself."[124] Dorian Lysnkey from the same publication exampled Impossible Princess, Massive Attack's name change to "Massive" and The Strokes debut album on why pop culture would not prevent political or social massacre, which used American singer-songwriter Kesha's single "Die Young" as the example for the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. When the song was banned from the US temporary because of the shooting, Lysnkey opined that the decisions of removing the song was based on hypersensitivity and hypocrisy while Impossible Princess, Massive Attack and "New York City Cops" were dropped because the decisions may have created panicky decisions based on fear of outrage.[125] In 2009, American author and screenwriter Kevin Killian wrote the gay poetic book, Impossible Princess which was named after the album. The book, loosely about homosexuality and erotica, was mentioned to be about Minogue herself.[126] Nico Medina, a writer and author, wrote the book entitled The Straight Road to Kylie (2007). The book, which talks about a boy pretending to date a popular it-girl in order to see Kylie Minogue live, comments about the album branding it "Kylie's most masterful album."[127] Track listing[edit] Credits adapted from the liner notes of Impossible Princess. Release formats[edit] - CD — containing the 12-track album. - CD Japanese Edition — 13-track album including the bonus track "Tears". - CD Limited Edition — 12-track album including lenticular cover art. - CD Promo — 12-track album released exclusively in the United Kingdom. - UK Cassette Promo — 6-track cassette released exclusively in the United Kingdom. Contains the songs "Cowboy Style", "Through the Years", "Breathe", "Jump", "Drunk" and "I Don't Need Anyone". - CD Australian/New Zealand Sampler — 6-track CD released exclusively in Australia and New Zealand. - Cassette — containing the 12-tracks. - 2002 Re-Issue — containing original 12-track album with bonus disc off 12 new remixes/songs. Personnel[edit] Credits for Impossible Princess adapted from liner notes.[22] Charts[edit] Certifications[edit] Release history[edit] See also[edit] - Intimate and Live Tour – Minogue's concert tour in support of the album. References[edit] - ^ a b c d e f g h Cinquemani, Sal (19 November 2003). "Kylie Minogue: Impossible Princess". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 30 January 2009. - ^ Baker and Minogue, Hodder and Stoughton, 2002. - ^ a b Baker and Minogue, Hodder and Stoughton, 2002. - ^ "The Complete Kylie". Cleo. November 1997. - ^ a b c d Kylie, La La La. 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