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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 7 November 1997 on Deconstruction, Mushroom and BMG. Because the Deconstruction's A&R department were not present through majority of the album process, songwriting and production for the album were primarily handled by Minogue, and collaborated with producers Dave Ball, Ingo Vauk, Brothers in Rhythm, Manic Street Preachers and Rob Dougan. Impossible Princess centres on the theme of Minogue's public and private image. The theme explores into different aspects including Minogue's love life, depression, anger, and self-discovery. A 2002 re-issue of the album was released simultaneously, featuring twelve tracks of remixes and unreleased material. Critics' opinions of the album were generally favourable although divided, with both its musical style and lyrical content each attracting praise and criticism. In its first week of release, the album entered the UK Albums Chart at number ten, becoming her lowest-charting studio album in the UK. It charted at number four on the Australian Albums Chart and was certified platinum for 70,000 shipments. Minogue promoted the album by releasing four singles: "Some Kind of Bliss", "Did It Again", "Breathe" and "Cowboy Style", all which were accompanied by a short music video. She performed several tracks from the album on her Intimate and Live Tour in Australia and the UK. Impossible Princess retains legacy for being Minogue's worst period in her career, with British media criticising her musical efforts, sales and chart slumps, and having the reputation as "Indie Kylie." Contents - 1 Background - 2 Recording and production - 3 Music - 4 Lyrics - 5 Packaging and title - 6 Release - 7 Promotion - 8 Critical reception - 9 Commercial performance - 10 Legacy - 11 Track listing - 12 Release formats - 13 Personnel - 14 Charts - 15 Certifications - 16 Release history - 17 See also - 18 References Background[edit] Australian recording artist and actress Kylie Minogue left London-based PWL in 1992 after British tabloids accused their staff of creating "cheap" and "dated" music for other artists on the label.[2] She had signed a three-album deal with British dance label Deconstruction in 1992.[3][4] Minogue released her first self-titled album through Deconstruction in September 1994 and received mixed reception from music critics.[5] That album peaked at number three in Australia and number four in the United Kingdom.[6] The following year, 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 her 1990 single "Better the Devil You Know", saying it contained “one of pop music's most violent and distressing lyrics.”[7] It achieved critical acclaim from many of Minogue's fiercest critics, who praised her transition from being the once-dubbed "singing budgie" to a mature woman.[8] That same year, Minogue had began a personal relationship with French photographer Stéphane Sednaoui, and together they embarked on a series of trips across the United States and South East Asia.[9] The experience with Sendaoui made Minogue feel comfortable to express her own creativity.[9] Sednaoui introduced her to the work of musicians Björk, Shirley Manson and her band Garbage, Towa Tei and the band U2, all of whom would influence the musical styles on Impossible Princess.[9] Minogue trusted Sednaoui's judgement to being more experimental and having more creative control.[10] Recording and production[edit] Returning from her trips, Minogue started writing lyrics at her home in Chelsea, London.[11] She had written lyrics before, but described them as “safe, just neatly rhymed words.”[12] Each morning, Minogue would present lyrics to producer Dave Seaman from the night before.[10] In October 1995, Minogue began recording rough demos with Brothers in Rhythm in Bath and completed an unreleased track "You're the One".[10][13] Minogue, Seaman and Steve Anderson then wrote "Dreams", but scrapped the song from the project; she revealed it was at the “top of the pile, just hanging around.”[14][15] Welsh musician James Dean Bradfield 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.[16] 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 [...] To have something so fresh come in that somebody else had been working on and taken control of, was a nice break for me.”[10][17] She wanted to be taken seriously as an artist and songwriter for Impossible Princess.[15] 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.”[15] Minogue told Australian TV presenter Richard Wilkins from Entertainment Tonight in 1998; “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.”[18] Impossible Princess took nearly two years to record, 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).[19] Anderson later explained that its lengthy time was “due to the pure perfectionism of all creatively involved.”[13] Music[edit] Impossible Princess is Minogue's first album to incorporate live instrumentation; she had commented “I was joking with [James Dean Brafield] ‘Oh my god, every instrument is a real instrument, I don't think I've ever had this before!’”[20] She felt it was unusual because she was familiar with the use of synthesizers.[20] Minogue attended all music sessions from start to finish.[21] She often turned up late and asked several questions because she wanted more information on how to produce, compose and “change and distort” songs.[21] Impossible Princess takes influence of early-1990 music to the extent where Chris True from Allmusic said the album had been influenced by the rapid change of techno music, informally dubbed as "Techno Revolution".[22] Minogue cited The Verve, The Prodigy, The Chemical Brothers, The Eels and the "British music scene" as influences.[23] Impossible Princess combines trip-hop,[1][24] techno,[22][25] britpop,[26][27] pop music, indie rock[25] and dance music. Orkus's writer Marcel Anders felt though the album includes guitar-based tracks, “Most tracks are still very dancefloor oriented.”[27] Music critic Michael R. Smith from the DailyVault.com noted the techno elements,[25] while a reviewer from Classic Pop Magazine found influences of 1990s britpop. Digital Spy critic Nick Levine said the album was “all over the dance-pop shop.”[24] Minogue recognized the album as a pop and dance album.[28] Minogue viewed the composition of "Say Hey" as a late night or early morning track.[29] "I Don't Need Anyone" was the album's most straightforward and solid indie rock track.[30] "Jump" is a downbeat trip-hop track[26] while "Breathe" utilizes slow dance music.[24] Minogue composed the bridge section of the track on a synthesizer.[31] "Drunk" is a trance song that features elements of dance-pop and electronica was compared to songs from Madonna's album Ray of Light, retrospectively.[1] "Cowboy Style" fuses folk pop and Middle eastern music while "Through the Years" was sonically compared to Björk's single "Venus as a Boy".[1][24] "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.[32] The fourth track, "Did It Again", used a similar approach and uses electric guitars, drums, acoustic guitars and keyboards.[8] "Too Far" and "Limbo" are "schizophrenic" drum and bass songs that feature elements of rock music; they are recognized as one of Minogue's “toughest club cuts” to date.[24] Lyrics[edit] Minogue is credited as the co-writer to all the songs on the album.[13] Minogue told Mag UK that writing the lyrics to all the songs was an easy process: “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 that's really bad.’”[33] She said each song has its "own Kylie persona" and wanted it to be her most personal effort.[18] "Too Far" was written at a local cafe Minogue regularly visited.[34] "Breathe" was written in Japan, where she felt "calm."[35] Minogue said "Dreams" is about her pushing personal boundaries.[36] "Limbo" is about Minogue's frustration of not seeing anyone outside a certain country due to bureaucracy laws.[37] The lyrics were originally worded differently but the final result was scrapped.[37] Her relationship with Sednaoui (and previous relationships) served as a core theme to the album.[38] "Cowboy Style" is about Minogue becoming comfortable with Sednaoui. William Baker, who to this day is Minogue's second creative director, felt the song was inspired by Middle Eastern culture and mysticism.[39] "Say Hey" is about Minogue's communication with Sednaoui.[29] "Drunk" talks about wanting satisfaction from Sednaoui.[40] "Through the Years" was the only song that talked about her previous relationships. She revealed that seeing an ex-boyfriend one day made her "churn out lyrics" to the song.[41] Minogue's status as a celebrity was another influence through the album.[42] On "Did It Again", Minogue discusses her repetition for "doing things again and again," with themes including self-consciousness.[43] Some critics commended how Minogue portrayed herself in the video to create an image of insecurities, based on the four Kylie's and the lyrical content.[44] "Some Kind of Bliss" is about her being happy and said "To me [the song] is about being able, not necessarily shut your eyes and feel that someone is there but they way where you are close to someone [...] the ability to feel like they're with you even if they are a million miles away." "Jump" is the ability to accept herself for who she is, and the reason why other people should accept her for who she is.[45] Packaging and title[edit] The album sleeve was photographed by Sednaoui.[46] The cover artwork features Minogue inside a cut cone that is projected by colored lighting.[19] The original cover was shot in a blue and yellow hue but was change.[19] Sednaoui was inspired by Japanese and French pop culture,[9] and identified Japanese photographer Nobuyoshi Araki as an inspiration at the time.[9] To prepare for the video for "GBI: German Bold Italic", Minogue and Baker flew from London to New York City to find kimono outfits. They both found a kimono in Greenwich Village but asked the owner to help Minogue into the costume as she found it difficult to put on.[9] Minogue's makeup artist for the video was Paul Starr, who was inspired by traditional geisha and New Romantic era.[9] “I've lived with that title for two years and I had already done a lot of press talking about the name, but after the tragedy of Diana occurred we had to rethink. I don't want to be constantly explaining or upsetting people. So we've taken the name off for now, but I'd like to keep the option for putting it back in the future.”[47] The photo shoot lasted a week, with Minogue not leaving the studio until early hours in the morning. Shooting a cover in 3-D required multiple static cameras and she grew tired of posing for long periods of time.[48] The background of swirling lights was achieved by Sednaoui, who was dressed in an all-black suit. Minogue was dressed in a blue Véronique Leroy mini dress.[49] Minogue recalled "The shoot was so very difficult but we knew that once we got it right it would be amazing."[49] Sednaoui believed that Minogue had a lot of positive energy through the shoot, writing “[...] all the other shoots we did were always fun and easy ...”[49] The 3D cover was first released in Japan and was accompanied by four limited edition postcards.[50] The title 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.[51] She recalled "The first time I saw the name Impossible Princess, It had me written all over it."[15] 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. "[15] 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.[52] Release[edit] Deconstruction planned to release a lead single in January 1997, but Hadfield was concerned with the quality of most of the songs.[53] This led to the album producers to reproduce new music to make the album "perfect", and a potential January release was postponed until May.[53] The final results left Hadfield unimpressed and a May release and back-up September release were scrapped.[53] Minogue was concerned about Deconstruction postponing the album; "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."[15] Mushroom received distribution rights from Deconstruction to broadcast six of the twelve songs through Australian airplay, while Deconstruction issued an extended play with six tracks.[54] Impossible Princess was released on 1 November 1997 in Japan and Taiwan by BMG with the bonus track "Tears".[50][46] The album was postponed in the Oceania and Europe regions due to the death of Princess Diana. Mushroom released the album in Australia and New Zealand in February 1998 and Deconstruction released the album in the UK. Customers who bought the album at Australian electronic store HMV received a free extended play that featured six unreleased songs. Deconstruction changed their decision of the release and replaced it with a new EP that featured three new tracks.[55] Minogue told Billboard that she and Deconstruction had plans to release the album in North America.[56] Minogue contemplated using one of her magazine appearances as the US cover for the album, but Deconstruction called off the plans after they failed to find an American label to promote it.[57] Promotion[edit] Singles[edit] "Some Kind of Bliss" was released as the lead single from the album on 8 September 1997.[58][59] The song was mixed received by music critics, many of whom complimented its production while some criticised her transition to rock music.[60][61] Commercially, the single was a moderate success and peaked inside the top thirty in Australia[6] and the UK.[62] The song reached forty-seven in New Zealand, her lowest entry in the country.[63] An accompanying music video for the single was directed by David Mould and features Minogue and her lover running away from the police. "Did It Again" was released as the second single from the album on 24 November 1997.[64] The song was well received by music critics, many of whom complimented its production and recommended it as an album stand out. Commercially, the single was successful and peaked inside the top fifteen in Australia[6] and the UK.[62] "Did It Again" was certified gold by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) for shipments of 35,000 units.[65] An accompanying music video for the single was directed by Pedro Romanhdi and has Minogue in four major incarnations of her career, "Indie Kylie", "Dance Kylie", "Sex Kylie", and "Cute Kylie", battled for supremacy.[66] "Breathe" was released as the third single from the album on 16 March 1998.[67] The song was well received by most music critics, many of whom complimented its production and recommended it as an album stand out, while some dismissed the composition. Commercially, the single was a moderate success and peaked at number twenty-three in Australia[68] and fourteen in the UK.[69] An accompanying music video for the single was directed by Kieran Evans and has Minogue floating through an open airspace with several CGI effects.[70] "Cowboy Style" was released as the fourth and final from the album on 18 August 1998.[71] The song was well received by most music critics, many of whom complimented its production and songwriting. Commercially, the single was only released in Australia and New Zealand, peaking at thirty-nine in the first.[72] An accompanying music video for the single was directed by Mark Adamson and has Minogue performing live on her Intimate and Live tour.[73] "Too Far" was released as the album's only promotional single.[42][74] BMG released "Too Far" in the United Kingdom and the United States as a radio format and vinyl.[75] The song received critical acclaim from music critics, who felt it was a highlighted in both the album and Minogue's back catalog. The song did not chart or receive an accompanying music video. Concert 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 rehearsing for the 1998 Sydney Mardi Gras in January.[76] 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.[76] Kylie and Baker designed and drawn the concept and set out of the tour.[76] Objects in the album's content, including the "K" symbol and the multi-coloured cone had been featured as props for the tour. The show 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.[76] 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. Critical reception[edit] Impossible Princess received mixed reviews from music critics. Billboard 's Larry Flick described the album as "stunning", concluding that "it'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."[80] 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".[77] 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.[79] Herald Sun writer C. Adams said "Impossible Princess is her best yet, the classey, personal pop album she has always threatened."[78] Conversely, Ben Willmott of NME slammed Impossible Princess' musical direction, branding Minogue a "total fraud" for introducing several different genres. Specifically, he lambasted her collaborations with Bradfield.[61] 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".[81] 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."[82] 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.[83][84] 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."[85] Slant Magazine included the album on their Vital Pop: 50 Essential Pop Albums list in June 2003.[86] At the 1998 MTV Video Music Awards, Minogue won the International Viewer's Choice Awards (Australian entry) for "Did It Again".[87] That same year, Minogue was awarded an special achievement award from the Government of Australia for her contribution towards Australia's Music Exports. Retrospective reviews[edit] Later reviews were generally positive. 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."[22] 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."[24] While reviewing her tenth album X (November 2007), Evan Sawdey from PopMatters 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."[89] 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."[25] Commercial performance[edit] 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.[90][91] It became the highest debuting album on the top 50 chart for the week.[92] It dropped to eight, unable to reach a higher position and descended out of the chart on the week end 26 April 1998 after fourteen weeks. It re-entered at number forty and enter back inside the top ten, staying there for three non-consecutive weeks and stayed in the albums chart for thirty-five weeks (including three separate stays in the Top 10 during its run) making it Minogue's longest-charting album at that point.[90] 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.[93][94] In the UK, 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.[95][96] Impossible Princess is Minogue's worst selling studio album in the UK. 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 criticized her appearance and the material on the record.[42][97] 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."[98] Legacy[edit] Impossible Princess is considered to be an example of Minogue's constant "reinventions" and is recognized as her most personal and experimental album to date.[99][100] Critics feel Impossible Princess is Minogue's biggest leap forwards in terms of lyrics, vocals and music, with True commenting "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. From the trippy cover art to the abundance of guitars and experimental vocal tracks, this was her "great leap forward."[22] 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.[97] 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, [...] and with its intended title finally restored, Impossible Princess remains as one of her greatest triumphs."[42] In retrospect, Minogue decided to "forget the painful criticism" and "accept the past, embrace it, use it".[38] Alan McGee from The Observer called her "Self-realized Kylie" and felt 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."[101] Michael Paoletta from Billboard said that it is her most misunderstood album in her discography, praising her self-penned tracks "Too Far" and "Say Hey".[102] Portrayal in media backlash[edit] "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."[22] - -Chris True from Allmusic on his views of the medias depiction of Impossible Princess. Minogue and Impossible Princess were largely criticized in the UK.[15][103] Magazines often embarrassed her by publishing stories of the low sales the album received.[103] Some of Minogue's fan base were less impressed by the result of Impossible Princess and her image as Indie Kylie.[22][104] Willmoth 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".[61] 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."[26] In February 1998, American singer Madonna released her album Ray of Light. The album received positive reviews and sold 20 million units worldwide.[105][106] Many critics had constantly compared, and likened Ray of Light over Impossible Princess. Smith questioned whether both albums had been influenced similar in coincidence or whether Impossible Princess had copied other artists and Ray of Light served a more superior outcome.[25] He felt Impossible Princess deserved a better fate than it did.[25] True commented "The album 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."[103] Adrian Denning said it 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."[107] The album became Minogue's lowest selling album to date in the United Kingdom but withheld being her lowest in Australia, which became her most successful album since her debut album.[5] Tim Jonze opined that Minogue going back to pop music and disco in her 2000 album Light Years saved her career if she did another album similar to Impossible Princess.[108] Reaction by Minogue[edit] Minogue voiced her regret for parting with Stock Aitken Waterman because Impossible Princess did not work well.[15] Deconstruction revealed that they would drop Minogue if sales did not increase,[109] As a result, Deconstruction lost a strong profit from sales of the album. Minogue contemplated retirement due to the overwhelming failure of the campaign, saying "I have no qualifications, what else am I suppose to do?"[15] In June 2000, Minogue felt the supposed "Indie Kylie" image 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."[110] She described project a "bit of a purge."[110] She has since stated that while at the time Impossible Princess was strong, "I've gotten stronger and more focused since that album."[110] Impossible Princess is Minogue's last album with both Deconstruction Records and distribution label Sony BMG. She released a press statement saying "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 Deonstruction. They're lovely, genuine, Northern bastards!"[109] Minogue told NME in 2008 that if she ever wrote another album solely by her "it'd be seen as 'Impossible Princess 2'". She did admit she does not intend to do this because she may fear it "it would be equally critiqued."[111] In October 2012, she revealed that her most disappointing career moment was in fact the low sales of Impossible Princess by commenting "look at Impossible Princess - it didn't exactly sell truckloads of album!"[112] She reaffirmed that the period of Impossible Princess was not a period of "mistake" but "wanted more help" than she had received.[110] 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?'"[113] 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."[114] 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."[115] 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.[116] 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.[117] 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."[118] 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. Subsequent releases - Live and Other Sides (1998)[55] - Impossible Remixes (1998)[122] - Confide in Me (2002)[123] - Kylie Minogue: Artist Collection (2004)[124] - Confide in Me: The Irresistible Kylie (2007)[125] Personnel[edit] Credits for Impossible Princess adapted from liner notes.[126] Charts[edit] Certifications[edit] *sales figures based on certification alone ^shipments figures based on certification alone 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 Cinquemani, Sal (19 November 2003). "Kylie Minogue: Impossible Princess". Slant Magazine. 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