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| Studio album by Kylie Minogue | |||||||||||
| Released | See Release Dates | ||||||||||
| Recorded | –2007 | ||||||||||
| Genre | Pop, Dance, Dance-Pop, Electronica, Hip-Pop | ||||||||||
| Length | 44:43 | ||||||||||
| Label | EMI | ||||||||||
| Producer | Bloodshy & Avant Calvin Harris Cathy Dennis Cutfather Eg White Freemasons Greg Kurstin Guy Chambers Jonas Jeberg Kish Mauve Richard Stannard |
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24 November 2007, pg. 51
X is the tenth studio album by Australian dance-pop singer Kylie Minogue. It is Minogue's first commercial album release since she was diagnosed with breast cancer in May 2005. The album has sold over 540,000 copies so far.
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Promotion
To promote the release of the album, Minogue performed on an exclusive show on ITV1 called The Kylie Show, featuring six songs from the new album, and four of her older hits. It was aired on 10 November, 2007. Minogue also joined Jo Whiley on Radio 1 for a special show promoting the new album called "Kylie and Whiley" during which they recreated a scene from Neighbours. On November 28, 2007, Minogue announced she would promote X with a European tour, to be called KYLIEX2008.
Track listing
| # | Title | Songwriters & samples | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "2 Hearts" | Kish Mauve | Kish Mauve | 2:51 |
| 2 | "Like a Drug" | Mich Hedin Hansen, Jonas Jeberg, Engelina Andrina Larsen, Adam Powers | Cutfather, Jeberg | 3:17 |
| 3 | "In My Arms" | Kylie Minogue, Paul Harris, Julian Peake, Richard Stannard, Calvin Harris | Stannard, Calvin Harris | 3:32 |
| 4 | "Speakerphone" | Klas Åhlund, Christian Karlsson, Pontus Winnberg, Henrik Jonback | Bloodshy & Avant | 3:54 |
| 5 | "Sensitized" | Guy Chambers, Cathy Dennis, Serge Gainsbourg | Chambers, Dennis | 3:57 |
| Samples "Bonnie et Clyde" (Gainsbourg) by Serge Gainsbourg and Brigitte Bardot | ||||
| 6 | "Heart Beat Rock" | Minogue, Karen Poole, Calvin Harris, John Lipsey | C. Harris | 3:24 |
| 7 | "The One" | Minogue, John Andersson, Johan Emmoth, Emma Holmgren, Russell Small, Stannard, James Wiltshire | Freemasons, Stannard | 4:05 |
| 8 | "No More Rain" | Minogue, Karlsson, Poole, Jonas Quant, Winnberg | Greg Kurstin | 4:02 |
| 9 | "All I See" | Jeberg, Hansen, Edwin "Lil' Eddie" Serrano | Cutfather, Jeberg | 3:04 |
| 10 | "Stars" | Minogue,P. Harris, Peake, Stannard | P.Harris,Peake, Stannard | 3:42 |
| 11 | "Wow" | Minogue, Kurstin, Poole | Kurstin | 3:13 |
| 12 | "Nu-di-ty" | Karlsson, Poole, Winnberg | Bloodshy & Avant | 3:03 |
| 13 | "Cosmic" | Minogue, Eg White | White | 3:08 |
Extra tracks
Online bonus tracks
- "Magnetic Electric" (Kurstin, Minogue, Poole) - 3:17 - iTunes bonus.
- "White Diamond (Ballad Version)" (Jason Sellards, Scott Hoffman, Minogue) - 2:48 - iTunes bonus.
- "Rippin' Up the Disco" (Jasmine Baird, Mich Hedin Hansen, Jonas Jeberg) - 3:29 - Downloadable via Kylie.com after inserting the X disc into the CD-ROM drive.
International bonus tracks
- "King or Queen" (Kurstin, Minogue, Poole) - 3:03 - Japanese bonus track
- "I Don't Know What It Is" (Minogue, Davis, Stannard, Harris, Peake) - 3:17 - Japanese bonus track
- "In My Arms" (Featuring Jolin Tsai) (Minogue, Wiles, Stannard, Harris, Peake) – 3:32 - Taiwanese bonus track *Replaces the original.
Special Edition DVD
- Xposed - Interview with Kylie
- Photo Gallery (with "White Diamond (Ballad Version)" playing in the background)
- White Diamond Film Trailer
- "2 Hearts" music video
U.S. Edition
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This article contains information about a scheduled or expected future album. The content may change as the album release approaches and more information becomes available. |
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X is slated to be released in the U.S. on February 12, 2008.[4] According to an EMI spokesperson it will be a double CD. The second disc will contain a series of interviews with Minogue including a track by track discussions and her reflections on her 20 years in music.
Outtakes
The following songs are those that were written and recorded during the sessions for X but did not make the final cut, did not get past the demo stage, or were recorded for compilations. B-sides and compilation tracks
- "Love Is The Drug": cover of 1975 Roxy Music hit for Radio 1. Established 1967, the Radio One 40th anniversary album.
- "I Don't Know What It Is": released as a b-side on the "2 Hearts" single.[5]
- "King or Queen": released as a b-side on the "2 Hearts" single.[5]
- "Fall For You [Version #1]": slated as a future B-side, and was posted on Biffco's website in November 2007.[6]
- "Excuse My French" and "When The Cat's Away": these songs leaked in March 2007.[7] Minogue's management later denied that she had recorded the songs.[8]
- "Lose Control", "Fall For You [Version #2](from Body Language sessions)",[9] and demos of "Stars", "In My Arms" and "Sensitized" leaked in May 2007 when a 3-CDR demo disc leaked from Parlophone.[10]
- "I'm Ready": written by Boy George leaked in August 2007.
- "In The Mood For Love" (5:01) and "Spell Of Desire" (6:21): leaked via Mylo's MySpace page before being quickly removed.[11][12]
- "Boombox": this song from the Body Language sessions leaked in November 2007.
History
Scottish musician Mylo was orginally recruited to record the album with Minogue. After recording tracks in the studio, he was told "they were being sent off to be mixed and would be on the final record". He was shocked when the final product was released without any of his tracks included. "To be honest, I think the album is a complete mess, except for the track she blatantly stole, (from Kish Mauve) "2 Hearts" he told BBC Radio 1. "I plan to keep up my public beef with Kylie for as long as possible". [13]
Charts
| Chart (2007) | Peak position |
Certification | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australian ARIA Albums Chart[14] | 1 | Platinum[15] | 70,000 |
| Greek International Albums Chart[16] | 1 (2) | Gold | 15,000 |
| UK Albums Chart[14] | 4 | Platinum | 300,000 |
| Portugal Albums Chart | 1 | platinum | 30,000 |
| United World Chart[17] | 1 | 2x platinum | 2,000,000[18] |
| Swiss Albums Chart[14] | 2 | platinum | 40,000 |
| Taiwan Albums Chart[19] | 1 | GOLD | 20,000 |
| Irish Albums Chart[14] | 1 | GOLD | 25,000 |
| German Albums Chart | 1 | platinum | 350.000 |
| Austrian Albums Chart[14] | 6 | platinum | 30,000 |
| Croatia Albums Chart | 1 | platinum | 10,000 |
| French Albums Chart[14] | 1 | platinum | 200.000 |
| Flanders Albums Chart[20] | 2 | GOLD | 20,000 |
| Belgium Albums Chart[14] | 2 | Platinum | 30,000 |
| Spanish Albums Chart[21] | 2 | Platinum | 100,000 |
| Swedish Albums Chart[14] | 2 | Platinum | 30,000 |
| Dutch Albums Chart[14] | 2 | Platinum | 35,000 |
| Wallonia Albums Chart[22] | 3 | GOLD | 15,000 |
| Danish Albums Chart[14] | 3 | GOLD | 25,000 |
| Italian Albums Chart | 1 | Platinum | 100,000 |
| New Zealand RIANZ Albums Chart[14] | 3 | GOLD | 10,000 |
| Japan Oricon Albums Chart[23] | 2 | 2X Platinum | 400,000 |
| Canadian Albums Chart | 3 | Platinum | 100,000 |
Release dates
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| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
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| Japan | 21 November 2007[24] | EMI Music Japan | Standard CD[24] | TOCP-66719 |
| CD/DVD[25] | TOCP-66720 | |||
| Taiwan | 23 November 2007 | EMI | CD | – |
| CD/DVD | – | |||
| Germany | 23 November 2007 | EMI | CD | – |
| Ireland | – | |||
| Italy | – | |||
| The Netherlands | – | |||
| Australia | 24 November 2007 | Mushroom | CD | 5144249122 |
| CD/DVD | 5144250532 | |||
| U.K. | 26 November 2007 | Parlophone | CD[26] | 513 9522 |
| Poland | EMI | CD | – | |
| Canada | 27 November 2007 | – | ||
| Spain | – | |||
| Malaysia | - | |||
| France | – | |||
| Portugal | – | |||
| Sweden | 28 November 2007 | EMI | CD | 50999-5154730 |
| CD/DVD | 50999-5139562 | |||
| Argentina | 3 December 2007 | EMI | CD | 5099951474805 |
| Latin America/Brazil[[ | 11 February 2008 | EMI | CD | – |
| Mexico | 15 December 2007 | EMI | CD | – |
| United States | 12 February 2008 | Capitol | CD | B000X1LJPQ |
References
- ^ The Singles File - Washington Post. The Washington Post (2007-12-11). Retrieved on 2007-12-14.
- ^ Adams, Cameron (2007-12-13), "Australian albums", Herald Sun: Page 11 (HiT liftout)
- ^ Levine, Nick (2007-12-12). Kylie to appear on 'X Factor' final. Digital Spy. Retrieved on 2007-12-15.
- ^ X cd details
- ^ a b Kylie Minogue announces new single | News | NME.COM. NME. October 9, 2007. Retrieved October 10, 2007.
- ^ Biffco - Writers, producers, mixers based in Brighton and Dublin Biffco.co.uk. Retrieved November 10, 2007.
- ^ Leaked track suggests Kylie's not over Olivier. MSN. March 6, 2007. Retrieved October 1, 2007.
- ^ "'It's not my voice'", Hearld Sun, 2007-03-21. Retrieved on 2007-12-24.
- ^ Kylie Minogue album leaked. Yahoo!. May 6, 2007. Retrieved October 1, 2007.
- ^ The Kylie Liberation Front strikes again. Popjustice.com. May 28, 2007. Retrieved November 10, 2007.
- ^ The Scot posts a song he made with Minogue, then it’s swiftly removed…. MTV.com. September 26, 2007. Retrieved September 26, 2007.
- ^ Rejected Kylie songs leak online. BBC. September 26, 2007. Retrieved September 26, 2007.
- ^ BBC Radio 1, Pete Tong's In New Music We Trust 6th December, 2007
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