Enjoy Yourself (Kylie Minogue album)

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Enjoy Yourself
Studio album by Kylie Minogue
Released 9 October 1989
Recorded February, April and July, 1989
Genre Dance-pop, teen pop, bubblegum pop
Length 32:56 (International Edition)
36:57 (American Edition)
Label PWL, Mushroom, Geffen
Producer Stock, Aitken and Waterman
Professional reviews

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Kylie Minogue chronology
Kylie
(1988)		 Enjoy Yourself
(1989)		 Rhythm of Love
(1990)
Alternative cover
North American cover
Singles from Enjoy Yourself
  1. "Hand on Your Heart"
    Released: 24 April 1989
  2. "Wouldn't Change a Thing"
    Released: 24 July 1989
  3. "Never Too Late"
    Released: 23 October 1989
  4. "Tears on My Pillow"
    Released: 8 January 1990

Enjoy Yourself is the second album by Australian pop singer Kylie Minogue. It was released by PWL on 9 October 1989. The album was produced and written by Stock Aitken Waterman, with the exception of "Tears on My Pillow". It has been noted that the album is very similar to Minogue's debut album, Kylie.

Minogue released four singles from the album. The debut single was "Hand on Your Heart", which had charting success, peaking at number four in Australia and number one in the United Kingdom. The album also spawned singles "Wouldn't Change a Thing", "Never Too Late" and a cover "Tears on My Pillow", which was featured on the soundtrack from Minogue's debut film The Delinquents. None of the singles charted in the U.S. Billboard.

Enjoy Yourself received mixed reviews from music critics. With some reviews saying that its more catchy stuff, but some did say it was too similar like her previous album. The album had commercial success, peaking in the top ten countries including Ireland, UK, Greece, Belgium, Australia and New Zealand. For promotion of the album, a tour entitled Enjoy Yourself Tour was taken part, with Minogue travelling to Australia, Britain and Asia.[1] Enjoy Yourself reached number one in the United Kingdom, and produced two number one singles.[1] In January 1990, the album was certified four times platinum in the UK,[2] and sold over one million copies within the first ten weeks of its release.[1]

Contents

[edit] Background and recording

Following the commercial success of her debut album Kylie in 1988, Minogue began recording her second album with Stock, Aitken and Waterman at PWL Studios in London, England in February 1989.[1] Recording sessions also took place in April and July 1989, with the cover version of "Tears on My Pillow" being one of the final songs recorded for the album after Minogue had heard the original version of the song while dining at Pete Waterman's house.[3]

[edit] Critical reception

Enjoy Yourself received mixed reviews from music critics. Chris True of Allmusic describes the album's songs as "catchy stuff", and calls Enjoy Yourself a "good companion to her debut",[4] although he also noted that the album was similar to her debut. He awarded the album two-and-a-half stars out of five. Nick Levine from Digital Spy gave it a favorable review, awarding it three stars. He said "It's got a bit more variety than her debut, but one or two fewer strong tunes - and consequently a touch less charm. Still, if you're fond of the singles and Minogue at her most ingenuous, you'll find that Enjoy Yourself makes good on the promise of its title."[5]

However, Rolling Stone gave the album a very negative review, as he[who?] explained that the album was "inept".

[edit] Chart performance and sales

Enjoy Yourself debuted on the UK albums chart at number one, and reached double platinum status upon release with pre-sales of over 600,000 copies.[6] In the UK, the album sold over one million copies in its first ten weeks of release.[1] On 1 January 1990, the album was certified four times platinum.[2] In Australia, the album reached number nine, and was certified platinum on release.[7] The album has sold over 5 million copies worldwide.

The album reached number one in Hong Kong and Ireland, and the top ten in Belgium, Denmark, Greece and Japan.[1] In North America, Enjoy Yourself received limited promotion and did not appear on any major album charts. It also peaked at number six in New Zealand.

[edit] Singles

"Hand on Your Heart", the album's first single release, reached number one in the UK singles chart and number four on the Australian singles chart.[8] The second single "Wouldn't Change a Thing" debuted at number two in the UK and was accompanied by Minogue's first music video to be filmed in the UK.[9] "Never Too Late", the album's third single, was originally scheduled to be released as the second single from Enjoy Yourself. The song became Minogue's eighth consecutive top five single in the UK, where it reached number four and sold over 200,000 copies.[10] The fourth single "Tears on My Pillow" was recorded for Minogue's film The Delinquents and is a cover version of the 1958 song originally recorded by Little Anthony & The Imperials. The song debuted at number two in the UK and reached number one the following week.[3] In Sweden, "Tears on My Pillow" was released as a double A-side single with "We Know the Meaning of Love".

[edit] Track listing

All songs written and produced by Mike Stock, Matt Aitken and Pete Waterman with the exception of "Tears on My Pillow", which was written by Sylvester Bradford and Al Lewis.

No. Title Length
1. "Hand on Your Heart"   3:54
2. "Wouldn't Change a Thing"   3:17
3. "Never Too Late"   3:27
4. "Nothing to Lose"   3:24
5. "Tell Tale Signs"   2:29
6. "My Secret Heart"   2:44
7. "I'm Over Dreaming (Over You)"   3:27
8. "Tears on My Pillow"   2:33
9. "Heaven and Earth"   3:47
10. "Enjoy Yourself"   3:43

[edit] Personnel

The following people contributed to Enjoy Yourself:[11]

[edit] Formats

These are the formats of major album releases of Enjoy Yourself.

Release format Country Cat. no. Label
Australian CD album[12] Australia MUSH322092 Mushroom Records
Australian vinyl album[13] Australia TVL93294 Mushroom Records
UK CD album[14] United Kingdom HFCD9 PWL
Japanese CD album[15] Japan 29B2-77 PWL
Japanese vinyl album[16] Japan 25B1-77 PWL
U.S. vinyl album[17] United States GHS24272 Geffen Records

[edit] Charts

Charts (1989) Peak
position
Australian Albums Chart[1] 9
Belgian Albums Chart[1] 3
Danish Albums Chart[1] 10
German Albums Chart[18] 33
Greek Albums Chart[1] 2
Irish Albums Chart[1] 1
Japanese Albums Chart[19] 5
New Zealand Albums Chart[20] 6
Swedish Albums Chart[21] 33
Swiss Albums Chart[22] 13
UK Albums Chart[1] 1

[edit] Sales certifications

Country Provider(s) Certification Sales/Shipments
Australia ARIA Platinum 70,000
UK BPI 4× Platinum 1,200,000
France SNEP/IFOP Gold 100,000
Switzerland IFPI Gold 25,000
Total 3.500.000+

[edit] Year-End Charts

Year Country Position
1989 UK Albums Chart[23] 6
Australian Albums Chart[24] 96

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Albums: Enjoy Yourself". Kylie.com. Retrieved 3 December 2007. Archived October 12, 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ a b "British sales certificate for Enjoy Yourself". British Phonographic Industry. 1 January 1990. Retrieved 3 December 2007. Archived December 20, 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ a b "Music - Singles - "Tears on My Pillow". Kylie.com. Retrieved 6 January 2008. Archived February 4, 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ True, Chris. "Enjoy Yourself > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved 3 December 2007.
  5. ^ http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/thesound/a218854/kylie-revisited-2-enjoy-yourself.html
  6. ^ "British sales certificate for Enjoy Yourself". British Phonographic Industry. 11 October 1989. Retrieved 6 January 2008.[dead link]
  7. ^ "Chronology". Kylie.com. Retrieved 2 October 2007. Archived October 11, 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ "Music - Singles - "Hand on Your Heart". Kylie.com. Retrieved 6 January 2008. Archived January 21, 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ "Music - Singles - "Wouldn't Change a Thing". Kylie.com. Retrieved 6 January 2008. Archived February 4, 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  10. ^ "Music - Singles - "Never Too Late". Kylie.com. Retrieved 6 January 2008. Archived January 25, 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  11. ^ "Enjoy Yourself > Credits". Allmusic. Retrieved 7 January 2008.
  12. ^ "Enjoy Yourself Australian CD album". Eil.com. Retrieved 6 January 2008.
  13. ^ "Enjoy Yourself Australian vinyl album". Eil.com. Retrieved 6 January 2008.
  14. ^ "Enjoy Yourself UK CD". Eil.com. Retrieved 6 January 2008.
  15. ^ "Enjoy Yourself Japanese CD album". Eil.com. Retrieved 6 January 2008.
  16. ^ "Enjoy Yourself Japanese vinyl album". Eil.com. Retrieved 6 January 2008.
  17. ^ "Enjoy Yourself U.S. vinyl album". Eil.com. Retrieved 6 January 2008.
  18. ^ "World Chart Positions". Charts-Surfer.de. Retrieved 5 January 2008.[dead link]
  19. ^ カイリー・ミノーグ
  20. ^ Kylie charts.org.nz
  21. ^ "Discography Kylie Minogue". SwedishCharts.com. Retrieved 5 January 2008.
  22. ^ "Discography Kylie Minogue". SwissCharts.com. Retrieved 5 January 2008.
  23. ^ http://www.mostynhouseschool.com/pg/80/top50/uk88.htm
  24. ^ http://www.fortunecity.com/tinpan/pettruciani/232/albums-1989.html
Preceded by
Crossroads by Tracy Chapman		 UK number one album
21 October 1989 – 27 October 1989		 Succeeded by
Wild! by Erasure
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