Greatest Hits (Kylie Minogue album)

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Kylie Minogue Greatest Hits
Greatest hits album by Kylie Minogue
Released 24 August 1992
18 November 2002 (Reissue)
Recorded 1987 - 1992
Genre Pop, dance, R&B, Freestyle, New Jack Swing
Length 77:26
Label PWL/Mushroom
Producer Stock Aitken Waterman
Kylie Minogue chronology
Greatest Hits
(1992)
Hits+
(2000)
Kylie Minogue video chronology
KylieFever2002: Live in Manchester
(2002)
Greatest Hits
(1992)
The Kylie Tapes 94–98
(1998)
Alternative cover
Australian cover of Greatest Hits.
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 4.5/5 stars[1]

Greatest Hits is a compilation album by Australian singer Kylie Minogue, released in 1992. It contains 19 singles from her albums Kylie, Enjoy Yourself, Rhythm of Love and Let's Get to It, as well as 3 songs recorded specifically for inclusion on this album.

The album was largely written and produced by the Stock Aitken Waterman team, and its release marked the end of Minogue's professional relationship with them.

In Australia, the album was released with completely different artwork and was available as a limited edition digi-pack.

Greatest Hits entered the UK Albums Chart at number-one, becoming Minogue's third number-one album in the United Kingdom. It charted there for ten weeks and was later certified platinum for shipments of 300,000 copies. The album was also successful in Australia, debuting and peaking at number three and charting for fifteen weeks.[2] It was later certified double platinum for shipments of 140,000 copies, by Australian Recording Industry Association.

This compilation was superseded by 2004's Ultimate Kylie collection.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

Tracks 1-7 are from the album Kylie, tracks 8-11 are from Enjoy Yourself, tracks 12-15 are from Rhythm of Love, tracks 16-19 are from Let's Get to It and tracks 20-22 are exclusive to this release.

  1. "I Should Be So Lucky" - 3:23
  2. "Got to Be Certain" - 3:20
  3. "The Loco-Motion" - 3:16
  4. "Je Ne Sais Pas Pourquoi" - 4:01
  5. "Especially for You" (With Jason Donovan) - 3:58
  6. "Turn It into Love" - 3:37
  7. "It's No Secret" - 3:58
  8. "Hand on Your Heart" - 3:51
  9. "Wouldn't Change a Thing" - 3:15
  10. "Never Too Late" - 3:23
  11. "Tears on My Pillow" - 2:28
  12. "Better the Devil You Know" - 3:55
  13. "Step Back in Time - 3:06
  14. "What Do I Have to Do" - 3:45
  15. "Shocked" - 3:10
  16. "Word Is Out" - 3:35
  17. "If You Were with Me Now" (With Keith Washington) - 3:12
  18. "Give Me Just a Little More Time" - 3:07
  19. "Finer Feelings" - 3:53
  20. "What Kind of Fool (Heard All That Before)" - 3:42
  21. "Where In The World?" - 3:34
  22. "Celebration" - 3:57
  • Unlike the rest of the tracks, Shocked is featured in its single form. Whereas tracks 3,14 and 19, although receiving remix treatment for single release, are apparent in their original album versions. In the 2009 iTunes rerelease, the single versions of the tracks have been put in place of the album versions, with a bonus previously unreleased single version of It's No Secret put in place of the original album version.

[edit] 2002 reissue

On 18 November 2002, the album was reissued with completely new artwork and a bonus disc of remixes. The track listing of the original disc was slightly altered (meaning singles were no longer in chronological order) and two b-sides ("Made In Heaven" and "Say the Word (I'll Be There)") replaced "Turn It into Love" and "It's No Secret". Unlike the original edition, the single versions of the tracks have been included put in place of the album versions.

[edit] Disc 1

  1. "I Should Be So Lucky"
  2. "The Loco-motion (7" Mix)
  3. "Hand on Your Heart"
  4. "Got to Be Certain"
  5. "Better the Devil You Know"
  6. "Wouldn’t Change a Thing"
  7. "Celebration"
  8. "Never too Late"
  9. "What Do I Have to Do? (7" Mix)"
  10. "Je Ne Sais Pas Pourquoi"
  11. "Where In The World"
  12. "Step Back In Time"
  13. "Especially for You"
  14. "Say the Word (I'll Be There)"
  15. "Shocked"
  16. "Word Is Out"
  17. "Made In Heaven" - not on original album
  18. "What Kind of Fool (Heard All That Before)"
  19. "Give Me Just a Little More Time"
  20. "Finer Feelings ( Brothers in Rhythm 7" Mix)"
  21. "If You Were with Me Now"
  22. "Tears on My Pillow"

[edit] Disc 2: Bonus remixes

  1. "Hand on Your Heart" (W.I.P.2002 mix)
  2. "I Should Be So Lucky" (Extended mix)
  3. "The Loco-Motion" (Oz Tour mix)
  4. "Made In Heaven" (Heaven Scent mix)
  5. "Wouldn’t Change a Thing" (The Espagna mix)
  6. "Step Back in Time" (Harding/Curnow remix)
  7. "Shocked" (Harding/ Curnow remix)
  8. "Word Is Out" (Summer Breeze mix)
  9. "Celebration" (Techno Rave remix)
  10. "Better the Devil You Know" (Movers & Shakers Alternative 12” mix)
  11. "What Do I Have to Do?" (Movers & Shakers 12” mix)

[edit] Singles

"What Kind of Fool (Heard All That Before)" was released in the UK in August 1992, it reached #14 in the Singles Chart.

Minogue's last single for PWL was "Celebration", a cover of Kool & the Gang's hit. It was released in November 1992 and reached #20 in the UK Singles Chart.

[edit] Charts

Chart (1992) Peak
position
Australian ARIA Albums Chart[2] 3
Spanish Albums Chart 19
Japanese Oricon Albums Chart[3] 23
German Albums Chart[4] 81
New Zealand Albums Chart[2] 49
UK Albums Chart 1

[edit] Year-end charts

Year Country Position
1992 Australian Albums Chart[5] 51
2002 UK Albums Chart[6] 73

[edit] References

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