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X is the tenth studio album by Australian dance-pop singer Kylie Minogue. It will be Minogue's first commercial album release since she was diagnosed with breast cancer in May 2005.

Promotion

To promote the release of the album, Kylie 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. Kylie 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.

You can buy the new Kylie album in the Official EMI online superstore. EMI Superstore

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 3:18
Samples "Fade to Grey" (Billy Currie, Christopher Payne, Midge Ure) by Visage
3 "In My Arms" Paul Harris, Kylie Minogue, Julian Peake, Richard Stannard, Adam Wiles Richard Stannard 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, Wiles Calvin Harris 3:24
7 "The One" Minogue, John Andersson, Johan Emmoth, Emma Holmgren, Minogue, 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, Serano Cutfather, Jeberg 3:05
10 "Stars" Minogue, Stannard, Harris, Peake Stannard 3:41
11 "Wow" Minogue, Kurstin, Poole Kurstin 3:10
12 "Nu-di-ty" Karlsson, Poole, Winnberg Bloodshy & Avant 3:04
13 "Cosmic" Minogue, Eg White White 3:09

Extra tracks

Online bonus tracks

  1. "Rippin' Up the Disco" (Jasmine Baird, Mich Hedin Hansen, Jonas Jayberg) - 3:29 - Downloadable via Kylie.com after inserting the X disc into a computer.
  2. "Magnetic Electric" (Kurstin, Minogue, Poole) - 3:17 - iTunes bonus.
  3. "White Diamond (Ballad Version)" (Jason Sellards, Scott Hoffman, Minogue) - 2:48 - iTunes bonus.

International bonus tracks

  1. "King or Queen" (Kurstin, Minogue, Poole) - 2:38 - Japanese bonus track
  2. "I Don't Know What It Is" (Minogue, Davis, Stannard, Harris, Peake) - 3:17 - Japanese bonus track
  3. "In My Arms" (Featuring Jolin Tsai) (Minogue, Wiles, Stannard, Harris, Peake) – 3:32 - Taiwanese bonus track

Special Edition DVD

  • Xposed - Interview with Kylie
  • Photo Gallery (with Xclusive "White Diamond" track)
  • White Diamond Film Trailer
  • "2 Hearts" music video

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.[2]
  • "King or Queen": released as a b-side on the "2 Hearts" single.[2]
  • "Fall For You [Version #1]": slated as a future B-side, and was posted on Biffco's website in November 2007.[3]

Leaked songs

  • "Excuse My French" and "When The Cat's Away": these songs leaked in March 2007.[4] Minogue's management later denied that she had recorded the songs. It is unknown if Kylie is singing on "When The Cat's Away" or if it is a session singer.
  • "Lose Control", "Fall For You [Version #2]",[5] and demos of "Stars", "In My Arms" and "Sensitized" leaked in May 2007 when a 3-CDR demo disc leaked from Parlophone.[6]
  • "I'm Ready": this song leaked in August 2007.[citation needed]
  • "In The Mood For Love" (5:01) and "Spell of Desire" (6:21): leaked via Mylo's MySpace page before being quickly removed.[7][8]
  • "Boombox": this song leaked in November 2007.[citation needed]
  • "Magnetic Electric"

Release dates

Region Date Label Format Catalog
Japan Japan 21 November 2007 EMI Music Japan Standard CD[1] TOCP-66719
CD/DVD[9] TOCP-66720
Taiwan Taiwan 23 November 2007 EMI CD –
CD/DVD –
Germany Germany 23 November 2007 EMI CD –
Republic of Ireland Ireland –
Netherlands The Netherlands –
Australia Australia 24 November 2007 Mushroom CD 5144249122
CD/DVD 5144250532
United Kingdom U.K. 26 November 2007 Parlophone CD[10] 513 9522
Poland Poland EMI CD –
Canada Canada 27 November 2007 –
Spain Spain –
Malaysia Malaysia -
Italy Italy –
France France –
Portugal Portugal –
Brazil Brazil 11 February 2008 EMI CD –
United States United States 12 February 2008 EMI CD B000X1LJPQ

Notes

  1. ^ a b "X Japanese CD Album (TOCP-66719)". Eil.com. Retrieved September 30, 2007.
  2. ^ a b "Kylie Minogue announces new single". NME. October 9, 2007. Retrieved October 10, 2007.
  3. ^ "Biffco - Writers, producers, mixers based in Brighton and Dublin" Biffco.co.uk. Retrieved November 10, 2007.
  4. ^ "Leaked track suggests Kylie's not over Olivier". MSN. March 6, 2007. Retrieved October 1, 2007.
  5. ^ "Kylie Minogue album leaked". Yahoo!. May 6, 2007. Retrieved October 1, 2007.
  6. ^ "The Kylie Liberation Front strikes again". Popjustice.com. May 28, 2007. Retrieved November 10, 2007.
  7. ^ Tom Thorogood. "The Scot posts a song he made with Minogue, then it’s swiftly removed…". MTV.com. September 26, 2007. Retrieved September 26, 2007.
  8. ^ "Rejected Kylie songs leak online". BBC. September 26, 2007. Retrieved September 26, 2007.
  9. ^ "X Japanese CD/DVD Album (TOCP-66720)". Eil.com. Retrieved September 30, 2007.
  10. ^ "Discography 2007+". MixKylie.co.uk. Retrieved October 21, 2007.


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