Girl (Dannii Minogue album)

Girl is the third studio album by Australian singer Dannii Minogue. It was released by Eternal Records on 8 September 1997 in the United Kingdom. In November 2007, the album was reissued with a bonus disc of remixes by Rhino Entertainment. The album had four singles, including the UK Dance Chart number ones "All I Wanna Do", "Everything I Wanted", "Disremembrance" and the Australian-only single, "Coconut". When the album was reissued in 2007, Girl had to be reprinted as it sold more than expected following Minogue's popularity as a judge on The X Factor..

Background

By 1995, Dannii Minogue had parted ways with former label Mushroom Records, following a contract dispute. An album which was in production ultimately never materialized and it wasn't until 1997 when Minogue signed to Eternal Records, that she began recording her third album Girl. Her first two albums Love and Kisses and Get Into You had been very much 'pop' oriented albums, however Minogue had since become interested in dance music and clubbing following the release of several remixed versions of her past hits by Steve "Silk" Hurley.

Music composition

The sound of Girl was distinctively different from Minogue's previous work. This was clearly demonstrated with the lead single "All I Wanna Do", which contained a more emphasized dance sound in contrast to the pop style. This would be felt on the rest of the album. The other tracks on Girl ranged from mature pop songs ("Heaven Can Wait", "Am I Dreaming?", "Everything I Wanted", "It's Amazing") to the more techno oriented ("Disremembrance", "Movin' Up" and bonus tracks "Someone New", "Keep Up With The Good Times"). The album also included notable styles of dance music ("So in Love with Yourself", "If It Moves-Dub It", "Coconut") as well as ambient infused sounds ("Everybody Changes Underwater"), all of which were considered cutting edge for the time. Several of the tracks also embodied strong undertones of electronica music.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]

Despite commercial disappointment, Girl received a generally positive reception from music critics. John Lucas from AllMusic complimented the album saying "The music is no longer so concerned with aping American trends; it was clearly influenced by the British dance club sounds of the mid-'90s. In short, Dannii was finally carving an identity for herself." He gave the album four out of five stars.^[2] Girl is also considered to be Dannii's best album along with Neon Nights.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"All I Wanna Do"	Brian Higgins S. McLennan Tim Powell Matt Gray	4:28
2.	"Heaven Can Wait"	Higgins McLennan Powell Gray	3:40
3.	"So in Love with Yourself"	Paul Barry Mark Taylor Steve Torch	5:06
4.	"Am I Dreaming?"	Barry Taylor Graham Stack Torch	4:10
5.	"Everybody Changes Underwater"	Dannii Minogue Ian Masterson David Green	6:36
6.	"Everything I Wanted"	Minogue Taylor Torch	4:38
7.	"If It Moves-Dub It"	Minogue Higgins McLennan Powell Gray	6:32
8.	"Disremembrance"	Masterson Green	4:06
9.	"It's Amazing"	Higgins McLennan Powell Gray	5:05
10.	"Movin' Up"	Lars Erlandsson Fredrik Lenander Bella Morel David Kreuger Per Magnusson	4:16
11.	"Coconut" (hidden track)	Harry Nilsson	4:48
12.	"Someone New" (Japanese bonus track)	Masterson Green	9:22

Deluxe edition

Disc one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"All I Wanna Do"		4:28
2.	"Heaven Can Wait"		3:40
3.	"So in Love with Yourself"		5:06
4.	"Am I Dreaming?"		4:10
5.	"Everybody Changes Underwater"		6:36
6.	"Everything I Wanted"		4:38
7.	"If It Moves-Dub It"		6:32
8.	"Disremembrance"		4:06
9.	"It's Amazing"		5:05
10.	"Movin' Up" (extended mix)		5:50
11.	"Keep Up with the Good Times"	Higgins McLennan Powell Gray	4:19
12.	"Someone New" (Flexifingers radio edit)		3:46
13.	"Coconut"		4:48
14.	"All I Wanna Do" (Trouser Enthusiasts radio edit)		4:12
15.	"Everything I Wanted" (Xenomania radio edit)		4:47
16.	"Disremembrance" (Trouser Enthusiasts Radio edit)		4:29

Disc two
No.	Title	Length
1.	"All I Wanna Do" (12" Extended mix)	6:52
2.	"Everything I Wanted" (Xenomania 12" Club mix)	7:07
3.	"Heaven Can Wait" (Trouser Enthusiasts Cloud Nine mix)	12:10
4.	"Disremembrance" (full orchestral 12" mix)	9:29
5.	"All I Wanna Do" (Qattara's Club mix)	10:08
6.	"Everything I Wanted" (Jupiter 6 Soul Surround mix)	6:50
7.	"Disremembrance" (Twyce as Nyce 1:40AM Club mix)	6:06
8.	"Movin' Up" (Getting Harder mix)	5:51
9.	"Keep Up with the Good Times" (Xenomania 12" mix)	6:47
10.	"All I Wanna Do" (Tiny Tim & The Mekon Dream dub)	7:45

"Heaven Can Wait"

Several remixes were commissioned of "Heaven Can Wait", some of which were on promotional releases of "Everything I Wanted".^[3] At one point the track was planned to be released as the fourth single. Ultimately, some of the remixes were released on the Australian only single "Coconut".

The following remixes were commissioned:

"Heaven Can Wait" (7" Mix) – 4:06 (later released on the "Coconut" single)
"Heaven Can Wait" (D-Bop's Heavenly Girl Mix) – 7:32 (later released on the "Coconut" single though labelled as the Melt & Sparkle Mix)
"Heaven Can Wait" (D-Bop's Melt & Sparkle Mix)
"Heaven Can Wait" (Trouser Enthusiasts' Cloud Nine Mix) – 12:10 (later released on the "Coconut" single and the "Girl" reissue)
"Heaven Can Wait" (Trouser Enthusiasts' Hellfire Club Mix)
"Heaven Can Wait" (Trouser Enthusiasts' Hellfire Club Dub) – 9:20

Chart performance

Chart (1997)	Peak
Australian Albums Chart^[4]	69
UK Albums Chart^[5]	57

Personnel

Dannii Minogue – lead vocals, backing vocals, writer
Terry Ronald – backing vocals, vocal arrangement
Jackie Rawe – backing vocals
Kylie Minogue – backing vocals (track 3)
Paul Lewis – backing vocals
Diane Charlemagne – backing vocals
Suzanne Rhatigan – backing vocals
Owen Parker – guitar
Julian Dunkley – guitar
Drew Milligan – programming
Sally Herbert – strings
Margaret Roseberry – strings
Jules Singleton – violin
Anna Hemery – violin
Anne Wood – violin
Anne Stephenson – violin
Jackie Norrie – violin
Gini Ball – violin

Jocelyn Pook – viola
Claire Orsler – viola
Ellen Blair – viola
Dinah Beamish – cello
Nick Cooper – cello
Billy McGee – double bass
Gary Williams – fretless bass
Mark McGuire – engineer
Paul Barry – writer
Steve Torch – writer
Stuart McLennan – writer, assistant producer, backing vocals
Tim Powell – writer, assistant producer
Graham Stack – producer, writer
Brian Higgins – producer, writer
Matt Gray – producer, writer
David Green – producer, writer
Ian Masterson – producer, writer
Mark Taylor – producer, writer

Formats

These are the formats of major album releases of Girl:

Release format	Country	Cat. no.	Release date
Deluxe Edition^[6]	United Kingdom	5144-25022-2	5 November 2007

References

^ Allmusic review
^ Lucas, John. "Girl - Dannii Minogue". AllMusic. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
^ "Dannii* - Everything I Wanted (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
^ "Dannii Minogue - Girl". Chart Stats. 20 September 1997. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
^ Girl (Deluxe Edition). HMV.com. Retrieved 8 November 2009.

External links

DanniiMusic.com — official website.

[1] Allmusic review

[2] Lucas, John. "Girl - Dannii Minogue". AllMusic. Retrieved 17 February 2012.

[3] "Dannii* - Everything I Wanted (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 17 February 2012.

[ryan-4] Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.

[5] "Dannii Minogue - Girl". Chart Stats. 20 September 1997. Retrieved 17 February 2012.

[6] Girl (Deluxe Edition). HMV.com. Retrieved 8 November 2009.

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Discography
Studio albums	Dannii / Love and Kisses Get into You Girl Neon Nights Club Disco
Compilations	The Singles The Remixes The Hits & Beyond Unleashed The 1995 Sessions This Is It: The Very Best Of
Video albums	Love and Kisses: Video Collection Get into You: Video Collection The Videos Dannii Minogue: The Video Collection
Singles	"Love and Kisses" "Success" "Jump to the Beat" "Baby Love" "I Don't Wanna Take This Pain" "Show You the Way to Go" "Love's on Every Corner" "This Is It" "This is the Way" "Get into You" "Rescue Me" "Boogie Woogie" "All I Wanna Do" "Everything I Wanted" "Disremembrance" "Coconut" "Everlasting Night" "Who Do You Love Now?" "Put the Needle on It" "I Begin to Wonder" "Don't Wanna Lose This Feeling" "You Won't Forget About Me" "Perfection" "So Under Pressure" "I Can't Sleep at Night" "He's the Greatest Dancer" "Touch Me Like That" "Summer of Love" "100 Degrees" "Holding On" "Galaxy" "All I Wanna Do 2020" "We Could Be the One"
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