Impossible Remixes

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Impossible Remixes is a remix album by Australian pop–dance singer Kylie Minogue. It was released by Mushroom Records on 10 August 1998 in Australia only. The album contained remixes of songs from Minogue's sixth studio album Impossible Princess (1998). Impossible Remixes featured a mix of "Breathe" by TNT that did not appear on Minogue's remix album Mixes (1998), released only in the United Kingdom. Impossible Remixes is Minogue's highest charting remix album in her native country, reaching 37 on the Australian ARIA Albums Chart.

Background

In November 1997, Minogue released her sixth studio album Impossible Princess with Deconstruction. Impossible Princess became Minogue's first album to assert partial creative control, which allowed her to write and compose every song, as well as production credits, which the latter was unaccredited in the album notes. The album received mixed reviews from most music critics in the 1990s, despite its current retrospective commendation. Some critics complimented its fluent nature, while others criticized her attempt for credibility and felt the image projected towards the album was fraud-like. Commercially, the album debuted and peaked at number four on the ARIA Albums Chart and number one on the Australian Music Report chart in January 1998. In the UK, it entered the UK Albums Chart at number ten on 4 April 1998 and descended the way out after a four week duration, becoming her lowest selling album to date in the country.

Minogue announced the Mixes compilation while performing on her Intimate and Live tour in Australia and the UK. Due to popular demand, the album was released on August 3, 1998 by Deconstruction. However, not long after this release, Minogue released the Australian counterpart seven days later; promotional copies sold earlier.

Material

Like the predecessor Mixes, the album features all the singles from the Impossible Princess album with the exception off "Cowboy Style", which was not released at the time. The remixes have all been previously featured in Minogue's single CD's.Did It Again (CD Single 2 liner notes). Kylie Minogue. Deconstruction Records. 1997. 74321 535702.</ref> The album also features one Brothers in Rhythm Dub Mix, two promo tracks from Minogue's promotional single "Too Far" and a mix of "Breathe" by TNT that did not appear on the predecessor.

Reception

Impossible Remixes received negative reviews from music critics. Brendan Swift from Allmusic awarded the compilation only one-and-a-half stars out of five, arguing that there was nothing new and felt it was tedious and too repetitive. In his extended review, he explained;

Pint-sized pop diva Kylie Minogue's continued crossover from lightweight pop puppet to respected artist continued with the release of this, a compilation of remixed singles from the Impossible Princess album. [Impossible Remixes] walks an unrelenting line -- with ten versions of four songs ("Breathe" clocks in with the highest total at four versions), there's not a lot of room for variation -- and the repetition certainly makes for classic club fodder. This is the voice of the new Minogue doing dance as the faded remnants of the Stock, Aitken and Waterman patsy is left well and truly behind -- she's now the voice behind the DJs -- and there's plenty of their work on this double CD set to sink your teeth into. Todd Terry, Brothers in Rhythm, Quivver, Junior Vasquez and a slew of others do their best to mix it up, and they succeed by drip-drying the pop melodies and distilling them into pure club-style mash. The result is best summed up with the Razor-n Go mix of "Did It Again," where constant repetition is heard at it's most catchy with a hint of something we know: other dance melodies used "again and again." Hardcore Minogue fans with a good pair of dancing shoes may find this gyrating repetition worthwhile; general fans, however, may find the original Impossible Princess more accommodating.

Only release in Australia, Impossible Remixes debuted at number thirty-seven on the Australian Albums Chart on the entry date 26 July 1998, giving it the fourth highest debut album out of six albums that chart week. This became Minogue's only charting remix album to date in Australia, her highest charting remix album and her second compilation to chart there. The album slipped to number thirty nine the next week, and fell out the next week. To date, this is her only remix album to chart in Australia.

Track listing

Disc one

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Too Far" (Brothers in Rhythm mix)	10:21
2.	"Breathe" (TNT Club mix)	6:45
3.	"Did It Again" (Trouser Enthusiasts' Goddess of Contortion mix)	10:22
4.	"Breathe" (Tee's Freeze mix)	6:59
5.	"Some Kind of Bliss" (Quivver mix)	8:39

Disc two

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Too Far" (Junior Vasquez mix)	11:44
2.	"Did It Again" (Razor n Go mix)	11:21
3.	"Breathe" (Sash! Club mix)	5:20
4.	"Too Far" (Brothers in Rhythm dub mix)	8:31
5.	"Breathe" (Nalin & Kane remix)	10:11

External links

• Kylie.com — official website.