Enjoy Yourself

Kylie Minogue | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD
• Original Release Date: 1990
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Geffen Records
• ASIN: B000BNOGYM
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #230,046 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

1. Hand on Your Heart 2. Wouldn't Change a Thing 3. Never Too Late 4. Nothing to Lose 5. Tell Tale Signs 6. Especially for You - with Jason Donovan 7. My Secret Heart 8. I'm Over Dreaming (Over You) 9. Tears on My Pillow 10. Heaven and Earth 11. Enjoy Yourself

Customer Reviews

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It's got a good beat and you can dance to it, April 7, 2002

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Daniel Jolley "darkgenius" (Shelby, North Carolina USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Enjoy Yourself (Audio CD)

This has long been one of my favorite albums. It is unfortunate that this album's lukewarm reception here in the U.S. contributed to Kylie's exile from our radio stations. It is true that Kylie's second release isn't a groundbreaking, breakthrough achievement, and indeed it does reflect the pop music so popular in the late 1980s. It is only natural that today's listeners would view this album as a product of its times, but to criticize it for being what it is seems silly to me. Some might call this bubble gum pop, but I am not ashamed to say I have always loved that kind of music. These songs are all fun to listen to and never grow old. Had I an ounce of rhythm in my body, I would be compelled to dance to these songs; "Hand On Your Heart" and "Wouldn't Change a Thing" in particular have a great beat. As a young person contemplating the wonders of the fairer sex, upbeat tunes such as "Never Too Late" and "Nothing to Lose" often lifted my spirits. "Heaven and Earth," "Tell Tale Signs," and "Especially For You" are wonderful ballads, and Kylie's cover of "Tears On My Pillow" is enjoyable. "Enjoy Yourself" basically sums up the whole album--this is an upbeat album filled with tunes encouraging you to forget your troubles and just enjoy life. There are no bad songs to be found here; I cannot listen to one or two songs without listening to the entire album. Some may think the lyrics are sappy and shallow, but one must keep in mind that Kylie was only about 20 years old when "Enjoy Yourself" was released. I think this CD is much better than Kylie's debut, and I would hope that fans just now discovering this wonderful singer will seek out this early material and give it a chance.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Second album maintains style of debut, April 28, 2005

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Peter Durward Harris "Pete the music fan" (Leicester England) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Enjoy Yourself (Audio CD)

In 1980's Britain, the most successful pop record producers were the team of Stock, Aitken and Waterman. Many of their singers faded from popularity as quickly as they emerged, leaving a legacy of doubtful importance. A few did rise above the rest but the star that shone the brightest was Kylie.

This album was produced entirely by Stock, Aitken and Waterman, who wrote all the songs except for Tears on my pillow (the Little Anthony fifties classic). This cover helped to convince me that Kylie should be taken seriously - it is brilliant. I've heard several versions including Reba McEntire's. Kylie should be proud of her cover, which went all the way to number one in Britain, even though I slightly prefer Reba's. Hand on your heart (number one), Wouldn't change a thing (number two) and Never too late (number four) were the other UK hits from this album.

While many will continue to dismiss Kylie (especially these early albums), she is much better than many of the singers she is sometimes compared to, and has proved it by lasting longer than any of her critics thought possible.

Note that this CD is also available via the boxed set - Kylie Minogue x3. It's only three individual CD's wrapped in a cardboard slipcase but it's much cheaper than buying the three separately.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Kylie's 'Adolescent' Phase..., May 23, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Enjoy Yourself (Audio CD)

Kylie's second album with PWL marks a significant progression from the most basic pop tunes which characterized her debut. Songs such as 'Hand on Your Heart', 'Never Too Late' and 'Wouldn't Change A Thing' are perfect examples of straight- forward pop music at it's best and these tracks show more strength than her earlier efforts. The album does tend to get bogged down by ballads however, and whilst they are all perfectly respectable tunes, they don't represent the 'real' hi-energy Kylie that made her a superstar. Upbeat tracks 'Nothing To Lose' and 'I'm Over Dreaming (Over You)' are better and more suited to Kylie's persona. Whilst it's not perfect, Kylie's vocals and charisma more than make up for the imperfections and it is good fun overall. The album's closing offers a taster of what was to come in her follow-up release (the brilliant 'Rhythm of Love') with the fantastic title track 'Enjoy Yourself', and this undoubtedly remains one of the strongest tracks she ever recorded with Stock Aitken and Waterman.