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Kylie Minogue | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 1, 2008)
• Original Release Date: 2008
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Capitol/Astralwerks
• ASIN: B0015I0HMC
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (34 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #75,165 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. 2 Hearts

2. Like A Drug

3. In My Arms

4. Speakerphone

5. Sensitized

6. Heart Beat Rock

7. The One 8

8. No More Rain

9. All I See

10. Stars

11. Wow

12. Nu-di-ty

13. Cosmic

14. All I See featuring MIMS (BONUS TRACK)

Editorial Reviews

Perhaps best known stateside for her 2001 smash singles, "Can't Get You Out of My Head" and "Love At First Sight", Kylie Minogue is an international pop icon who, over the course of an extraordinary 20-year-career, has released ten studio albums, scored 45 hit singles, received countless gold and platinum discs, earned three Grammy® nominations, and sold out six world tours!
The wait is finally over! On April 1st, Kylie releases X in the US, her first new studio album in four years. 'X' features international smash hits, 2 Hearts, WOW, In My Arms and the US first single ALL I SEE!! The album, Kylie's 10th, features 14 new tracks including a BONUS track - ALL I SEE featuring MIMS, not currently available on any international verison to date!!! For months fans have been referring to the title of the new album as X, so when it came to naming the album it was the obvious choice!

Customer Reviews

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24 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An Open Letter to Capitol Records/Astralwerks, June 18, 2008

By 

Rudy Palma "The Writing Fiend" (NJ) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: X (Audio CD)

Dear Capitol Records/Astralwerks,

I have been reviewing records for a while now, and have a strong grasp on what the American public enjoys as far as Top 40 radio and pop music.

You have the hit of the summer on your hands with Kylie Minogue's "All I See," a breezy, sun-glossed classic pop record, which your label had the correct instinct to release as the lead stateside single to "X," her appropriately-titled 10th studio album.

Just what are you doing about it? The answer, thus far, is very little.

Musically speaking, there is no explanation for the low US sales of "X." Every track is delicious, unabashed pop with memorable choruses, sexy vocals and easy, relatable lyrics. This is what people look for in pop music, and in the English-language market Minogue is the only seasoned artist who consistently delivers true to form pop albums, "X" of which is her most solid to date. From the propulsive, gyrating "Stars" to the infectious, slinky "Like a Drug" to the effervescent, ultra-hooky "Wow," each of these tracks packs combustible heat and explosive energy. This is pop music at its absolute zenith, with talented tunesmiths and a world-class entertainer delivering them. Each song is easy to listen to and difficult to turn off.

"Heavy Promo, Light Sales For Minogue" was a headline I came across after the album's dismal debut at no. 159 on the Billboard 200 albums chart. Appearances like the ones Minogue did on the "Today Show" and "Dancing with the Stars" are crucial, but only a small handful of such promotional endeavors was embarked upon. The former did not even include a performance.

Furthermore, the album's release overseas nearly half a year prior to its April 1 US release, as well as an inexplicable early release to stateside digital retail outlets, only aggravated the lukewarm greeting the album received upon its debut in record stores. Even a small child could make such a prediction. By the time it officially hit record stores, the album itself was already yesterday's news to Minogue's core fan base. Why set an album heavy with potential hits sung by an international superstar up to fail?

Straight-edged, dance floor ready pop has taken a backseat at US Top 40 radio to increasingly urban sounds. However, lead single "All I See" has that problem covered with its light, crunchy production, complete with the all-important handclap sound to win over radio listeners, not to mention easy young love and girls' night out themes. It's breezy, it's hooky, it's sexy, it's mellow, it's memorable, it's cool-as-a-cucumber - does it need to bite you in the rear before you realize that it is the consummate summer hit?

Better yet, an alternate version featuring an intelligent, well-delivered rap by Mims has been released as a US bonus track. Paired with the original, these tracks should by the time of this writing have become inescapable. What is the problem?

Minogue may no longer be freshly post-adolescent, and while every track on "X" is fantastic not every one would work on stateside radio, mostly because the majority of them lack contemporary (read: urban) flavor. However, Minogue is in the shape of her life both physically and as a performer. She has come back from cancer with the most solid album of her career and is continuing to fill stadiums overseas. All this, along with "All I See," a pop hit in the vein of Cher's "Believe" or Beyonce and Jay-Z's "Crazy In Love," should warrant sufficient promotion to make it the hit it deserves, spurning formidable album and single sales and perhaps even paving the way for a US leg of KYLIEX2008, Minogue's current tour.

It is because of this that a recent walk in Times Square left me completely annoyed. Hanging above Virgin Megastore, next to tremendous billboards advertising recent albums, was one of Minogue. However, it was not advertising "X," the most impressive LP of pop tunes I have heard in years, but instead a clothing designer whose name I have already forgotten.

It's like staring down a mountain of profits and saying "no thanks."

Sincerely yours,
Rudy Palma

16 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Import- Just as great in the States release... almost, April 1, 2008

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Chad E. Munn (Canton, GA. United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: X (Audio CD)

As this is Kylie's tenth album but only her third notable release in the US- many new listeners may think that she's still 'new' to the music biz or that this is some sort of 'come back'. This album should put that straight quickly. The album is a great piece of music from start to finish (almost) that quickly shows Kylie's place as a long time vet who knows how to make a GREAT pop album. The typical variety of slow and fast songs aren't really present in this album- the only real 'soft' song is Cosmic... but that happens to be my favorite track on the whole thing! That's not to say the album doesn't offer some different feels- but most of them have you dancing (and rightfully so).

The only down side to the US release is a rather... (frankly)- horrible remix of one of the albums better songs- "All I See". Some record producer thought they needed to make Kylie 'relate' to the US audience by putting some *sigh* rapper in the beginning and middle of her song. It's not like they even do a duet- this irritating rap junk just comes in at unfortunate times and soils the song. It doesn't work on any level- it's just some half hearted DJ attempt to put two artists together that don't mix on ANY level other than tempo. The main issue with it is that it's the last thing you'll hear on the album... it's a parting shot that leaves a very weak impression on an otherwise very strong album. I'd recommend skipping this last song and end the album on Cosmic the way it was intended.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 20 years, 10 albums, and still stronger than ever, April 1, 2008

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Tom in New York City - See all my reviews

This review is from: X (Audio CD)

What an absolutely amazing album this is. Kylie hasn't missed a beat. Everything she does is always new and fresh and this CD brings her to a whole new level. Every song has its own charm and is a potential single in its own right. From the 80s vibe of 2 Hearts to the pulsating beat of Like a Drug, from the twanging vampiness of In My Arms to the singalong bopping of Speakerphone, from the sexiness of Sensitized to the sassiness of Heart Beat Rock, from the longing, alternative sound of The One to the soft, dancy feel of No More Rain, from the sweet hook of All I See to the deep groove of Stars, from the pure joy of Wow to the wild fun of Nu-di-ty, ending with the wonderfully reflective Cosmic, this album is nonstop happiness. You can't help but be in a good mood once you're done listening to it. It is so great to have Kylie back. She is such a fabulous person, and a truly inspiring artist. It's hard to believe it's been 20 years since I first started listening to her. The time has finally come for her to gain the superstar status in the US that she has in the rest of the world, and this CD is the one to make it happen. Welcome back Kylie, and thank you for continuing to make the kind of music that always lifts up my day.