Body Language (Kylie Minogue album)

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Body Language
Body Language cover
Studio album by Kylie Minogue
Released Flag of Japan November 10, 2003
Flag of World November 17, 2003
Flag of the United States February 10, 2004
Recorded 2003
Genre Pop, Dance, R&B
Length 47:51
Label Parlophone
Mushroom
Capitol
Producer Sunny Roads
Julian Gallagher
Richard Stannard
Johnny Douglas
Baby Bash
Karen Poole
Cathy Dennis
Chris Braide
Kurtis Mantronik
Rez
Electric J
Professional reviews
Kylie Minogue chronology
Fever
(2001)		 Body Language
(2003)		 Ultimate Kylie
(2004)

Body Language is a 2003 album by Australian singer Kylie Minogue, her ninth studio album. The album peaked at #6 in the United Kingdom, and at #2 in her native Australia. It also reached number #1 in South Africa, #2 in Argentina, #4 in Germany, #8 in Canada, #23 in New Zealand and #42 on the United States Billboard 200. This album has been released with the Copy Control protection system in some regions.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Slow" (Kylie Minogue, Dan Carey, Emiliana Torrini) - 3:15 — Sound clip
  2. "Still Standing" (Ash Thomas, Alexis Strum) - 3:40
  3. "Secret (Take You Home)" (Reza Safinia, Lisa Greene, Niomi Mclean-Daley, Hugh Clarke, Paul George, Gerald Charles, Brian P. George, Curtis T. Bedeau, Lucien J. George) - 3:16
  4. "Promises" (K. Khaleel, David Billing) - 3:16
  5. "Sweet Music" (Kylie Minogue, Ash Thomas, Karen Poole) - 4:11
  6. "Red Blooded Woman" (Johnny Douglas, Karen Poole) - 4:21 [1]
  7. "Chocolate" (Karen Poole, Johnny Douglas) - 5:00
  8. "Obsession" (K. Khaleel, David Billing, M. Grey) - 3:31
  9. "I Feel for You" (J. Piccioni, L. Winstanley, S. Anselmetti) - 4:19
  10. "Someday" (Kylie Minogue, Emiliana Torrini, Ash Thomas) - 4:18
  11. "Loving Days" (Kylie Minogue, Richard Stannard, Julian Gallagher, Dave Morgan) - 4:26
  12. "After Dark" (Cathy Dennis, Chris Braide) - 4:09


Bonus Tracks

  • "Slo Motion" (Kylie Minogue, Andrew Frampton, ++++ Stent and Wayne Wilkins) (Australian & Japan. Track title Slow Motion on Japan edition) - 4:18
  • "Cruise Control" (Album Version) (Kylie Minogue, Karen Poole and Johnny Douglas) (Canadian and US editions only) - 3:52
  • "You Make Me Feel" (Kylie Minogue, Tommy D, Felix Howard and Marius Devries) (Canadian, Japan, and US editions only) - 4:18

B-sides

  • "Soul On Fire" (Kylie Minogue, Dan Carey and Emiliana Torrini) (b-side to "Slow") - 3:32
  • "Cruise Control" (Single Version) (Kylie Minogue, Karen Poole and Johnny Douglas) (b-side to "Red Blooded Woman") - 4:55
  • "Almost A Lover" (Kylie Minogue, Karen Poole and Ash Thomas) (b-side to "Red Blooded Woman") - 3:40
  • "City Games" (Kylie Minogue, Karen Poole, Richard Stannard and Julian Gallagher) (b-side to "Chocolate") - 3:42

[edit] Unreleased Songs

  • I'm Sorry [2] and Trippin' Me Up[3] were not on the album's final cut, but leaked to the internet in June 2006. They were produced by Pascal Gabriel
  • My Image Unlimited [4] and I'm Just Here for the Music [5] also leaked. The producers for these tracks is unknown, but I'm Just Here for the music was probably produced by Wayne Rodrigues and Danielle Brisebois, the songs writers.
  • On The Up [6] written with Johnny Douglas and Karen Poole leaked online as a 1-minute clip in June 2006 and then fully in November 2006
  • Beats Per Minute which was renamed B.P.M when released as a b-side on the "I Believe In You" single in 2004.
  • Boombox [7] was recorded in 2003 and used a looped sample of the Prince classic Controversy. After DJ'ing at the 'Boombox' club in London in 2007 Kylie requested the 2003 demo of the same name be tracked down and remixed for club and in-house use. A variety of mixes then appeared online via file sharing sites and Myspace.
  • An early version of Chocolate included a rap by Ludacris, but wasn't used on the final mix. (A part of Ludacris vocals can be heard at the beginning of the released version over the intro). A 1-Minute clip was leaked by late July 2006. Kylie didn't like the rap so it wasn't released.

[edit] Alleged Special Edition

Due to be released in 2004 a special edition of Body Language was to be released at the same time as "I Believe In You" from "Ultimate Kylie". An alleged tracklisting surfaced the internet most likely official. The tracklisting is as follows.

Disc 1

  1. "Slow" (Kylie Minogue, Dan Carey, Emiliana Torrini) - 3:15
  2. "Still Standing" (Ash Thomas, Alexis Strum) - 3:40
  3. "Secret (Take You Home)" (Reza Safinia, Lisa Greene, Niomi Mclean-Daley, Hugh Clarke, Paul George, Gerald Charles, Brian P. George, Curtis T. Bedeau, Lucien J. George) - 3:16
  4. "Promises" (K. Khaleel, David Billing) - 3:16
  5. "Sweet Music" (Kylie Minogue, Ash Thomas, Karen Poole) - 4:11
  6. "Red Blooded Woman" (Johnny Douglas, Karen Poole) - 4:21 [8]
  7. "Chocolate (Radio Edit)" (Karen Poole, Johnny Douglas) - 4:01
  8. "Obsession" (K. Khaleel, David Billing, M. Grey) - 3:31
  9. "I Feel for You" (J. Piccioni, L. Winstanley, S. Anselmetti) - 4:19
  10. "Someday" (Kylie Minogue, Emiliana Torrini, Ash Thomas) - 4:18
  11. "Loving Days" (Kylie Minogue, Richard Stannard, Julian Gallagher, Dave Morgan) - 4:26
  12. "After Dark" (Cathy Dennis, Chris Braide) - 4:09
  13. "Cruise Control" (Album Version) (Kylie Minogue, Karen Poole and Johnny Douglas) - 3:52
  14. "You Make Me Feel" (Kylie Minogue, Tommy D, Felix Howard and Marius Devries) - 4:18

Disc 2

  1. "City Games" - 3:42
  2. "Almost A Lover" - 3:40
  3. "Slow (Chemical Brothers Remix) - 7:03
  4. "Red Blooded Woman (Whitey Mix) - 5:20
  5. "Secret (Take You Home) (Live from Money Can't Buy Concert)" - 3:23
  6. "Soul On Fire" 3:35
  7. "Chocolate (Tom Middleton Mix) - 7:31
  8. "Slo Motion" (Kylie Minogue, Andrew Frampton, ++++ Stent and Wayne Wilkins) - 4:18

[edit] Release history

"Body Language" is Minogue’s 9th studio album, and her third for Parlophone Records. Its title is a reference to a line in the album's first single, "Slow". The album was recorded throughout the summer of 2003 in the United Kingdom, Ireland and Spain. It also saw Minogue working with previous collaborators Richard Stannard, Julian Gallagher, Cathy Dennis, Johnny Douglas, and Karen Poole, as well as Emiliana Torrini and Mr. Dan, known collectively as Sunnyroads.

The album was supported by a spectacular one-off album launch show entitled "Money Can't Buy" on November 15, 2003 at the London Apollo Theatre. At the show Minogue performed seven new songs, alongside some of her older hits. In July 2004 the concert was released on DVD. The DVD included an unedited version of the concert as well as multi-angle screen visuals for the performances of "Slow" and "Chocolate", a behind-the-scenes documentary, the videos for each of the #3 in the UK, #4 in New Zealand, and at #2 in Australia.

Australian and Japanese versions of the album included the bonus song "Slo(w) Motion". Japan also received a second bonus track, "You Make Me Feel". When released in 2004, the North American version of the album included an enhanced data track with the "Slow" music video and "Can't Get You Out of My Head (Live)" from the "Money Can't Buy" concert as well as two bonus tracks, "You Make Me Feel" and "Cruise Control (US version)". In the US, some versions of the album came packaged with six postcards.

[edit] Critical response

"Body Language" received very favorable reviews from critics overall. Rolling Stone called the album "fantastic" and gave it a rating of three stars out of five, calling it some of her best work.[9] Chris True, in a review for the All Music Guide, called the album Minogue's "big step forward". The review echoed the Rolling Stone review and called it some of her best work and a "a near perfect pop record". [10]

Other reviews were less flattering. In a review for PopMatters, Adrien Begrand, praised songs like "Slow" and "Sweet Music" but dismissed the rest as "forgettable" and nothing "more than mere filler". Begrand also called "Body Language" a "bit of a misstep" from her previous album Fever. [11] Sharon O'Connell, from Launch.com, gave the album a five out of ten calling it "an ill-judged move" due to its praise of 80s disco music and its references to 80s "cheese music" made by Duran Duran, Dead or Alive and one-hit wonders Nu Shooz. [12]

[edit] Singles

# Title Date
1. "Slow" November 2003
2. "Secret (Take You Home)" Taiwan promo early 2004
3. "Red Blooded Woman" February 2004
4. "Chocolate" June/July 2004
A scene from the music video for "Slow"
A scene from the music video for "Slow"
  • "Slow" was released in November 2003. It debuted at number one in both the British and Australian charts and has also gone to number one in Spain and Romania. It also went top 10 in a number of other countries including Canada, Spain, Italy, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Taiwan and Portugal in late 2003 and early 2004. In the U.S., it reached number one on the Billboard Magazine Club Chart, and reached the top 40 on the Radio Airplay Chart. It was also nominated for a Grammy Award in the Best Dance Recording Catageory. A Chemical Brothers remix of the track appears on the Queer Eye for the Straight Guy soundtrack. The single has achieved platinum status in Australia.
  • "Secret (Take You Home)" was released as a promotional single only in Taiwan in early 2004.
  • "Red Blooded Woman" was released in February 2004. It entered the Australian singles chart at number 4, and at number 5 in the UK. The song has also made the top in Spain, Ireland and Italy. In the U.S., it reached number one on the Billboard Magazine Dance Radio Airplay Chart, and was a modest radio airplay hit. It has achieved gold sales in New Zealand where it peaked at number 18.
  • "Chocolate" was released June 2004 (July 2004 in Australia). The song reached number 14 in Australia and number 6 in the UK,
  • "Promises" - Although never released as an official promo, it was used in early 2004 by Irish radio stations before the release of the second single.

[edit] Chart performance

"Body Language" failed to reach the chart success of its predecessor "Fever", but still managed to chart in the Top 5 in multiple countries.

The album was released in North America to minor chart success.

Body Language has sold an estimated 1.8 million copies worldwide and has 2x platinum in Australia, selling around 140,000 copies. In the UK the album has gone platinum selling 355,000 copies. It has also been certified gold in Switzerland, Austria and New Zealand. In the United States it has sold around 169,000 copies to date.

Chart (2003/2004) Peak
Position
Australian ARIA Albums Chart 1
Greek International Albums Chart 1
South African Albums Chart 1
Argentine Albums Chart 2
U.S. Billboard Top Electronic Albums 2
UK Albums Chart 6
Swiss Albums Chart 3
Belgian Albums Chart 4
United World Chart 4
German Albums Chart 11
Portuguese Albums Chart 5
Dutch Albums Chart 5
Irish Albums Chart 5
French Albums Chart 7
Finnish Albums Chart 7
Canadian Albums Chart 8
United World Chart 10
New Zealand RIANZ Albums Chart 23
U.S. Billboard 200 42
U.S. Billboard Comprehensive Albums 13
Japanese Oricon Albums Chart 1
Polish Albums Chart 15
Country Provider(s) Certification Sales/Shipments
Australia ARIA 2x Platinum 140,000+
Austria IFPI Gold 15,000+
Netherlands SNEP Gold 50,000
Mexico AMPROFON Gold 50,000
New Zealand RIANZ Gold 7,500+
Switzerland IFPI Gold 20,000+
U.K. BPI Platinum 355,051
U.S. RIAA N/A 169,000+

[edit] Personnel

The following people contributed to Body Language:[13]

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Red Blooded Woman music video on YouTube
  2. ^ Fan made video to "I'm Sorry" on YouTube
  3. ^ Fan made video to "Trippin' Me Up" on YouTube
  4. ^ "My Image Unlimited" on imeem
  5. ^ "I'm Just Here for the Music" on imeem
  6. ^ Fan made video to "On the Up" on YouTube
  7. ^ Fan made video to "Boombox" on YouTube
  8. ^ Red Blooded Woman music video on YouTube
  9. ^ Body Language 1. Rolling Stone Magazine. Retrieved January 3, 2006.
  10. ^ Body Language 2. All Music Guide. Retrieved January 3, 2006.
  11. ^ Body Language 3. Pop Matters. Retrieved January 3, 2006.
  12. ^ Body Language 4. Launch.co.uk. Retrieved January 3, 2006.
  13. ^ Body Language (CD liner notes). Parlophone. November 2003.

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