Enjoy Yourself (Kylie Minogue album)
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| Studio album by Kylie Minogue | |||||
| Released | October 9, 1989 | ||||
| Recorded | February, April and July, 1989 | ||||
| Genre | Pop, Dance | ||||
| Length | 30:14 | ||||
| Label | PWL, Mushroom, Geffen | ||||
| Producer | Stock, Aitken and Waterman | ||||
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Enjoy Yourself is the second album by Australian pop singer Kylie Minogue. It was released by PWL on October 9, 1989, and received mixed reviews. Chris True of All Music Guide describes the album's songs as "catchy stuff", and calls Enjoy Yourself a "good companion to her debut".[1] Rolling Stone reviewer Arion Berger gave the album one out of five stars and called it "inept".[2]
Enjoy Yourself reached number one in the United Kingdom, and produced two number one singles.[3] In January 1990, the album was certified four times platinum in the UK,[4] and sold over one million copies within the first ten weeks of its release.[3]
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[edit] Recording and reception
Following the commercial success of her debut album Kylie in 1988, Minogue began recording her second album with Stock, Aitken and Waterman at PWL Studios in London, England in February 1989.[3] Recording sessions also took place in April and July 1989, with the cover version of "Tears on My Pillow" being one of the final songs recorded for the album after Minogue had heard the original version of the song while dining at Pete Waterman's house.[5]
Enjoy Yourself received mixed reviews from music critics. Chris True of All Music Guide described the album's songs as "catchy stuff", and called Enjoy Yourself a "good companion to her debut". He did, however, write that the album "sounds very similar to [Minogue's] debut" because she collaborated with "the same team that put together her first LP".[1] Rolling Stone reviewer Arion Berger gave the album one out of five stars and called it "inept". He wrote that Stock, Aitken and Waterman left "Minogue at the mercy of her own abysmal voice, with only a hopelessly retro 4/4 to keep time" and called Minogue's cover version of "Tears on My Pillow" a "travesty".[2]
[edit] Chart performance and sales
Enjoy Yourself debuted on the UK albums chart at number one, and reached double platinum status upon release with pre-sales of over 600,000 copies.[6] In the UK, the album sold over one million copies in its first ten weeks of release.[3] On January 1, 1990, the album was certified four times platinum.[4] In Australia, the album reached number nine, and was certified gold on release.[7]
The album reached number one in Hong Kong and Ireland, and the top ten in Belgium, Denmark, Greece and Japan.[3] In North America, Enjoy Yourself received limited promotion and did not appear on any major album charts.
[edit] Singles
"Hand on Your Heart", the album's first single release, reached number one in the UK singles chart and number four on the Australian singles chart.[8] The second single "Wouldn't Change a Thing" debuted at number two in the UK and was accompanied by Minogue's first music video to be filmed in the UK.[9] "Never Too Late", the album's third single, was originally scheduled to be released as the second single from Enjoy Yourself. The song became Minogue's eighth consecutive top five single in the UK, where it reached number four and sold over 200,000 copies.[10]
The fourth single "Tears on My Pillow" was recorded for Minogue's film The Delinquents and is a cover version of the 1958 song originally recorded by Little Anthony & The Imperials. The song debuted at number two in the UK and reached number one the following week.[5] In Sweden, "Tears on My Pillow" was released as a double A-side single with "We Know the Meaning of Love".
[edit] Track listing
All tracks written and composed by Stock, Aitken and Waterman, except where noted.
- "Hand on Your Heart" - 3:54
- "Wouldn't Change a Thing" - 3:17
- "Never Too Late" 3:27
- "Nothing To Lose" - 3:24
- "Tell Tale Signs" - 2:29
- "My Secret Heart" - 2:44
- "I'm Over Dreaming (Over You)" - 3:27
- "Tears on My Pillow" (Sylvester Bradford, Al Lewis) - 2:33
- "Heaven And Earth" - 3:47
- "Enjoy Yourself" - 3:43
[edit] Bonus track
Included as the sixth track on the North American edition of Enjoy Yourself.
- "Especially for You" (duet with Jason Donovan)
[edit] Personnel
The following people contributed to Enjoy Yourself:[11]
- Kylie Minogue - lead vocals, backing vocals
- Jason Donovan - vocals
- Mae McKenna, Miriam Stockley - backing vocals
- Matt Aitken - keyboards, guitar, production, arrangements
- Pete Waterman - production, arrangements, mixing
- Mike Stock - backing vocals, production, arrangements, keyboards
- Ian Curnow - keyboards
- A. Linn - drums
- Jason Barron, Dave Ford, Julian Gingell, Peter Hammond, Phil Harding, Chris McDonnell, Barry Stone - mixing
- Peter Day - engineering, mixing
- Karen Hewitt - engineering
- Greg Fulginiti - mastering
- Simon Fowler - photography
- David Howells - design
[edit] Formats
These are the formats of major album releases of Enjoy Yourself.
| Release format | Country | Cat. no. | Label |
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| Australian CD album[12] | Australia | MUSH322092 | Mushroom Records |
| Australian vinyl album[13] | Australia | TVL93294 | Mushroom Records |
| UK CD album[14] | United Kingdom | HFCD9 | PWL |
| Japanese CD album[15] | Japan | 29B2-77 | PWL |
| Japanese vinyl album[16] | Japan | 25B1-77 | PWL |
| U.S. vinyl album[17] | United States | GHS24272 | Geffen Records |
[edit] Charts
| Charts (1989) | Peak position |
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| Australian Albums Chart[3] | 9 |
| Belgian Albums Chart[3] | 3 |
| Danish Albums Chart[3] | 10 |
| German Albums Chart[18] | 33 |
| Greek Albums Chart[3] | 2 |
| Hong Kong Albums Chart[3] | 1 |
| Irish Albums Chart[3] | 1 |
| Japanese Albums Chart[3] | 5 |
| Swedish Albums Chart[19] | 33 |
| Swiss Albums Chart[20] | 13 |
| UK Albums Chart[3] | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 167 |
[edit] References
- ^ a b True, Chris. "Enjoy Yourself > Review". All Music Guide. Retrieved December 3, 2007.
- ^ a b Berger, Arion. "Kylie Minogue: Enjoy Yourself Album Review". Rolling Stone. July 12, 1990. Retrieved December 3, 2007.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Albums: Enjoy Yourself". Kylie.com. Retrieved December 3, 2007.
- ^ a b "British sales certificate for Enjoy Yourself". British Phonographic Industry. January 1, 1990. Retrieved December 3, 2007.
- ^ a b "Music - Singles - "Tears on My Pillow". Kylie.com. Retrieved January 6, 2008.
- ^ "British sales certificate for Enjoy Yourself". British Phonographic Industry. October 11, 1989. Retrieved January 6, 2008.
- ^ "Chronology". Kylie.com. Retrieved October 2, 2007.
- ^ "Music - Singles - "Hand on Your Heart". Kylie.com. Retrieved January 6, 2008.
- ^ "Music - Singles - "Wouldn't Change a Thing". Kylie.com. Retrieved January 6, 2008.
- ^ "Music - Singles - "Never Too Late". Kylie.com. Retrieved January 6, 2008.
- ^ "Enjoy Yourself > Credits". All Music Guide. Retrieved January 7, 2008.
- ^ "Enjoy Yourself Australian CD album". Eil.com. Retrieved January 6, 2008.
- ^ "Enjoy Yourself Australian vinyl album". Eil.com. Retrieved January 6, 2008.
- ^ "Enjoy Yourself UK CD". Eil.com. Retrieved January 6, 2008.
- ^ "Enjoy Yourself Japanese CD album". Eil.com. Retrieved January 6, 2008.
- ^ "Enjoy Yourself Japanese vinyl album". Eil.com. Retrieved January 6, 2008.
- ^ "Enjoy Yourself U.S. vinyl album". Eil.com. Retrieved January 6, 2008.
- ^ "World Chart Positions". Charts-Surfer.de. Retrieved January 5, 2008.
- ^ "Discography Kylie Minogue". SwedishCharts.com. Retrieved January 5, 2008.
- ^ "Discography Kylie Minogue". SwissCharts.com. Retrieved January 5, 2008.
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