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What a face! Kylie holding up her first Grammy award to her nuke-yul-er smile

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Which incarnation of Kylie are you?



Suspect doctored photo of Kylie and the Prints of Whales (Prince of wales).

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technicianonline.com / 02.24.2004 / diversions / Music Bin

Kylie Minogue - "Body Language" (Capitol Records)

Posted: 02.24.2004

/TECHNICIAN

Ashley Hink
Staff Reporter

While Kylie Minogue has recently become a dance music poster child and sex symbol, any child of the '80s first knew her as the energetic Aussie in the pop hit, "Locomotion." However, unlike most '80s icons that disappeared after a one-hit wonder, Minogue merely took an American hiatus and continued to churn out dance and pop hits in Australia and Europe.

The actress and dance diva is the reigning pop queen in the U.K. and Australia; with numerous number one hits and awards, Minogue sets the bar for successful female pop stars on the other side of the Atlantic. In Europe and Australia, she had more hits than Madonna in the '90s. While taking an active role in writing her music, the 35-year-old needs no scandalous antics and risque behavior to sell albums, something perhaps her younger American counterparts could learn.

Minogue's 11th album, "Body Language" is a powerful follow-up to her 2001 release "Fever" that finally broke the American charts. "Can't Get You Out of My Head" ruled in dance clubs and on MTV with Minogue's addictive "La, la, la's" and incredible but tasteful sex appeal. "Body Language" contains equally catchy mixes of disco-glam and hip-hop dance beats. Minogue's dream team of great songwriters and master mixers has produced a fun, cool and ultimately good album.

The first single, "Slow," already debuting at number one in the U.K. and Australia, is a sexy dance tune that reveals Minogue's abilities to experiment with her voice. Her breathy vocals appropriately paired with suggestive lyrics will surely bring bodies together - on the dance floor that is.

However, one's mind may wonder and wander with sexual metaphors that run rampant through "Body Language." In "Slow" Minogue sings, "Don't wanna rush it/Let the rhythm pull you in/It's here so touch it/You know what I'm saying and I haven't said a thing." Hmm, the listeners will have to decipher the mixed messages themselves.

In "Sweet Music," simple beats progress into a fun, dance funk while Minogue continues to suggest sexual images with dance-floor lingo. "Let's make this demo right/I might just lose it/When we make sweet music/No feather beds, no exotic affair." Minogue surely has no reservations or reluctance to integrate sexually charged lyrics with otherwise silly motivations to dance or mild themes of girl-power. Among the other powerful tunes are "Red Blooded Woman" and "Obsession." Both embody eclectic dance and hip-hop beats that are unique and original to Minogue.

Since she is a product of the '80s pop and techno era, it's almost innate for Minogue to use seemingly borrowed beats from the decade of neon clothing and crimped hair. "Still Standing," echoes an '80s mix while "I Feel For You" is a fun, disco-pop tune that only could be pulled off by Minogue.

"Body Language" is hitting the shores of America just in time, while most of us are still sobering up from "Can't Get You Out of My Head," Minogue's new album provides refreshing, fun and sexy dance beats for fans looking for some inspiration on the dance floor, or ah, any other places the imagination dares to venture. After a couple decades of experience and musical maturity, Kylie Minogue knows how to do it and does it well.

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Pop Quiz: Kylie Minogue


Aidin Vaziri

Sunday, February 22, 2004
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No matter how many times they drop their pants and groan, it's unlikely either Christina or Britney will ever make an album as devastatingly sexy as Kylie Minogue's ninth and latest, "Body Language." The follow-up to the 6 million-selling "Fever," which included the single "Can't Get You Out of My Head," sees the hot-pants-wearing Australian singer in top form 15 years after she had her first No. 1 with "The Loco-Motion." It's better than naked yoga.

Q: This album is so hot sometimes I get embarrassed when I'm listening to it in public.

A: Wow, it's having an impact. That wasn't the intention, to make an album full of those types of songs, but there was definitely a much more sensual feel. I would attribute that to two things -- the songs and the fact that I was really happy at the beginning of a wonderful romance.

Q: Happy or horny?

A: Happy.

Q: Because it could go either way.

A: Happy.

Q: I just assumed you hit your 30s.

A: And my mojo kicked in? Well, that I wouldn't talk to you about. I'm terribly sorry.

Q: Is this the record you should have made in the '80s?

A: I think it's quite different. This is more '85 than '88. I think we did those records right. I would buy them. Maybe my hairdo was wrong. Maybe my earrings were just a bit too large. But that was the fashion.

Q: Yeah, but Prince was making records like this at the same time with Apollonia 6 and Mazerati, whereas then you were on the other end of the spectrum with the Safety Dance. But this whole other world existed at the same time, so you could have easily gone 180 degrees the other way. It's just like that movie where Ashton Kutcher goes back to the future, but it turned out good.

A: I've lost you, I'm afraid.

Q: I think I'm trying to give you a compliment.

A: OK, then we're in a good place.

Q: Would you ever get a tattoo on your stomach with flames shooting out of it like that guy from the Darkness?

A: No, but I just love the Darkness. I mean, we could definitely swap a few wardrobe tales. I donated a few of my costumes to the Museum of Performing Arts in Melbourne and, as we were noting everything that I was giving them, some of the descriptions of my costumes were just hysterical.

Q: Like what?

A: One of them read something like "Red leather mini cat suit with corset lace-ups and hand-dyed chiffon bat wings."

Q: Does your stylist hate you?

A: No. That's a sign of affection.

Q: Are you sure, or is he just trying to see how much he can get away with?

A: We both do that.

Q: Oh, are you going to order a silver-plated nipple sunburst thing next?

A: No. I don't think so.

Q: You are probably the only person who can relate to what Janet Jackson went through since you've been onstage with Justin Timberlake on live television before and he grabbed your bum.

A: Our performance was nothing like that. But it did send a chill down my spine thinking about all the things that could go wrong onstage. A "wardrobe malfunction" is just one of a hundred things that could ruin your performance. Although I don't think that ruined it. She certainly got noticed.

Q: He's always grabbing stuff he shouldn't be grabbing.

A: I'm just waiting for someone to clarify what was meant to happen.

Aidin Vaziri is a freelance writer.


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Newsday.com: "KYLIE'S NEW 'LANGUAGE': With her well-named hit 'Can't Get You Out of My Head' and the accompanying smash CD 'Kylie,' Kylie Minogue dug in her stiletto heels and claimed Europop dance music as hers. On her latest CD, 'Body Language' (Capitol), Queen Kylie solidifies control of her electropop kingdom.

The leadoff single, 'Slow,' is a worthy declaration of her intentions, her kittenish vocals floating over a cushion of plinky synths (think Madonna circa 'Music') and shuffled beats. It's a formula that she sticks with a little too long, as midtempo dance numbers like 'Chocolate,' 'Obsession' and 'I Feel For You' all kind of blend together into electro mush.

When Minogue gets a good song, though, she certainly knows how to sell it. 'Secret (Take You Home),' a collaboration with rising star Ms. Dynamite, is a charmer, with synth squiggles that sound like 'Erotic City' and a nifty little rap that makes Madonna's 'American Life' rap sound like, well, Madonna rapping. Throw in some chunks of the freestyle Lisa Lisa classic 'I Wonder If I Take You Home' and it's irresistible. ('Body Language,' in stores today; Grade: B-)"

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Body Language
Release date: 02.10.04
Label: Capitol/EMI Records
Distributor: EMI Music Distribution
Mono/Stereo: Stereo

DISC 1
01 . Slow
02 . Still Standing
03 . Secret Take You Home
04 . Promises
05 . Sweet Music
06 . Red Blooded Woman
07 . Chocolate
08 . Obsession
09 . I Feel For You
10 . Someday
11 . Loving Days
12 . After Dark
13 . Cruise Control
14 . You Make Me Feel

This is an Enhanced CD, which contains both regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files.
Personnel includes: Kylie Minogue (vocals); Johnny Douglas (various instruments); Julian Gallagher, Alvin Sweeney (programming); Cathy Dennis (background vocals).

Producers include: Cathy Dennis, Kurtis Mantronik, Johnnyv Douglas, Baby Ash, Sunnyroads.

On her umpteenth album, Australian diva Kylie Minogue continues to dish out the dance-floor-ready tunes. Following up her international hit, "Can't Get You Out of Head," Minogue isn't content to rehash that song; instead, she wraps herself in a luxurious robe of electro-beats and dreamy synthesizers. BODY LANGUAGE starts off with the sensual "Slow," a remarkably spare song that glides along on simple synth lines, bubbling beats, and, of course, Minogue's airy coo. This formula works well on other tracks, including the saucy "Secret (Take You Home)," the celebratory "Sweet Music," and the Bjork-like "Someday." Minogue also dips into past decades on certain tracks, such as the 1980s-inspired, vocoder-laced pop of "Still Standing" and the '70s guitar-driven funk of "I Feel for You." Throughout the album, Minogue works her BODY LANGUAGE with giddy pleasure, easily putting most of her contemporaries to shame.

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BODY LANGUAGE — Kylie Minogue

Superbly understated

by Darryl Sterdan
Sun Media



"Come on and dance with me," purrs Kylie Minogue — only she's not talking about the disco, if you catch our drift.
Not that we would be surprised if you didn't — after all, next to the skankorama tawdriness of her dance-diva contemporaries, Kylie's slightly more stylish and mature brand of sensuality might seem a tad too subtle to be effective.

Trust us, though; it works just fine on her superbly understated new CD Body Language.

Moving away from the lighter, energetic disco-pop of her last few discs, Minogue lowers the lights a shade, takes it down a notch, slips into something comfortable and takes her time putting the moves on you on these 14 tracks.

As always, she keeps her approach simple: Most of these retro-dance party cuts are sparsely arranged around lightly percolating mid-tempo beatboxes, bouncy basslines and gently burbling synths.

None of it overpowers Kylie's limited but highly effective vocals, which move from husky propositions and erotic moaning to pop-diva trilling and — this time out — the occasional rap.

Minogue also seems to stretch her musical boundaries a bit here, flirting with everything from Prince-inspired electroclash (Still Standing) and funk (I Feel For You) to lurching teen-pop (Red Blooded Woman) and hip-hop (Cruise Control, one of the Canadian bonus tracks).

Through it all, though, Kylie never loses her cool or says anything she'll regret. Her Body Language does the talking for her.

Track Listings:

• 1. Slow
• 2. Still Standing
• 3. Secret (take you home)
• 4. Promises
• 5. Sweet Music
• 6. Red Blooded Woman
• 7. Chocolate
• 8. Obsession
• 9. I Feel For You
• 10. Someday
• 11. Loving Days
• 12. After Dark


Sun rating (out of 5 stars)

2004-02-18


Kylie Minogue Red Blooded Woman UK DOUBLE CD SINGLE SET (274399)

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'Queer Eye' crew releases new CD, companion book

By GAIL SHISTER
Knight Ridder

The cottage industry that is Bravo/NBC's "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy" recently released both a companion book and soundtrack CD.

"The Fab 5's Guide to Looking Better, Cooking Better, Dressing Better, Behaving Better, and Living Better" features tips from Ted Allen, Kyan Douglas, Thom Filicia, Carson Kressley and Jai Rodriguez.

On the disc, artists include Widelife, Elton John, Sting, Basement Jaxx, Kylie Minogue, Duran Duran and Liz Phair.

Amid a flurry of media appearances to flog their expanding empire, the "Queer" boys are squeezing in time to shoot new episodes.

Co-executive producer David Metzler says "Queer Eye" "guards its brand very carefully" by choosing only those ancillary projects with the same "style, taste and class" as the show.

In this round of the show, "Queer Eye" will move beyond mere civilians for makeovers.

Figure skaters might be the last guys you'd expect to see on the receiving end of "Queer Eye," but three-time pairs champion John Zimmerman, a newlywed, will be transformed on the March 9 episode.

"He came to us, through our Web site," Metzler says. "We didn't expect a skater to pop up in our casting. John's got many of the same straight-guy problems as the other guys. He's just better on the ice."

Zimmerman, the first athlete to make the "Queer Eye" cut, will appear April 4 at Tullio Arena in the Smucker's Stars on Ice show.

Another new "Queer Eye" wrinkle: guest appearances by Motley Crue's Vince Neil and Australian pop star Minogue. They help the Fab 5 deliver their "hip tips" at the end of Tuesday's segment.

As befits the show's hit status, it's spawning at least two imitators. Comedy Central's three-episode "Straight Plan for the Gay Man" launches Feb 23. In each segment, four straight comedians — "The Flab 4" — help a gay man impersonate a heterosexual for a day.

Curtis Gwinn, Billy Merritt, Kyle Grooms and Bob Riggle will work with "an upscale fashion salesman," a "quirky yoga instructor," and a "hip singer/dancer."

Over at Showtime, it's "Make Me Cool," featuring a team of black experts. In the pilot, they'll shine the light on all that is dope and fresh for the terminally uncool. (Not just Caucasians, we're told.)

Producers are Jay Blumenfield and Anthony Marsh of Showtime's "Family Business," a reality series about a mother-son pornography studio.

Such copycats "ultimately, are a compliment to us," Metzler says. "Our concern is that we stay focused on our show, and that 'Queer Eye' stays true to 'Queer Eye.'"


Last changed: February 16. 2004 11:30PM

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Hello
17 FEBRUARY 2004
Sexy pop star Kylie Minogue said she'd be covering up a bit more in the future, but that hasn't stopped her from starring in a revealing campaign for her popular line of lingerie.

The Red Blooded Woman singer strikes a series of sultry poses for the shoot as she shows off skimpy pieces for her Love, Kylie range, now in its eighth season.

And her latest collection isn't all the petite singer has to celebrate. Not only does she have a freshly-minted Grammy on her mantelpiece, she's also entered the US Billboard dance charts at number one with a remix of her UK hit Slow.

The Chemical Brothers track appears on the soundtrack for red-hot American style programme Queer Eye For The Straight Guy, the cast of whom welcomed Kylie in New York as she promoted her album, Body Language stateside last week.

The Aussie diva performed in front of 3,000 fans at the Valentine's night launch for the Queer Eye CD. "We love Kylie," said one of the show's five gay fashion advisors, Carson Kressley, who dubbed her "a little pixie". "She's one of our favourites."






16.02.2004
KYLIE WOWS FANS IN NYC

Kylie sent 3,000 US fans into a frenzy on Valentine's night when she performed a six song set at Avalon in New York City at the launch party for the new 'Queer Eye For The Straight Guy' CD.

Kylie, complete with four backing singers and six dancers, opened the intimate show - her first in NYC - with the Grammy Award-winning 'Come Into My World' before turning up the heat with her new single 'Red Blooded Woman'.

Fans lapped up a funky rework of her first US hit 'The Loco-motion' and broke out in mass hysteria when Kylie launched into a show-stopping performance of her signature anthem 'Can't Get You Out Of My Head'.

The neon glow of 'light sabres' signalled the arrival of the hypnotic hit single 'Slow' and Kylie thanked fans for making it the No.1 Club song in the U.S.

By the time the familiar bars of 'Love At First Sight' heralded the final song of the evening, the 3,000-strong crowd bestowed their seal of approval with cheers so deafening that Kylie couldn't hear the music!

Before leaving the stage Kylie responded to a request from the audience and treated fans to an impromptu acapella rendition of the opening lines of 'Your Disco Needs You' and promised to be back again soon for a full performance.

She came. She conquered!

The Tennessean
Kylie Minogue -- Body Language

Kylie Minogue: Slow

Capitol

2 stars

All around the world, this Aussie pop pixie is top-of-the-pops material. Except in this country, where we can take her or leave her.

When she uncorks a contagious song, such as 2002’s sublime Can’t Get You Out of My Head, we’re fans. But when she puts out a collection such as Body Language, we lose interest.

Even the much-hyped single Slow is minimal Minogue. It rides along on a perky groove, but there’s no catchy chorus to close the deal. Secret (Take You Home) sounds like mediocre Madonna.

Throughout, Minogue employs a breathy approach that’s supposed to be sultry but sounds like whispering. Her feigned passion reaches a silly climax on After Dark, when she pants, " Me so horny. " OK, Kylie, you’re hot to trot. Now go away and come back when you’ve got better songs.

— David Hiltbrand, Knight Ridder

Kylie cooks a quiche
The Eye
17feb04

IT only seems natural that Kylie Minogue would make a special guest appearance on Queer Eye for the Straight Guy.

Her episode will air on Channel 10 next Monday.
Her spot on Queer Eye is part of an all-out assault on the US charts, which included a performance on David Letterman's Late Show.

She also did a gig in New York in front of 3000 screaming fans.

The question is, will all the publicity pay for our Kylie?

Slow has stalled on the US charts, and sits at No. 93.

On Letterman's show, she sang Red Blooded Woman.

Obviously the record company hopes this will take off.



Undies lip service for Kylie


By Luke Dennehy
13feb04

KYLIE Minogue declared last year she was going to cover up more in photo shoots -- but her new lingerie pictures appeared to have put an end to that pledge.

Minogue has completed a sexy range of photos promoting her Love Kylie lingerie range, which is now in its eight season.
Designed by herself and style guru and friend William Baker, the lingerie, despite being tiny and low cut, has proved to be very popular in the department stores.

It's almost a year ago since the elder Minogue sister stepped onto the catwalk at the Melbourne Fashion Festival promoting the range.

But she won't be here next month to do the same thing.

In one of the designs that features lip prints, Minogue kissed a piece of paper with her favourite red lipstick.

And that became the print that was on the final design.


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EMI snubs News of the World's Kylie apology


Ciar Byrne
Thursday February 12, 2004

Record company EMI has rejected an apology from the News of the World for wrongly suggesting it had struck a £35m deal with Kylie Minogue because it wants a more prominent retraction.
EMI contacted the Press Complaints Commission over the story , originally published in Rav Singh's showbiz column in December 2003, saying no such deal had been discussed.

After the PCC agreed the story was inaccurate, the tabloid offered to publish an apology and correction correction on the same page as the original story.

Reviews of new CDs by Kylie Minogue, Etheridge, others


Published February 13, 2004

POP/ROCK

Kylie Minogue, "Body Language" (Capitol)

With beats stiffer than Al Gore at a hula-hoop convention, Minogue's new record has a handful of giddy, puppeteerish club tracks. But a handful ain't enough: Dance music is about sustained energy, about keeping the party alive. And the Australian dance queen's "Body Language," after its halfway point, undergoes an unfortunate sagging.

The turning point comes at the sixth track, "Red Blooded Woman." With a beat that could be Timbaland's and a voice that could be Gwen Stefani's, this might be the most American track on the record, and also the best. Unfortunately, "Woman" gives way to a trebly thing called "Obsession," and a number of dull pop songs thereafter.

Nick Marino, Atlanta Journal-Constitution


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LiMBO Kylie Minogue Pressroom | www.kylie.co.uk
“If there’s a moment of perfection on the album, perhaps ‘Chocolate’ is it,” she says

LiMBO Kylie Minogue Pressroom | www.kylie.co.uk: "AT 4PM on a blowy winter's day, Kylie Minogue stepped from the back seat of a silver Audi. She was on her own. She climbed the few steps to the door of a private members' club in Chelsea; she does most of her increasingly rare interviews here. It's near her long-standing London home and, for all the ephemera on the walls relating to Donald Campbell's attempts at speed records, the club's drawing room maintains an air of drowsy quiet."

"We just met at the right time and ... he's ... a man! And ... we come from very different cultures, which is always interesting. He doesn't know about this business. But he just knows how to help me. Which isn't sitting down and having counselling. He has incredible wisdom that I don't think he's even aware of. He's an old soul, and that's good for me- 'cause I'm probably a young one."

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Gay.com Home Entertainment

Kylie practices her "Body Language"


Oh, how we love our Aussie princess of pop! For her follow-up to the worldwide smash "Fever," Kylie Minogue has taken a break from the retro-disco Eurodance beats. "Body Language" is an eclectic set of pop nuggets that run the gamut from '80s electronica to tongue-in-cheek groovalicious funk.
The album's first single, "Slow," landed at number one in the U.K. and is slinking its way into the psyches of American pop connoisseurs with its sparse electronic bleeps and hypnotically sultry vocal delivery. The blazin'-hot remix by the Chemical Brothers is already a club staple (for good reason) and can be heard on the sizzlin' "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy" soundtrack.

With the Prince-inspired "I Feel for You," the full-on '80s electro assault of "Still Standing," the thumpin' and saucy "Secret (Take You Home)," the Beyonce-meets-camp R&B pop anthem "Red Blooded Woman" and the lush and seductive treasure "Chocolate," Kylie dishes out some quality pop that our charts have sorely been missing of late.

And for those of you who snagged the import, the U.S. release has two bonus tracks: "You Make Me Feel" and "Cruise Control."

Still not satisfied? Kylie, bless her, gave the Yanks an enhanced CD, featuring the hot "Slow" video (hunky men in Speedos included) and a live performance of "Can't Get You Out of My Head" from her amazing "Money Can't Buy" performance.

We'd say "get her while she's hot," but we all know our Kylie has been hot for 15 years, and there is truly no stopping her.

-- Ryan Rigazzi

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considerazione, quindi non esitate a proporle!
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promo di Slow!!!

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After a long work the new english version of the fanclub is ready. Now
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Washington Blade Online
MUSIC

A gentler Kylie
Many critics dismissed Kylie Minogue when the ex-soap opera star first hit the charts, but the pint-sized Aussie has staying power.

By Arjan Timmermans
Friday, February 06, 2004

WHILE MADONNA HAS been the world’s most influential pop icon over the last two decades, Kylie Minogue is quietly emerging from her shadow with her own brand of sleek dance music.

Though tiny in stature, she is considered larger than life in Europe and Australia. With the release of her ninth studio album, “Body Language,” on Feb. 10, Minogue seems to be trying to garner more popularity in the United States.
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RollingStone.com: News: New CDs: Norah, Courtney: "Kylie Minogue Body Language (Capitol)
Baseball greats Jeff Bagwell and Frank Thomas were both born on May 27th, 1968. Dance-pop queen Kylie Minogue was born the next day -- but against all odds, she's aging even more gracefully than they are. Her fantastic new Body Language comes hot on the stilettos of her biggest and best hit ever, 'Can't Get You Out of My Head,' the 2001 smash where this tiny Australian bombshell finally conquered America. On her latest album, she turns up the heat, working her seductive voice in Prince-style electro-glitz disco gems such as 'Slow' and 'Secret (Take You Home).' At thirty-five, she's ten times hotter than she was ten years ago -- on Body Language, Kylie Minogue definitely sounds like she has a few more tricks stored on her hard drive than Britney or Christina. (ROB SHEFFIELD)"

GRAMMY.com

Field 2 — Dance

Category 12

Best Dance Recording
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances. Vocal or Instrumental. Singles or tracks only.)

Come Into My World
Kylie Minogue
Rob Davis & Cathy Dennis, producers; Rob Davis, Cathy Dennis, Bruce Elliott-Smith & Phil Larsen, mixers
Track from: Fever
[Capitol Records]

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BILLBOARD ALBUM REVIEWS


KYLIE MINOGUE, Body Language


SOUNDTRACK, What's That Sound: Queer Eye for the Straight Guy


KYLIE MINOGUE
Album Title: Body Language
Producer(s): various
Genre: POP
Label/Catalog Number: Capitol 95645
Release Date: Feb. 10
Source: Billboard Magazine
Originally Reviewed: February 14, 2004 [Valentine's Day]


Kylie Minogue trades in most of the disco beats of previous album "Fever" for the electro-funk and hip-pop of "Body Language." The sexy, solid set is glued together by danceable beats and Minogue's knack for picking great songs and producers. Standout tracks include the minimalist, synth-filled first single "Slow" and second international single "Red Blooded Woman" (a cousin of Justin Timberlake's "Cry Me a River"). On the excellent "Secret (Take You Home)," Minogue raps and riffs on the title lyric to Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam's mid-'80s top 40 hit "I Wonder If I Take You Home." The track's bassline is all thump-thump, clunk-clunk with whirring, chirping background synths. Dance fans shouldn't fret, as there are also club-ready jams here, including the snappy "Still Standing" and the space-age funk of "Sweet Music." For its U.S. release, "Body Language" is enhanced with two music videos and a pair of bonus tracks ("Cruise Control," "You Make Me Feel").—KC



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WOKR-TV 13 ROCHESTER || ENTERTAINMENT

Minogue Goes Queer For TV




Pop star Kylie Minogue has delighted her friends by agreeing to be the first celebrity to appear on cult TV show Queer Eye For A Straight Guy.
The fashion-conscious star will give tips to the straight men who appear on the show to be given a style make-over by the show's five gay advisors - and the Australian beauty has been shocked by how impressed her pals are at the move.
She laughs, 'There are friends of my family, teenage girls, who are only mildly impressed with me working with Justin Timberlake or Robbie Williams.'
'But when I mentioned I was going on Queer Eye, they were like, 'Oh my God, every girl in my class loves them!' The response is amazing.'
'I'm the first celebrity to go on the show...'
Photo Copyright Getty Images
Copyright World Entertainment News Network 2004"

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Kylie is today's Featured Artist at Billboard.


Edited By Barry A. Jeckell. February 02, 2004, 12:00 AM

Kylie's Slow Burn

By Michael Paoletta

It is judgment day in the U.S. for Kylie Minogue.

With her previous album, the worldwide smash "Fever," and its indefatigable single "Can't Get You out of My Head," the global superstar made great strides in America.

Now, two years later, on the eve of the Feb. 10 U.S. release of her new Capitol album -- the mature, '80s-spackled "Body Language" -- the Australian singer acknowledges that the pressure is indeed on.

"It's on, but I don't want to admit it to myself," Minogue says of her ninth studio album (her fourth U.S. release). "In the end, I can only do what I'm going to do."

Pausing for a moment, she continues, "I'm not even sure if I've actually broken America. I think I now have a foot in the door. I haven't completely hypnotized them yet."

True. But Minogue's celebrity factor is rising here -- just as it has internationally. "The paparazzi know who I am. My days of shopping anonymously in New York are coming to an end," she says with a chuckle.

In the U.S., the lead single from "Body Language" -- "Slow" -- is gaining momentum at radio (just as the album's second international single, "Red Blooded Woman," is being readied for release).

The electro-steeped, erotically charged "Slow" is being played on more than 80 mainstream and rhythmic top 40 stations, including KIIS Los Angeles and WKTU New York.

In the U.K., "Slow" debuted in the pole position of the Official U.K. Charts Co.'s singles chart in November. One month later, "Body Language" debuted at No. 6 on its album chart.

It is safe to say that Minogue and her U.K. label, Parlophone, were hoping for a higher album debut -- especially since Minogue's previous album, "Fever," was her most successful to date. "Fever" debuted at No. 1 in Germany, Australia and the U.K.; it is certified platinum or multi-platinum in 18 countries and gold in another 17.

The album debuted at No. 3 on The Billboard 200, selling 115,000 units in its first week, according to Nielsen SoundScan. It has since amassed U.S. sales of 1.1 million and has sold more than 6 million copies worldwide, according to the label.

The album's lead single, "Can't Get You out of My Head," sold 3 million copies globally -- and topped the charts in 21 countries. On Billboard's Hot 100, the track peaked at No. 7, while follow-up singles "Love at First Sight" and "Come Into My World" reached No. 23 and No. 91, respectively.

Which brings us back to the new album's U.K. bow.

"Would I have liked 'Body Language' to have a higher debut?" Minogue asks. "Of course, but I had to look at it realistically."

To illustrate, she points to greatest-hits sets from Michael Jackson, R.E.M. and Red Hot Chili Peppers -- as well as the debut from English teen phenomenon Busted -that were also released during the pre-Christmas rush alongside "Body Language."

Given the competition, Minogue adds, "I figure I did pretty well. If I didn't understand the marketplace, I would be rather upset right now."

Elsewhere, "Body Language" enjoyed top 10 debuts in Australia, Switzerland, Argentina and four other countries. Additionally, the album debuted in the top 20 of 13 countries. According to the label, it has amassed global sales of 1.5 million.

Not focusing entirely on sales figures, London-based Mark Collen, senior VP of global marketing for the Capitol stream at EMI, says that EMI looks at Minogue's career as a whole as a barometer of her success.

For Minogue, this extends to her "side jobs" as author ("Kylie: La La La" with William Baker) and fashion entrepreneur (her Love Kylie lingerie line).

So, Collen says, it is imperative that Minogue gets to the next stage in the U.S. "We don't want her seen as the artist with one hit song," he says. "We must re-establish Kylie as an artist, which is precisely what has been happening throughout Europe with the new album."

Minogue will spend the bulk of February in the U.S. While in Los Angeles, she will do press, radio and TV, as well as attend the Grammy Awards. "Come Into My World" has been nominated in the best dance recording category.

In New York during the week of the album's release, Minogue is confirmed to appear on ABC's "Good Morning America" and CBS' "Late Show With David Letterman," among other shows.

VH1 is airing the video for "Slow," and the Ballie Walsh-directed video is nominated in the best video category of the third annual DanceStar USA Awards, which take place March 9 in Miami Beach.

In a perfect match, Minogue -- who is an icon in the gay community -- will appear on the first episode of the new season of Bravo/NBC's hit reality show, "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy."

This is timed to coincide with the releases of "Body Language" and "What's That Sound," the "Queer Eye" soundtrack that Capitol is also issuing Feb. 10. The Chemical Brothers' remix of "Slow" appears on the collection.
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Kylie's mission USA


New campaign ... Kylie hits the US

KYLIE MINOGUE has launched a ruthless, military-style campaign to conquer the US.

The Aussie pop queen flew into LA yesterday to embark on the meticulously-planned offensive — codenamed MISSION: USA — to invade the charts and become a household name.

The American market is notoriously tough and many big names — including ROBBIE WILLIAMS — have failed to make an impact.
Kylie has increased her US profile since her massive hit Can’t Get You Out Of My Head went to No1 and album Fever went to No3 Stateside but she is still not a household name.

Insiders say this is Kylie’s last chance at major US success — and she is giving it her all.


Battle plans ... three key targets

A close pal told me: “Kylie knows this is it. She has always wanted US fame. She has been skirting around the edges for two years but now she is determined to grab her chance. She’s totally revved up and she’s got great backing for this assault.”

Kylie’s battle plan is on the right. New single Red Blooded Woman is out here on March 1.



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Check out Kylie's Body Language sampler and preview all the songs from the upcoming album!"

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