Aphrodite (Kylie Minogue album)
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Released | 30 June 2010 | |||
Recorded | 2009–2010 | |||
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Length | 43:20 | |||
Label | Parlophone | |||
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Aphrodite is the eleventh studio album by Australian singer
Aphrodite received generally positive reviews from
Four singles were released from Aphrodite. The lead single, "
Background and production
Following her recovery from
The initial recording sessions for Aphrodite began in April 2009 when Minogue met with British singer-songwriter Nerina Pallot, with whom she wrote the track "Better than Today". Its live instrumentation, along with the fact that X had been burdened by contributions from too many producers, prompted Minogue's record label Parlophone to decide on a more natural and less convoluted production style for Aphrodite. Later sessions with Pallot proved to be less successful, as her suggested songs were "rapidly supplemented with tracks from a wide range" of contributors.[11] Minogue felt her sessions with Pallot did not yield any dance-pop tracks; fearing that she was "going down the same road, doing the rounds of all the pop dynamos but lacking any cohesive quality," she approached her close friend Jake Shears, male lead singer of American pop group Scissor Sisters, for advice.[11]
"I think it was important for us to make a record that sounded like it was a moment in time, that came from the same place, from the same voice, from the same heart. This was the time capsule. Having it all in one spot just gave it the cohesive sound that we wanted from the start."
—Stuart Price, on serving as the executive producer of Aphrodite[12]
Shears encouraged her to work with
Aphrodite marked the first time Minogue enlisted an executive producer; discussing the process, she said "It was just the best experience, and funnily enough I think it's the most cohesive album I've had since the beginning of my career, back in the
Composition
Billed by her record label
Although Price said that no ballads were included in the album,[15] critics opined that the downtempo pop song "Everything Is Beautiful" was penned like one.[22][18][30] "Aphrodite", the title track of the album, features a "foot-stomping" beat and "military drummed" instrumentation, similar to that of a marching band.[18][31] Price likened the song to Janet Jackson for its "'Rhythm Nation'-esque qualities."[15] The song, one of Minogue's two collaborations with Pallot that were kept on the track list, is penned like a dance anthem through which Minogue "brags" about her sexual prowess.[32] It was met with critical acclaim by most music critics, and was declared to be one of the strongest tracks on the album.[10][16][31][33] Minogue wrote the melancholic seventh track "Illusion" with Price.[16] "Better than Today", the first track to be recorded for the album and the second collaboration with Pallot, is a dance-pop song with influences of country music.[34][18] It was complimented as likeable and a stand-out,[30][35] but criticised for its monotony.[36]
Written by Minogue, Jake Shears and Calvin Harris, "Too Much" was described as a "
The Japanese and digital editions of the album feature
Release and promotion
Aphrodite was released in Australia on 2 July 2010 in digital download, standard CD, and LP formats.[41][42][43] In the United Kingdom, it was released on 5 July 2010.[44] A special Experience Edition CD, which contains a 28-page booklet, unseen footage from Minogue's 2009 For You, for Me tour, behind-the-scenes footage of the promotional photo, video shoots of the album and an exclusive online interview was also released on the same day.[44] The artwork of the album captures Minogue "transformed into a goddess" as she is dressed in a dark blue, metal-adorned, silk muslin gown, taken from French fashion designer Jean Paul Gaultier's spring-summer 2010 haute couture collection.[45] Gaultier had previously designed the costumes for Minogue's KylieX2008 and For You, for Me tours.[45][46]
A three-disc edition of Aphrodite, subtitled the
On 6 July, Minogue celebrated the worldwide release of the album with a performance held at the
Singles
Four singles were released to promote Aphrodite. "All the Lovers" was released as its lead single in June 2010.
"Get Outta My Way" was released as the album's second single on 27 September 2010.[64] It reached number 12 on the UK Singles Chart and number 69 on the Australian Singles Chart.[5][65] In the United States, the song peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs chart.[62] The accompanying music video, directed by AlexandLiane, features Minogue, and a number of male models, performing various dance routines wearing a gold chain mini dress, a red silk mini trench and an LBD.[66] "Better than Today" was released as the third single from the album, on 3 December 2010.[67] The single peaked at number 55 on the Australian chart,[68] thus becoming the second single release from Aphrodite to miss charting inside the top 50, while peaking at number 32 on the UK Singles Chart.[5] In the United States, the song became the third consecutive single from the album to top the Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs chart.[62] An old school arcade game-inspired music video was made for the song.[69] Following the poor chart performance of "Get Outta My Way" and "Better than Today", Minogue expressed disappointment in her record label Parlophone, saying:
"It's confusing. I felt a little let down with my releases from Aphrodite. I was caught out like a lot of artists were, with record companies figuring out how to do single releases these days. I remember doing a promo for one of the last singles and it just felt really old-fashioned. I'm pretty computer-savvy, something didn't feel right, but no one said anything to me. You get Britney releasing 'Hold It Against Me' and Gaga's 'Born This Way' available on iTunes the day you hear it first. That's how it should be. And there's me waiting for a mid-week chart figure like it's 1989."[70]
Although Minogue mentioned that "Better than Today" would be the last single to be released from Aphrodite,[70] "Put Your Hands Up (If You Feel Love)" was released as the fourth and final single from the album, on 29 May 2011.[71] The single managed to reach the top 50 in Australia, peaking at number 50 on the singles chart.[72] It peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs chart, thus becoming the fourth single from Aphrodite to peak atop the chart.[62] No official music video for the single was commissioned, although a lyric video for a remixed version of the song by Pete Hammond was released.[73]
Critical reception
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Consequence of Sound | B[76] |
The Daily Telegraph | [38] |
Entertainment Weekly | A−[30] |
Los Angeles Times | [77] |
musicOMH | [78] |
PopMatters | 7/10[22] |
Rolling Stone | [79] |
Slant Magazine | [39] |
Spin | 8/10[80] |
Aphrodite received generally positive reviews from
Ian Wade from BBC Music gave the album a positive review and found it to be an "astonishing return to form" for Minogue.[18] Nick Levine from Digital Spy felt that it was her best album since Fever and stated that while Aphrodite isn't "deep", it "sure ain't dumb either", opining that it is meant to be heard for relaxation and enjoyment.[34] Mikael Wood of Entertainment Weekly praised the tracks' danceability and concluded that "The diminutive Australian diva is still delivering disco thunder from Down Under."[30] Priya Elan from NME felt that Price was the "perfect choice of musical partner" and complimented him for producing Minogue's "most unified work in ages."[33] Neil McCormick from The Daily Telegraph also complimented Price and termed Aphrodite a "mainstream pop blast."[38] Barry Walters from Spin commended Minogue for returning to her original style of music rather than chasing the "hip-hop or Americanized AOR" sounds.[80] Rob Sheffield from Rolling Stone labelled the album Minogue's "finest work since 1997's underrated Impossible Princess".[79]
However, many critics were displeased with Minogue's lack of innovation on Aphrodite. Jon Parales from The New York Times found the album too similar to the work of Madonna, especially her studio albums Like a Virgin (1984) and Ray of Light (1998).[81] Kitty Empire from The Observer enjoyed the album and complimented Price for "lending a sleek cohesion to the whole (album)", but opined that Aphrodite "lacks the depth and chutzpah of some of her rivals' efforts".[10] James Reed from The Boston Globe gave the album a negative review and criticized it for being too dated, calling it Minogue's "least interesting work she's made in a decade".[82] Caroline Sullivan from The Guardian acknowledged the album's "sharp production", but commented that the album is "only as good as Kylie herself" and criticized it for being uninteresting.[27] Sophia Money-Coutts from The National felt the album lacked new and diverse material from Minogue's previous efforts,[9] while Margaret Wappler from the Los Angeles Times commented on the album's dependency on "old reliable" music and concluded "Our midnight bird (Minogue) has been in the club for a long time, however, and it shows."[77]
Accolades
In 2010, Aphrodite was nominated for Best Pop Release at the
Commercial performance
On the chart date of 18 July 2010, Aphrodite debuted and peaked at number two on the
Aphrodite debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart, selling 79,152 copies in its first week.[91] The same feat had been accomplished by Minogue's debut studio album Kylie (1988) during the same week 22 years prior.[92] The album spent one week at number one and a total of 29 weeks in the top 40 of the chart.[5] Aphrodite was Minogue's fifth album to top the UK chart, after Kylie, Enjoy Yourself (1989), Greatest Hits (1992), and Fever, and her tenth studio album to chart within the top 10.[92] Minogue was recognised by the Guinness World Records as the female artist with the most consecutive decades with top-five albums in the United Kingdom.[93] She also became the first solo artist to have a number-one album in four different decades in the United Kingdom, in the 1980s, 1990s, 2000s and 2010s.[94] On 1 April 2011, Aphrodite was certified platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), denoting shipments in excess of 300,000 units.[6]
The album entered and peaked at number three on the
Aphrodite became Minogue's highest-charting album in Canada to date by peaking at number eight on the Canadian Albums Chart.[105] In the United States, the album debuted at number 19 on the Billboard 200 with 18,000 copies sold in its first week;[106] it marked Minogue's second highest-peaking album on the chart, behind Fever, which peaked at number three.[107] The album also reached number two on the Dance/Electronic Albums chart.[108] As of April 2011, Aphrodite had sold 50,000 copies in the US.[109]
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | " Olivia Nervo | 3:37 | ||
4. | "Closer" |
| Price | 3:09 |
5. | "Everything Is Beautiful" | Smith | 3:25 | |
6. | "Aphrodite" |
| 3:45 | |
7. | "Illusion" |
| Price | 3:21 |
8. | "Better than Today" |
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| 3:25 |
9. | "Too Much" |
| Harris | 3:16 |
10. | "Cupid Boy" |
| 4:26 | |
11. | "Looking for an Angel" |
| Price | 3:49 |
12. | "Can't Beat the Feeling" |
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| 4:09 |
Total length: | 43:20 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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13. | "Heartstrings" |
| Xenomania | 3:16 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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13. | "Mighty Rivers" |
| Xenomania | 4:01 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "White Diamond Theme" (live from the For You, for Me tour) | 2:16 |
2. | "White Diamond" (live from the For You, for Me tour) | 3:06 |
3. | "Confide in Me" (live from the For You, for Me tour) | 4:51 |
4. | "I Believe in You" (live from the For You, for Me tour) | 2:59 |
5. | "Making of the 'All the Lovers' video shoot" | 13:00 |
6. | "Behind the scenes of the Aphrodite photo shoot" | 2:32 |
7. | "Image gallery" | 3:49 |
8. | "Exclusive interview with Kylie Minogue and Stuart Price" (accessed online with code from collectable sticker) | 39:36 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Put Your Hands Up (If You Feel Love)" (Pete Hammond remix) | 7:54 |
2. | "Aphrodite" (Denzal Park remix) | 6:21 |
3. | "Cupid Boy" (Stereogamous dub) | 7:00 |
4. | "Get Outta My Way" (Paul Harris vocal remix) | 7:15 |
5. | "All the Lovers" (WAWA & MMB anthem remix) | 6:16 |
6. | "Put Your Hands Up (If You Feel Love)" (Muscles club remix) | 5:06 |
7. | "Better than Today" (Bimbo Jones remix) | 3:07 |
8. | "Higher" (Taio Cruz featuring Kylie Minogue) | 3:25 |
No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "20 Minute Party Remix" | Denzal Park | 19:51 |
Notes
Personnel
Credits adapted from the liner notes of Aphrodite.[117]
Musicians
- Kylie Minogue – lead vocals, backing vocals
- Mima Stilwell – additional backing vocals (track 1)
- Jim Eliot – piano, keys, bass, drum programming (track 1)
- Peter Wallevik – keyboards, programming (track 2)
- Daniel Davidsen – keyboards, programming, guitars (track 2)
- Mich Hansen – percussion (track 2)
- Lucas Secon – additional keyboards (track 2)
- Alexandra Segal – additional backing vocals (track 2)
- Maime Hladiy – bass (track 2)
- Olivia Nervo– additional backing vocals (track 3)
- Miriam Nervo– additional backing vocals (track 3)
- Beatrice Hatherley – additional backing vocals (track 4)
- Tim Rice-Oxley – piano, keyboards (track 5)
- Fraser T. Smith – guitars (track 5)
- Nerina Pallot – additional backing vocals, acoustic guitar, piano, keyboards, synth, electric guitar (tracks 6, 8)
- Andy Chatterley – piano, keyboards, synth, drum programming (tracks 6, 8)
- Stuart Price – additional keyboards (track 6)
- Ben Vella – electric guitar (tracks 6, 8)
- Calvin Harris – all instruments, arrangements (track 9)
- Pascal Gabriel – all instruments (track 12)
- Børge Fjordheim – all instruments (track 12)
- Hannah Robinson – backing vocals (track 12)
- Richard X – Minimoog operation, keyboards (track 12)
Technical
- Jim Eliot – production (track 1)
- Stuart Price – additional production (tracks 1, 6, 8); mixing (tracks 1–4, 6–8, 10–12); co-production (tracks 2, 3); vocal production (track 3); production (tracks 4, 7, 10–12); additional backing vocals recording (track 6); additional vocals recording (track 8); executive production
- Dave Emery – mixing assistance (tracks 1–4, 6–8, 11, 12)
- Cutfather – production (track 2)
- Peter Wallevik – production (track 2)
- Daniel Davidsen – production (track 2)
- Damon Sharpe – co-production, recording (track 2)
- Lucas Secon – co-production (track 2)
- Pete Hofmann – recording, Pro Tools editing (track 2)
- Mads Nilsson – mixing (track 2)
- Starsmith – production, mixing (track 3)
- Olivia Nervo – vocal production (track 3)
- Miriam Nervo – vocal production (track 3)
- Fraser T. Smith – production, mixing (track 5)
- Beatriz Artola – engineering (track 5)
- Andy Chatterley – production, engineering, recording (tracks 6, 8)
- Nerina Pallot – production, engineering, recording (tracks 6, 8)
- Jason Tarver – engineering assistance (tracks 6, 8)
- Nathan Khors – recording assistance (tracks 7, 11)
- Brian Gottshall – recording assistance (tracks 7, 11)
- Calvin Harris – production, mixing (track 9)
- Sebastian Ingrosso – production, mixing (track 10)
- Magnus – production, mixing (track 10)
- Pascal Gabriel – production (track 12)
- Børge Fjordheim – production (track 12)
- Geoff Pesche – mastering
Artwork
- William Baker – photography
- Digital Light – photographic post-production
- Adjective Noun – art direction, design
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications and sales
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA)[90] | Platinum | 70,000^ |
Belgium (BEA)[98] | Gold | 15,000* |
United Kingdom (BPI)[6] | Platinum | 335,474[145] |
United States | — | 50,000[109] |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
Release history
Region | Date | Format | Edition | Label | Ref. |
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Japan | 30 June 2010 | CD | Standard | EMI | [111] |
CD + DVD | Limited | [116] | |||
Australia | 2 July 2010 |
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Warner | [41][42][43] |
Germany | EMI | [146] | |||
Spain | [147] | ||||
France | 5 July 2010 | [148] | |||
United Kingdom | Parlophone | [44] | |||
United States | 6 July 2010 | Capitol | [52] | ||
Australia | 3 June 2011 |
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Les Folies Tour Edition | Warner | [47][149] |
18 November 2011 | CD + book | The Goddess Edition | [49] |
See also
- List of 2010s UK Albums Chart number ones
- List of European number-one hits of 2010
- List of number-one albums of 2010 (Australia)
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