Mixes (Kylie Minogue album)
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Released | 3 August 1998 | |||
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Length | 73:18 (Vinyl edition) 83:55 (CD edition) | |||
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Mixes is the fifth remix album by Australian recording artist Kylie Minogue. It was released on 3 August 1998, by Deconstruction Records. The album contains remixes of tracks from her sixth studio album, Impossible Princess (1997). The remixes were done by DJs such as Brothers in Rhythm, Junior Vasquez, and Todd Terry. The remixes was influenced by various genres of dance music, such as electronica and dance-pop. The album was originally scheduled for a 1999 release, but Deconstruction pre-poned the release date of Mixes in the United Kingdom to August 1998, since the Australian counterpart, Impossible Remixes (1998), had been released earlier than its original date. With favourable critical reception, Mixes charted in the United Kingdom at number sixty-three on the UK Albums Chart, her highest remix album at the time. The Brothers in Rhythm remix of "Too Far" was released as a promotional single in the UK and North America.
Background
In October 1997, Minogue released her sixth studio album, Impossible Princess.[1] Then in January 1998, Minogue begun rehearsals on the low-budget tour, Intimate and Live.[2] Minogue intended to only perform in Australia, but strong public demand in the United Kingdom prompted her to schedule dates there.[2] With tickets selling out instantly, more shows were announced in both Australia and the UK.[2] Minogue started the tour in early June 1998 and confirmed that she would release "Cowboy Style", the fourth single from the Impossible Princess album, and revealed plans of two remix albums, one for Australia and one for the UK.[3][4]
In July 1998, Deconstruction and Mushroom confirmed the release of two remix albums entitled Mixes and
Material
The album shares nine remixes from the Impossible Remixes album; three remixes of "
Mixes is a
Artwork and sleeve
The artwork was photographed by British photographer Simon Emmett and designed by Farrow Design, who both contributed to the cover sleeve of Impossible Remixes.[1] The artwork shows a "simple yet subtle" silhouette of Minogue which later appeared on the tour guide for the Intimate and Live concerts.[15] After completing the shoot, Emmett was asked by Minogue to shoot the sleeve for her single "Cowboy Style", and his most recent work with Minogue was shooting her on Glamour magazine in July 2012.[16]
Release and reception
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Source | Rating |
Amazon.co.uk | (positive)[14] |
Jenny Stanley-Clarke, who wrote the biography Kylie: Naked, felt the release "seemed nothing more than to run out Kylie's contractual obligation for a required third Deconstruction album." She favoured the contributions of "high profiled" DJ's.
Singles and promotion
The Brothers in Rhythm remix of "
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Too Far" (Brothers in Rhythm Mix) | Kylie Minogue | 10:23 |
2. | "Too Far" (Junior Vasquez Remix) | Minogue | 11:52 |
3. | "Some Kind of Bliss" (Quivver Mix) | Minogue, James Dean Bradfield, Seaman | 8:40 |
4. | "Breathe" (Tee's Freeze Mix) | Minogue, Ball, Vauk | 7:01 |
5. | "Breathe" (Sash! Club Mix) | Minogue, Ball, Vauk | 5:23 |
Total length: | 43:19 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Breathe" ( Steve Anderson, Dave Seaman | 10:24 | |
3. | "Did It Again" (Razor-n-Go Mix) | Minogue, Anderson, Seaman | 11:23 |
4. | "Too Far" (Brothers in Rhythm Dub) | Minogue | 8:37 |
Total length: | 40:36 |
Notes
- The 3xLP vinyl edition contains two tracks on each side.
- "Too Far" (Brothers in Rhythm Dub) is excluded from the vinyl release, making "Did It Again" (Razor-n-Go Mix) the last track from side F of the album.
Personnel
All credits and personnel adapted from Mixes liner notes:[5]
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Charts
Chart (1998) |
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UK Albums (OCC)[31] | 63 |
References
- ^ a b c Minogue, Kylie (1997). Impossible Princess (Liner notes). Kylie Minogue. Worldwide: Deconstruction Records. 82876511152.
- ^ ISBN 0-340-73439-6.
- ^ a b c d e Minogue, Kylie (June 1998). "Deconstruction Press Release". Deconstruction Records.
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(help) - ^ Minogue, Kylie (1997). An Interview with Kylie Minogue (Liner notes). Kylie Minogue. United Kingdom: Deconstruction Records. KM002.
- ^ a b c d Minogue, Kylie (1998). Impossible Remixes (Liner notes). Kylie Minogue. Australasia: Mushroom Records. 74321 587151.
- ^ Hung, Steffen. "Chart week of 26 July 1998". Australian Chart Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
- ^ Minogue, Kylie (1998). Mixes (Liner notes). Kylie Minogue. United Kingdom: Deconstruction Records. 74321 587152.
- ^ Minogue, Kylie (1997). Some Kind of Bliss CD 1 (Liner notes). Kylie Minogue. Worldwide: Deconstruction Records, Mushroom Records. MUSH01695.2.
- ^ Minogue, Kylie (1997). Did It Again CD 1 (Liner notes). Kylie Minogue. Worldwide: Deconstruction Records, Mushroom Records. 74321 53569 2.
- ^ Minogue, Kylie (1997). Did It Again CD 2 (Liner notes). Kylie Minogue. Worldwide: Deconstruction Records, Mushroom Records. 74321 535702.
- ^ Minogue, Kylie (1997). Breathe CD 1 (Liner notes). Kylie Minogue. Worldwide: Deconstruction Records, Mushroom Records. MUSH01739.5.
- ^ Breathe CD 2. Deconstruction, BMG, Mushroom (CD 1, single notes). Kylie Minogue. March 1998. MUSH01739.2.
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- ^ Amazon.co.uk(UK). Retrieved 9 December 2015.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-09-188096-5.
- ^ "Kylie Minogue is on the cover of July 2012 (Glamour.com) UK". Glamour. July 2012. Archived from the original on 10 April 2015. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
- ^ a b "UK Charts > Kylie Minogue". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 8 June 2012. Retrieved 6 October 2010.
- Alternate source: "Chart Log UK 1994–2010 M – My Vitriol". zobbel.de. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
- ^ "UK Charts > Official Physical Albums Chart". Official Charts Company. 9 October 1998. Retrieved 6 October 2010.
- ^ "Kylie – Mixes". kylie.com. 20 May 2011. Archived from the original on 12 March 2011. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
- ^ "'Too Far Press Release sheet". Deconstruction Records. 21 May 1998. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
- ^ "Kylie Minogue / Too Far vinyl". Amazon. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-4711-3580-4. Archived from the originalon 6 April 2015.
- ^ "Music news: Kylie Minogue". Sweet Music ::: Music for Music Lovers. Freewebs.com. Mike S. 4 July 2004. Archived from the original on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
- ^ Minogue, Kylie (1997). Too Far (12-inch Gramophone Vinyl). Kylie Minogue. North America, United Kingdom: Deconstruction; Vinyl distributed by BMG. Too Far 1.
- ^ Minogue, Kylie (1998). Too Far (Vinyl). Kylie Minogue. United States: Deconstruction. 6007.
- ^ True, Chris. "Impossible Princess – Kylie Minogue". AllMusic. Retrieved 30 June 2009.
- ^ Birchmeier, Jason. "Renaissance Presents Ian Ossia and Nigel Dawson (Album) – Ian Ossia". AllMusic. Retrieved 30 June 2009.
- ^ Intimate and Live. Mushroom (Live album). Kylie Minogue. 1998. MUSH33183.2.
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- ^ "Kylie Minogue | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
External links
- Mixes at Kylie.com.