Kylie (album) facts for kids

Kylie is the first album ever released by the famous Australian singer Kylie Minogue. It came out on July 4, 1988, through Mushroom Records. Before becoming a pop star, Kylie was already well-known as a young actress.

Her first song, "Locomotion", was a huge hit. This led her to work with a famous music production team called Stock, Aitken and Waterman. They produced the entire album and wrote most of its songs. The recording sessions happened in London and Melbourne while Kylie was also filming for the TV show Neighbours.

About the Album

Kylie is mostly a bubblegum pop and dance-pop album. This means it has catchy, upbeat songs that make you want to dance. When it first came out, some music critics had mixed feelings about it. They thought the music style sounded a bit old-fashioned.

However, the album was a huge success! It reached number one in the United Kingdom and stayed there for six weeks. It even became the best-selling album in the UK for all of 1988.

Album Success

Kylie was also very popular in other countries. It was Kylie's only album to reach number one in New Zealand. In her home country, Australia, it peaked at number two.

In the United States, the album sold over 500,000 copies, earning a "gold" award. In the United Kingdom, it sold so many copies that it was certified "six times platinum." This means it sold millions of copies! Overall, Kylie has sold more than five million copies around the world.

Promoting the Album

To help promote the album, several songs were released as singles. The first single was "I Should Be So Lucky". It was released in late December 1987 by a new record company called PWL Records.

"I Should Be So Lucky" quickly became a number one hit in both Australia and the United Kingdom. This was a very exciting start for Kylie's music career. Other popular singles from the album included "Got to Be Certain", "The Loco-Motion", and "Je Ne Sais Pas Pourquoi".

Songs on the Album

Most of the songs on Kylie were written and produced by the team of Mike Stock, Matt Aitken, and Pete Waterman. One song, "The Loco-Motion", was written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King.

The album has ten songs in total. They are:

• I Should Be So Lucky
• The Loco-Motion
• Je Ne Sais Pas Pourquoi
• It's No Secret
• Got to Be Certain
• Turn It into Love
• I Miss You
• I'll Still Be Loving You
• Look My Way
• Love at First Sight

Images for kids

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  Along with Matt Aitken and Mike Stock, Pete Waterman (pictured in 2008) wrote and produced Kylie

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  Minogue singing the album's fourth single, "Je ne sais pas pourquoi", during her 2019 summer tour

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  Donovan (pictured in 2007), Minogue's then-boyfriend and Neighbours co-star, pursued his singing career after being motivated by the success of Kylie

See also

In Spanish: Kylie (álbum) para niños