LOS
ANGELES (Capitol Records) - Ultimate Kylie is the only comprehensive
collection of greatest hits from Australian pop princess Kylie Minogue,
one of the world's top selling female artists. The set features 32 of
her international hit singles from 1987 to the present day, and
includes the new hit single "I Believe In You," which Kylie wrote and
recorded with Jake Shears and Babydaddy from
Scissor Sisters and is now
Top 10 on Billboard's Hot Dance
Radio Airplay chart, plus one other
previously unreleased track.
Since "The Loco-Motion" became her
first #1 in Australia in 1987 and went on to become a massive hit in
the U.S. and beyond, Kylie has been a continuing record breaker the
world over. When her first UK single, "I Should Be So Lucky," hit #1 in
1988 it entered the record books as the first single in over 10 years
to stay atop the British charts for five weeks.
She's
been breaking records ever since -- most recently with international
smash "
Can't Get You Out Of My Head" and Grammy Award winning track
"
Come Into My World" from 2001's Fever album, and international hit
"Slow" from last year's Body Language album, which was nominated as
"Best Dance Recording" for the upcoming 47th annual Grammy Awards, all
of which is contained on Ultimate Kylie.
Kylie's total single
sales worldwide are estimated at a staggering 20 million copies, with
album sales easily taking her record sales worldwide to over 40
million, making her one of the biggest-selling female artists in music
history.
Ultimate Kylie 2CD:
CD1
Better The Devil You Know
The Loco-Motion
I Should Be So Lucky
Step Back in Time
Shocked
What Do I Have To Do
Wouldn't Change a Thing
Hand on Your Heart
Especially For You (with Jason Donovan)
Got to Be Certain
Je Ne Sais Pas Porquoi
Give Me Just a
Little More Time
Never Too Late
Tears On My Pillow
Celebration
CD2
I Believe In You*
Can't Get You Out of My Head
Love at First Sight
Slow
On a Night Like This
Spinning Around
Kids (with Robbie Williams)
Confide in Me
In Your Eyes
Please Stay
Red Blooded Woman
Giving You Up*
Chocolate
Come Into My World
Put Yourself in My Place
Did it Again
Breathe
Where the Wild Roses Grow (with Nick Cave)
*
Brand new tracks
At
the age of 19, Kylie became the youngest star ever to win the award for
"most popular actress in Australia." She released her first single in
Australia in 1987, a remake of the
Little Eva hit "The Loco-Motion,"
which remained at #1 for 7 weeks in her native country, becoming the
biggest selling Australian single of the decade. "The Loco-Motion" also
gave Kylie her first Top 5 single in the US.
By 1988 she had gone global, going to #1 in the UK and 5 other countries with "I Should Be So Lucky."
Since
then she has become one of the most successful female artists of all
time, with her popularity spanning the world. Her trailblazing tours
have broken records for ticket sales and have been lauded everywhere
for their sense of innovation and
breathtaking style. She is
surely one of the few iconic pop artists who could feature as a
castrato in an art film by Sam Taylor Wood, duet with Nick Cave, recite
"
I Should Be So Lucky" at the Poetry Olympics at the Albert Hall, while
remaining on top of her pop career.
Of this consummate collection of pop classics, Kylie says:
"I
can't believe how quickly time has passed since my first hit. This
collection is very dear to me and holds a lifetime of memories. I hope
the listener gets as much enjoyment out of these tracks as I do. I feel
lucky to have had the opportunity to experiment throughout the years
and that my fans have embraced my need to try new approaches. I am just
as excited about the new tracks featured here as I am about all the
others. At this point in my career I'm very happy to celebrate the past
and look forward to the future, as always."
