I've created my own Kiss Me Once album, with some of the standard tracks along with the unreleased ones =

 

01. Into The Blue

02. Waiting 4 The Sun

03. Golden Boy

04. Glow

05. Sexy Love

06. Break This Heartbreak

07. Feels So Good

08. Les Sex

09. Wait

10. Kiss Me Once

11. Sleeping With The Enemy

12. Chasing Ghosts

13. Crystalize

14. Skirt

 

Kiss Me Once is the 93rd best selling album of 2014 with 77.5k, courtesy of Vidcapper!

Kiss Me Once is the 93rd best selling album of 2014 with 77.5k, courtesy of Vidcapper!

Glad it held on to a Top 100 finish. Not a total disaster afterall

Let's see if we can get it to 80K *.*

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It's not brilliant, but I figure it could be a lot worse considering she's had practically zero support from anywhere and the album doesn't have a hit to speak of on it.

I wonder what Kylie would say about it, given she was apparently underwhelmed by the sale of X and Aphrodite! :P

Considering it had one hit and promo was limited. I'd say thats okay.

Still hoping Les Sex will see a release, but that's a long shot though

Realistically, that's a long shot with the safety catch on. We haven't had a single from this album since May last year, it's safe to say the era is long over.

Has she really left Parlophone? Or is she sticking to them for her next album?

It still sold more than Cheryl Cole's latest album which included two number one singles and exposure on the x factor. Kylie clearly still has a solid fan base.

But Cheryl's album has been a MEGA flop, that doesn't really make it sound like much of an achievement.

But Cheryl's album has been a MEGA flop, that doesn't really make it sound like much of an achievement.

 

Yes Cheryl's album has been a big flop but its about putting things into perspective. Cheryl had x factor exposure and two number one singles from the album and she still hasnt sold as much as kiss me once. Kylie on the other hand doesnt even have a top10 hit and still manages to sell more which suggests she has a solid fan base even after over 25 years in the industry.

She needs to do a concept album, Garibay is the way forward. It may not sell loads but it will appeal to her core fanbase. She will get credit for it from the critics. She really has nothing to lose after the KMO debacle. Or go full on dance a la COADF.

 

This. A thousand times this!

My review for Kiss Me Once

Into The Blue
Getting off to a rather decent start with the usual Kylie lead single, with some excellent strings, synths and programming drums, along with a massive double chorus in which Kylie's vocals soar over the rich production and fresh beats and of course delivering an overall positive message. This was a strong comeback single and was definitely the correct choice for the lead with this up-tempo dance pop number, can't see anything else on here that would have worked, and this deserved better than its chart performance, thanks to that messy release of it only being available 3 months after its debut.

Million Miles
Hard throbbing beats, mellow synths and some light guitars that creates a very decent summery pop/dance track. I must admit that I wasn't keen on this upon first listen, but upon further listens it really clicked with me as it is quite catchy and a definite standout moment on here. Maybe this could have worked better as the follow up single than 'IWGC'.

I Was Gonna Cancel
The infamous second and (ultimately) final single, and now I don't hate this as much as other Kylie fans do, but do agree that this was an epic mis-fire of a single choice and was only picked because of Pharrell's name on the credits. This just feels very cold and Kylie clearly lacks energy on it and of course that awful music video where she looks like she's directing traffic along with those awful Mom jeans, it seemed like that she stopped trying by this point and its chart performance proves it.

Sexy Love
The first of the 3 sex titled tracks on here, and this just bounces along then heads into a bright and joyous chorus, entirely upbeat and very funky. Although this does feel very much Kylie pop by the numbers and doesn't break any new ground, this was due to be the 3rd single and maybe back in Kylie's heyday this would have smashed, but by 2014 this would have suffered the same fate as anything post the lead single.

Sexercise
2 songs in a row with the word sex in them, Mmmm that seems a bit odd, and this is clearly the worst of them with its awfully dated dubstep sound and repetitive chorus that reeks of desperation, in fact the whole thing reeks of that and in my opinion this should have been left on the cutting room floor and replaced with 'Skirt'. Not even good enough to be an album filler.

Feels So Good
Another weak moment with some really generic lyrics, generic beats, and just goes on way too long and just comes across as pretty dull. A definite filler moment and just falls short on the whole.

If Only
Bouncing back really strong now after a couple of lacklustre moments, this is awash with some superb sounds and some dreamy fantastic production on the chorus in which Kylie sounds very radiant yet dramatic, and I like that this offers something a little different to what we've heard so far. Definitely rank this as one of the strongest and best tracks on here.

Les Sex
One of my personal faves on this album and clearly the best sex titled track on this album, with its very synth sound and a strong sense of urgency about it, delivering a cool dance pop number. A fantastic standout that could have easily been a contender for a single release.

Kiss Me Once
One of the more straight forward pop numbers on here with an anthemic ringing chant at the start and then quickly moves into the first verse that definitely has that classic Kylie PWL sound to it, and while okay it may sound a bit outdated, but thanks to some decent production by Sia, this is definitely a decent pop track.

Beautiful
After a few good ones we take an epic nosedive into this abomination with some terribly over processed vocals by both artists and awful production that just falls flat on every level. The only positive note I can say is that Kylie's live solo version sounds much better without all that awful studio trickery. Can't believe this was even considered for a single release.

Fine
Ending the standard edition on a pretty low note, this just never connected with me and find the very repetitive lines very annoying and don't really go anywhere. Again very fillerish and probably worked better as a b-side or something.

Mr President
Why this and the track below were left as bonus tracks is criminal, this again has a very different vibe to the rest of the album with its R&B influenced electro-dance style with lots of sampling and programming on Kylie's vocals that creates a fun sound, with lots of blips and electro-thumping and although not very deep, its hell of a lot of fun.

Sleeping With The Enemy
Officially closing the album with this hauntingly beautiful number with It’s dark and bruising lyrics paint a very clear picture of what the song is all about. With some mesmerizing vocals by Kylie and certainly superior to almost everything on the standard edition of this. A wonderful track on the whole.

Into the blue was the right lead single but I dont feel it was nearly as strong as it needed to be to get kylie the attention needed to get a big hit or top 10 for that matter. I'm still surprised into the blue managed top 10 here in Ireland despite missing out in the UK.

Just reading back through some of the comments about the album :lol: I really have never understood the level of hate for this album - it almost feels like it’s cold to say it’s rubbish because everyone else thinks so :lol:

 

I love KMO for what it is and it’s still way up there in my most listened to Kylie albums!

Outside artist albums that I always buy such as kylie I listen to songs online before I buy an album,,in the past bought far to many albums based on singles and then ended up not liking anything else on an album and if I wasnt a huge kylie fan and done this I would never buy the album, it just nothing for me and the fact it's a kylie album left it even more disappointing as it just does nothing for me.

Sleeping With The Enemy

Officially closing the album with this hauntingly beautiful number with It’s dark and bruising lyrics paint a very clear picture of what the song is all about. With some mesmerizing vocals by Kylie and certainly superior to almost everything on the standard edition of this. A wonderful track on the whole.

 

One of KMO finest moments - totally bizarre that they decided to leave this off!

Recent Idolator review.

 

Should Have Been Bigger: Kylie Minogue’s “Into The Blue” - https://www.idolator.com/7910467/should-hav...=1&safari=1