Kylie (album) facts for kids

Kylie is the debut studio album by Australian recording artist Kylie Minogue, released on 4 July 1988 by Mushroom Records. Minogue had established herself as a child actress before signing to the record label in early 1987. The success of her debut single, "Locomotion", resulted in her working with Stock, Aitken and Waterman, who produced the album and wrote nine of its ten tracks. Their recording sessions, which started in September 1987 and took place in London and Melbourne, coincided with Minogue filming for the soap opera Neighbours.

Musically, Kylie is a bubblegum pop and dance-pop album. It received mixed reviews from contemporary music critics who criticized its dated production. It was a commercial success, peaking at number one in the United Kingdom for six weeks and becoming the best-selling album of 1988.

It is her only number-one album in New Zealand, while peaking at number two in her native Australia. In the United States, it was certified gold for selling over 500,000 copies. Kylie was certified six times platinum in the United Kingdom and has sold over five million copies worldwide.

To promote Kylie, "I Should Be So Lucky" was released as the first single by the newly founded PWL Records in late December 1987. It reached number one in Australia and the United Kingdom, the first for any artist.

Track listing

All songs written and produced by Mike Stock, Matt Aitken and Pete Waterman, except where noted.

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