Especially for You
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"Especially for You" was the fifth international single released from singer Kylie Minogue
in time for the Christmas 1988 market and is a duet with Jason Donovan
. It did not appear on her debut album
but was included on Jason Donovan's 1989 debut album Ten Good Reasons
. The track did appear on the US version of Kylie Minogue's second album Enjoy Yourself
. The single was released on November 28, 1988 and was written by Stock Aitken Waterman
.
Its strongest market was the UK, where its release followed the on-screen wedding of the two actors' respective characters, Charlene and Scott, on the Australian soap Neighbours
which brought peak audiences.
In the UK, the song lodged for 4 weeks at #2 during the Christmas market behind Cliff Richard
(a Christmas fixture) reaching #1 for 3 weeks in early 1989, selling just shy of one million copies. It remained Minogue's best selling single in the UK until 2001's "Can't Get You out of My Head
" which became a million seller. The single was a big hit throughout Europe and sold 23,037 copies in Sweden. It was her longest single in New Zealand, peaking at 2 staying there for 21 weeks.
Minogue also performed this song as a duet with Kermit the Frog
having been invited to become one of a select few to make an episode of the UK ITV show An Audience with...
Kylie Minogue in 2001.
7" single
12" single
Kylie Minogue
Kylie Ann Minogue, OBE - often known simply as Kylie - is an Australian singer, recording artist, songwriter, and actress. After beginning her career as a child actress on Australian television, she achieved recognition through her role in the television soap opera Neighbours, before commencing...
in time for the Christmas 1988 market and is a duet with Jason Donovan
Jason Donovan
Jason Donovan is an Australian actor and singer. He initially achieved fame in the Australian soap opera Neighbours, before beginning a career in music in 1988. In the UK he has sold over 3 million records, and his début album Ten Good Reasons was one of the highest-selling albums of 1989...
. It did not appear on her debut album
Kylie (album)
Kylie is the debut album by Australian singer and songwriter Kylie Minogue, released by PWL on 4 July 1988. Stock, Aitken and Waterman produced and wrote eight of the ten tracks on the album....
but was included on Jason Donovan's 1989 debut album Ten Good Reasons
Ten Good Reasons
Ten Good Reasons is the debut album by Australian pop star and actor Jason Donovan. Released in 1989, it became one of the biggest selling albums in the UK that year, and yielded two solo #1 singles and also featured a duet with Kylie Minogue, "Especially for You", which had reached #1 in January...
. The track did appear on the US version of Kylie Minogue's second album Enjoy Yourself
Enjoy Yourself (Kylie Minogue album)
Enjoy Yourself is the second album by Australian pop singer Kylie Minogue. It was released by PWL on 9 October 1989. The album was mostly just produced by Stock Aitken Waterman, who had written and produced the whole album . The album was also mostly similar to its debut album as well.Minogue had...
. The single was released on November 28, 1988 and was written by Stock Aitken Waterman
Stock Aitken Waterman
Stock Aitken Waterman, sometimes known as SAW, were a UK songwriting and record producing trio consisting of Mike Stock, Matt Aitken and Pete Waterman. They had great success during the mid to late 1980s and early 1990s...
.
Its strongest market was the UK, where its release followed the on-screen wedding of the two actors' respective characters, Charlene and Scott, on the Australian soap Neighbours
Neighbours
Neighbours is an Australian television soap opera first broadcast on the Seven Network on 18 March 1985. It was created by TV executive Reg Watson, who proposed the idea of making a show that focused on realistic stories and portrayed adults and teenagers who talk openly and solve their problems...
which brought peak audiences.
In the UK, the song lodged for 4 weeks at #2 during the Christmas market behind Cliff Richard
Cliff Richard
Sir Cliff Richard, OBE is a British pop singer, musician, performer, actor, and philanthropist who has sold over an estimated 250 million records worldwide....
(a Christmas fixture) reaching #1 for 3 weeks in early 1989, selling just shy of one million copies. It remained Minogue's best selling single in the UK until 2001's "Can't Get You out of My Head
Can't Get You out of My Head
"Can't Get You Out of My Head" is a song by Australian recording artist and songwriter Kylie Minogue, which was released from her eighth studio album Fever . The song was released worldwide as the lead single from the album, which was released on 8 September, 2001. The song was written and produced...
" which became a million seller. The single was a big hit throughout Europe and sold 23,037 copies in Sweden. It was her longest single in New Zealand, peaking at 2 staying there for 21 weeks.
Minogue also performed this song as a duet with Kermit the Frog
Kermit the Frog
Kermit the Frog is puppeteer Jim Henson's most famous Muppet creation, first introduced in 1955. He is the protagonist of many Muppet projects, most notably as the host of The Muppet Show, and has appeared in various sketches on Sesame Street, in commercials and in public service announcements over...
having been invited to become one of a select few to make an episode of the UK ITV show An Audience with...
An Audience with...
An Audience with... is a British entertainment television show produced by ITV Studios, in which a host, usually a singer or comedian, performs for an invited audience of celebrity guests, interspersed with questions from the audience, in a light hearted revue/tribute style.The show began as An...
Kylie Minogue in 2001.
Track listings
CD single- Especially For You (Extended) - 5:01
- All I Wanna Do Is Make You Mine (Extended) - 6:00
- Especially For You - 3:58
7" single
- Especially For You - 3:58
- All I Wanna Do Is Make You Mine - 3:34
12" single
- Especially For You (Extended) - 5:01
- All I Wanna Do Is Make You Mine (Extended) - 6:00
Live performances
Kylie performed the song on the following concert tours:- Showgirl: The Greatest Hits Tour
- Showgirl: The Homecoming Tour
- Aphrodite World Tour 2011 (only performed during her tour in ManilaAraneta ColiseumThe Smart Araneta Coliseum, known as The Big Dome is an indoor multi-purpose sports arena located in the Cubao area of Quezon City, Philippines...
, PhilippinesPhilippinesThe Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
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Charts
| Chart (1988/1989) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian ARIA Singles Chart | 2 |
| Belgium Singles Chart | 1 |
| Danish Singles Chart | 5 |
| Dutch Singles Chart | 6 |
| Eurochart Hot 100 Singles Chart | 1 |
| Finnish Singles Chart Mitä hittiä The Official Finnish Charts is a national record chart in Finland composed by Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.The singles chart was started in January 1991 as Radiomafian lista and was broadcast on the radio station Radiomafia of the Finnish Broadcasting Company, YLE. This chart is based on a... |
4 |
| French SNEP Singles Chart | 1 |
| German Singles Chart | 10 |
| Irish Singles Chart Irish Singles Chart The Irish Singles Chart is Ireland's music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association and compiled on behalf of the IRMA by Chart-Track. Chart rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through over-the-counter retail data captured... |
1 |
| New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart | 2 |
| Norwegian Singles Chart | 10 |
| Swedish Singles Chart | 12 |
| Swiss Singles Chart | 2 |
| UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
1 |
| IFPI Greece Singles Chart | 1 |
| Israel Singles Chart | 1 |
| Hong Kong Singles Chart | 1 |
| Hong Kong Singles Chart | 1 |
| Slovenia Singles Chart | 1 |
| Lebanon Singles Chart | 1 |
End of Year Charts
| Year | Country | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | UK Singles Chart | 4 |
| 1989 | 32 | |
| Australian Singles Chart | 17 | |
Cover versions
- Denise van OutenDenise van OutenDenise van Outen is an English actress, singer and television presenter. Her most notable roles to date are as a presenter on The Big Breakfast, and as Roxie Hart in the musical Chicago on both the West End and on Broadway.- Early life :Born Denise Kathleen Outen in Basildon, Essex, she is the...
and Johnny VaughanJohnny VaughanJonathan Randall Vaughan is an English broadcaster and journalist. Vaughan has become well known as a television and radio personality and has also built a reputation as a film critic. He co-presented Capital Breakfast alongside Lisa Snowdon on 95.8 Capital FM between 2004 and 2011...
along with British Pop group Steps released a cover version for UK TV Charity BBC Children in Need in 1998 which charted at #3 on the British Charts. - FilipinoFilipino peopleThe Filipino people or Filipinos are an Austronesian ethnic group native to the islands of the Philippines. There are about 92 million Filipinos in the Philippines, and about 11 million living outside the Philippines ....
acoustic band MYMPMYMPM.Y.M.P. is an acoustic band act from the Philippines, which consists of five members. Their career started when Raymond Ryan, a station manager of iFm watched one of their gigs, and met up with a producer to produce their 2003 debut album, Soulful Acoustic, which has since been certified...
covered the song for their 2005 album VersionsVersions (MYMP album)Versions is an acoustic album of cover versions by Philippine acoustic band MYMP . It was released under Ivory Records.-Track listing:-Personnel:* Antonio M. Ocampo - executive producer* Papa Zu - album producer...
. - Taiwan pop singer, Genie Cho covered the song in her 2009 album 1 + 1 Play n Fun1 + 1 Play n Fun1 + 1 Play n Fun is Taiwanese Mandopop artist Genie Chuo's first compilation album and fifth album release. It was released by Rock Records on 6 November 2009...
featuring Leon Jay Williams - Wink (band), on their 1989 album, Especially for You (Yasashisa ni Tsutsumarete)
External links
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O85nRp3g8_U|performed by Bobbie EakesBobbie EakesBobbie Eakes is an American actress and singer. She is known for her role as Macy Alexander Forrester Chambers Sharpe on The Bold and the Beautiful and for her role as Krystal Carey Chandler Martin Hayward on All My Children .- Personal life :She is the youngest...
and Jeff TrachtaJeff TrachtaJeff Trachta is an American actor, recording artist, comedian, and Las Vegas headliner.-Music:Trachta’s break in Hollywood was as the soap opera star Thorne Forrester on the CBS show The Bold & The Beautiful...
(The Bold and the BeautifulThe Bold and the BeautifulThe Bold and the Beautiful is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS Daytime. It premiered on March 23, 1987....
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