The Kylie Collection
Encyclopedia
The Kylie Collection is the first remix compilation album
by Australia
n pop
singer Kylie Minogue
. It was released by Mushroom Records
in 1988 in Australia and New Zealand
. The album included songs from Minogue debut
as well as remix
es of her popular single releases. It was also released on VHS
in Australia
only in 1988.
A CD pressing was never made but test artwork for a CD booklet was made at Mushroom. Due the restrictions of them only be able to release the album on three formats Mushroom decided to release the Double-LP set, a cassette and a long-play video collection and hence the CD format was cancelled.
Compilation album
A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...
by Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
singer Kylie Minogue
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...
. It was released by Mushroom Records
Mushroom Records
Mushroom Records is an Australian recoJrd company formed by Michael Gudinski and Ray Evans in Melbourne in 1972. After its sale in 1998, it merged into Festival Mushroom Records. From 2005 to 2009, it is one of the record labels operated by Warner Bros...
in 1988 in Australia and New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
. The album included songs from Minogue debut
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....
as well as remix
Remix
A remix is an alternative version of a recorded song, made from an original version. This term is also used for any alterations of media other than song ....
es of her popular single releases. It was also released on VHS
VHS
The Video Home System is a consumer-level analog recording videocassette standard developed by Victor Company of Japan ....
in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
only in 1988.
Track listing
- "I Should Be So LuckyI Should Be So Lucky"I Should Be So Lucky" is a pop-dance song performed by Australian singer Kylie Minogue. The song was written and produced by Stock Aitken Waterman for Minogue's debut album Kylie .The song was released as the album's second single in December 1987...
" – 3:24 - "The Loco-MotionThe Loco-Motion"The Loco-Motion" is a 1962 pop song written by American songwriters Gerry Goffin and Carole King. The song is notable for appearing in the American Top 5 three times – each time in a different decade: for Little Eva in 1962 ; for Grand Funk Railroad in 1974 ; and for Kylie Minogue in 1988 "The...
" – 3:14 - "Je Ne Sais Pas PourquoiJe Ne Sais Pas Pourquoi"Je Ne Sais Pas Pourquoi" is a pop song written by British production team Stock Aitken and Waterman for Kylie Minogue's debut album Kylie . It was produced by Stock, Aitken and Waterman, and received a mixed reception from music critics...
" – 3:51 - "It's No SecretIt's No Secret"It's No Secret" is a pop-ballad song written by English songwriting team Stock, Aitken and Waterman for Australian singer Kylie Minogue's debut studio album Kylie . The song was produced by Stock, Aitken and Waterman and received a mixed reception from music critics...
" – 3:55 - "Got to Be CertainGot to Be Certain"Got to Be Certain" is a dance-pop song written and produced by British songwriting team Stock, Aitken and Waterman And included on Minogue's debut studio album Kylie . The song had been originally written for singer Mandy Smith, but her recording was never released until 2005. The song received a...
" – 3:17 - "Turn It Into LoveTurn It into Love"Turn It into Love" is a single released from singer Kylie Minogue's debut album Kylie. The single was released in December 1988 as the album's sixth and final single and was written by Stock Aitken Waterman.-Song information:...
" – 3:36 - "I Miss You" – 3:15
- "I'll Still Be Loving You" – 3:45
- "Look My Way" – 3:35
- "Love at First Sight" – 3:09
- "I Should Be So Lucky" (Extended mix) – 6:08
- "The Loco-Motion" (Kohaku Mix) – 5:59
- "Je Ne Sais Pas Pourquoi" (Moi Non Plus Mix) – 5:55
- "Got to Be Certain" (Extended) – 6:37
- "Made in Heaven" (Maid In Australia Mix) – 6:20 (aka: Maid In England Mix)
VHS Release
- "I Should Be So LuckyI Should Be So Lucky"I Should Be So Lucky" is a pop-dance song performed by Australian singer Kylie Minogue. The song was written and produced by Stock Aitken Waterman for Minogue's debut album Kylie .The song was released as the album's second single in December 1987...
" (Video) - "Got to Be CertainGot to Be Certain"Got to Be Certain" is a dance-pop song written and produced by British songwriting team Stock, Aitken and Waterman And included on Minogue's debut studio album Kylie . The song had been originally written for singer Mandy Smith, but her recording was never released until 2005. The song received a...
" (Video) - "The Loco-MotionThe Loco-Motion"The Loco-Motion" is a 1962 pop song written by American songwriters Gerry Goffin and Carole King. The song is notable for appearing in the American Top 5 three times – each time in a different decade: for Little Eva in 1962 ; for Grand Funk Railroad in 1974 ; and for Kylie Minogue in 1988 "The...
" (Video) - "Je Ne Sais Pas PourquoiJe Ne Sais Pas Pourquoi"Je Ne Sais Pas Pourquoi" is a pop song written by British production team Stock Aitken and Waterman for Kylie Minogue's debut album Kylie . It was produced by Stock, Aitken and Waterman, and received a mixed reception from music critics...
" (Video) - "It's No SecretIt's No Secret"It's No Secret" is a pop-ballad song written by English songwriting team Stock, Aitken and Waterman for Australian singer Kylie Minogue's debut studio album Kylie . The song was produced by Stock, Aitken and Waterman and received a mixed reception from music critics...
" (Video) - "Made in Heaven" (Video)
Formats
These are the formats of major album releases of The Kylie Collection.| Release format | Country | Cat. no. | Release date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cassette album Compact Cassette The Compact Cassette, often referred to as audio cassette, cassette tape, cassette, or simply tape, is a magnetic tape sound recording format. It was designed originally for dictation, but improvements in fidelity led the Compact Cassette to supplant the Stereo 8-track cartridge and reel-to-reel... |
Australia Australia Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area... |
TVC93277 | 1988 |
| Double vinyl album Gramophone record A gramophone record, commonly known as a phonograph record , vinyl record , or colloquially, a record, is an analog sound storage medium consisting of a flat disc with an inscribed, modulated spiral groove... |
Australia | TVL93277 | 1988 |
A CD pressing was never made but test artwork for a CD booklet was made at Mushroom. Due the restrictions of them only be able to release the album on three formats Mushroom decided to release the Double-LP set, a cassette and a long-play video collection and hence the CD format was cancelled.