Track Listing

1. Confide In Me
2. Put Yourself In My Place
3. Where Is The Feeling (BIR Mix)
4. Some Kind Of Bliss
5. Did It Again
6. Breathe
7. Where The Wild Roses Grow
8. If You Don't Love Me (Rare Track)
9. Tears (Rare Track)
10. Gotta Move On (Unreleased)
11. Difficult By Design (Unreleased)
12. Stay This Way (Unreleased)
13. This Girl (Exclusive UK Track)
14. Automatic Love (Acoustic) (Unreleased Track)
15. Where's The Love Gone
16. Take Me With You

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #66511 in Music
• Released on: 2001-09-01
• Number of discs: 1

Amazon.co.uk Review
Between her late 1980s reign as the "I Should Be So Lucky" Aussi soap star turned pop princess and her iconic re-emergence heralded by No.1 "Spinning Around" and Robbie Williams Duet "Kids", Kylie Minogue had an altogether different kind of pop career. In the mid-1990s the miniature star released two, very grown-up and exquisitely sophisticated albums, both simply titled Kylie Minogue, for the now defunct dance label Deconstruction. It is the best tracks from that period, plus a handful of previously unreleased songs and remixes that fill Hits. Although the title's somewhat misleading, given that the albums from which the tracks come were deemed commercial flops, it's not overstating things to say that in "Breathe", "Did It Again" and "Automatic Love", this collection contains some of the most stylishly executed pop the UK has ever heard. But it's haunting singles "Confide In Me", "Put Yourself In My Place" and Nick Cave duet "Where The Wild Roses Grow", graced by the sumptuously breathy vocals that transformed cute-bubblegum-pop-Kylie into a pop seductress and institution, that are the jewels of this retrospective and her career, and prime examples of just how exhilarating pop can be. --Dan Gennoe

CD Description
Although many American listeners entranced by the insistenthook of Kylie Minogue's 2002 breakthrough single, "Can't Get You Out of My Head", thought the Australian diva was a newartist, this was actually an unexpected US comeback, comingnearly 15 years after her Stock/Aitken/Waterman-produced bubble-gum hit "Loco-Motion". However, this song and others from that era ("I Should Be So Lucky", "It's No Secret") are missing from 2002's HITS PLUS, which instead performs the hugely useful function of collecting material from Minogue's mid-'90s career reinvention, none of which was released in theStates at the time.
This is neither the pop fluff of Minogue's early hits nor the cool Euro-disco of her later albums, but surprisingly mature and heartfelt music. The track list here includes excellent versions of songs by Prefab Sprout's Paddy McAloon ("If You Don't Love Me") and Soft Cell's Dave Ball ("Breathe", "Tears"), along with many self-penned tunes. Even those who avoid mainstream pop will inevitably become fascinated the undeniably catchy tunes of this supremely cool, vixen-like singer.

Customer Reviews

Kylie's 2 best albums in one!
Hits+ takes the 6 UK single releases from Kylie Minogue and Impossible Princess, plus the duet Where The Wild Roses Grow (with Nick Cave). Add to this a handfull of unreleased tracks (exceptional songs being the "Where Is The Feeling - alike" Gotta Move On and Difficult By Design from the 1994 period, and This Girl from the 1997 period), and a few remixes (Automatic Love acoustic being exceptionally different from the album version, with Kylie's vocal sounding a lot stronger) and you have an album that is a complete must for any Kylie fan's collection.

However, despite containing the singles and the unreleased recordings mentioned above, this is not the album i would recommend for a new Kylie fan. Understated Kylie classics such as Dangerous Game (KM94), Falling (KM94), I Don't Need Anyone (IP) and Dreams (IP) played a significant part in making the 2 DeCon albums the critical success they were, and are much more valuable than any of the singles or unreleased material (apart from Confide In Me and Wild Roses).

In 1994, Kylie Minogue (the album) was deemed a commercial success (albeit not a huge success, the album did as well as Light Years in the UK and was a convincing start). It is only now, with the huge comeback, that critics are writing off her entire DeCon period as a flop.

In my opinion Impossible Princess should have been a commercial success, despite the unfortunate timing of the initial release. Some Kind Of Bliss is the worst track on the album, and not at all indicative of the other 11 tracks. The album is not really Indie, and the Manics did not play a huge part on the album (although the other track I Don't Need Anyone is a stand out classic). The wrong singles were chosen, Kylie looked terrible, and where was the promotion?

This album is more Kylie than anything she has ever done - it is the only album where she has cowritten every track (all the lyrics) and the only album where she has completely written some of the songs. It is very personal and emotional, and if that makes it dark and uncommercial, so be it. It is still by far the best Kylie album around (and has not aged the same way Light Years has).

If you don't have any of the DeCon albums, I would recommend buying Impossible Princess (and) Kylie Minogue. Hits+ is definately more for fans.

A breath of fresh air after 'Fever'
After listening to 'Hits' for the first time I wasnt sure if I loved the album or hated it, which is usually a good sign. With pop music these days being instantly likeable I feel like good music should take a little longer to settle in. Well, this album delivers. The first and last track clearly show how eclectic Kylie's musical tastes are (were?). It's a far cry from the Love Boat and Robbie Williams Kylie we know and love today. I'm happy this CD is part of my collection. It will surprise you.

A True Revelation
The 90's Kylie period passed me by, but with the number of positive criticism of her work, I chose to buy this CD. It was a welcome surprise, and is now a prized asset in my CD collection.
Confide In Me is a song I had already heard and loved; its haunting vocals and acoustics are chillingly good.
Put Yourself In My Place is a fantastic strong number, but the incessant crashing beat in the background marrs it somewhat, as it sounds out of time, and out of place. If you ever get a chance to hear the 'Live Lounge' version, it is far superior.
Where Is The Feeling? is a brilliantly dark track, with its stalker-like lyrics and impending climax.
Some Kind Of Bliss grew on me, but has now grown off me! Its a Kylie-Goes-Rock platform, with dramatic overtones that don's sit well together. Not the best track perhaps.
Did It Again starts off sounding poor, but by the chorus you understand what the song's getting at, and its rather good.
Breathe is by far my favourite track on this CD. An unconventional, classy pop song, its electric space-age feel is crisp, clean and polished. It is a beautifully executed song that is one of Kylie's unappreciated classics.
Where The Wild Roses Go is often praised, but is a song that I have never had the urge to listen all the way through. Perhaps that is why I have not witnessed its so-called beauty. As it stands, its the track I will always skip.
If You Dont Love Me is very sweet and very Kylie-Goes-Ballad. Not the best song on the CD, and not one I listen to much, but still a nice song.
Tears and Gotta Move On follows the trend in the middle part of the CD of being Ok, but not great. Nothing too special.
Difficult By Design brings back the high standards. It is a great track, and very sleek.
Stay This Way is a song I always skip, and one that is rather monotonous.
This Girl is quite good, but remains at the lower end of the scale.
Automatic Love is a wonderful song. Its chilled beginning is very sexy and very Kylie, and grows to an even sexier finish.
Where Has The Love Gone? is a good clubbing track, and though perhaps alittle dated now, the lyrics are strong and does not drag, despite clocking in at 9 minutes.
Take Me With You allows the album to come full-circle. It is perhaps reminiscent of Confide In Me with its dark tone and mournful lyrics. It is a gorgeous song, and though rather long, and perhaps even indulgent at 9 minutes, it is still very, very good.
The album is by no means perfect, but the good tracks are very, very, very good, and justify Kylie's praise for this period in her music career. Though no commericial success, the songs on this album are ones that deserve critical acclaim for their ingenuity, class and beauty.