Product Description

After the success of 2001's disco influenced album 'Fever',Kylie Minogue returns with her ninth studio album 'Body Language'. Joined by producers Kurtis Mantronix, Baby Ash, and Karen Poole to name but a few, the album sees Kylie take a more experimental approach mixing electro, hip hop, and minimalistic soundscapes to her sultry vocals. The single 'Slow' is also included.

Track Listing

1. Slow
2. Still Standing
3. Secret (Take You Home)
4. Promises
5. Sweet Music
6. Red Blooded Woman
7. Chocolate
8. Obsession
9. I Feel For You
10. Someday
11. Loving Days
12. After Dark

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2011 in Music
• Released on: 2003-11-17
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: Enhanced

Amazon.co.uk Review
Before recording Body Language, Kylie Minogue must have wondered how to follow Fever. That was an album that not only prompted six million people to grab a copy but sparked a national obsession with the diminutive pop diva's posterior. Well, breaking Madonna's record as the female solo artist with the greatest UK chart-topping longevity isn't a bad start. Fifteen years after Kylie first reached the pinnacle of the UK chart with "I Should Be So Lucky", "Slow" took the mini minx to the top for the seventh time. Oozing with the same entrancing blend of seductive electronica, spiralling rhythms and breathy vocals that sent hormones raging with "Can't Get You Out of My Head", "Slow" was cowritten by Minogue and is easily the finest moment on Body Language.

Despite the army of writers, Body Language is a surprisingly cohesive serving of R&B-lite, laced with a sprinkling of Prince-style 1980s disco-fuelled funk, such as "Still Standing", which finds Kylie pronouncing "You know you want it!" amid a bed of grinding bass and squelching synths. There are moments such as "Red Blooded Woman" when the generic-pop production machine all but eradicates any sense of Kylie, but on the whole the formulaic funk and predictable pop styling is outweighed by the soap survivor's inimitable presence. As a result, Body Language is sure to work its magic. --Christopher Barrett

Customer Reviews

Another Kylie masterpiece - Body Language sounds amazing!
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This album will forever go down as Kylie's 'R&B/Urban' album and yes, it is true the record dabbles heavily in this genre, but crucially, Kylie retains her pop sensibilities thorughout resulting in an album that is immaculately produced and contains some of her most unique, adventurous work.

Slow, the lead single is all subtle electronica with a deliciously whispered vocal, the fact it reached number is inspiring as Kylie took a big risk releasing this song after the super-commercial sound of Fever.

Still Standing is all 80s Human League whereas Secret is infectious and Kylie's rap... the cutest thing ever!

Sweet Music is arguably the best track on the album, all distorted guitar parts and a vocal that is just deliciously sensual, Kylie plays the tease on this track as she does on 2nd single, the brilliant Red Blooded Woman. This is one of my favourite Kylie singles ever and it's epic in how awesome it is. Echoes of Justin Timberlake's 'Cry Me A River' and an equally brilliant brilliant video mark this track out and it has a true highlight.

Chocolate is perhaps even more testing as a single than Slow - Kylie's vocals take on a new level of breathiness on the song but that is part of this track's appeal. Each time you listen to it you discover new depths to it and when it gets to the 'your candy kisses are sweet i know' part you're completely under Kylie's spell. A dubby blend of floaty electronica and a groovy bassline and touches of jazz - a hidden delight to the album.

Obsession, I Feel For You and Someday are not as memorable as the album's amazing first part but on the whole, Body Language possibly edges just over Fever in my opinion due to the strength of the individual songs and variety on offer here. Plus, Loving Days and After Dark make for a perfect album closer. The former is a string soaked Madonna Frozen-esque ballad, epic in its beauty while the latter is a perfect slice of modern R&B, Kylie style.

Overall, i think Body Language is one of Kylie's most intruiging album as it poralised critics and fans alike - some loved it and others were not so keen. But no matter what your stand on it is, it goes without saying that within Kylie's career, as i said before it stands as some of her most adventurous and unique work and is well worth checking out.

kylie's best album
when i bought this album, i loved it, as in my opinion it is so much better than light years and fever. i prefer her rnb sound. My favourite songs are
Red blooded woman
promises
after dark
chocolate
slow
sweet music
This and kylie x are her best albums ever!!

2.5
I'll start off by saying I'm a huge Minogue sisters fan, so I really tried to love BODY LANGUAGE. But just because I'm a fan doesn't mean I'm going to throw in the words `Stunning' and `must own' just because the Minogue name is stamped on the cover. In fact the term `grower' may be too generous for some of the tracks.

I don't want to write Kylie off for trying something new - in fact it's what I love about the sisters. But I'm afraid to say Min has missed the mark this time round. The direction was ok (but dare I say it? At times it comes a little too close to someone's superior GIRL & NEON NIGHTS albums), but too much thought went into the style and not the substance. There were no catchy sing-along tracks.

In fact, when it comes to the track list, apart from the singles `Slow', `Red Blooded Woman', and `Chocolate' (Only above average), I'm hard pushed to remember any of the songs. I can remember `Obsession' & 'Loving Days' are also above average, though they don't yell hit. And I only remember `Secret (Take You Home)' for Kylie's `rapping'. The rest of the album isn't bad; it's just boring which is just as disappointing for someone I admire so much.
(On the other hand, the single b sides `Soul On Fie' & `Almost A Lover' have that Kylie passion in them. `City Games' is catchy, something you can sing0-alongtoo. `Cruise Control' is blah).


A nice try, but Kylie tried too hard to be different for the sake of being different. I think that to grow & change you have to have low points to learn from. Never mind, I'm sure her 10th album will make up for this.