Hits+
Compilation album by
Kylie Minogue
Released7 November 2000
Recorded1993–1997
Genre
LabelDeconstruction
Kylie Minogue chronology
Light Years
(2000)		 Hits+
(2000)		 Fever
(2001)

Hits+ is a compilation album by Australian recording artist Kylie Minogue, which was released on 7 November 2000 by Deconstruction Records. The album was the last compilation album which was released by the record label at the time, because Minogue had released her then Parlophone album Light Years (2000). The album peaked at number sixty-three in Australia on the ARIA albums chart.[1]

Background

It was announced that Minogue would release a compilation with her songs from Deconstruction Records. The album was entitled Hits+. The photograph used for the original cover art was later scrapped in favour of another shot, from a 1995 session by Michael Williams.

"If You Don't Love Me" was originally recorded by British group Prefab Sprout for their 1992 album A Life of Surprises.

Composition

The compilation is made up of songs from the albums Kylie Minogue (1994) and Impossible Princess (1997). The album includes all seven singles released during the time Minogue was under Deconstruction Records but does not include the Australian only single "Cowboy Style". The international release of Hits+ contains only 15 tracks, lacking "This Girl" and just 14 tracks in the U.S. and China, where "Where the Wild Roses Grow" was also omitted.

Reception

Critical response

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic link

Hits+ received positive reception from music critics, many praising it for its Deconstruction songs in a major compilation. Mackenzie Wilson from AllMusic gave it a very positive review, awarding the album four-and-a-half out of five stars. She had explained the album saying "Capitalizing on her surging popularity in the States, Arista found themselves promoting Kylie Minogue in early 2002 with the reissue of her Hits + album. This particular record highlights the cuts that made Minogue an indie darling in Europe in the mid-'90s, reflecting back on her 1994 self-titled effort and 1997's Impossible Princess. American fans might be put off just a bit, for this material is less frilly and far darker than Fever's smash single, 'Can't Get You Out of My Head'. But it's still stylish. Hits + is perfect for any fan, but it's also a great retrospective for those eager fans who are beginning to discover the wild musical world of Kylie Minogue."[2]

Chart performance

The album debuted and peaked at number forty-one on the UK Albums Chart.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)OriginLength
1."Confide in Me" (master mix)
from Kylie Minogue, 19945:55
2."Put Yourself in My Place" (radio edit)Jimmy Harryoriginal version from Kylie Minogue4:12
3."Where Is the Feeling?" (BIR Dolphin Mix)
  • Wilf Smarties
  • Jayn Hanna
original version from Kylie Minogue4:13
4."Some Kind of Bliss"
from Impossible Princess, 19974:14
5."Did It Again" (radio edit)
  • Minogue
  • Anderson
  • Seaman
original version from Impossible Princess4:16
6."Breathe" (radio edit)
original version from Impossible Princess3:40
7."Where the Wild Roses Grow" (with Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds)Nick Cavefrom Murder Ballads, 19963:58
8."If You Don't Love Me"Paddy McAloonB-side of "Confide in Me", 19942:11
9."Tears"
  • Ball
  • Minogue
  • Vauk
B-side of "Did It Again", 19974:29
10."Gotta Move On"
from the Kylie Minogue sessions3:36
11."Difficult by Design"
  • Mallozzi
  • Sabiu
  • Minogue
from the Kylie Minogue sessions3:43
12."Stay This Way"
  • Minogue
  • Anderson
from the Impossible Princess sessions4:35
13."Automatic Love" (acoustic version)
  • Mallozzi
  • Sabiu
  • Minogue
  • Inga Humpe
original version from Kylie Minogue4:24
14."Where Has the Love Gone?" (Roach Motel remix)
  • Alex Palmer
  • Julie Stapleton
B-side of "Confide in Me"9:26
15."Take Me with You"
  • Minogue
  • Anderson
from the Impossible Princess sessions9:11
Australian version
No.TitleWriter(s)OriginLength
13."This Girl"
  • Minogue
  • Uschi Classen
from the Impossible Princess sessions3:08
14."Automatic Love" (acoustic version)
  • Mallozzi
  • Sabiu
  • Minogue
  • Inga Humpe
original version from Kylie Minogue4:24
15."Where Has the Love Gone?" (Roach Motel remix)
  • Alex Palmer
  • Julie Stapleton
B-side of "Confide in Me"9:26
16."Take Me with You"
  • Minogue
  • Anderson
from the Impossible Princess sessions9:11

Personnel

Adapted from liner notes.[3]

Charts

Chart performance for Hits+
Chart (2000) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[1] 63
Scottish Albums (OCC)[4] 49
UK Albums (OCC)[5] 41

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[6] Silver 60,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. 1 2 Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 190.
  2. ↑ Hits + - Kylie Minogue | AllMusic
  3. ↑ Hits+ at Discogs
  4. ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
  5. ↑ "Kylie Minogue | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
  6. ↑ "British album certifications – Kylie Minogue – Hits+". British Phonographic Industry.
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