Kylie Minogue - Kylie Minogue (1994)

Kylie Minogue is the fifth studio album by Australian singer Kylie Minogue, first released on 19 September 1994, by Deconstruction, Mushroom, and Arista Records. It was her first studio album released after leaving PWL. Through her new deal, Minogue worked with new producers including Brothers in Rhythm, M People, Farley And Heller, Jimmy Harry and Ronin, among others. Musically, the album contains songs of many musical genres but stays generally in the pop music field. The album represented a new change in Minogue's music, working with more new jack swing, jazz, house, and techno elements. It became the third studio album by Minogue to contain songs written by her. The main themes of the album concern love, with many of the sub-themes heading towards confession, infidelity, sex and lust. Examples of the themes come from singles "Confide in Me" and "Put Yourself in My Place", both surrounding the theme of love and honesty. Upon release, Kylie Minogue received favourable reviews from most music critics. Many critics praised the direction of the album, who thought the midtempo songs were pleasing and praised Minogue's vocals and production. Kylie Minogue was a chart success, peaking at number three in Australia, and was certified Gold. It was equally successful in the United Kingdom, peaking at number four, and was certified Gold for shipments of 100,000 copies. Three singles were released; "Confide in Me", the lead single from the album, became one of Minogue's most successful single releases, reaching number one for five weeks in Australia, number two in the United Kingdom and reaching number one in Israel, as well as charting well across Europe and the US dance charts. The second single, "Put Yourself in My Place", reached number eleven in both Australia and the UK. The song featured a popular music video directed by Kier McFarlane. "Where Is the Feeling?" became the third release and reached number 16 in the UK and number 31 in Australia. Minogue did not do an initial world tour or headlining tour to support the album and focused promotion on gigs and TV appearances.