Confide in Me (2001 album)

Confide in Me is a compilation album by Australian recording artist Kylie Minogue, which was released in November 2001. Released on 18 November 2002 by BMG, the album collects work from Minogue's Deconstruction period, including the albums Kylie Minogue (1994) and Impossible Princess (1997). The album was ineligible to chart on the main U.K. albums chart due to being considered a budget album, but had a chart run on the Budget Albums Chart from 2002 to 2005, peaking at #4 in 2003.[1] It received mixed reviews from music critics; whilst they praised the tracks from Deconstruction period, they felt that the album was too similar to the compilation album Hits+.

Confide in Me
Compilation album by
Released12 November 2002 (2002-11-12)
Genre
Length77:57
LabelDeconstruction
Kylie Minogue chronology
Fever
(2001)
Confide in Me
(2002)
KylieFever2002
(2002)

Background

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Prior to being signed to Parlophone, Minogue's labels had decided to release material from her previous records.[2] Confide in Me was released by BMG, along with her other compilation album's Hits+ (2000), Greatest Hits 87-92 (2002), Greatest Hits 87–97 (2002) and Artist Collection (2004). Ultimately, neither of the compilations achieved high success but Hits+ charted in the UK, while both Greatest Hits album charted in UK, Ireland and Japan.

The cover artwork uses pictures from the videos to "Breathe" and "Some Kind of Bliss".

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
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AllMusic     [3]

Confide in Me received mixed reviews from music critics. AllMusic highlighted "Some Kind of Bliss", "Time Will Pass You By" and "Confide in Me" as album highlights. Critics praised the album for its Deconstruction tracks, but felt it received no success because it was too similar to the album Hits+.[3] An editor for Cduniverse explained: "Fans of those albums should consider checking out Confide in Me; while it doesn't feature the previously unreleased tracks that Hits + does, it does provide a more in-depth look at her two transitional albums."[4]

The album was certified Silver by British Phonographic Industry (BPI), for shipments of 60,000 copies.[5]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)AlbumLength
1."Put Yourself in My Place"Jimmy HarryKylie Minogue4:56
2."Some Kind of Bliss"Impossible Princess4:16
3."Surrender"Kylie Minogue4:27
4."If I Was Your Lover"HarryKylie Minogue4:47
5."Limbo"
Impossible Princess4:07
6."Did It Again"Impossible Princess4:24
7."Through the Years"
  • Minogue
  • Ball
  • Vauk
Impossible Princess4:22
8."Too Far"MinogueImpossible Princess4:46
9."Say Hey"MinogueImpossible Princess3:40
10."Time Will Pass You By"
  • Dino Fekaris
  • Nick Zesses
  • John Rhys
Kylie Minogue5:28
11."Cowboy Style"
  • Minogue
  • Anderson
  • Seaman
Impossible Princess4:48
12."Falling"Kylie Minogue6:46
13."I Don't Need Anyone"
Impossible Princess3:15
14."Dreams"
  • Minogue
  • Anderson
  • Seaman
Impossible Princess3:46
15."Jump"
Impossible Princess4:05
16."Drunk"
  • Minogue
  • Anderson
  • Seaman
Impossible Princess4:01
17."Confide in Me"
  • Anderson
  • Seaman
  • Owain Barton
Kylie Minogue5:52
Total length:77:57

Personnel

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  • Kylie Minogue – Vocals
  • Dave Ball – Producer
  • James Dean Bradfield – Producer
  • Brothers in Rhythm – Producer
  • Rob Dougan – Producer
  • Dave Eringa – Producer
  • Jimmy Harry – Arranger, Producer
  • Pete Heller – Producer
  • M People – Producer
  • Ingo Vauk – Producer

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[6] Silver 60,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ "Chart Log UK: M - My Vitriol". Zobbel.de. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
  2. ^ Baker and Minogue, p. 145
  3. ^ a b "Confide in Me - Kylie Minogue | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  4. ^ "Kylie Minogue - Confide In Me CD Album". Cduniverse.com. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  5. ^ "Certified Awards". Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
  6. ^ "British album certifications – Kylie Minogue – Confide in Me". British Phonographic Industry.