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Light years
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{{Album infobox |
| Name = Light Years
| Type =
Album (music) Album
| Artist =
Kylie Minogue
| Cover = Kylie-Minogue-Light-Years-164329.jpg
| Background = orange
| Released = October, 2000
| Recorded =
| Genre =
Pop music Popdance music Dancedisco music Disco
| Length = 54:26
| Label =
Parlophone/
Mushroom Records Mushroom
| Producer =
| Reviews =
*
All Music Guide Image:4 out of 5.png 4 out of 5 stars [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:46jveae54xa7 link]
| Last album = ''
Intimate and Live''
(1998)
| This album = ''
Light Years''
(2000)
| Next album = ''
Hits Plus Hits+''
(2000)
}}
:''Light Years is also the American name of the Rene Laloux animated film
Gandahar.''
'''''Light Years''''' is the seventh album by
Australian singer
Kylie Minogue that was released in 2000. It reached number two on the
United Kingdom album charts, selling over 300,000 copies. ''Light Years'' is largely seen as Minogue's "comeback" album as it saw it her return to her pop roots and to the top of the charts. It sold more than 3 million copies worldwide.
Reissue/Tour edition
Due to the success of the album and the "On A Night Like This" tour, a special Tour Package was released, housing a second compilation CD featuring various remixes. The special edition album was released on
March 5,
2001. Also, for the Australian edition, Minogue's remake of
Olivia Newton-John's "Physical" was included on the second CD, as she performed the song on the tour.
Track listing
'''Original release'''
#"
Spinning Around"
(Ira Shickman, Osborne Bingham, Kara DioGuardi, and Paula Abdul) -
Media:KylieMinogueSpinningAround.ogg Clip
#"
On a Night Like This"
(Steve Torch, Graham Stack, Mark Taylor (writer) Mark Taylor, and Brian Rawling)
#"So Now Goodbye"
(Kylie Minogue, and Steve Anderson)
#"Disco Down"
(Johnny Douglas (composer) Johnny Douglas)
#"Loveboat"
(Kylie Minogue, Guy Chambers, and Robbie Williams)
#"Koocachoo"
(Kylie Minogue, and Johnny Douglas (composer) Johnny Douglas)
#"
Your Disco Needs You"
(Kylie Minogue, Guy Chambers, and Robbie Williams)
#"
Please Stay"
(Kylie Minogue, Richard Stannard, Julian Gallagher, and John Themis)
#"Bittersweet Goodbye"
(Kylie Minogue, and Steve Anderson)
#"
Butterfly (Kylie Minogue song) Butterfly"
(Kylie Minogue, and Steve Anderson)
#"Under the Influence of Love"
(Paul Politi, and Barry Eugene White)
#"I'm So High"
(Kylie Minogue, Guy Chambers, and Megan Smith)
#"
Kids (song) Kids" (duet with
Robbie Williams)*
(Robbie Williams, and Guy Chambers) -
Media:KylieMinogueKids.ogg Clip
#"Light Years"
(Kylie Minogue, Richard Stannard, and Julian Gallagher)
'''Reissue/Tour edition'''
# "
Spinning Around"(7th District Club Mental Mix)
# "Spinning Around" (Sharp Vocal Mix)
# "
On A Night Like This" (Rob Searle Mix)
# "On A Night Like This" (Bini & Martini Club Mix)
# "On A Night Like This" (Bini & Martini Dub Mix)
# "
Please Stay" (Hatiras Dreamy Dub)
# "Please Stay" (7th District Radio Mix)
# "Please Stay" (Metro Mix)
# "Please Stay" (7th District Club Flava Mix)
# "
Butterfly (Kylie Minogue song) Butterfly" (Sandstorm Dub)
# "
Your Disco Needs You" (Casino Radio Mix)
# "Physical"
The
Germany German,
Spain Spanish and
Japan Japanese versions of the album contain the track "Your Disco Needs You" with the French interval translated into their respective languages.
On some versions (including the
United Kingdom UK, German and Spanish versions) there is also a
hidden track "Password", played by either rewinding past the beginning of the CD, or continuing past the end.
Singles
*"Spinning Around" was the first single and was released in June 2000. It debuted at number one in Australia and the UK. The single marked Minogue's return to mainstream pop music. The video involved Minogue dancing in a packed nightclub and started the tabloids' obsession with her.
*"On a Night Like This" was released in September 2000 and debuted at number one on the
Australian charts and number two in the UK. The song's release coincided with Minogue's performance at the
2000 Summer Olympics Sydney Olympic Games where she sang this song.
*In October 2000, the duet "Kids" with
Robbie Williams (UK) was released. The song, written by Robbie Williams and
Guy Chambers, reached number two in the UK. A different version of this song with a spoken fadeout rap by Williams appeared on his album ''
Sing When You're Winning''.
*"Please Stay" was released in December 2000 and made the top ten in the UK and the top twenty in Australia.
Image:KylieMinogueYourDiscoNeedsYouCDCover.jpg thumb|right|"Your Disco Needs You" single cover
*"Your Disco Needs You" became an underground hit when it was released as a single in Germany and Australia.
*The dance track "Butterfly" proved popular on the club scene. After a remix in 2001, the track was issued in the USA where it was a minor hit on the Billboard Dance/Club Play chart.
Chart positions
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Chart
!Position
|-
|2000
|Australia
|1
|-
|2000
|United Kingdom
|2
|-
|2000
|N. Zealand
|8
|-
|2000
|Greece
|9
|-
|2000
|Europe
|10
|-
|2000
|Ireland
|13
|-
|2000
|Hungary
|16
|-
|2000
|Finland
|24
|-
|2000
|Sweden
|25
|-
|2000
|Switzerland
|28
|-
|2000
|Germany
|35
|-
|2000
|Denmark
|38
|-
|2000
|United States
|197
|}
External link
-
Kylie.com page on the album
{{kylie}}
Category:2000 albums
Category:Albums with hidden tracks
Category:Kylie Minogue albums
Category:Parlophone albums
Category:Australian number one albums
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