Impossible Princess [Import]

Impossible Princess [Import]

Track Listings

1. Too Far

2. Cowboy Style

3. Some Kind of Bliss

4. Did It Again

5. Breathe

6. Say Hey

7. Drunk

8. I Don't Need Anyone

9. Jump

10. Limbo

11. Through the Years

12. Dreams

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
Kylie's 1997 album featuring the hit singles 'Did It Again' & 'Some Kind Of Bliss'. 12 tracks total. 'Impossible Princess' marks a decidedly different change in her musical direction from mainstream pop to dance-oriented poppy alternative. A Mushroom Records release.

Tracks:

Too Far
Cowboy Style
Some Kind of Bliss
Did It Again
Breathe
Say Hey
Drunk
I Don't Need Anymore
Jump
Limbo
Through the Years
Dreams

Tracks:

Love Takes Over Me [*]
Too Far [Inner Door Mix][*]
Did It Again [Did It Four Times Mix][*]
Breathe [Tee's Dancehall Mix][*]
Tears [*]
Too Far [Junior's Riff Dub][*][Dub]
Breathe [Tee's Dub of Life][*][Dub]
Some Kind of Bliss [Quivver Mix][*]
Did It Again [Razor-n-Go Dub][*][Dub]
Breathe [Tee's Glimmer Mix][*]
Too Far [North Pole Mix][*]
This Girl [*]

Album Description

UK special edition reissue of the Aussie diva's breakthrough 1997 album (that's unavailable domestically) includes a bonus disc of 12 rare B-sides & remixes, 'Love Takes Over Me', 'Too Far' (Inner Door Mix), 'Did It Again' (Did It Four Times Mix), 'Breathe' (Tee's Dancehall Mix), 'Tears', 'Too Far' (Junior's Riff Dub), 'Breathe' (Tee's Dub Of Life), 'Some Kind Of Bliss' (Quivver Mix), 'Did It Again' (Razor-N-Go Dub), 'Breathe' (Tee's Glimmer Mix), 'Too Far' (North Pole Mix), & 'This Girl'. Deconstruction. 2003.

Album Details

Special Digitally Remastered Double CD Edition of "The Impossible Princess" Follows the Formula Set with the Pet Shop Boys' Catalog, with the Original Tracks on the First Disc and a Second Disc of Rarities, B-sides and Mixes on the Second. Thanks to her 2002 International Hit Success, Fresh Liner Notes and Pictures Bring New Fans Up to Date on What this Longtime Talent Has Been Up to all These Years.

Customer Reviews:

Nice suprise.......2007-03-03

I became a Kylie fan late in the game. I didn't know what to expect from this album, just ordered it because I like her. I have to say that I love it. If you have just heard FEVER and BODY LANGUAGE you are in for a surprise. If you like the dancefloor radio ready music of those releases (BTW, I LOVE both of thos albums as well) you may not like this right off, but the more I listen the more I love it. I already loved Kylie but this album made me realize there is more to her than I knew about. And, I like it. Give it a try......

ONE of her best.......2006-07-29

The album featues a wide range of songs. From the indie "Some Kind OF Bliss" to the magical "Breathe", and the wicked "Dreams", this is my qual favourite Kylie album, with Light Years.

Kylie Did It Again.......2006-05-01

This is a deep cd. a lot of people like to label this as an "indie rock" cd. i say that this is kylie, but more on a personal level. here's the track list
1. too far - some deep lyrics. love the music and vocals
2. cowboy style - this is one of the indie rock tracks. great song
3. some kind of bliss - love the song.
4. did it again - another indie rock song, but i still love it.
5. breathe - one of my favorites. really hypnotic song
6. say hey - i love the music
7. drunk - another favorite song. pretty deep lyrics. starts off with dark music and ends lighter
8. i don't need anyone - love it. faster rock!
9. jump - sounds more like a slow r&b song. sexy
10. limbo - love the music, deep lyrics once again.
11. through the years - slower r&b feel. love the sax
12. dreams - the closing of the album. great song to end with
one of the greatest cds kylie's ever made. everyone should have this cd

AMAZING!.......2006-03-21

This cd is incredible- there is so much more to Kylie than what America knows!!!

Kylie's best by far.......2005-10-14

In my opinion, Kylie reached her creative peak with this album; it was original, creative, dark, and Kylie wrote all of these songs. Which other album do you know that combines orchestration, trip-hop beats, pop, dance, hip-hop, alternative and sex? I know not many.....

It is such a shame that Kylie stilldoesn't release music as original as this. Her sales may not be as high if she released catchy pop songs like Spinning Around - which the listener may get sick of when heard multiple times - but this album is very durable - Her more diehard fans will enjoy it more - I never thought I would see such creative, and complex, songs like Through The Years or Say Hey as a highlight, but after many listens, I now (with Jump, Too Far and Dreams, my two favourite Kylie songs), consider them to be in my top-10 favoutite Kylie song list, not that there is one.

The only songs I don't like is I Don't Need Anyone - it just doesn't fit in between the inaccessible tracks Drunk and Jump. And Some Kind Of Bliss is borrderline, but all of the other tracks are very very good, but if I waas to pick a lowpoint, it would be around tracks 3-5 i.e the singles. I prefer original, creative and meaningful songs as opposed to pop, which is why I think that the singles and track 8 are the worst, but all of the other tracks are SPECTACULAR - quite a contrast, actually.

The album sold quite poorly compared to her others in the UK. It only went Silver (Kylie's lowest certification) and its chart run in the UK was: 10-22-41-70; I think fans that liked the more pop Kylie weren't really 'ready' in a way for an album so different from all of her others, but with a successful tour to promote this album, Australia saw this album for what it is. It went Double Platinum and peaked at #4.
Singles were respectively:
Some Kind Of Bliss (#22 UK, #27 Aus)
Did It Again (#14 UK, #15 Aus)
Breathe (#14 UK, #23 Aus)
Cowboy Style (Australia only. #36, Aus)

If you liked this album similar to how I haved (i.e liking non-singles over singles etc.) I recomend anything by Bjork - because this Cd is VERY bjork infulenced, Tori Amos, Goldfrapp or so on. Note: There are many people comparing this album to Madonna's Ray Of Light - this album is far better. Compared to this it is bland.

94%

Average customer rating:

Very artistic and daring album
Not as good as it is hyped to be
So, so good!
Some kind of bliss
Pure poetry,! Kylie's best and most introspective.

Impossible Princess
Kylie Minogue
Manufacturer: Import [Generic]
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music

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ASIN: B000007VQ4
Release Date: 1999-02-16

Tracks:

Too Far
Cowboy Style
Some Kind of Bliss
Did It Again
Breathe
Say Hey
Drunk
I Don't Need Anyone
Jump
Limbo
Through the Years
Dreams

Album Description

Japanese edition of her 1997 album in a standard jewel case within a clear slipcase with a full color 3-D cover as the booklet! Contains 13 tracks, including the bonus track 'Tears' and the singles 'Some Kind Of Bliss' & 'Did It Again'. A BMG release.

Album Details

Japanese Release Containing a Bonus Track.

Customer Reviews:

Very artistic and daring album .......2005-03-31

The original edition of the album 'Impossible Princess' is excellent. You get 12 tracks and a really good taste of Kylie's deconstruction years! This, however, has a 3-D cover and is very limited. It includes the amazing bonus track 'Tears' and also has 2 holographic prints of Kylie which are just so beautiful! You may be thinking you don't want to spend $39 on this CD, but if you're a REAL Kylie fan, you know you want to!

You can also get the re-mastered edition which includes a bonus disc with 12 tracks, 9 remixes and 3 brand new tracks including 'Tears'! Buy now! It is a great buy! Just pick it up!

Not as good as it is hyped to be.......2004-07-05

Impossible Princess is not that great an album I'm afraid, not as much as it is often hyped up to be, I don't know why many people make such a big fuss out of this album, it really is highly overrated.

I think it's highly regarded by the fans since it's the first thing that kylie has done that isn't of the usual cutesy bubbly pop standard she mainly churns out.
All of sudden people think it gives her the right to be taken seriously as an artist, but it's just highly contrived, and it looks as if kylie tried desperately to jump on the Britpop bandwagon that sweeped the UK in late 1997.

IP isn't anything unique or that out of the ordinary, people had done this before her to a better standard. It's Kylie trying to cast herself in the Bjork/Tori Amos scenario. Unfortunately, she just fails, because she is not them, only Kylie Minogue.

Her fans no doubt will love this though, but you've got to forgive them a little! they don't want Kylie to end up as this little manufactured pop starlet she came to be known as singing other people's songs forever more, and just be known for being a bit of alright.
It's justification to them that Kylie has something more to offer and that there really is more than hot air in her head. Personally, I think Kylie does the cutesy girl pop icon thing we all came to know and love better.
The IP thing comes across as slightly pretentious if you ask me, and it sounds as though Kylie is desperate to be liked, like she is trying far too hard to appeal to older people.
5/5 for the effort though, but it just falls flat in the end in my opinion.

So, so good!.......2002-08-21

Impossible Princess is easily Kylie's best CD. It's a mature statement of who the woman is, how she feels, and why she acts the way she does.

The music itself cannot be classified into a specific genre. Songs range from having a rockier feel (Some Kind of Bliss, I Don't Need Anyone), to being dancier (Tears), to being trancy (Breathe). The only constant factor in each song is a feeling of greatness. Each and every song is fantastic, and Kylie very obviously knows it.

I recommend this CD to almost anyone. It really is a fantastic album

Some kind of bliss.......2002-05-06

2002 is Kylie Minogue's year. "Fever" has reintroduced the United States to the Aussie pop princess with her first US hit in years "Can't Get You Out of My Head". I personally have rediscovered Kylie with "Light Years" a couple of years ago. I have heard nothing but good things about "Impossible Princess" which some fans consider Kylie's most personal album to date like "Behaviour" was to the Pet Shop Boys. "Impossible Princess" is definitely different from "Light Years" and "Fever". Those albums is much disco-influenced in comparison to this album. "Impossible Princess" is a mixture of pop and rock but still danceable nonetheless. I didn't know what to think of this album on the first listen but on the second time I listened to the album, the songs just really clicked with me. I absolutely loved "Cowboy Style" and "Some Kind of Bliss", two of my favorite tracks off the album. I don't think people who got hooked on Kylie with "Fever" would be much interested in "Impossible Princess" since there really isn't a single tune on this album as catchy as "Can't Get You Out of My Head" but for those who want tto explore Kylie's back catalog, this is the album to get. Now while it sold poorly, "Impossible Princess" is an artistic success for Kylie. This album is quite a contrast to "Light Years" and "Fever", and equally enjoyable to listen to.

Pure poetry,! Kylie's best and most introspective........2002-03-23

Regardless of the mixed reviews it received, this album was one of the best albums by any pop artist in the 1990's. Why?
Firstly her lyrics are moody and self reflective, one almost gets the impression the album is her conscience talking back to her. Did it again could mean so many things, but it certainly suggests the wisdom of someone trapped in a corner and looking to get out.
So many of the songs reflect aspects of her own awarness about being in a place that one does not want to be. She almost seems to lament at times, as in Drunk, and at others she reminds herself to Breath. In Limbo she is back in the chaos, with lines like' "I need to save me from myself".
One gets the impression this album was her response to the crazy affair she no doubt had with Micheal Hutchinson, and Nick Cave. Those bad boys of vice. She seems to be writing lyrics as if they are her thoughts about self preservation during the hurly burly relationships. It captures the mood of the time just before it peaked late last year as we all confronted.
I think that her lyrics on this album reach a poetic climax, as if she felt the need to sing about the things cute pop singers ought not sing about. Perhaps that is why it never took off, one can not imagine dancing away to Too Far with out feeling a little assaulted, or abused. Yet musically it is diverse, and is an exceptionally campy take on all the feelings sweet young girls ought to veil. Kylie shows guts and lets it all hang out.

The remixes were hard core and dark, yet at the end she still reminds us that through all the chaos of life, Dreams are still our best antidote. If only the last track did not end so abruptly, and had faded with her impro singing instead, (but that is the only criticism I have).
I think this album made me appreciate her beyond any criticism she might wear. She extends herself and takes risks, and it works. However the first few spins were not as catchy as her pure pop efforts, this one takes a few spins and the desire to gain a bit of substance from the music rather than just a sweet taste. I played this album until it was scratched to bits and worn out to tell the truth.
It is not pop, not rock, not disco it is a collage of all three. This made it a difficult album to embrace but it goes further than any of her others, and reveals a soul behind the music which is afraid and foolish, frail but definitely human.
The cover art was a perfect compliment as well!

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