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Impossible Princess

January 26, 2023

Impossible Princess (briefly retitled Kylie Minogue in Europe) is the sixth studio album by Australian singer Kylie Minogue, released on 22 October 1997, by Deconstruction, BMG and Mushroom Records. The singer asserted greater creative control over the project — as a co-producer and composer of the material — compared to her previous work, assisted by Brothers in Rhythm, Manic Street Preachers, David Ball and Rob Dougan.

Impossible Princess
Studio album by
Kylie Minogue
Released22 October 1997 (1997-10-22)
Recorded1995–1997
Studio
Genre
Length49:57
Label
Producer
Kylie Minogue chronology
Kylie Minogue
(1994) 		Impossible Princess
(1997) 		Impossible Remixes
(1998)
Singles from Impossible Princess
  1. "Some Kind of Bliss"
    Released: 8 September 1997
  2. "Did It Again"
    Released: 24 November 1997
  3. "Breathe"
    Released: 16 March 1998
  4. "Cowboy Style"
    Released: 5 October 1998

Influenced by the techno and Britpop revolution in the mid-to-late 1990s, sonically, Impossible Princess is a departure from Minogue's previous work. Conceived as an experimental record, the material encompasses a variety of darker styles from the dance genre, including trip hop, electronica, and rock. Lyrically, the album focuses on Minogue's self-discovery after a series of trips worldwide and delves into freedom of expression, relationships, and emotions.

Upon its release, critical and public reception of Impossible Princess was divided over its new musical direction and Minogue's intimate lyrics. Commercially, the album reached the top 10 in Australia, Scotland, and the United Kingdom; the British media, however, mocked its lack of success in Europe. Four singles were released from the album, including two UK top-20 entries "Did It Again" and "Breathe". Minogue embarked on the Intimate and Live tour in 1998 to support the album.

In retrospect, various commentators have cited Impossible Princess as Minogue's most personal and misunderstood work. Despite this, Minogue has said she would never create another studio album of personal songs like Impossible Princess. To celebrate 25 years since the album's original release, it was released on vinyl for the first time in September 2022, leading to its resurgence and reaching new peaks on record charts.

Background

Minogue left her label PWL in 1992 because of creative differences and signed a three-album deal with Deconstruction Records the following year.[1] She worked with a diverse group of collaborators to experiment with different sounds, including the British duo Brothers in Rhythm.[2] Their first offering was Minogue's self-titled album in late 1994, which peaked at number three in Australia and number four in the United Kingdom.[3] Besides promotional commitments for the album, Minogue expanded her acting career by taking part in several projects. Among them were big-budget films Street Fighter (1994) and Bio-Dome (1996), which were received poorly by critics.[4] Minogue worked with Australian musician Nick Cave and his band, the Bad Seeds on their 1995 single "Where the Wild Roses Grow", which peaked at number two in Australia and number eleven in the UK.[5] The song earned three ARIA Awards for Best Pop Release, Single, and Song of the Year in 1996.[6]

Minogue's friendship with Cave continued over the years; on Cave's advice, Minogue recited the lyrics to her 1987 song "I Should Be So Lucky" as poetry at A Hip Mass: The Superjam – First International Poetry Day at London's Royal Albert Hall in July 1996.[7] In December, she made a surprise appearance at a Manic Street Preachers concert at the Shepherd's Bush Empire, singing "Little Baby Nothing" with them.[8] The track was planned initially as a duet with Minogue but did not materialise during her years under contract with PWL.[9] Both 1996 live performances were viewed as the starting point of her new alter ego, "IndieKylie", a pseudonym that dealt with Minogue's move to rock music.[10] Minogue began a romantic relationship with French photographer Stéphane Sednaoui and embarked on a series of trips with him throughout North America, Asia, and Australasia to gain inspiration for her upcoming record.[11] By the end of the trip, Minogue was enamoured by the experience and felt "truly anonymous and free to be [herself]".[12]

Recording and development

 
Production of Impossible Princess took place mainly at Real World Studios (pictured in 2013) in Box, Wiltshire

Plans for Impossible Princess began in mid-1995 after meetings with Brothers in Rhythm had taken place and recording the album began.[13] By June 1997, the album had been in production for twenty-one months, and Deconstruction were adding the final touches to it.[14] The album took nearly two years to record—the longest period Minogue had worked on a project since her time acting on the Australian soap opera Neighbours (from 1986 to 1988).[15] Many changes of direction, remixes and cowriters lengthened the process which at times upset and infuriated Minogue.[16] Brothers in Rhythm member Steve Anderson explained this was "due to the pure perfectionism" of everyone involved; Minogue felt the album was worth the wait.[17]

Minogue's trips with Sednaoui, her Deconstruction label mates, and clients of Sednaoui's work including Björk, Garbage, and Tricky inspired the album.[18] Sednaoui and Cave were key factors during the production. In the biography Kylie (2014), Sean Smith notes Sednaoui had a huge effect on Minogue's belief in herself and contributed to her vision of the future, while Cave helped her to embrace the past.[19] Minogue began writing lyrics after Sednaoui and Cave convinced her to take creative control over her next musical project.[20] She wrote every track on the album—in contrast, she co-wrote only one song on her 1994 studio album.[21] She did not have any specific method for writing: she wrote constantly in her notebook and composed many songs during the holidays.[22] "Cowboy Style" and "Dreams" were among the earliest songs Minogue wrote for the album; the lyrics and melodies came easily to her.[23] Minogue imagined performing "Too Far" while working on its lyrics, which she did at a local cafe.[24] She found the track easy to write and did not sound like anything she had written before.[25] She wanted to put herself into the album as much as possible, and felt the songs were more personal: "I've written lyrics before, but they've been safe–just neatly rhymed words and that's that. Now I have songs in which, from beginning to end, I don't want another word, I don't want a word removed," Minogue said.[26]

Sessions with Brothers in Rhythm

Brothers in Rhythm put together a few songs initially planned for Impossible Princess but scrapped them because Minogue had started writing and they saw she had development as an artist.[27] In order to work closely with Brothers in Rhythm, Minogue shared a house with them across the road from the Real World Studios in Box, Wiltshire, where each morning she would present a set of lyrics from the night before to Brothers in Rhythm producer Dave Seaman.[28] Minogue then sang her ideas for the melody to the duo who tried to compose the backing tracks, find a suitable style, record rough demos, and add subtle lyric and melody ideas to each of them.[27] Production took place mainly at Real World, where the rough demos were rearranged.[27] Strings were added at Sarm West Studios in London, and the tracks were then sent back to Real World for the final mixes, handled by engineer Alan Bremner.[29]

From those sessions, Brothers in Rhythm developed five more songs that ended up on the final tracklist: "Did It Again", "Limbo", "Dreams", "Say Hey", and "Cowboy Style".[30] "Too Far" was written at Sarm West, where Anderson came up with the piano line on the final version.[31] According to Anderson, the production grew as the song was created, and many ideas on the demos made it onto the finished tracks.[27] "Limbo", "Too Far", "Did It Again" and "Cowboy Style", were released in their original demo form because Minogue felt the rawness of the tracks worked better than being polished.[32] Anderson considered "Too Far" and "Drunk" to be the examples of Minogue's artistic progression, and her poetry lyrics were different from standard pop song structure.[33] Pete Hadfield, the label's director, was ill, leaving Minogue to take partial creative control over the project.[34] To help produce the album, she attended each session with Anderson and Seaman to learn about composing, arranging instruments, and distorting sections of the album's tracks.[35] As a result, she is credited as a co-producer with Brothers in Rhythm on the songs "Too Far", "Breathe", and "Say Hey"; she played the synthesizer and provided backing vocals.[36]

Other collaborations

 
James Dean Bradfield (pictured in 2014) wrote and produced two tracks with Minogue

Deconstruction encouraged Minogue to work with other artists, besides her sessions with Brothers in Rhythm, to produce enough potential tracks to release as singles.[34] Like she had done on her 1994 album, Minogue was open to the idea of experimenting her sounds with different producers.[37] She wrote "Through The Years", "Breathe", and "Limbo" during her sessions with the electronic producers Dave Ball and Ingo Vauk at their home studios; Minogue wrote the lyrics to "Through the Years" within 10 minutes of hearing Ball and Vauk's track.[38] Minogue had heard of Rob Dougan's work and thought that it would be interesting to work with him; they wrote and produced "Jump".[39] She worked on two songs with English band Olive, but they were scrapped.[39] Cave wrote a track for the album based on Minogue's lyrics, entitled "Soon", but she was disappointed with her recording and dropped it.[40]

Minogue said that James Dean Bradfield of Manic Street Preachers had a clear idea of how he wanted her to sound during their first session at his home.[41] Minogue found it difficult to re-write Bradfield's demo of "I Don't Need Anyone", so he had taken pieces of the original demo lyrics and mixed them with other lyrics she had written, with help from Nicky Wire, to create the finished version of "I Don't Need Anyone".[42] She found this method of writing interesting and did it again with Bradfield and Sean Moore on "Some Kind of Bliss".[43] She felt the lyrics worked together, and was pleased with the final result.[43] Bradfield and frequent collaborator Dave Eringa produced both tracks.[36]

Musical styles

Musically, Impossible Princess experiments and blends different musical styles, as Minogue wanted the album to reflect her many sides.[44] It is a departure from her previous sound, encompassing various elements from dance music.[45] Music critics commented on the album's musical diversity.[46] Marcel Anders of Orkus, and Nick Levine at Digital Spy labeled it a dance record, while a writer from Who magazine wrote the album ranges from trip hop, torch songs to scratchy guitar pop, and disco tracks.[47] Sputnikmusic writers pointed out trance, rock, and alternative influences, and described the album as "something you would expect Björk to make".[48] Michael Dwyer of The West Australian found the club-oriented production made the album standout.[49] Chris True of AllMusic and Sal Cinquemani of Slant Magazine identified the record as part of the electronica and Britpop movements that spanned the mid-to-late 1990s.[50]

 
English musician Guy Barker (pictured in 2007, middle) played a trumpet solo on "Through the Years"

Impossible Princess incorporates live instrumental tracks, such as a trumpet solo by English trumpeter Guy Barker on "Through the Years".[51] Minogue found this unusual because she was familiar only with the use of synthesizers on her tracks, and considered the album a mixture between synthetics and real instruments.[52] The album contains several guitar-driven songs, such as "Did It Again" and "I Don't Need Anyone".[53] "Did It Again" blends drums and electric guitar, which Smith found similar to the sound of The Beatles' Revolver (1966).[54] "I Don't Need Anyone" is a rock song heavily influenced by Middle Eastern beats.[55] Moore played drums and Bradfield played guitars on the joyful Britpop-style tracks "I Don't Need Anyone" and "Some Kind of Bliss".[21] Critics compared the latter track to Motown music and the work of Manic Street Preachers.[56]

"Cowboy Style" is a country number that was influenced by Celtic music and tribal percussion.[57] Ian Phillips of Sputnikmusic wrote that the orchestral pop ballad "Dreams" uses a mixture of eerie-sounding strings, booming bass, and drums.[58] Cinquemani described the chaotic drum and bass "Too Far" as a blend of crisp breakbeats, a Moby-style piano progression and lush strings; "Drunk" as a trance song; and "Limbo" as a hybrid between rock and techno in the style of The Chemical Brothers.[59] "Jump" is a dark trip hop track, while "Say Hey" and "Breathe" are subtle electronic-infused songs.[60] "Through the Years" contains muted horns, experimental vocal tracks and mournful lyrics; Cinquemani compared it to Björk's 1993 single "Venus as a Boy".[59]

The record's vocals feature segments of spoken word and rapping, alongside whispering and singing.[61] John Mangan of Australia's The Age newspaper felt the songs were tailored-made for her voice.[62] A writer from Who noted Minogue was developing her own voice on the album, saying she is "whispering breathlessly one moment, shrieking like a young Sinead O'Connor the next".[63] Another writer from the same publication felt that Minogue "never sounded more human", with many songs showcase her unique phrasing.[64] In the biography Kylie: Naked (2012), Nigel Goodall and Jenny Stanley-Clarke likened Minogue's vocals to those of Tori Amos, Björk, Sinead O’Connor, Kate Bush and Madonna.[14] Cinquemani and Dwyer also compared Minogue's seductive delivery to Madonna, and described her vocals as a "sexy [and] reliable secret weapon".[65] Larry Flick of Billboard commented that Minogue had dropped the pitch-perfect vocals and let her "odd noises flow freely" on the album.[66]

Themes

Impossible Princess deals with the theme of romantic relationships, self-discovery, emotional pain and freedom of expression.[67] Critics and Dave Seaman noted that Minogue's personal input was more significant on this album.[68] Most of the album is autobiographical, based upon Minogue's life during the two years preceding the album.[69] Sean Smith believed the songs reveal her life more than any interview, as they were more "complex, serious, introspective and challenging" than the songs on her previous albums.[70] Minogue discuss her paranoia, pain and anger in "Too Far", in which she sings in a quick, rambling way about suffering from claustrophobia.[71] Negative stories that the British press had published about Minogue inspired "Did It Again".[55] The track sees Minogue struggling to find the right identity. She uses an aggressive vocal style and whines about how she is messed up despite having it all.[72] "Jump" advises the public to accept her and her personal choices throughout the course of her career.[73]

 
"Did It Again"
"Did It Again" has an aggressive vocal style. Its subject is the media scrutiny Minogue had experienced.[55]
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"I Don't Need Anyone" does not have a linear storyline; the set of lyrics was taken from four songs, each interpreting a different mood and story.[74] Cinquemani noted the energetic track sees Minogue wildly declare her independence while admitting her inborn vulnerability.[75] "Some Kind of Bliss" talks about Minogue's experiences while away from people and being happy.[76] Written in Japan, the fifth track, "Breathe", expresses her ability to contemplate and feel peaceful while in an intense environment.[77] "Dreams" discussing the persistence of pushing boundaries and experimentation throughout her career.[78] Phillips wrote that "Dreams", the closing cinematic track, tells a thought-provoking fairytale.[58]

The record's remaining tracks discuss her relationship with Sednaoui. "Cowboy Style" details Minogue meeting Sednaoui for the first time.[79] Minogue wrote "Limbo" in Spain, in which discusses her inability to leave a certain country to meet someone, because of problems with its bureaucracy.[80] Inspired by her relationship with Sednaoui, "Say Hey" highlights the need for communication, though not delving into conversation.[81] Flick highlighted the self-examining lyrics of "Limbo" and "Say Hey", commenting that Minogue had liberated darker thoughts from her subconscious on the album.[66] The theme of frustration lingers in "Drunk", which has Minogue feeling unsatisfied with the relationship, despite having so much feeling for someone.[82] Minogue mentions meeting an ex-boyfriend on "Through the Years", feeling insecure and doubtful about the entire situation.[83]

Artwork and title

 
The title of the record, as well as the song "Dreams", is a reference to Billy Childish's (pictured in 2007) novel Poems to Break the Harts of Impossible Princesses (1994)

Stéphane Sednaoui shot the images and designed the cover sleeve.[84] Inspired by French and Japanese pop culture, Sednaoui took inspiration from Nobuyoshi Araki's erotic work and tried to convey a similar aesthetic to the photos.[85] Initially, the cover art was based on a string of experimental images of Minogue in geisha costume; the concept was later revisited for the music video of "GBI (German Bold Italic)" (1997), Minogue's collaboration with Towa Tei.[86] The final cover depicts Minogue sitting and surrounded by swirling multi-coloured lights, dressed in a blue sleeveless Véronique Leroy minidress, with no title or name imprinted.[87] Because Deconstruction wanted to distribute a limited-edition version of the album with a hologram sleeve, Sednaoui had to photograph separate artwork for those editions.[88] The three dimensional lenticular sleeve required multiple static cameras to shoot Minogue in the dark. To create the long-exposure effect of the lights circulating around the singer, Sednaoui fully dressed in a black bodysuit so he could not be seen in the final shot. The shoot took a week to complete, and Minogue had to pose for hours.[89] She remarked "the shoot was so very difficult but we knew that once we got it right it would be amazing".[90] In 2004, Minogue donated the dress worn for the cover shot to the Cultural Gifts Program of the Arts Centre Melbourne.[91]

The record's title is a reference to the 1994 novel, Poems to Break the Harts of Impossible Princesses, written by Billy Childish.[92] A copy of the book had been dedicated to Minogue but was accidentally passed on to Nick Cave, who eventually gave it to Minogue not long after, when she started working on the album.[92] She recalled only looking at the title of the book and saying, "It had me written all over it."[93] Additionally, she believed the book's poems summarised where she was at that point in her life under the spotlight.[92] Minogue considered the title to be ironic, imaginary and that it conjured up a lot of truths from her life, saying, "Sometimes my life feels so good that it's almost too much–it's like a joke–and sometimes it should be so good... but it doesn't feel that way."[93] The title is referenced in the chorus of the album track "Dreams".[94]

Release

Deconstruction planned to have the album out in January 1997, but postponed its release to May.[85] Even with copies of the album already printed in mid-1997, it was delayed again to September.[95] On 31 August 1997, Diana, Princess of Wales, was killed in a car accident.[96] Because of the impact of her death, Minogue and Deconstruction felt the album's title was inappropriate and delayed its release for three months.[96] The album also missed the planned January 1998 release.[97] Frustrated with the constant delays, Minogue came to an agreement with her label to re-title it Kylie Minogue in Europe and the United Kingdom.[98] It is her third self-titled studio album, following her debut in 1988 and her 1994 album.[99] Released on 28 March 1998, the album had the original cover design; the 1997 copyright year; and Minogue's tribute to Sednaoui in the credits, despite having ended their relationship in late 1997.[100]

"I've [been] told not to be frustrated, but I was frustrated because the album should be out. The point of it is to get it out and maybe people will like it, they may love it or they might hate it, but it was in my hands."

—Minogue discussing delays releasing the album.[101]

On 22 October 1997, Bertelsmann Music Group (BMG) released the album in the Japanese market, which included the bonus track "Tears", alongside the lenticular cover sleeve.[102] The following month, Impossible Princess was produced in both CD and cassette formats in Russia and Poland.[103] The standard edition of Impossible Princess was finally made available in Australia, New Zealand, and Japan in early January 1998, and was issued in Europe and the United Kingdom in March that year.[104] The following month, BMG distributed it as a cassette tape in Malaysia, whilst the standard edition with new artwork was released in Taiwan.[105] Deconstruction cancelled plans to release Impossible Princess in North America following the sudden closure of her US distributor Imago Records in late 1994.[106] In May 2003, Impossible Princess was remastered by Festival Mushroom in Australia and New Zealand, and BMG for European and UK regions, as a double CD album; the release contained a bonus disc featured remixes and three unreleased recordings: "Love Takes Over Me", "Tears", and "This Girl".[107] The album re-instated the Impossible Princess title in Europe and the United Kingdom upon its re-release.[108]

Additional releases

Because of constant delays in 1997, Mushroom Records premiered six of the album tracks—"Some Kind of Bliss", "Too Far", "Say Hey", "Limbo", "I Don't Need Anyone", and "Did It Again"—on a special sample compact disc, and all six recordings were distributed as radio singles to both Australia and New Zealand.[109] Deconstruction conducted a similar promotional campaign in Europe and distributed six different songs on a sample cassette tape.[110] Live and Other Sides was released accompanied by Australian releases of the album at HMV in 1998, with two unreleased Impossible Princess tracks, one unreleased Kylie Minogue track, and three live tracks.[111] The EP was removed from sale and replaced with Other Sides for unknown reasons. Other Sides featured the two B-sides, "Love Takes Over Me" and "Tears" and an unreleased Impossible Princess track, "Take Me with You".[112] Minogue's fourth remix album, Mixes, includes singles from the album; it was released in the UK in August 1998.[113] In Australia, the remix album was replaced by Impossible Remixes, featuring the previously unreleased "Breathe (TNT Club Mix)".[114] Several album tracks and three unreleased tracks from Impossible Princess appear on Hits+ (2000) released in Europe.[115]

Promotion

See also: Intimate and Live (concert tour)

Minogue's press campaign for the album began in mid-1995, including interviews with magazines and a performance at the Radio 1 Roadshow in Newquay on 21 August 1997.[96] The promotional campaign was aimed at album buyers, rather than the singles market.[116] The label stressed Minogue's wide-reaching appeal by setting up press cover interviews for her in various markets: broadsheets, dance specialists, tabloids, gay magazines, and style monthlies.[116] During the release week in March 1998, Deconstruction and Minogue held a release party at Tower Records in London.[117] She conducted a small-concert tour travelling to Australia, New Zealand and Hong Kong through October 1997; it was her first time in both New Zealand and Hong Kong.[118] Minogue expanded the tour by adding venues in Norway, Denmark, and the Netherlands.[85] She appeared on several television shows to promote the album's singles.[101] She promoted the album at the 1998 Mardi Gras ceremony in Sydney, Australia.[119]

In May 1998, Minogue confirmed the Intimate and Live concert tour, which began on 2 June at the Palais Theatre in Melbourne, Australia, that same year.[120] Initially, she wanted to finish the tour in Melbourne on 4 July, but because of high demand in England, Minogue hosted three additional concert performances there.[120] The tour attracted positive reviews from spectators and publications, praising the idea of a smaller venue show. She received compliments for her vocal performance and her stage presence.[101] Each concert had drawn in approximately 2,000 audience members in Australia, and the media there deemed it a commercial success.[121] To complete the tour's promotion, an accompanying live album and DVD, shot at the Capitol Theatre, Sydney, were released on 30 November (album) and 23 July 2003 (DVD).[122]

Singles

 
Minogue performing Impossible Princess's third single, "Breathe", on 25 June 2018, as part of her Kylie Presents Golden promotional tour

Minogue wanted to introduce the album in a way that would intrigue and surprise the public.[123] "Some Kind of Bliss" was chosen as the lead single in September 1997.[124] David Mould directed the music video shot in the Desert of Tabernas in Spain; it features Dexter Fletcher as Minogue's lover.[96] Released a week after Diana's death, "Some Kind of Bliss" was a commercial disappointment: it peaked at number 22 in the UK, Minogue's first single to not reach the top 20 there.[125] It reached number 27 in Australia, and number 46 on the New Zealand Singles Chart, her last charting release there in the 1990s.[126]

The second single was "Did It Again", released on 24 November 1997 with the B-side "Tears".[127] Minogue promoted the single heavily on television in the UK, which led to it peaking at number 14 on the UK Singles Chart in December where it remained for another six weeks.[128] In Australia, it peaked at number 15 and lasted 17 weeks in the top 50, one of her longest spanning singles on the chart.[129] Petro Romanhi directed the accompanying music video shot in London, in which Minogue portrays four different versions of herself: SexKylie, CuteKylie, IndieKylie, and DanceKylie.[130] "Breathe", Minogue's final single under Deconstruction, was released on 9 March 1998 featuring mixes from Sash! and Todd Terry.[131] Welsh film director Kieran Evans directed the accompanying music video in which Minogue floats in an airspace of spiral effects.[132] The single reached number 23 in Australia and inside the top 20 in the UK.[133]

Because of popular demand, "Too Far" was released on 12" vinyl in May 1998 as a promotional single.[134] Two remixes were made for the single: a Brothers in Rhythm remix that contains new vocals and adlibs from Minogue, and an europop remix by Junior Vasquez.[135] "Too Far" was planned to be the final single and was to be released commercially as a vinyl triple pack, but these plans were scrapped.[135] Instead, "Cowboy Style" was released as the album's final single, with "Love Takes Over Me" on the B-side, on 5 October 1998 and distributed only in Australia.[136] It was not released in the UK because of Minogue's departure from Deconstruction in November.[137] Owing to a limited number of issued formats, the track only charted for a single week at number 39 on the Australian regional top 50.[129]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [138]
Digital Spy     [139]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music     [140]
Herald Sun     [141]
Music Week     [142]
NME4/10[143]
Pitchfork7.6/10[144]
Q     [145]
Slant Magazine     [59]
Who8/10[64]

Upon its release, critical reception of Impossible Princess was sharply divided.[146] UK magazines Music Week and Q lambasted the record's repetitious nature, though Music Week acknowledged the improvement in Minogue's vocal range and abilities.[147] Ben Willmott of NME criticised the production of collaborator James Dean Bradfield, and labelled Minogue a "total fraud" for introducing new musical genres that were disparate from her previous work.[143]

Some reviewers, mostly from outside of the UK, gave overwhelming praise to its production and Minogue's contribution.[148] An editor at Who magazine and Cameron Adams of Herald Sun called it Minogue's best and most complete work, praising her vocal delivery.[149] Mangan commended her songwriting skills and the diverse set of styles, writing that the album "sounds right and constitutes another step in the right direction."[62] Adams opined that Minogue had produced "the classy, personal pop album she has always threatened."[141] Dwyer highlighted the club-dance tracks as the better cuts, adding that the album shows Minogue's progress musically despite its wide range of styles and collaborators.[49] Flick commented that Minogue "has finally found her voice—both literally and spiritually".[66]

Retrospective reviews of Impossible Princess have been much more positive. In the Encyclopedia of Popular Music (2011), British writer Colin Larkin gave it three out of five stars, classifying it as "recommended" and "highly listenable".[140] True found the album stronger and more natural than her previous efforts, and it flows together as an album.[138] Cinquemani was impressed with the album's personal and unified cord, saying it is "the work of an artist willing to take risks".[59] Levine noticed its lack of commercial appeal, while praising the diverse set genres and Minogue's input. He called the album a "brave, revealing and rarely less than surprising" piece of work.[139] While reviewing her tenth album X (2007), Evan Sawdey of PopMatters commented that Impossible Princess is "one of the most crazed, damn-near perfect dance-pop albums ever created."[150]

Public reaction

 
Steve Anderson felt that public perception of the album was affected by the misleading sound of the lead single.

During its commercial release, Impossible Princess was criticised by the British public, who did not appreciate her move into indie music and electronica.[151] The audience failed to identify with her new intimate image, dubbed as "IndieKylie", and was unimpressed with her new musical direction, viewing it as a trend-chasing attempt.[152] The backlash resulted in Impossible Princess making little impact on British record charts, which led British publications to label Impossible Princess Minogue's worst-selling studio album at the time in those regions.[98] A year after its release, UK Virgin Radio mocked the album's sales, stating: "We've done something to improve Kylie's records: we've banned them."[153]

Several factors were named as reasons for the poor public perception: the lack of promotional activity, the three-year gap since her last album, the constant delays and title changes, and the change of musical direction.[154] Minogue cited the incohesive material, her "IndieKylie" image portrayed by the media, as well as the long gap between albums, as the main reasons for the album's commercial failure; while Baker felt it was the lack of proper promotion and management on Deconstruction's end.[155] Anderson felt the release of "Some Kind of Bliss" as the lead single overshadowed Minogue's involvement on the track, and the album as a whole.[27] Minogue said that after the single release, she had to "keep telling people that this isn't an indie-guitar album. I'm not about to pick up a guitar and rock."[116] James Dean Bradfield admitted he felt guilty that the single release had "landed [Minogue] with a whole new set of problems".[156]

Commercial performance

Impossible Princess debuted and peaked at number 10 on the UK Albums Chart, making it the third highest debuting album of that week and Minogue's sixth top-10 entry.[157] It fell to number 22 the following week, and again to number 41, its final charting position was at number 70.[158] The album sold 20,000 copies in the first two weeks of release, just ten percent of the expected sales figures.[159] The album entered its fifth and final week, during the start of May 1998, at number 91.[158] In a similar run, the album charted at number 10 on the Scottish Albums Chart.[160] Impossible Princess had sold 64,483 copies in the UK as of October 2020.[161]

The album experienced success on the Australian Albums Chart, where it debuted and peaked at number four on 25 January 1998.[162] It stalled at number eight during its second and third week, but fell outside the top ten in its fourth.[162] By 26 April, the album had spent 14 weeks on the chart and was placed at number 48, before leaving the chart.[162] When Minogue promoted the album with live shows, alongside the announcement of a national tour, Impossible Princess re-entered the charts on 10 May at number 40.[162] Whilst embarking her Intimate and Live tour in June, it entered the top ten for three non-consecutive weeks between the months of June and July.[162] In total, the album appeared in the top 50 for 35 weeks, making it Minogue's longest charting album at the time.[162] The Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) certified the Platinum by for physical shipments of 70,000 units.[163]

In September 2022, 25 years after its original release, BMG announced they would release the album for the first time on vinyl under its original title Impossible Princess. The album went on to reach number five on the UK Albums Chart on 28 October 2022,[164] eclipsing its original number-ten peak and officially giving Minogue her eleventh top-five studio album in the UK to date. The album also reached new chart peaks in Australia and Germany, peaking at numbers three and 25, respectively.

Accolades and impact

Impossible Princess gained four nominations at the 1998 ARIA Music Awards show, which was held in October. The album was nominated for Best Pop Release, Best Female Musician, and Album of the Year—her first nomination in this category. She lost Album of the Year to Unit (1997) by Regurgitator, while losing Pop Release and Female Musician to Australian singer Natalie Imbruglia.[165] The following year, Minogue was nominated for Best Female Artist for "Cowboy Style", which lost to Imbruglia's "Wishing I Was There" (1998).[166] The music video for "Did It Again" won the 1998 International Viewer's Choice Award – MTV Australia.[167]

Because of pressure from the British press and public, Minogue contemplated retiring from the music industry for good.[168] She decided instead to part with Deconstruction and BMG in November 1998.[169] In 1999, Minogue signed to Parlophone and released her studio album Light Years in 2000 to a positive reception.[170] The Guardian's Tim Jonze believes that Light Years saved her career, while Louise Bruton of The Irish Times, said that Impossible Princess is the low point "she needed to reach the great heights of 2000's Light Years".[171] Minogue has considered Impossible Princess the most disappointing moment in her career, and commented that if she wrote another album of personal songs, "it would be seen as Impossible Princess 2 and be equally critiqued".[172]

Retrospectively, the album has been regarded by music critics as Minogue's most personal and misunderstood work.[173] True and Cinquemani applauded her writing contribution, calling it her "great leap forward" in terms of musical composition.[174] On the 20th anniversary of the album, Ben Neutze of Daily Review opined that it stands as "the most intriguing chapter of her career, and the only significant glimpse at who this pop icon might be when stripped of other glorious facades."[175] Caz Tran of ABC Online called it "the creative detour [Minogue] needed to take" regarding her evolution and self-discovery.[176] Levine and Larrisa Dubecki of The Age viewed the album as one of the key re-inventions of her recording career.[177] Several critics noticed the sonic and lyrical similarities between the album and Ray of Light (1998) by Madonna.[178] Cinquemani observed that despite the success of Ray of Light, Impossible Princess brought a harsh reaction from the public.[59] Owen Myers of Pitchfork described both albums, alongside Janet Jackson's The Velvet Rope (1997), as "a trilogy of A-list experimental pop records in 1997-8 that addressed their artists’ fears, anxieties, and dreams."[144] Media publications Flavorwire, Slant Magazine, and Faster Louder listed the album as one of the most underrated pop albums.[179]

Track listing

All lyrics written by Kylie Minogue, except "I Don't Need Anyone", with lyrics by Minogue and Nick Jones.[180]

Impossible Princess – Standard version[36]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Too Far"Kylie Minogue
4:43
2."Cowboy Style"
Brothers in Rhythm4:44
3."Some Kind of Bliss"
4:13
4."Did It Again"
  • Minogue
  • Anderson
  • Seaman
Brothers in Rhythm4:21
5."Breathe"
  • Minogue[a]
  • Ball
  • Vauk
4:37
6."Say Hey"Minogue
  • Minogue[a]
  • Brothers in Rhythm
3:36
7."Drunk"
  • Minogue
  • Anderson
  • Seaman
Brothers in Rhythm3:58
8."I Don't Need Anyone"
  • Bradfield
  • Eringa
3:12
9."Jump"
  • Dougan
  • Jay Burnett[b]
4:02
10."Limbo"
  • Minogue
  • Ball
  • Vauk
  • Ball
  • Vauk
4:05
11."Through the Years"
  • Minogue
  • Ball
  • Vauk
  • Ball
  • Vauk
4:19
12."Dreams"
  • Minogue
  • Anderson
  • Seaman
Brothers in Rhythm3:44
Total length:49:57
Impossible Princess – Japanese edition bonus track[102]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
13."Tears"
  • Minogue
  • Ball
  • Vauk
  • Ball
  • Vauk
4:26
Impossible Princess – Special edition bonus disc[108]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Love Takes Over Me"
  • Minogue
  • Anderson
  • Seaman
Brothers in Rhythm4:19
2."Too Far" (Inner Door Mix)Minogue
6:19
3."Did It Again" (Did It Four Times Mix)
  • Minogue
  • Anderson
  • Seaman
  • Brothers in Rhythm
  • Steir[c]
5:49
4."Breathe" (Tee's Dancehall Mix)
  • Minogue
  • Ball
  • Vauk
6:21
5."Tears"
  • Minogue
  • Ball
  • Vauk
  • Ball
  • Vauk
4:27
6."Too Far" (Junior's Riff Dub)Minogue
5:49
7."Breathe" (Tee's Dub of Life)
  • Minogue
  • Ball
  • Vauk
7:55
8."Some Kind of Bliss" (Quivver Mix)
  • Bradfield
  • Minogue
  • Moore
8:39
9."Did It Again" (Razor-n-Go Dub)
  • Minogue
  • Anderson
  • Seaman
  • Brothers in Rhythm
  • Razor-n-Go[c]
9:53
10."Breathe" (Tee's Glimmer Mix)
  • Minogue
  • Ball
  • Vauk
4:46
11."Too Far" (North Pole Mix)Minogue
  • Minogue[a]
  • Brothers in Rhythm
  • Steir[c]
5:54
12."This Girl"
  • Minogue
  • Uschi Classen
 3:09
Notes
  • ^a signifies a producer, but unaccredited towards the album.
  • ^b signifies a co-producer.
  • ^c signifies a remix producer.
  • Australian digital editions erroneously include radio edits of "Some Kind of Bliss" and "Breathe" instead of their correct album versions.[181][182]

Personnel

Adapted from the album's liner notes.[36]

Charts

Certification

Certification and sales for Impossible Princess
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[196] Platinum 70,000^
United Kingdom — 72,800[161]

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release dates and formats for Impossible Princess
Region Date Title Format Edition Label Ref(s).
Japan 22 October 1997 Impossible Princess CD Bonus edition BMG [197]
Russia Standard edition Deconstruction [198]
Poland Cassette tape [199]
Australia 12 January 1998 CD
  • Standard edition
  • lenticular edition
 Mushroom [36]
New Zealand
Japan [102]
United Kingdom 28 March 1998 Kylie Minogue Deconstruction [200]
Europe
Malaysia Impossible Princess Cassette tape Standard edition BMG [201]
Taiwan CD [202]
Australia 23 May 2003 Special double disc edition Festival Mushroom [203]
New Zealand
United Kingdom BMG [108]
Japan 2003 Deconstruction [204]
Worldwide 18 November 2008 Digital download Standard edition Mushroom [205]
Special edition BMG [206]
21 October 2022 LP Standard edition [207]

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  • Impossible Princess at Discogs (list of releases)

January 26, 2023
impossible, princess, briefly, retitled, kylie, minogue, europe, sixth, studio, album, australian, singer, kylie, minogue, released, october, 1997, deconstruction, mushroom, records, singer, asserted, greater, creative, control, over, project, producer, compos. Impossible Princess briefly retitled Kylie Minogue in Europe is the sixth studio album by Australian singer Kylie Minogue released on 22 October 1997 by Deconstruction BMG and Mushroom Records The singer asserted greater creative control over the project as a co producer and composer of the material compared to her previous work assisted by Brothers in Rhythm Manic Street Preachers David Ball and Rob Dougan Impossible PrincessStudio album by Kylie MinogueReleased22 October 1997 1997 10 22 Recorded1995 1997StudioDave amp Ingo s Place London DMC London Mayfair London Real World Box Sarm West London GenreDance dance pop electronica experimental popLength49 57LabelDeconstruction BMG MushroomProducerKylie Minogue uncredited Dave Ball James Dean Bradfield Brothers in Rhythm Jay Burnett Rob Dougan Dave Eringa Ingo VaukKylie Minogue chronologyKylie Minogue 1994 Impossible Princess 1997 Impossible Remixes 1998 Singles from Impossible Princess Some Kind of Bliss Released 8 September 1997 Did It Again Released 24 November 1997 Breathe Released 16 March 1998 Cowboy Style Released 5 October 1998Influenced by the techno and Britpop revolution in the mid to late 1990s sonically Impossible Princess is a departure from Minogue s previous work Conceived as an experimental record the material encompasses a variety of darker styles from the dance genre including trip hop electronica and rock Lyrically the album focuses on Minogue s self discovery after a series of trips worldwide and delves into freedom of expression relationships and emotions Upon its release critical and public reception of Impossible Princess was divided over its new musical direction and Minogue s intimate lyrics Commercially the album reached the top 10 in Australia Scotland and the United Kingdom the British media however mocked its lack of success in Europe Four singles were released from the album including two UK top 20 entries Did It Again and Breathe Minogue embarked on the Intimate and Live tour in 1998 to support the album In retrospect various commentators have cited Impossible Princess as Minogue s most personal and misunderstood work Despite this Minogue has said she would never create another studio album of personal songs like Impossible Princess To celebrate 25 years since the album s original release it was released on vinyl for the first time in September 2022 leading to its resurgence and reaching new peaks on record charts Contents 1 Background 2 Recording and development 2 1 Sessions with Brothers in Rhythm 2 2 Other collaborations 3 Musical styles 4 Themes 5 Artwork and title 6 Release 6 1 Additional releases 7 Promotion 7 1 Singles 8 Critical reception 9 Public reaction 9 1 Commercial performance 10 Accolades and impact 11 Track listing 12 Personnel 13 Charts 13 1 Weekly charts 13 2 Year end charts 14 Certification 15 Release history 16 See also 17 References 17 1 Citations 17 2 Websites 17 3 Media notes 17 4 Print sources 18 External linksBackground EditMinogue left her label PWL in 1992 because of creative differences and signed a three album deal with Deconstruction Records the following year 1 She worked with a diverse group of collaborators to experiment with different sounds including the British duo Brothers in Rhythm 2 Their first offering was Minogue s self titled album in late 1994 which peaked at number three in Australia and number four in the United Kingdom 3 Besides promotional commitments for the album Minogue expanded her acting career by taking part in several projects Among them were big budget films Street Fighter 1994 and Bio Dome 1996 which were received poorly by critics 4 Minogue worked with Australian musician Nick Cave and his band the Bad Seeds on their 1995 single Where the Wild Roses Grow which peaked at number two in Australia and number eleven in the UK 5 The song earned three ARIA Awards for Best Pop Release Single and Song of the Year in 1996 6 Minogue s friendship with Cave continued over the years on Cave s advice Minogue recited the lyrics to her 1987 song I Should Be So Lucky as poetry at A Hip Mass The Superjam First International Poetry Day at London s Royal Albert Hall in July 1996 7 In December she made a surprise appearance at a Manic Street Preachers concert at the Shepherd s Bush Empire singing Little Baby Nothing with them 8 The track was planned initially as a duet with Minogue but did not materialise during her years under contract with PWL 9 Both 1996 live performances were viewed as the starting point of her new alter ego IndieKylie a pseudonym that dealt with Minogue s move to rock music 10 Minogue began a romantic relationship with French photographer Stephane Sednaoui and embarked on a series of trips with him throughout North America Asia and Australasia to gain inspiration for her upcoming record 11 By the end of the trip Minogue was enamoured by the experience and felt truly anonymous and free to be herself 12 Recording and development Edit Production of Impossible Princess took place mainly at Real World Studios pictured in 2013 in Box Wiltshire Plans for Impossible Princess began in mid 1995 after meetings with Brothers in Rhythm had taken place and recording the album began 13 By June 1997 the album had been in production for twenty one months and Deconstruction were adding the final touches to it 14 The album took nearly two years to record the longest period Minogue had worked on a project since her time acting on the Australian soap opera Neighbours from 1986 to 1988 15 Many changes of direction remixes and cowriters lengthened the process which at times upset and infuriated Minogue 16 Brothers in Rhythm member Steve Anderson explained this was due to the pure perfectionism of everyone involved Minogue felt the album was worth the wait 17 Minogue s trips with Sednaoui her Deconstruction label mates and clients of Sednaoui s work including Bjork Garbage and Tricky inspired the album 18 Sednaoui and Cave were key factors during the production In the biography Kylie 2014 Sean Smith notes Sednaoui had a huge effect on Minogue s belief in herself and contributed to her vision of the future while Cave helped her to embrace the past 19 Minogue began writing lyrics after Sednaoui and Cave convinced her to take creative control over her next musical project 20 She wrote every track on the album in contrast she co wrote only one song on her 1994 studio album 21 She did not have any specific method for writing she wrote constantly in her notebook and composed many songs during the holidays 22 Cowboy Style and Dreams were among the earliest songs Minogue wrote for the album the lyrics and melodies came easily to her 23 Minogue imagined performing Too Far while working on its lyrics which she did at a local cafe 24 She found the track easy to write and did not sound like anything she had written before 25 She wanted to put herself into the album as much as possible and felt the songs were more personal I ve written lyrics before but they ve been safe just neatly rhymed words and that s that Now I have songs in which from beginning to end I don t want another word I don t want a word removed Minogue said 26 Sessions with Brothers in Rhythm Edit Brothers in Rhythm put together a few songs initially planned for Impossible Princess but scrapped them because Minogue had started writing and they saw she had development as an artist 27 In order to work closely with Brothers in Rhythm Minogue shared a house with them across the road from the Real World Studios in Box Wiltshire where each morning she would present a set of lyrics from the night before to Brothers in Rhythm producer Dave Seaman 28 Minogue then sang her ideas for the melody to the duo who tried to compose the backing tracks find a suitable style record rough demos and add subtle lyric and melody ideas to each of them 27 Production took place mainly at Real World where the rough demos were rearranged 27 Strings were added at Sarm West Studios in London and the tracks were then sent back to Real World for the final mixes handled by engineer Alan Bremner 29 From those sessions Brothers in Rhythm developed five more songs that ended up on the final tracklist Did It Again Limbo Dreams Say Hey and Cowboy Style 30 Too Far was written at Sarm West where Anderson came up with the piano line on the final version 31 According to Anderson the production grew as the song was created and many ideas on the demos made it onto the finished tracks 27 Limbo Too Far Did It Again and Cowboy Style were released in their original demo form because Minogue felt the rawness of the tracks worked better than being polished 32 Anderson considered Too Far and Drunk to be the examples of Minogue s artistic progression and her poetry lyrics were different from standard pop song structure 33 Pete Hadfield the label s director was ill leaving Minogue to take partial creative control over the project 34 To help produce the album she attended each session with Anderson and Seaman to learn about composing arranging instruments and distorting sections of the album s tracks 35 As a result she is credited as a co producer with Brothers in Rhythm on the songs Too Far Breathe and Say Hey she played the synthesizer and provided backing vocals 36 Other collaborations Edit James Dean Bradfield pictured in 2014 wrote and produced two tracks with Minogue Deconstruction encouraged Minogue to work with other artists besides her sessions with Brothers in Rhythm to produce enough potential tracks to release as singles 34 Like she had done on her 1994 album Minogue was open to the idea of experimenting her sounds with different producers 37 She wrote Through The Years Breathe and Limbo during her sessions with the electronic producers Dave Ball and Ingo Vauk at their home studios Minogue wrote the lyrics to Through the Years within 10 minutes of hearing Ball and Vauk s track 38 Minogue had heard of Rob Dougan s work and thought that it would be interesting to work with him they wrote and produced Jump 39 She worked on two songs with English band Olive but they were scrapped 39 Cave wrote a track for the album based on Minogue s lyrics entitled Soon but she was disappointed with her recording and dropped it 40 Minogue said that James Dean Bradfield of Manic Street Preachers had a clear idea of how he wanted her to sound during their first session at his home 41 Minogue found it difficult to re write Bradfield s demo of I Don t Need Anyone so he had taken pieces of the original demo lyrics and mixed them with other lyrics she had written with help from Nicky Wire to create the finished version of I Don t Need Anyone 42 She found this method of writing interesting and did it again with Bradfield and Sean Moore on Some Kind of Bliss 43 She felt the lyrics worked together and was pleased with the final result 43 Bradfield and frequent collaborator Dave Eringa produced both tracks 36 Musical styles EditMusically Impossible Princess experiments and blends different musical styles as Minogue wanted the album to reflect her many sides 44 It is a departure from her previous sound encompassing various elements from dance music 45 Music critics commented on the album s musical diversity 46 Marcel Anders of Orkus and Nick Levine at Digital Spy labeled it a dance record while a writer from Who magazine wrote the album ranges from trip hop torch songs to scratchy guitar pop and disco tracks 47 Sputnikmusic writers pointed out trance rock and alternative influences and described the album as something you would expect Bjork to make 48 Michael Dwyer of The West Australian found the club oriented production made the album standout 49 Chris True of AllMusic and Sal Cinquemani of Slant Magazine identified the record as part of the electronica and Britpop movements that spanned the mid to late 1990s 50 English musician Guy Barker pictured in 2007 middle played a trumpet solo on Through the Years Impossible Princess incorporates live instrumental tracks such as a trumpet solo by English trumpeter Guy Barker on Through the Years 51 Minogue found this unusual because she was familiar only with the use of synthesizers on her tracks and considered the album a mixture between synthetics and real instruments 52 The album contains several guitar driven songs such as Did It Again and I Don t Need Anyone 53 Did It Again blends drums and electric guitar which Smith found similar to the sound of The Beatles Revolver 1966 54 I Don t Need Anyone is a rock song heavily influenced by Middle Eastern beats 55 Moore played drums and Bradfield played guitars on the joyful Britpop style tracks I Don t Need Anyone and Some Kind of Bliss 21 Critics compared the latter track to Motown music and the work of Manic Street Preachers 56 Cowboy Style is a country number that was influenced by Celtic music and tribal percussion 57 Ian Phillips of Sputnikmusic wrote that the orchestral pop ballad Dreams uses a mixture of eerie sounding strings booming bass and drums 58 Cinquemani described the chaotic drum and bass Too Far as a blend of crisp breakbeats a Moby style piano progression and lush strings Drunk as a trance song and Limbo as a hybrid between rock and techno in the style of The Chemical Brothers 59 Jump is a dark trip hop track while Say Hey and Breathe are subtle electronic infused songs 60 Through the Years contains muted horns experimental vocal tracks and mournful lyrics Cinquemani compared it to Bjork s 1993 single Venus as a Boy 59 The record s vocals feature segments of spoken word and rapping alongside whispering and singing 61 John Mangan of Australia s The Age newspaper felt the songs were tailored made for her voice 62 A writer from Who noted Minogue was developing her own voice on the album saying she is whispering breathlessly one moment shrieking like a young Sinead O Connor the next 63 Another writer from the same publication felt that Minogue never sounded more human with many songs showcase her unique phrasing 64 In the biography Kylie Naked 2012 Nigel Goodall and Jenny Stanley Clarke likened Minogue s vocals to those of Tori Amos Bjork Sinead O Connor Kate Bush and Madonna 14 Cinquemani and Dwyer also compared Minogue s seductive delivery to Madonna and described her vocals as a sexy and reliable secret weapon 65 Larry Flick of Billboard commented that Minogue had dropped the pitch perfect vocals and let her odd noises flow freely on the album 66 Themes EditImpossible Princess deals with the theme of romantic relationships self discovery emotional pain and freedom of expression 67 Critics and Dave Seaman noted that Minogue s personal input was more significant on this album 68 Most of the album is autobiographical based upon Minogue s life during the two years preceding the album 69 Sean Smith believed the songs reveal her life more than any interview as they were more complex serious introspective and challenging than the songs on her previous albums 70 Minogue discuss her paranoia pain and anger in Too Far in which she sings in a quick rambling way about suffering from claustrophobia 71 Negative stories that the British press had published about Minogue inspired Did It Again 55 The track sees Minogue struggling to find the right identity She uses an aggressive vocal style and whines about how she is messed up despite having it all 72 Jump advises the public to accept her and her personal choices throughout the course of her career 73 Did It Again source source Did It Again has an aggressive vocal style Its subject is the media scrutiny Minogue had experienced 55 Problems playing this file See media help I Don t Need Anyone does not have a linear storyline the set of lyrics was taken from four songs each interpreting a different mood and story 74 Cinquemani noted the energetic track sees Minogue wildly declare her independence while admitting her inborn vulnerability 75 Some Kind of Bliss talks about Minogue s experiences while away from people and being happy 76 Written in Japan the fifth track Breathe expresses her ability to contemplate and feel peaceful while in an intense environment 77 Dreams discussing the persistence of pushing boundaries and experimentation throughout her career 78 Phillips wrote that Dreams the closing cinematic track tells a thought provoking fairytale 58 The record s remaining tracks discuss her relationship with Sednaoui Cowboy Style details Minogue meeting Sednaoui for the first time 79 Minogue wrote Limbo in Spain in which discusses her inability to leave a certain country to meet someone because of problems with its bureaucracy 80 Inspired by her relationship with Sednaoui Say Hey highlights the need for communication though not delving into conversation 81 Flick highlighted the self examining lyrics of Limbo and Say Hey commenting that Minogue had liberated darker thoughts from her subconscious on the album 66 The theme of frustration lingers in Drunk which has Minogue feeling unsatisfied with the relationship despite having so much feeling for someone 82 Minogue mentions meeting an ex boyfriend on Through the Years feeling insecure and doubtful about the entire situation 83 Artwork and title Edit The title of the record as well as the song Dreams is a reference to Billy Childish s pictured in 2007 novel Poems to Break the Harts of Impossible Princesses 1994 Stephane Sednaoui shot the images and designed the cover sleeve 84 Inspired by French and Japanese pop culture Sednaoui took inspiration from Nobuyoshi Araki s erotic work and tried to convey a similar aesthetic to the photos 85 Initially the cover art was based on a string of experimental images of Minogue in geisha costume the concept was later revisited for the music video of GBI German Bold Italic 1997 Minogue s collaboration with Towa Tei 86 The final cover depicts Minogue sitting and surrounded by swirling multi coloured lights dressed in a blue sleeveless Veronique Leroy minidress with no title or name imprinted 87 Because Deconstruction wanted to distribute a limited edition version of the album with a hologram sleeve Sednaoui had to photograph separate artwork for those editions 88 The three dimensional lenticular sleeve required multiple static cameras to shoot Minogue in the dark To create the long exposure effect of the lights circulating around the singer Sednaoui fully dressed in a black bodysuit so he could not be seen in the final shot The shoot took a week to complete and Minogue had to pose for hours 89 She remarked the shoot was so very difficult but we knew that once we got it right it would be amazing 90 In 2004 Minogue donated the dress worn for the cover shot to the Cultural Gifts Program of the Arts Centre Melbourne 91 The record s title is a reference to the 1994 novel Poems to Break the Harts of Impossible Princesses written by Billy Childish 92 A copy of the book had been dedicated to Minogue but was accidentally passed on to Nick Cave who eventually gave it to Minogue not long after when she started working on the album 92 She recalled only looking at the title of the book and saying It had me written all over it 93 Additionally she believed the book s poems summarised where she was at that point in her life under the spotlight 92 Minogue considered the title to be ironic imaginary and that it conjured up a lot of truths from her life saying Sometimes my life feels so good that it s almost too much it s like a joke and sometimes it should be so good but it doesn t feel that way 93 The title is referenced in the chorus of the album track Dreams 94 Release EditDeconstruction planned to have the album out in January 1997 but postponed its release to May 85 Even with copies of the album already printed in mid 1997 it was delayed again to September 95 On 31 August 1997 Diana Princess of Wales was killed in a car accident 96 Because of the impact of her death Minogue and Deconstruction felt the album s title was inappropriate and delayed its release for three months 96 The album also missed the planned January 1998 release 97 Frustrated with the constant delays Minogue came to an agreement with her label to re title it Kylie Minogue in Europe and the United Kingdom 98 It is her third self titled studio album following her debut in 1988 and her 1994 album 99 Released on 28 March 1998 the album had the original cover design the 1997 copyright year and Minogue s tribute to Sednaoui in the credits despite having ended their relationship in late 1997 100 I ve been told not to be frustrated but I was frustrated because the album should be out The point of it is to get it out and maybe people will like it they may love it or they might hate it but it was in my hands Minogue discussing delays releasing the album 101 On 22 October 1997 Bertelsmann Music Group BMG released the album in the Japanese market which included the bonus track Tears alongside the lenticular cover sleeve 102 The following month Impossible Princess was produced in both CD and cassette formats in Russia and Poland 103 The standard edition of Impossible Princess was finally made available in Australia New Zealand and Japan in early January 1998 and was issued in Europe and the United Kingdom in March that year 104 The following month BMG distributed it as a cassette tape in Malaysia whilst the standard edition with new artwork was released in Taiwan 105 Deconstruction cancelled plans to release Impossible Princess in North America following the sudden closure of her US distributor Imago Records in late 1994 106 In May 2003 Impossible Princess was remastered by Festival Mushroom in Australia and New Zealand and BMG for European and UK regions as a double CD album the release contained a bonus disc featured remixes and three unreleased recordings Love Takes Over Me Tears and This Girl 107 The album re instated the Impossible Princess title in Europe and the United Kingdom upon its re release 108 Additional releases Edit Because of constant delays in 1997 Mushroom Records premiered six of the album tracks Some Kind of Bliss Too Far Say Hey Limbo I Don t Need Anyone and Did It Again on a special sample compact disc and all six recordings were distributed as radio singles to both Australia and New Zealand 109 Deconstruction conducted a similar promotional campaign in Europe and distributed six different songs on a sample cassette tape 110 Live and Other Sides was released accompanied by Australian releases of the album at HMV in 1998 with two unreleased Impossible Princess tracks one unreleased Kylie Minogue track and three live tracks 111 The EP was removed from sale and replaced with Other Sides for unknown reasons Other Sides featured the two B sides Love Takes Over Me and Tears and an unreleased Impossible Princess track Take Me with You 112 Minogue s fourth remix album Mixes includes singles from the album it was released in the UK in August 1998 113 In Australia the remix album was replaced by Impossible Remixes featuring the previously unreleased Breathe TNT Club Mix 114 Several album tracks and three unreleased tracks from Impossible Princess appear on Hits 2000 released in Europe 115 Promotion EditSee also Intimate and Live concert tour Minogue s press campaign for the album began in mid 1995 including interviews with magazines and a performance at the Radio 1 Roadshow in Newquay on 21 August 1997 96 The promotional campaign was aimed at album buyers rather than the singles market 116 The label stressed Minogue s wide reaching appeal by setting up press cover interviews for her in various markets broadsheets dance specialists tabloids gay magazines and style monthlies 116 During the release week in March 1998 Deconstruction and Minogue held a release party at Tower Records in London 117 She conducted a small concert tour travelling to Australia New Zealand and Hong Kong through October 1997 it was her first time in both New Zealand and Hong Kong 118 Minogue expanded the tour by adding venues in Norway Denmark and the Netherlands 85 She appeared on several television shows to promote the album s singles 101 She promoted the album at the 1998 Mardi Gras ceremony in Sydney Australia 119 In May 1998 Minogue confirmed the Intimate and Live concert tour which began on 2 June at the Palais Theatre in Melbourne Australia that same year 120 Initially she wanted to finish the tour in Melbourne on 4 July but because of high demand in England Minogue hosted three additional concert performances there 120 The tour attracted positive reviews from spectators and publications praising the idea of a smaller venue show She received compliments for her vocal performance and her stage presence 101 Each concert had drawn in approximately 2 000 audience members in Australia and the media there deemed it a commercial success 121 To complete the tour s promotion an accompanying live album and DVD shot at the Capitol Theatre Sydney were released on 30 November album and 23 July 2003 DVD 122 Singles Edit Minogue performing Impossible Princess s third single Breathe on 25 June 2018 as part of her Kylie Presents Golden promotional tour Minogue wanted to introduce the album in a way that would intrigue and surprise the public 123 Some Kind of Bliss was chosen as the lead single in September 1997 124 David Mould directed the music video shot in the Desert of Tabernas in Spain it features Dexter Fletcher as Minogue s lover 96 Released a week after Diana s death Some Kind of Bliss was a commercial disappointment it peaked at number 22 in the UK Minogue s first single to not reach the top 20 there 125 It reached number 27 in Australia and number 46 on the New Zealand Singles Chart her last charting release there in the 1990s 126 The second single was Did It Again released on 24 November 1997 with the B side Tears 127 Minogue promoted the single heavily on television in the UK which led to it peaking at number 14 on the UK Singles Chart in December where it remained for another six weeks 128 In Australia it peaked at number 15 and lasted 17 weeks in the top 50 one of her longest spanning singles on the chart 129 Petro Romanhi directed the accompanying music video shot in London in which Minogue portrays four different versions of herself SexKylie CuteKylie IndieKylie and DanceKylie 130 Breathe Minogue s final single under Deconstruction was released on 9 March 1998 featuring mixes from Sash and Todd Terry 131 Welsh film director Kieran Evans directed the accompanying music video in which Minogue floats in an airspace of spiral effects 132 The single reached number 23 in Australia and inside the top 20 in the UK 133 Because of popular demand Too Far was released on 12 vinyl in May 1998 as a promotional single 134 Two remixes were made for the single a Brothers in Rhythm remix that contains new vocals and adlibs from Minogue and an europop remix by Junior Vasquez 135 Too Far was planned to be the final single and was to be released commercially as a vinyl triple pack but these plans were scrapped 135 Instead Cowboy Style was released as the album s final single with Love Takes Over Me on the B side on 5 October 1998 and distributed only in Australia 136 It was not released in the UK because of Minogue s departure from Deconstruction in November 137 Owing to a limited number of issued formats the track only charted for a single week at number 39 on the Australian regional top 50 129 Critical reception EditProfessional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllMusic 138 Digital Spy 139 Encyclopedia of Popular Music 140 Herald Sun 141 Music Week 142 NME4 10 143 Pitchfork7 6 10 144 Q 145 Slant Magazine 59 Who8 10 64 Upon its release critical reception of Impossible Princess was sharply divided 146 UK magazines Music Week and Q lambasted the record s repetitious nature though Music Week acknowledged the improvement in Minogue s vocal range and abilities 147 Ben Willmott of NME criticised the production of collaborator James Dean Bradfield and labelled Minogue a total fraud for introducing new musical genres that were disparate from her previous work 143 Some reviewers mostly from outside of the UK gave overwhelming praise to its production and Minogue s contribution 148 An editor at Who magazine and Cameron Adams of Herald Sun called it Minogue s best and most complete work praising her vocal delivery 149 Mangan commended her songwriting skills and the diverse set of styles writing that the album sounds right and constitutes another step in the right direction 62 Adams opined that Minogue had produced the classy personal pop album she has always threatened 141 Dwyer highlighted the club dance tracks as the better cuts adding that the album shows Minogue s progress musically despite its wide range of styles and collaborators 49 Flick commented that Minogue has finally found her voice both literally and spiritually 66 Retrospective reviews of Impossible Princess have been much more positive In the Encyclopedia of Popular Music 2011 British writer Colin Larkin gave it three out of five stars classifying it as recommended and highly listenable 140 True found the album stronger and more natural than her previous efforts and it flows together as an album 138 Cinquemani was impressed with the album s personal and unified cord saying it is the work of an artist willing to take risks 59 Levine noticed its lack of commercial appeal while praising the diverse set genres and Minogue s input He called the album a brave revealing and rarely less than surprising piece of work 139 While reviewing her tenth album X 2007 Evan Sawdey of PopMatters commented that Impossible Princess is one of the most crazed damn near perfect dance pop albums ever created 150 Public reaction Edit Steve Anderson felt that public perception of the album was affected by the misleading sound of the lead single During its commercial release Impossible Princess was criticised by the British public who did not appreciate her move into indie music and electronica 151 The audience failed to identify with her new intimate image dubbed as IndieKylie and was unimpressed with her new musical direction viewing it as a trend chasing attempt 152 The backlash resulted in Impossible Princess making little impact on British record charts which led British publications to label Impossible Princess Minogue s worst selling studio album at the time in those regions 98 A year after its release UK Virgin Radio mocked the album s sales stating We ve done something to improve Kylie s records we ve banned them 153 Several factors were named as reasons for the poor public perception the lack of promotional activity the three year gap since her last album the constant delays and title changes and the change of musical direction 154 Minogue cited the incohesive material her IndieKylie image portrayed by the media as well as the long gap between albums as the main reasons for the album s commercial failure while Baker felt it was the lack of proper promotion and management on Deconstruction s end 155 Anderson felt the release of Some Kind of Bliss as the lead single overshadowed Minogue s involvement on the track and the album as a whole 27 Minogue said that after the single release she had to keep telling people that this isn t an indie guitar album I m not about to pick up a guitar and rock 116 James Dean Bradfield admitted he felt guilty that the single release had landed Minogue with a whole new set of problems 156 Commercial performance Edit Impossible Princess debuted and peaked at number 10 on the UK Albums Chart making it the third highest debuting album of that week and Minogue s sixth top 10 entry 157 It fell to number 22 the following week and again to number 41 its final charting position was at number 70 158 The album sold 20 000 copies in the first two weeks of release just ten percent of the expected sales figures 159 The album entered its fifth and final week during the start of May 1998 at number 91 158 In a similar run the album charted at number 10 on the Scottish Albums Chart 160 Impossible Princess had sold 64 483 copies in the UK as of October 2020 161 The album experienced success on the Australian Albums Chart where it debuted and peaked at number four on 25 January 1998 162 It stalled at number eight during its second and third week but fell outside the top ten in its fourth 162 By 26 April the album had spent 14 weeks on the chart and was placed at number 48 before leaving the chart 162 When Minogue promoted the album with live shows alongside the announcement of a national tour Impossible Princess re entered the charts on 10 May at number 40 162 Whilst embarking her Intimate and Live tour in June it entered the top ten for three non consecutive weeks between the months of June and July 162 In total the album appeared in the top 50 for 35 weeks making it Minogue s longest charting album at the time 162 The Australian Recording Industry Association ARIA certified the Platinum by for physical shipments of 70 000 units 163 In September 2022 25 years after its original release BMG announced they would release the album for the first time on vinyl under its original title Impossible Princess The album went on to reach number five on the UK Albums Chart on 28 October 2022 164 eclipsing its original number ten peak and officially giving Minogue her eleventh top five studio album in the UK to date The album also reached new chart peaks in Australia and Germany peaking at numbers three and 25 respectively Accolades and impact EditImpossible Princess gained four nominations at the 1998 ARIA Music Awards show which was held in October The album was nominated for Best Pop Release Best Female Musician and Album of the Year her first nomination in this category She lost Album of the Year to Unit 1997 by Regurgitator while losing Pop Release and Female Musician to Australian singer Natalie Imbruglia 165 The following year Minogue was nominated for Best Female Artist for Cowboy Style which lost to Imbruglia s Wishing I Was There 1998 166 The music video for Did It Again won the 1998 International Viewer s Choice Award MTV Australia 167 Because of pressure from the British press and public Minogue contemplated retiring from the music industry for good 168 She decided instead to part with Deconstruction and BMG in November 1998 169 In 1999 Minogue signed to Parlophone and released her studio album Light Years in 2000 to a positive reception 170 The Guardian s Tim Jonze believes that Light Years saved her career while Louise Bruton of The Irish Times said that Impossible Princess is the low point she needed to reach the great heights of 2000 s Light Years 171 Minogue has considered Impossible Princess the most disappointing moment in her career and commented that if she wrote another album of personal songs it would be seen as Impossible Princess 2 and be equally critiqued 172 Retrospectively the album has been regarded by music critics as Minogue s most personal and misunderstood work 173 True and Cinquemani applauded her writing contribution calling it her great leap forward in terms of musical composition 174 On the 20th anniversary of the album Ben Neutze of Daily Review opined that it stands as the most intriguing chapter of her career and the only significant glimpse at who this pop icon might be when stripped of other glorious facades 175 Caz Tran of ABC Online called it the creative detour Minogue needed to take regarding her evolution and self discovery 176 Levine and Larrisa Dubecki of The Age viewed the album as one of the key re inventions of her recording career 177 Several critics noticed the sonic and lyrical similarities between the album and Ray of Light 1998 by Madonna 178 Cinquemani observed that despite the success of Ray of Light Impossible Princess brought a harsh reaction from the public 59 Owen Myers of Pitchfork described both albums alongside Janet Jackson s The Velvet Rope 1997 as a trilogy of A list experimental pop records in 1997 8 that addressed their artists fears anxieties and dreams 144 Media publications Flavorwire Slant Magazine and Faster Louder listed the album as one of the most underrated pop albums 179 Track listing EditAll lyrics written by Kylie Minogue except I Don t Need Anyone with lyrics by Minogue and Nick Jones 180 Impossible Princess Standard version 36 No TitleWriter s Producer s Length1 Too Far Kylie MinogueMinogue a Brothers in Rhythm4 432 Cowboy Style MinogueSteve AndersonDave SeamanBrothers in Rhythm4 443 Some Kind of Bliss MinogueJames Dean BradfieldSean MooreBradfieldDave Eringa4 134 Did It Again MinogueAndersonSeamanBrothers in Rhythm4 215 Breathe MinogueDave BallIngo VaukMinogue a BallVauk4 376 Say Hey MinogueMinogue a Brothers in Rhythm3 367 Drunk MinogueAndersonSeamanBrothers in Rhythm3 588 I Don t Need Anyone MinogueBradfieldNick JonesBradfieldEringa3 129 Jump MinogueRob DouganDouganJay Burnett b 4 0210 Limbo MinogueBallVaukBallVauk4 0511 Through the Years MinogueBallVaukBallVauk4 1912 Dreams MinogueAndersonSeamanBrothers in Rhythm3 44Total length 49 57 Impossible Princess Japanese edition bonus track 102 No TitleWriter s Producer s Length13 Tears MinogueBallVaukBallVauk4 26 Impossible Princess Special edition bonus disc 108 No TitleWriter s Producer s Length1 Love Takes Over Me MinogueAndersonSeamanBrothers in Rhythm4 192 Too Far Inner Door Mix MinogueMinogue a Brothers in RhythmPhilip Steir c 6 193 Did It Again Did It Four Times Mix MinogueAndersonSeamanBrothers in RhythmSteir c 5 494 Breathe Tee s Dancehall Mix MinogueBallVaukMinogue a BallVaukTodd Terry c 6 215 Tears MinogueBallVaukBallVauk4 276 Too Far Junior s Riff Dub MinogueMinogue a Brothers in RhythmJunior Vasquez c 5 497 Breathe Tee s Dub of Life MinogueBallVaukMinogue a BallVaukTerry c 7 558 Some Kind of Bliss Quivver Mix BradfieldMinogueMooreBradfieldEringaJohn Graham c 8 399 Did It Again Razor n Go Dub MinogueAndersonSeamanBrothers in RhythmRazor n Go c 9 5310 Breathe Tee s Glimmer Mix MinogueBallVaukMinogue a BallVaukTerry c 4 4611 Too Far North Pole Mix MinogueMinogue a Brothers in RhythmSteir c 5 5412 This Girl MinogueUschi Classen 3 09 Notes a signifies a producer but unaccredited towards the album b signifies a co producer c signifies a remix producer Australian digital editions erroneously include radio edits of Some Kind of Bliss and Breathe instead of their correct album versions 181 182 Personnel EditAdapted from the album s liner notes 36 Kylie Minogue lead vocals backing vocals synthesizer production composition Steve Anderson drum programming grand piano guitar Hammond B3 keyboards string arrangements Dave Ball production Gini Ball string arrangements Guy Barker trumpet Geoff Bird guitar Greg Bone guitar James Dean Bradfield bass guitar production Alan Bremmer engineer mixing programming Brothers in Rhythm production Livingstone Brown bass Jay Burnett co production Simon Clarke flute saxophone Rob Dougan production Andy Duncan percussion Dave Eringa production string arrangements Farrow Design art direction Johnnie Hardy fiddle Sally Herbert strings string arrangements Bogislaw Kostecki fiddle Peter Lale viola Sunny Lizic engineering Roddie Lorimer trumpet Martin Loveday cello Richard Lowe mix engineering engineering Wil Malone string arrangements Sean Moore drums Nick Nasmyth keyboards string arrangements Claire Orsler string arrangements Jocelyn Pook string arrangements Tim Sanders saxophone Stephane Sednaoui photography Steve Sidelnyk drums percussion Neil Sidwell trombone Anne Stephenson string arrangements Ingo Vauk production Steve Walters bass Gavyn Wright orchestra lead violin Paul Wright engineering Ben Findlay sound engineer Real World Emma Jones studio assistant Real World Charts EditWeekly charts Edit Chart performance for Impossible Princess in 1998 Chart 1998 Peak positionAustralian Albums ARIA 162 4Scottish Albums OCC 160 10UK Albums OCC 183 10Chart performance for Impossible Princess in 2022 Chart 2022 PeakpositionAustralian Albums ARIA 184 3Belgian Albums Ultratop Flanders 185 57Belgian Albums Ultratop Wallonia 186 32German Albums Offizielle Top 100 187 25Italian Vinyl Records FIMI 188 7Scottish Albums OCC 189 4Spanish Albums PROMUSICAE 190 25Swiss Albums Schweizer Hitparade 191 55UK Albums OCC 192 5UK Independent Albums OCC 193 3US Top Album Sales Billboard 194 71 Year end charts Edit Year end chart performance for Impossible Princess Chart 1998 PositionAustralian Albums ARIA 195 31Certification EditCertification and sales for Impossible Princess Region Certification Certified units salesAustralia ARIA 196 Platinum 70 000 United Kingdom 72 800 161 Shipments figures based on certification alone Release history EditRelease dates and formats for Impossible Princess Region Date Title Format Edition Label Ref s Japan 22 October 1997 Impossible Princess CD Bonus edition BMG 197 Russia Standard edition Deconstruction 198 Poland Cassette tape 199 Australia 12 January 1998 CD Standard editionlenticular edition Mushroom 36 New ZealandJapan 102 United Kingdom 28 March 1998 Kylie Minogue Deconstruction 200 EuropeMalaysia Impossible Princess Cassette tape Standard edition BMG 201 Taiwan CD 202 Australia 23 May 2003 Special double disc edition Festival Mushroom 203 New ZealandUnited Kingdom BMG 108 Japan 2003 Deconstruction 204 Worldwide 18 November 2008 Digital download Standard edition Mushroom 205 Special edition BMG 206 21 October 2022 LP Standard edition 207 See also EditList of top 25 albums for 1998 in Australia List of UK top ten albums in 1998 List of works with different titles in the United Kingdom and United States List of musical works released in a stem formatReferences EditCitations Edit Goodall amp Stanley Clarke 2012 pp 78 80 Harrison 2014 Deconstruction 1994 Official Charts Company A Hung Medien A Flynn 2019 pp 123 124 Get Me Acting Crazy by Elliot Mark Smith 2014 p 129 Minogue amp Baker 2002 Hung Medien B Official Charts Company A ARIA Music Awards A 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