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Light Years (Kylie Minogue album)

October 19, 2023

Light Years is the seventh studio album by Australian singer Kylie Minogue. Mushroom Records released it on 22 September 2000 in Australia; Parlophone released it on 25 September 2000 in the United Kingdom. Following the commercial failure of Impossible Princess (1997), Minogue left Deconstruction Records and took a hiatus from recording music. She signed with Parlophone in June 1999 and decided to return to her pop roots. She worked with various writers and producers, including Steve Anderson, Johnny Douglas, Robbie Williams, Guy Chambers, and Mark Picchiotti.

Light Years
Studio album by
Kylie Minogue
Released22 September 2000 (2000-09-22)
Recorded1999–2000
Studio
Genre
Length58:16
Label
Producer
Kylie Minogue chronology
Intimate and Live
(1998) 		Light Years
(2000) 		Hits+
(2000)
Singles from Light Years
  1. "Spinning Around"
    Released: 19 June 2000
  2. "On a Night Like This"
    Released: 11 September 2000
  3. "Kids"
    Released: 9 October 2000
  4. "Please Stay"
    Released: 11 December 2000
  5. "Your Disco Needs You"
    Released: 22 January 2001

Light Years is a dance-pop, disco, and Europop album that refers to music from the 1970s. Lyrically, the album touches upon themes of women's empowerment, celebration, and sex, in a cheeky and campy approach. Music critics provided positive reviews, complimenting Minogue's return to pop despite them being ambivalent towards the lyrical content. Retrospectively, Light Years has been recognized as one of Minogue's strongest releases. The album won the ARIA Award for Best Female Artist and Best Pop Release at the 2001 ceremonies. Light Years peaked in the top position on the Australian Albums Chart, Minogue's first number-one album in her native Australia. It reached the top 10 in Russia, Scotland, New Zealand, and on the UK Albums Chart.

Five singles were released from Light Years, including "Spinning Around" and "On a Night Like This", which both reached number one in Australia, as well as the top 20 entries "Kids" and "Please Stay". All peaked inside the top 10 in the UK. The final single, "Your Disco Needs You" was only released in Australia and Germany. Light Years was further promoted with the On a Night Like This Tour, which visited Europe and Australia from March to May 2001. At the time, it was the highest grossing tour by a solo artist in Australia, with ticket sales of approximately US$5 million. The album was re-issued in Europe in 2018 and returned to the UK Albums Chart and the Scottish Albums Chart.

Background Edit

In 1997, Kylie Minogue released her sixth studio album, Impossible Princess. The album represented a drastic change in the singer's musical direction, incorporating elements of electronica and alternative music.[1] The British public was unimpressed with her new musical direction, viewing it as a trend-chasing attempt, and failed to identify with her new intimate image as "IndieKylie".[2] The backlash resulted in Impossible Princess having little impact on British record charts—it initially peaked at number 10 on the UK Albums Chart and sold only 18,000 copies in the first two weeks of release.[3] After embarking on a successful promotional tour, Minogue left Deconstruction Records and BMG in November 1998, ending their six-year relationship.[4]

Following the split, Minogue took a break from recording music to focus on her acting career.[5] She spent several months in Barbados performing Miranda in Toby Gough's production of The Tempest during an annual operatic festival.[6] She also starred in the Australian films Cut and Sample People, both released in 2000.[7] She gave several live performances in Australia, including the 1998 Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras, the opening ceremonies of Melbourne's Crown Casino and Sydney's Fox Studios in 1999.[8] Minogue performed Duran Duran's 1984 single "The Reflex" on the tribute complication Undone: The Songs of Duran Duran (1999),[9] and collaborated with the Pet Shop Boys on a duet, titled "In Denial", on their 1999 studio album Nightlife.[10]

Following "In Denial", Parlophone—a British record label the Pet Shop Boys had been with since 1985—decided to sign Minogue in June 1999.[11] She announced she would start working on a new album, saying: "I took my time in choosing a new label [...] there is much I hope to achieve with my next album and I believe that anything is possible with this new partnership."[12] Parlophone A&R executive Miles Leonard commented: "I believed that [Minogue] was still very strong vocally, and still definitely a star... I believed in her as an artist and I knew that with the right project, the right songwriters, the right producers, the right team, she would still have a fanbase out there."[13]

Development and recording Edit

 
Robbie Williams (pictured in 2016) collaborated with Minogue on "Kids" and co-wrote two more tracks on Light Years

In an early meeting with Parlophone to discuss which direction Minogue intended to pursue, the singer decided to return to her pop roots, saying "I should do what I do best... [Pop music] is the kind of music that people want from me."[14] Minogue believed the album was a new beginning, as she started singing pop music again.[15] Minogue was inspired by the music of the 1970s, which she discovered when she was a child via her parents' record collection, including the soundtrack from Grease (1978), Donna Summer's "Bad Girls" and "Dim All the Lights" (both in 1979).[16] The label did not want to make another Pete Waterman Limited (PWL) record, but quality pop music with the help of great contributions and collaborations.[17] Her team approached PWL owner Pete Waterman, who had worked with Minogue earlier in her career, during the production. However, the collaboration did not happen.[18]

Minogue enjoyed making Light Years; she got a chance to work with people who were certain how they wanted her to sound.[19] She felt that working with different producers would help the album have a diverse feeling.[20] She wanted the album to be song-driven and explained the musical styles to the producers with three keywords: "poolside", "disco", and "cocktails".[21] Minogue worked on Light Years in Sydney, London, and Los Angeles, where she put the final touches on the album.[22] Before signing with Parlophone, Minogue spent a week with her frequent collaborator Steve Anderson at Real World Studios in Box, Wiltshire, where most of the production of Impossible Princess was done.[23] Three tracks were chosen from the session: "So Now Goodbye", "Butterfly", and "Bittersweet Goodbye".[24] Minogue picked "Bittersweet Goodbye" when she was deep in the production process, saying it made her feel calm.[25] A string arrangement by Wil Malone was added to the track, while Anderson kept Minogue's vocals from the original demo.[26] Chicago-based DJ Mark Picchiotti flew to Los Angeles to record Minogue's vocals for "Butterfly", and then produced the track in his hometown.[27]

Former Take That member Robbie Williams contributed three songs with his songwriting partner Guy Chambers: "Loveboat", "Your Disco Needs You", and "Kids". Minogue shared the songwriting credit on the first two.[28] She found in Williams her ideal male counterpart based on their similar musical output; she felt the work between Williams and Chamber was extraordinary.[29] Chamber co-wrote another track with Minogue titled "I'm So High".[30] They were among the earliest collaborations, which Minogue felt were a good foundation for the album.[31] Minogue wrote the lyrics to "Light Years" with Biffco's songwriters Richard Stannard and Julian Gallagher in 10 minutes. The demo, originally titled "Light Relief", was unexpectedly favoured by the label and was picked up for the final tracklist.[32] The songwriters also collaborated on "Please Stay".[33]

Minogue made several demos with a set of writers and producers arranged by Brian Rawling, including Steve Torch, Graham Stack, and Mark Taylor.[34] She ended up recording "On a Night Like This", a song written originally for the Swedish recording artist Pandora for her 1999 album No Regrets.[35] In New York, A&R executive Jamie Nelson pitched a demo of "Spinning Around" to Minogue and she agreed to record it.[36] The track—written by Ira Shickman, Osborne Bingham, Kara DioGuardi, and Paula Abdul—was originally intended to be featured on Abdul's studio album, but it was given to Minogue after the album failed to materialise.[37] Minogue recorded "Under the Influence of Love", a song written by Paul Politi and Barry White that Love Unlimited covered in 1974. The track reminded Minogue of her previous songs, despite having not heard it before the production of Light Years.[38] Johnny Douglas wrote and produced "Password", "Disco Down", and "Koocachoo"; he also produced "So Now Goodbye", a track that Minogue wrote with Anderson.[39]

Musical styles Edit

Music critics have characterised Light Years as a dance-pop, disco, and Europop album.[40] The album marked a return to her signature pop style, following the experimental record Impossible Princess.[41] A reviewer from Sputnikmusic and Nick Levine of Digital Spy emphasise elements of disco, the 1970s and early 2000s music.[42] AllMusic's Chris True noted the album reflects the late 1990s teen pop movement.[43] Yahoo! Music's Gary Crossing referred to the album as a "largely undemanding collection of disco, Hi-NRG, Ibizan trance, funk, 60s film and TV themes and Latin-flavoured tunes".[44] Elements of house, electronica, psychedelic pop, Eurodisco, and French Touch were highlighted by Nick Smith of musicOMH and Ian Gormely of Exclaim!.[45] Described the album as being filled with "crisp rhythm sections, melodic orchestral passages and vivid grooves", Albumism's Quentin Harrison also noted influences from 1970s artists Cheryl Lynn, Tina Charles, and The Hues Corporation.[46]

 
English bassist Paul Turner (pictured in 2011) played bass and guitars on "Koocachoo"

The opening track, "Spinning Around", is a string-laden dance-pop song with prominent influences from disco music.[47] The Guardian's Betty Clarke opined that the track sets the tone for Light Years and compared it to Minogue's "Hand on Your Heart" (1989).[48] "So Now Goodbye"—a track that blends house, disco, and electronica elements—draws inspiration from Gloria Gaynor's "I Will Survive" (1978), Madonna's "Lucky Star" (1983) and the work of American band Earth, Wind & Fire.[49] The bittersweet "Disco Down" was compared to the work of Giorgio Moroder and featured Christmassy church bells during the chorus.[50] Michael Dwyer of The Age found Minogue goes "hardcore Mardi Gras" on the contemporary house and electronic dance track "Butterfly".[51] "On a Night Like This" has a darker, more Europop edge, which was compared to Spiller's "Groovejet (If This Ain't Love)" (2000).[52]

Backing vocals and the arrangement of strings and fluttering flutes drive the fifth track, "Loveboat".[53] The song features funky light guitar and faux-French effects.[54] "Loveboat" was compared to the work of Barry Manilow, Minogue's "I Don't Need Anyone" (1997), and Williams's "Millennium" (1998).[55] "Koocachoo" has elements of jazz and the 1960s music, and built around a chirping synth and horn arrangement.[56] The track contains a groovy bass riff, retro guitar tone, sitar, keyboard sound effects, and "ba baba ba" harmonies in the chorus.[57] English bassist Paul Turner contributed bass and guitars to the track.[33] "Your Disco Needs You" is a disco track that is heavily influenced by Village People's "Go West" (1979).[58] Minogue sings in a serious tone, accompanied by a brass section, regal horns, a male chorus, and high soprano back-up vocals.[59] Cameron Adams from the Herald Sun felt that the song is a hybrid between Village People's "Y.M.C.A." (1978) and Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody" (1975), while Chris Charles of the BBC News described it as "ABBA and the Pet Shop Boys getting down at the hottest gay club in town".[60]

The samba-infused "Password" was used as a pregap hidden introductory track.[61] "Please Stay" features Latin pop, soft acoustic, and flamenco elements.[62] Crossing found "Bittersweet Goodbye", the album's only sentimental ballad, to be a "strange concoction" of Olivia Newton-John, Kate Bush and Cocteau Twins.[63] It is followed by Minogue's cover of "Under the Influence of Love" (1967), in which her vocals are double-tracked for the bridge.[64] Smith referred to the track as "Saint Etienne meets the best of the Nolans".[65] The guitar-driven pop track "I'm So High" contains a subtle and slowly building melody.[66] Dwyer wrote songs like "I'm So High" help Minogue "leave the club floor for car radio with equally enjoyable results".[67] The penultimate track is "Kids", a joyous pop duet with Williams.[68] It has funky groove rhythms and a distorted, guitar-driven euphoric chorus with soft guitars, synths, and vocal crescendos.[69] English musicians Chris Sharrock and Neil Taylor played percussion and guitars on "Kids", respectively.[33] The Village Voice's Emma Pearse felt that the song helps Minogue transport her energy "into Prince and Beck territory".[70] The post-disco title track is an homage to Summer's "I Feel Love" (1977), featuring harmonies and electronic touches.[71] The track reminds Clarke of Brotherhood of Man's "Angelo" (1977).[48]

Themes Edit

Minogue called Light Years an uplifting and vibrant record, with mostly happy songs that reflect her easy nature when she was making the album. She said listening to it felt like being on a summer holiday.[72] Lyrically, Minogue said that she was "really going for it... [without] holding back", with several songs containing cheekiness, showgirl images, or camp elements.[73] The songs were written from her imagination, rather than the autobiographical style of songwriting that she had experimented with on her previous record Impossible Princess.[74] Minogue recalled writing each song as if it was a scene from a film or a video and trying to interpret and convert the idea into a song.[75] Harrison highlighted Minogue's ability to focus on themes of flirtation, fun, and romance "without undercutting her previous growth as an artist" on Impossible Princess.[46]

 
"Spinning Around" (2000)
Minogue declares that she has changed and learned from her past mistakes on "Spinning Around".[76] The Guardian's Betty Clarke opined that the track sets the tone for Light Years.[48]
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Betty Clarke of The Guardian identified the theme of women's empowerment and celebration. She called Light Years "an album that celebrates being a girl", and commented that "not since the Spice Girls has the capacity to fill a dress been so celebrated".[48] "Spinning Around" declares Minogue has changed and learned from her past mistakes.[77] True and Smith interpreted it as Minogue's move away from her more experimental work on Impossible Princess.[78] Pam Avoledo of Blogcritics found the amorous song depicted a woman who is expressing herself and taking control of her life.[79] Clarke viewed "On a Night Like This" and "So Now Goodbye" as the up-tempo disco antics that successfully depict the notions of "grabbing the best looking man in the club, then ditching him when you feel like it".[48] "Butterfly" discusses the spiritual freedom and joy of life,[80] while "Bittersweet Goodbye" is a stripped-back ode to love.[23] Smith viewed the track as a tribute to her former lover Michael Hutchence, who died in November 1997.[81]

Writing for The Sydney Morning Herald, Catherine Keenan wrote the album is "full of gay club anthems and not short on sex".[82] Minogue calls for the listener to join her on the dance floor on "Your Disco Needs You".[65] At one point, she delivers a military-like spoken interlude in French: "Vous êtes jamais seuls / Vous savez ce qu'il faut faire / Ne laissez pas tomber votre nation / La disco a besoin de vous!" ("You are never alone / You know what to do / Don't let your nation down / The disco needs you!")[83] "Loveboat" is an homage to the 1970s television series of the same name, while referencing martinis, bikinis and James Bond in its lyrics.[84] It contains several French phrases and cheeky lines such as "Rub on some lotion / The places I can't reach."[85] Levine referred to the lyrics of "Loveboat" as a sensual couplet.[86] Smith felt that the track is a mixture of kitsch and tropicana, and Minogue sounds ebullient.[65] The penultimate track is "Kids", a joyous pop duet with Williams.[68] The track references to the careers of both Minogue and Williams, with Minogue singing the line: "I've been dropping beats since Back in Black."[87] On the title track, Minogue plays an air hostess on a fictional KM-Air flight.[44] Adams found Minogue devoted to the erotic track.[88]

Packaging and release Edit

German fashion photographer Vincent Peters shot the artwork for Light Years, while Mark Farrow was selected to design the cover.[89] The shoot took place in Ibiza, a place that Minogue felt "has a magical quality" to it.[90] On the cover, wearing a blue chiffon swimsuit, Minogue stares into the distance.[91] The cover has a backdrop of the sky and the sea, with a glimpse of a golden sunset filtering through.[92] Parlophone dropped Minogue's surname on the cover, and branded it as a "Kylie" album.[93] Minogue wanted the cover to capture the music's essence: sunshine, beach, fun, and glamour.[90] She thought the photoshoot was extraordinary, and the "lightness of the chiffon matched [her] mood and desire".[91] Another picture from the photoshoot saw a head-to-knees Minogue wearing nothing but a towel.[48] Peters felt Minogue has a strong sense of self, which sets her apart from other celebrities he had worked with.[94] William Baker, who helped through the album process, said that he wanted a cover that was "a visual statement about [Minogue] reclaiming the throne of the Princess of Pop" and the result shows she has "returned to her rightful place!"[91]

 
The artwork for Light Years was shot in Ibiza (pictured in 2009)

Crossing found the glossy sleeve artwork "leaves very little to the imagination" and that Minogue is "unashamedly playing [her] 'never mind the book, have a gander at the cover' card".[44] Clarke wrote Light Years was packaged "with male hormones in mind".[48] Charles found it tacky,[95] while John Earls of Classic Pop noted its commercialized nature, commenting that the artwork is better suited for a Ministry of Sound compilation and the cover is the only dull aspect of Light Years.[96] From the same publication, Christian Guiltenane wrote Minogue created "a stunning fantasy figure" with the sunset's glow behind her.[97] Writing for Idolator, Mike Wass commented that the "camp, fun and flirty" cover successfully captured the music of Light Years.[98]

Minogue titled the album Light Years describing her career journey, which she believes will continue as she has just begun to discover herself.[99] She said: "I feel like I've come a long way... I think some other forces know where I'm going, but I'm not meant to know–that would've ruined it."[99] Clarke felt the title was Minogue's response to Ray of Light, a similarly named 1998 album by Madonna.[48] The album includes "Password", a hidden introductory track in the pregap portion of the CD.[100] The listener can only hear the track by rewinding the opening song "Spinning Around".[101] Robbie Williams, who usually has hidden tracks at the end of his albums, inspired this.[102] Minogue said that although she was making a grown-up album, she wanted to keep a sense of enjoyment.[102] She admitted the method is "a bit odd and silly, but that's the fun of it".[102] Smith felt the track was hard to find,[65] while Earls commented the decision was made at "the peak of the CD boom" and "Password" is a worthy reward.[101]

Mushroom Records first released the album in Australia on 22 September 2000.[103] Parlophone released it on 25 September 2000 in the UK.[33] On the German, Spanish and Japanese versions of the album, the original French spoken interlude of "Your Disco Needs You" was translated into their respective languages.[104] EMI released the album in Canada on 26 September 2000 and distributed the album in North America.[105] A special tour edition package was released in the UK on 5 March 2001, containing a second disc featuring various remixes.[106] For the Australian tour edition, additional remixes were included as well as Minogue's cover of Olivia Newton-John's "Physical" (1981), which she performed during the tour.[107] The album was re-issued by Parlophone in Japan in 2003,[108] 2007,[109] 2009,[110] and 2011.[111] In 2018, Light Years was re-released by BMG as a blue vinyl exclusively through Sainsbury's supermarket chain in Europe, limited to 2500 copies.[112]

Promotion Edit

See also: On a Night Like This (concert tour)
 
Minogue at the opening ceremony of the 2000 Sydney Summer Paralympics, where she performed the album's lead single, "Spinning Around"

Shortly after signing with Parlophone, Minogue and Baker released an elaborate art book titled Kylie.[113] The photography-only book celebrates fan memorabilia, commentary, and Minogue's life.[114] The book contains a nude sketch of Minogue, and several celebrities such as Elle MacPherson, fashion designer Vivienne Westwood, actor Barry Humphries, and singer Boy George.[114] Minogue appeared on the controversial cover of the June issue of GQ shot by Terry Richardson, wearing a white tennis dress showing her naked bottom with the banner "Kylie: At Your Service".[115]

Minogue did an extensive promotion campaign for the album, appearing on various television programs and at music festivals.[116] On 17 June 2000, before the album's release, Minogue appeared specially at London's G-A-Y nightclub where she performed several songs, including "Spinning Around", "Better the Devil You Know" and "Step Back in Time".[35] In July, she performed at Party in the Park in Hyde Park and Mardi Gras London in Finsbury Park.[35] Wearing a pink showgirl costume, she performed ABBA's "Dancing Queen" (1976) and "On a Night Like This" to an audience of 100,000 people at the 2000 Sydney Olympics closing ceremony in October.[117] Later that month, she sang "Waltzing Matilda", "Celebration" (1992), and "Spinning Around" at the 2000 Summer Paralympics opening ceremony.[118]

Minogue promoted the album with her sixth concert tour, called On a Night Like This Tour. She performed in Europe in March 2001, before visiting Australia in April and May.[119] Broadway shows and the musicals of the 1930s inspired the tour's style.[120] In the United Kingdom, the tour sold 140,000 tickets in one weekend.[121] In Australia, Minogue played a record-breaking nine concerts at the Sydney Entertainment Centre, beating the previous record held by AC/DC for the most dates performed at the venue in a single tour.[122] It was the biggest tour by a solo artist in the country, grossing U.S. $5 million from sales of 200,000 tickets.[122] Minogue's concert on 11 May 2001 was filmed and released on home video under the title Live in Sydney.[123]

Singles Edit

 
Minogue singing "On a Night Like This" during her Kiss Me Once Tour (2014). The song became her sixth number-one in Australia

"Spinning Around" was released as the lead single from Light Years in June 2000.[124] Two previously unreleased tracks, the alternative dance "Cover Me With Kisses" and acoustic track "Paper Dolls", were included on the single's B-side.[125] Liz Collins shot the single's artwork, which captured Minogue dressed in pastel pink clutching a hula hoop.[97] Directed by Dawn Shadforth, the music video features Minogue in revealing gold hotpants.[126] The song entered the Australian Singles Chart at number one, becoming the singer's first chart-topper since "Confide in Me" (1994).[127] The song debuted at number one in the United Kingdom, making her only the second artist to have a number-one single in three consecutive decades (after Madonna).[128] It was her fifth number-one single in the UK and her first in a decade, following "Tears on My Pillow" (1990).[129]

The second single, "On a Night Like This", was released in September, with the ballad "Ocean Blue" as the B-side track.[130] It debuted at number one in Australia, making it her sixth number-one in that region; it also gave her the record for having the most singles debuting at number one with five entries.[131] On the UK Singles Chart, the single debuted at number two.[129] An accompanying music video, directed by Douglas Avery, was filmed in Monte Carlo in July.[132] The plot is loosely based on Martin Scorsese's 1995 crime drama movie Casino, with Minogue portraying a trophy wife; Dutch actor Rutger Hauer served as her on-screen husband.[132] An accompanying cover sleeve was taken from the booklet of Light Years, featuring Minogue lying on a marble surface before a sea front.[91]

"Kids" was released as the third single from Light Years and as the second from Williams' album Sing When You're Winning in October.[133] Four original tracks by Williams appeared as B-side tracks: "John's Gay", "Often", "Karaoke Star", and "Kill Me or Cure Me".[134] The music video, directed by Simon Hilton, contains choreography taken from Grease and references to Busby Berkley.[135] The single peaked at number fourteen in Australia and at number two in the United Kingdom.[136] Released on December, the fourth single "Please Stay" peaked at number 10 on the UK Singles Chart, her 20th top 10 entry, and number 15 on the Australian Singles Chart.[137] It was the final release from Light Years in the UK, and was backed by two B-side tracks: a cover of "Santa Baby" and the previously unreleased track "Good Life".[138] The music video saw Minogue sliding down a fireman's pole and dancing on top of a pool table.[139]

"Your Disco Needs You" was chosen as the final single, released only in Australia and Germany.[140] It includes specially commissioned mixes of the track and "Password".[141] Hugely popular as an album track, it was never released as a single in the UK because the content was considered "too gay" and "too camp".[142] The decision sparked protests and petitions from fans lobbying for its release.[140] A music video featuring scenes of Minogue dancing in formation accompanied the single's release in Germany.[143] The track peaked at number 20 in Australia and number 31 in Germany.[144] "Butterfly", a track that was in the running to be the fourth single, was remixed and issued in the US as a promotional single by Pichotti's Blue Plate Records in November 2001.[145] It peaked at number fourteen on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart.[146]

Critical reception Edit

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [43]
The Age     [67]
Digital Spy     [86]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music     [147]
entertainment.ie     [148]
The Gazette    [149]
The Guardian     [48]
NME6/10[68]
Select     [150]
Yahoo! Music5/10[44]

Light Years received generally positive reviews from contemporary music critics.[151] The Guardian assigned a normalized rating out of 10 to reviews from UK mainstream critics—the album has an average score of 5.8 based on 6 reviews.[152] NME wrote "Light Years is all you need to know about Kylie in less than an hour: fun, perfectly-formed, not too taxing and occasionally annoying".[68] Dorian Lynskey of Select called it "an unrelenting hoot" that is filled with potential singles and fearlessly derivative.[150] Clarke praised Minogue's newfound confidence, noting she has "her tongue firmly in her cheek for this camp slice of epic disco".[48] Dwyer praised the "breezy disco hedonism" nature of Light Years, while Pearse wrote the album is among "some decidedly classy classic pop creations".[153]

Several reviewers were displeased with the album's non-substantive production.[46] Andrew Lynch of entertainment.ie viewed the album as inconsequential and uneven, although he considered it "a much better record [as a whole] than most critics would like to admit".[148] Crossing found the album well-produced, but was critical of the songwriting effort and its cheeky content.[44] Charles thought that Minogue "has become a parody of herself" with an album filled with catchy, throwaway pop songs.[95] Bernard Zuel of The Sydney Morning Herald wrote Williams and Chambers' contributions keep Light Years from being completely disposable.[54] In their negative reviews, T'Cha Dunlevy of The Gazette and Sandra Sperounes of Edmonton Journal dismissed the record as lightweight and unimaginative, and said that Minogue "is still doing her best Madonna's impression."[154]

Retrospectively, Light Years is generally considered to be one of Minogue's strongest releases.[155] It was one of three of Minogue's studio albums to receive a four-star rating from British writer Colin Larkin in the Encyclopedia of Popular Music (2011) with Rhythm of Love (1990) and Fever (2001). He classified it as "high standard".[147] Smith praised Minogue's confidence, calling the album a game-changer and her most accessible work since Rhythm of Love.[65] Levine commented that "as far as fruity little party records go, Light Years is an absolute peach".[86] In 2018, Sal Cinquemani of Slant Magazine ranked Light Years as Minogue fourth-best studio album for its outstanding production.[156] Harrison praised Minogue's spirited vocal performance, and concluded that besides its carefree appeal, Light Years has an "unrecognized compositional breadth and vitality that affirms Minogue's ongoing commitment to music excellence".[46]

Commercial performance Edit

Upon its release, Light Years debuted in second position on the ARIA Charts the week of 8 October 2000, denied the top position by The Games of the XXVII Olympiad: Official Music from the Opening Ceremony, the official album of the 2000 Summer Olympics opening ceremony.[157] In its third charting week, it rose to number one, becoming Minogue's first number-one album in her home country, 12 years after her debut album was released.[158] The album remained within the top 20 for over 30 consecutive weeks, from October 2000 to June 2001.[159] It fell off the chart for the first time in July 2001, before re-entering at number 40 in October when Fever was released.[159] In total, Light Years spent 43 weeks on the top 50 chart, beating Impossible Princess as Minogue's longest-charting album at the time.[159] Within the year 2000, the album was certified quadruple platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) for sales exceeding 280,000 copies.[160] It appeared on the ARIA year-end album charts for 2000 and 2001 at number seventeen on both, and the decade-end chart at number 69.[161] In New Zealand, the album debuted and peaked at number eight the week of 22 October; Light Years remained on the chart for a total of five weeks.[162]

The album debuted at number two on the UK Albums Chart during the week of 7 October 2000, behind Madonna's Music.[163] On 9 February 2001, it was certified platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) for shipments of more than 300,000 units.[164] It was Minogue's most successful album sales-wise since Enjoy Yourself (1989).[65] When Fever was released in October 2001, Light Years had remained in the top 100 for 27 non-consecutive weeks.[129] From January to May 2002, the album re-entered the chart, staying for 11 weeks.[129] In 2018, the reissue of Light Years peaked at number 36 on the UK Albums Chart on 7 June; it was the third best-selling vinyl album of the week.[165] That same week, the reissue also appeared on the Scottish Albums Chart, reaching number 21—Light Years had previously peaked at number 3 there after its original release in 2000.[166] In Ireland, the album spent five weeks on the chart and peaked at number 13.[167] Light Years had sold 498,337 copies in the UK by October 2020.[168]

According to Music & Media, Light Years peaked at number 10 on the European Top 100 Albums chart.[169] The album peaked within the top 40 in several European countries, including Belgium,[170] Finland,[171] Germany,[172] Hungary,[173] Poland,[174] Sweden,[175] and Switzerland.[176] Light Years also reached number 50 in France,[177] and number 71 in Netherlands.[178] In South Africa, the album peaked at number 11 and was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry of South Africa for shipments of 100,000 copies.[179]

Accolades and impact Edit

"Spinning Around" earned nominations for Best Female Artist and Best Pop Release at the 2000 ARIA Music Awards show, winning the latter.[180] In the following ceremony, Light Years garnered four nominations, winning Minogue's first Best Female Artist and the second-consecutive Best Pop Release, while losing both Highest Selling Album and Album of the Year to Powderfinger's Odyssey Number Five (2000). That same year, "On a Night Like This" was also nominated for Highest Selling Single and Single of the Year.[181] Phonographic Performance Company of Australia recognized Minogue as the seventh-most broadcast artist of 2001, while three tracks from Light Years appeared on the top 100 Most Broadcast Recordings of 2001: "Spinning Around" (number 12), "On a Night Like This" (number 15), and "Kids" (number 163).[182]

Music critics recognized Light Years for reviving Minogue's career and reestablishing her to the public.[183] The music video for "Spinning Around" led to her bottom and the revealing hotpants gaining extensive coverage in the media, referring to it as one of her trademark looks.[184] Jaelani Turner-Williams of Stereogum and Clarke credited the album for introducing a more sophisticated side of disco-pop for the new century.[185] Minogue went on to make six more studio albums with Parlophone until 2016, her longest label residency after Mushroom Records.[46]

Critics also highlighted Light Years' impact on the music scene. Cinquemani stated house tracks "On a Night Like This" and "Butterfly" predicted the rise of EDM music and created the template for Minogue's releases over the next 15 years.[156] True commented Minogue is finally comfortable with who she is and praised the album as one of the best disco records since the 1970s.[43] A reviewer from Sputnikmusic credited the album for bringing nu-disco to the public, predicting the direction for her later releases, and influencing pop projects for two decades—namely Madonna's Confessions on a Dance Floor (2005), Arcade Fire's Reflektor (2013), and Carly Rae Jepsen's "Julien" (2019).[57] In a 2010 article, Karina Halle of Consequence noted Minogue's flamboyant musical style has been passed down to contemporary pop artists like Lady Gaga.[186]

Track listing Edit

Light Years – Standard version[33]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
0."Password" (hidden pregap track)
Douglas3:50
1."Spinning Around"
3:27
2."On a Night Like This"
  • Stack
  • Taylor
3:33
3."So Now Goodbye"
Douglas3:37
4."Disco Down"DouglasDouglas3:57
5."Loveboat"
4:10
6."Koocachoo"
  • Minogue
  • Douglas
Douglas4:00
7."Your Disco Needs You"
  • Minogue
  • Chambers
  • Williams
  • Chambers
  • Power
3:33
8."Please Stay"
  • Richard "Biff" Stannard
  • Gallagher
4:08
9."Bittersweet Goodbye"
  • Minogue
  • Anderson
Anderson3:43
10."Butterfly"
  • Minogue
  • Anderson
Mark Picchiotti4:09
11."Under the Influence of Love"
  • Stannard
  • Gallagher
3:24
12."I'm So High"
  • Minogue
  • Chambers
  • Megan Smith
  • Chambers
  • Power
3:33
13."Kids" (with Robbie Williams)
  • Williams
  • Chambers
  • Chambers
  • Power
4:20
14."Light Years"
  • Minogue
  • Stannard
  • Gallagher
  • Stannard
  • Gallagher
4:47
Total length:58:16
Light Years – Japanese edition bonus track[187]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
15."Your Disco Needs You" (Japanese version)
  • Minogue
  • Chambers
  • Williams
  • Chambers
  • Power
3:33
16."Password" (hidden track)
  • Minogue
  • Douglas
Douglas3:50
Light Years – Spanish edition bonus track[188]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
15."Your Disco Needs You" (Spanish version)
  • Minogue
  • Chambers
  • Williams
  • Chambers
  • Power
3:33
16."Password" (hidden track)
  • Minogue
  • Douglas
Douglas3:50
Light Years – German edition bonus track[189]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
15."Your Disco Needs You" (German version)
  • Minogue
  • Chambers
  • Williams
  • Chambers
  • Power
3:33
16."Password" (hidden track)
  • Minogue
  • Douglas
Douglas3:50
Light Years – Special tour edition bonus disc[106]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Spinning Around" (7th District Club Mix)
  • Shickman
  • Bingham
  • DioGuardi
  • Abdul
  • Spencer
  • Lorenzo Al Dino Pizzileo[a]
  • Sergio Flores[a]
6:33
2."Spinning Around" (Sharp Vocal Mix)
  • Shickman
  • Bingham
  • DioGuardi
  • Abdul
7:04
3."On a Night Like This" (Rob Searle Mix)
  • Torch
  • Stack
  • Taylor
  • Rawling
  • Stack
  • Taylor
  • Rob Searle[a]
7:58
4."On a Night Like This" (Bini & Martini Club Mix)
  • Torch
  • Stack
  • Taylor
  • Rawling
  • Stack
  • Taylor
  • Bini & Martini[a]
6:33
5."Please Stay" (Hatiras Dreamy Dub Mix)
  • Minogue
  • Stannard
  • Gallagher
  • Themis
  • Stannard
  • Gallagher
  • Hatiras[a]
7:02
6."Please Stay" (7th District Radio Mix)
  • Minogue
  • Stannard
  • Gallagher
  • Themis
  • Stannard
  • Gallagher
  • Pizzileo[a]
  • Flores[a]
4:00
7."Please Stay" (7th District Club Flava Mix)
  • Minogue
  • Stannard
  • Gallagher
  • Themis
  • Stannard
  • Gallagher
  • Pizzileo[a]
  • Flores[a]
6:33
8."Butterfly" (Sandstorm Dub)
  • Minogue
  • Anderson
Picchiotti9:03
9."Your Disco Needs You" (Casino Mix)
  • Minogue
  • Chambers
  • Williams
  • Chambers
  • Power
  • Casino Brothers[a]
3:38
Light Years – Australian tour limited edition bonus disc[107]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Spinning Around" (7th District Club Mix)
  • Shickman
  • Bingham
  • DioGuardi
  • Abdul
6:33
2."Spinning Around" (Sharp Vocal Mix)
  • Shickman
  • Bingham
  • DioGuardi
  • Abdul
7:04
3."On a Night Like This" (Rob Searle Mix)
  • Torch
  • Stack
  • Taylor
  • Rawling
  • Stack
  • Taylor
  • Searle[a]
7:58
4."On a Night Like This" (Bini & Martini Club Mix)
  • Torch
  • Stack
  • Taylor
  • Rawling
  • Stack
  • Taylor
  • Bini & Martini[a]
6:33
5."On a Night Like This" (Bini & Martini Dub Mix)
  • Torch
  • Stack
  • Taylor
  • Rawling
  • Stack
  • Taylor
  • Bini & Martini[a]
6:34
6."Please Stay" (Hatiras Dreamy Dub Mix)
  • Minogue
  • Stannard
  • Gallagher
  • Themis
  • Stannard
  • Gallagher
  • Hatiras[a]
7:02
7."Please Stay" (Metro Mix)
  • Minogue
  • Stannard
  • Gallagher
  • Themis
  • Stannard
  • Gallagher
  • Metro[a]
5:50
8."Please Stay" (7th District Club Flava Mix)
  • Minogue
  • Stannard
  • Gallagher
  • Themis
  • Stannard
  • Gallagher
  • Pizzileo[a]
  • Flores[a]
6:33
9."Butterfly" (Sandstorm Dub)
  • Minogue
  • Anderson
Picchiotti9:03
10."Your Disco Needs You" (Casino Radio Mix)
  • Minogue
  • Chambers
  • Williams
  • Chambers
  • Power
  • Casino Brothers[a]
3:38
11."Physical"
4:42

Notes

  • ^[a] signifies an additional producer
  • ^[b] signifies an additional vocal producer

Personnel Edit

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Light Years.[33]

Recording locations Edit

  • Metropolis Studios, London (tracks 5, 7, 12)
  • Angel, London (tracks 5, 7)
  • Blah St., Hampshire, England (tracks 5, 12)
  • Studio 2, Dublin (tracks 8, 11, 14)
  • Olympic, London (track 9)
  • Real World, Box, England (track 9)
  • Therapy, London (track 9)
  • Master Rock, London (track 13)
  • Sarm Hook End, London (track 13)

Musicians Edit

  • Kylie Minogue – lead vocals (all tracks); backing vocals (tracks 4–7, 12)
  • Big G. – additional guitar (track 1)
  • Johnny Douglas – beats (tracks 3, 4, 6); keyboards, guitar (tracks 4, 6); backing vocals (track 6)
  • Dave Clews – keyboards (tracks 3, 4, 6); programming (tracks 3, 4)
  • Alan Ross – guitar (track 3)
  • Simon Hale – strings, horn arrangement (tracks 3, 4); keyboards, string arrangements, conducting (track 11)
  • Andy Caine – backing vocals (track 4); male choir (tracks 5, 7)
  • Miriam Stockley – backing vocals (track 4)
  • Gavyn Wright – orchestra leader (tracks 4, 9)
  • Steve McNichol – programming (tracks 5, 7, 12)
  • Andy Duncan – drum programming (tracks 5, 7, 12, 13); percussion (track 5)
  • Tracy Ackerman – backing vocals (tracks 5, 7, 12)
  • Phil Spalding – bass guitar (tracks 5, 7, 12); fuzz bass (track 13) electric rhythm guitar and wah-wah (track 5)
  • Guy Chambers – keyboards (tracks 5, 7, 12, 13); (track 5); piano (track 7); electric guitar, acoustic guitar, electric sitar (track 12); arrangement (track 13)
  • Lance Ellington – male choir (tracks 5, 7)
  • Rick Driscoll – male choir (tracks 5, 7)
  • Clive Griffith – male choir (tracks 5, 7)
  • Pete Howarth – male choir (tracks 5, 7)
  • Mick Mullins – male choir (tracks 5, 7)
  • Dan Russell – male choir (tracks 5, 7)
  • Jon Savannah – male choir (tracks 5, 7)
  • Tony Walthers – male choir (tracks 5, 7)
  • Carl Wayne – male choir (tracks 5, 7)
  • Paul Turner – bass, guitars (track 6)
  • Robert Williams – backing vocals (track 7)
  • Sharon Murphy – backing vocals (tracks 8, 11, 14)
  • John Themis – guitars (track 8)
  • Wil Malone – orchestra arrangement, conducting (track 9)
  • London Session Orchestra – orchestra (track 9)
  • Craig J. Snider – additional keyboards (track 10)
  • Dem Girlz – backing vocals (track 10)
  • Natural – guitars, additional arrangements (track 10)
  • Kraig McCreary – guitars (track 10)
  • Resin Rubbers – strings (track 10)
  • Paul Mertens – flute (track 10)
  • Dave Sears – additional arrangements (track 10)
  • Steve Lewinson – bass (track 11)
  • Steve Power – additional keyboards (track 12)
  • Robbie Williams – vocals (track 13)
  • Winston Blissett – bass guitar (track 13)
  • Neil Taylor – guitars (track 13)
  • Chris Sharrock – percussion (track 13)
  • Gary Nuttall – backing vocals (track 13)
  • Katie Kissoon – backing vocals (track 13)
  • Sylvia Mason-James – backing vocals (track 13)
  • Tessa Niles – backing vocals (track 13)
  • Paul "Tubbs" Williams – backing vocals (track 13)
  • Claire Worrall – backing vocals (track 13)
  • Biff – backing vocals (track 14)

Technical Edit

  • Mike Spencer – production (track 1)
  • 7th District – additional production, mix (track 1)
  • Big G. – additional vocal production, engineering, mixing, mastering (track 1)
  • Graham Stack – production, mixing (track 2)
  • Mark Taylor – production, mixing (track 2)
  • Johnny Douglas – production (tracks 3, 4, 6)
  • Ren Swan – engineering, mixing (tracks 3, 4, 6)
  • Tom Hannen – engineering assistance, mixing assistance (tracks 3, 4, 6)
  • Guy Chambers – production (tracks 5, 7, 12, 13)
  • Steve Power – production, mixing (tracks 5, 7, 12, 13); engineering (tracks 5, 7, 12)
  • Tony Cousins – mastering (tracks 5, 13)
  • Richard "Biff" Stannard – production (tracks 8, 11, 14)
  • Julian Gallagher – production (tracks 8, 11, 14)
  • Ash Howes – recording, mixing (tracks 8, 11, 14)
  • Alvin Sweeney – recording assistance, mixing assistance (tracks 8, 11, 14)
  • Dave McCracken – Pro Tools (tracks 8, 14)
  • Steve Anderson – production (track 9)
  • Adam Brown – recording, mixing (track 9)
  • Mark Picchiotti – production, mixing (track 10)
  • Tom Carlisle – mix engineering (track 10)
  • Pete Davis – Pro Tools (track 11)
  • Richard Woodcraft – additional engineering (track 13)
  • Savvas Iossifidis – additional engineering (track 13)
  • Dave Naughton – mix engineering assistance (track 13)
  • Richard Flack – Pro Tools (track 13)
  • Jim Brumby – Pro Tools (track 13)

Artwork Edit

Charts Edit

Certifications and sales Edit

Certification and sales for Light Years
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[160] 4× Platinum 280,000^
South Africa (RISA)[179] 2× Platinum 100,000*
United Kingdom (BPI)[203] Platinum 508,739[202]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history Edit

Release dates and formats for Light Years
Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref(s).
Australia 22 September 2000
Mushroom [103]
United Kingdom 25 September 2000 Parlophone [33]
Germany [189]
Spain EMI [188]
Japan [187]
Canada 26 September 2000
  • CD
 [33]
United Kingdom 4 March 2001
  • 2CD
 Parlophone [106]
Australia Mushroom [107]
Japan 2003 CD EMI [108]
2007 [109]
1 July 2009
  • EMI
  • Warner Music Japan
 [110]
2011 EMI [111]
United Kingdom 2018 LP BMG [204]

See also Edit

References Edit

Citations Edit

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  109. ^ a b EMI 2007
  110. ^ a b EMI & Warner Music Japan 2009
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External links Edit

  • Light Years at Discogs (list of releases)
  • at Kylie.com (archived from 2004)

October 19, 2023
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Light Years is the seventh studio album by Australian singer Kylie Minogue Mushroom Records released it on 22 September 2000 in Australia Parlophone released it on 25 September 2000 in the United Kingdom Following the commercial failure of Impossible Princess 1997 Minogue left Deconstruction Records and took a hiatus from recording music She signed with Parlophone in June 1999 and decided to return to her pop roots She worked with various writers and producers including Steve Anderson Johnny Douglas Robbie Williams Guy Chambers and Mark Picchiotti Light YearsStudio album by Kylie MinogueReleased22 September 2000 2000 09 22 Recorded1999 2000StudioMetropolis London Angel London Blah St Hampshire Studio 2 Dublin Olympic London Real World Box Therapy London Master Rock London Sarm Hook End London GenreDance pop disco EuropopLength58 16LabelParlophone MushroomProducerSteve Anderson Guy Chambers Johnny Douglas Julian Gallagher Mark Picchiotti Steve Power Mike Spencer Graham Stack Richard Biff Stannard Mark TaylorKylie Minogue chronologyIntimate and Live 1998 Light Years 2000 Hits 2000 Singles from Light Years Spinning Around Released 19 June 2000 On a Night Like This Released 11 September 2000 Kids Released 9 October 2000 Please Stay Released 11 December 2000 Your Disco Needs You Released 22 January 2001Light Years is a dance pop disco and Europop album that refers to music from the 1970s Lyrically the album touches upon themes of women s empowerment celebration and sex in a cheeky and campy approach Music critics provided positive reviews complimenting Minogue s return to pop despite them being ambivalent towards the lyrical content Retrospectively Light Years has been recognized as one of Minogue s strongest releases The album won the ARIA Award for Best Female Artist and Best Pop Release at the 2001 ceremonies Light Years peaked in the top position on the Australian Albums Chart Minogue s first number one album in her native Australia It reached the top 10 in Russia Scotland New Zealand and on the UK Albums Chart Five singles were released from Light Years including Spinning Around and On a Night Like This which both reached number one in Australia as well as the top 20 entries Kids and Please Stay All peaked inside the top 10 in the UK The final single Your Disco Needs You was only released in Australia and Germany Light Years was further promoted with the On a Night Like This Tour which visited Europe and Australia from March to May 2001 At the time it was the highest grossing tour by a solo artist in Australia with ticket sales of approximately US 5 million The album was re issued in Europe in 2018 and returned to the UK Albums Chart and the Scottish Albums Chart Contents 1 Background 2 Development and recording 3 Musical styles 4 Themes 5 Packaging and release 6 Promotion 6 1 Singles 7 Critical reception 8 Commercial performance 9 Accolades and impact 10 Track listing 11 Personnel 11 1 Recording locations 11 2 Musicians 11 3 Technical 11 4 Artwork 12 Charts 12 1 Weekly charts 12 2 Year end charts 12 3 Decade end charts 13 Certifications and sales 14 Release history 15 See also 16 References 16 1 Citations 16 2 Websites 16 3 Media notes 16 4 Print sources 17 External linksBackground EditIn 1997 Kylie Minogue released her sixth studio album Impossible Princess The album represented a drastic change in the singer s musical direction incorporating elements of electronica and alternative music 1 The British public was unimpressed with her new musical direction viewing it as a trend chasing attempt and failed to identify with her new intimate image as IndieKylie 2 The backlash resulted in Impossible Princess having little impact on British record charts it initially peaked at number 10 on the UK Albums Chart and sold only 18 000 copies in the first two weeks of release 3 After embarking on a successful promotional tour Minogue left Deconstruction Records and BMG in November 1998 ending their six year relationship 4 Following the split Minogue took a break from recording music to focus on her acting career 5 She spent several months in Barbados performing Miranda in Toby Gough s production of The Tempest during an annual operatic festival 6 She also starred in the Australian films Cut and Sample People both released in 2000 7 She gave several live performances in Australia including the 1998 Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras the opening ceremonies of Melbourne s Crown Casino and Sydney s Fox Studios in 1999 8 Minogue performed Duran Duran s 1984 single The Reflex on the tribute complication Undone The Songs of Duran Duran 1999 9 and collaborated with the Pet Shop Boys on a duet titled In Denial on their 1999 studio album Nightlife 10 Following In Denial Parlophone a British record label the Pet Shop Boys had been with since 1985 decided to sign Minogue in June 1999 11 She announced she would start working on a new album saying I took my time in choosing a new label there is much I hope to achieve with my next album and I believe that anything is possible with this new partnership 12 Parlophone A amp R executive Miles Leonard commented I believed that Minogue was still very strong vocally and still definitely a star I believed in her as an artist and I knew that with the right project the right songwriters the right producers the right team she would still have a fanbase out there 13 Development and recording Edit nbsp Robbie Williams pictured in 2016 collaborated with Minogue on Kids and co wrote two more tracks on Light YearsIn an early meeting with Parlophone to discuss which direction Minogue intended to pursue the singer decided to return to her pop roots saying I should do what I do best Pop music is the kind of music that people want from me 14 Minogue believed the album was a new beginning as she started singing pop music again 15 Minogue was inspired by the music of the 1970s which she discovered when she was a child via her parents record collection including the soundtrack from Grease 1978 Donna Summer s Bad Girls and Dim All the Lights both in 1979 16 The label did not want to make another Pete Waterman Limited PWL record but quality pop music with the help of great contributions and collaborations 17 Her team approached PWL owner Pete Waterman who had worked with Minogue earlier in her career during the production However the collaboration did not happen 18 Minogue enjoyed making Light Years she got a chance to work with people who were certain how they wanted her to sound 19 She felt that working with different producers would help the album have a diverse feeling 20 She wanted the album to be song driven and explained the musical styles to the producers with three keywords poolside disco and cocktails 21 Minogue worked on Light Years in Sydney London and Los Angeles where she put the final touches on the album 22 Before signing with Parlophone Minogue spent a week with her frequent collaborator Steve Anderson at Real World Studios in Box Wiltshire where most of the production of Impossible Princess was done 23 Three tracks were chosen from the session So Now Goodbye Butterfly and Bittersweet Goodbye 24 Minogue picked Bittersweet Goodbye when she was deep in the production process saying it made her feel calm 25 A string arrangement by Wil Malone was added to the track while Anderson kept Minogue s vocals from the original demo 26 Chicago based DJ Mark Picchiotti flew to Los Angeles to record Minogue s vocals for Butterfly and then produced the track in his hometown 27 Former Take That member Robbie Williams contributed three songs with his songwriting partner Guy Chambers Loveboat Your Disco Needs You and Kids Minogue shared the songwriting credit on the first two 28 She found in Williams her ideal male counterpart based on their similar musical output she felt the work between Williams and Chamber was extraordinary 29 Chamber co wrote another track with Minogue titled I m So High 30 They were among the earliest collaborations which Minogue felt were a good foundation for the album 31 Minogue wrote the lyrics to Light Years with Biffco s songwriters Richard Stannard and Julian Gallagher in 10 minutes The demo originally titled Light Relief was unexpectedly favoured by the label and was picked up for the final tracklist 32 The songwriters also collaborated on Please Stay 33 Minogue made several demos with a set of writers and producers arranged by Brian Rawling including Steve Torch Graham Stack and Mark Taylor 34 She ended up recording On a Night Like This a song written originally for the Swedish recording artist Pandora for her 1999 album No Regrets 35 In New York A amp R executive Jamie Nelson pitched a demo of Spinning Around to Minogue and she agreed to record it 36 The track written by Ira Shickman Osborne Bingham Kara DioGuardi and Paula Abdul was originally intended to be featured on Abdul s studio album but it was given to Minogue after the album failed to materialise 37 Minogue recorded Under the Influence of Love a song written by Paul Politi and Barry White that Love Unlimited covered in 1974 The track reminded Minogue of her previous songs despite having not heard it before the production of Light Years 38 Johnny Douglas wrote and produced Password Disco Down and Koocachoo he also produced So Now Goodbye a track that Minogue wrote with Anderson 39 Musical styles EditMusic critics have characterised Light Years as a dance pop disco and Europop album 40 The album marked a return to her signature pop style following the experimental record Impossible Princess 41 A reviewer from Sputnikmusic and Nick Levine of Digital Spy emphasise elements of disco the 1970s and early 2000s music 42 AllMusic s Chris True noted the album reflects the late 1990s teen pop movement 43 Yahoo Music s Gary Crossing referred to the album as a largely undemanding collection of disco Hi NRG Ibizan trance funk 60s film and TV themes and Latin flavoured tunes 44 Elements of house electronica psychedelic pop Eurodisco and French Touch were highlighted by Nick Smith of musicOMH and Ian Gormely of Exclaim 45 Described the album as being filled with crisp rhythm sections melodic orchestral passages and vivid grooves Albumism s Quentin Harrison also noted influences from 1970s artists Cheryl Lynn Tina Charles and The Hues Corporation 46 nbsp English bassist Paul Turner pictured in 2011 played bass and guitars on Koocachoo The opening track Spinning Around is a string laden dance pop song with prominent influences from disco music 47 The Guardian s Betty Clarke opined that the track sets the tone for Light Years and compared it to Minogue s Hand on Your Heart 1989 48 So Now Goodbye a track that blends house disco and electronica elements draws inspiration from Gloria Gaynor s I Will Survive 1978 Madonna s Lucky Star 1983 and the work of American band Earth Wind amp Fire 49 The bittersweet Disco Down was compared to the work of Giorgio Moroder and featured Christmassy church bells during the chorus 50 Michael Dwyer of The Age found Minogue goes hardcore Mardi Gras on the contemporary house and electronic dance track Butterfly 51 On a Night Like This has a darker more Europop edge which was compared to Spiller s Groovejet If This Ain t Love 2000 52 Backing vocals and the arrangement of strings and fluttering flutes drive the fifth track Loveboat 53 The song features funky light guitar and faux French effects 54 Loveboat was compared to the work of Barry Manilow Minogue s I Don t Need Anyone 1997 and Williams s Millennium 1998 55 Koocachoo has elements of jazz and the 1960s music and built around a chirping synth and horn arrangement 56 The track contains a groovy bass riff retro guitar tone sitar keyboard sound effects and ba baba ba harmonies in the chorus 57 English bassist Paul Turner contributed bass and guitars to the track 33 Your Disco Needs You is a disco track that is heavily influenced by Village People s Go West 1979 58 Minogue sings in a serious tone accompanied by a brass section regal horns a male chorus and high soprano back up vocals 59 Cameron Adams from the Herald Sun felt that the song is a hybrid between Village People s Y M C A 1978 and Queen s Bohemian Rhapsody 1975 while Chris Charles of the BBC News described it as ABBA and the Pet Shop Boys getting down at the hottest gay club in town 60 The samba infused Password was used as a pregap hidden introductory track 61 Please Stay features Latin pop soft acoustic and flamenco elements 62 Crossing found Bittersweet Goodbye the album s only sentimental ballad to be a strange concoction of Olivia Newton John Kate Bush and Cocteau Twins 63 It is followed by Minogue s cover of Under the Influence of Love 1967 in which her vocals are double tracked for the bridge 64 Smith referred to the track as Saint Etienne meets the best of the Nolans 65 The guitar driven pop track I m So High contains a subtle and slowly building melody 66 Dwyer wrote songs like I m So High help Minogue leave the club floor for car radio with equally enjoyable results 67 The penultimate track is Kids a joyous pop duet with Williams 68 It has funky groove rhythms and a distorted guitar driven euphoric chorus with soft guitars synths and vocal crescendos 69 English musicians Chris Sharrock and Neil Taylor played percussion and guitars on Kids respectively 33 The Village Voice s Emma Pearse felt that the song helps Minogue transport her energy into Prince and Beck territory 70 The post disco title track is an homage to Summer s I Feel Love 1977 featuring harmonies and electronic touches 71 The track reminds Clarke of Brotherhood of Man s Angelo 1977 48 Themes EditMinogue called Light Years an uplifting and vibrant record with mostly happy songs that reflect her easy nature when she was making the album She said listening to it felt like being on a summer holiday 72 Lyrically Minogue said that she was really going for it without holding back with several songs containing cheekiness showgirl images or camp elements 73 The songs were written from her imagination rather than the autobiographical style of songwriting that she had experimented with on her previous record Impossible Princess 74 Minogue recalled writing each song as if it was a scene from a film or a video and trying to interpret and convert the idea into a song 75 Harrison highlighted Minogue s ability to focus on themes of flirtation fun and romance without undercutting her previous growth as an artist on Impossible Princess 46 nbsp Spinning Around 2000 source source Minogue declares that she has changed and learned from her past mistakes on Spinning Around 76 The Guardian s Betty Clarke opined that the track sets the tone for Light Years 48 Problems playing this file See media help Betty Clarke of The Guardian identified the theme of women s empowerment and celebration She called Light Years an album that celebrates being a girl and commented that not since the Spice Girls has the capacity to fill a dress been so celebrated 48 Spinning Around declares Minogue has changed and learned from her past mistakes 77 True and Smith interpreted it as Minogue s move away from her more experimental work on Impossible Princess 78 Pam Avoledo of Blogcritics found the amorous song depicted a woman who is expressing herself and taking control of her life 79 Clarke viewed On a Night Like This and So Now Goodbye as the up tempo disco antics that successfully depict the notions of grabbing the best looking man in the club then ditching him when you feel like it 48 Butterfly discusses the spiritual freedom and joy of life 80 while Bittersweet Goodbye is a stripped back ode to love 23 Smith viewed the track as a tribute to her former lover Michael Hutchence who died in November 1997 81 Writing for The Sydney Morning Herald Catherine Keenan wrote the album is full of gay club anthems and not short on sex 82 Minogue calls for the listener to join her on the dance floor on Your Disco Needs You 65 At one point she delivers a military like spoken interlude in French Vous etes jamais seuls Vous savez ce qu il faut faire Ne laissez pas tomber votre nation La disco a besoin de vous You are never alone You know what to do Don t let your nation down The disco needs you 83 Loveboat is an homage to the 1970s television series of the same name while referencing martinis bikinis and James Bond in its lyrics 84 It contains several French phrases and cheeky lines such as Rub on some lotion The places I can t reach 85 Levine referred to the lyrics of Loveboat as a sensual couplet 86 Smith felt that the track is a mixture of kitsch and tropicana and Minogue sounds ebullient 65 The penultimate track is Kids a joyous pop duet with Williams 68 The track references to the careers of both Minogue and Williams with Minogue singing the line I ve been dropping beats since Back in Black 87 On the title track Minogue plays an air hostess on a fictional KM Air flight 44 Adams found Minogue devoted to the erotic track 88 Packaging and release EditGerman fashion photographer Vincent Peters shot the artwork for Light Years while Mark Farrow was selected to design the cover 89 The shoot took place in Ibiza a place that Minogue felt has a magical quality to it 90 On the cover wearing a blue chiffon swimsuit Minogue stares into the distance 91 The cover has a backdrop of the sky and the sea with a glimpse of a golden sunset filtering through 92 Parlophone dropped Minogue s surname on the cover and branded it as a Kylie album 93 Minogue wanted the cover to capture the music s essence sunshine beach fun and glamour 90 She thought the photoshoot was extraordinary and the lightness of the chiffon matched her mood and desire 91 Another picture from the photoshoot saw a head to knees Minogue wearing nothing but a towel 48 Peters felt Minogue has a strong sense of self which sets her apart from other celebrities he had worked with 94 William Baker who helped through the album process said that he wanted a cover that was a visual statement about Minogue reclaiming the throne of the Princess of Pop and the result shows she has returned to her rightful place 91 nbsp The artwork for Light Years was shot in Ibiza pictured in 2009 Crossing found the glossy sleeve artwork leaves very little to the imagination and that Minogue is unashamedly playing her never mind the book have a gander at the cover card 44 Clarke wrote Light Years was packaged with male hormones in mind 48 Charles found it tacky 95 while John Earls of Classic Pop noted its commercialized nature commenting that the artwork is better suited for a Ministry of Sound compilation and the cover is the only dull aspect of Light Years 96 From the same publication Christian Guiltenane wrote Minogue created a stunning fantasy figure with the sunset s glow behind her 97 Writing for Idolator Mike Wass commented that the camp fun and flirty cover successfully captured the music of Light Years 98 Minogue titled the album Light Years describing her career journey which she believes will continue as she has just begun to discover herself 99 She said I feel like I ve come a long way I think some other forces know where I m going but I m not meant to know that would ve ruined it 99 Clarke felt the title was Minogue s response to Ray of Light a similarly named 1998 album by Madonna 48 The album includes Password a hidden introductory track in the pregap portion of the CD 100 The listener can only hear the track by rewinding the opening song Spinning Around 101 Robbie Williams who usually has hidden tracks at the end of his albums inspired this 102 Minogue said that although she was making a grown up album she wanted to keep a sense of enjoyment 102 She admitted the method is a bit odd and silly but that s the fun of it 102 Smith felt the track was hard to find 65 while Earls commented the decision was made at the peak of the CD boom and Password is a worthy reward 101 Mushroom Records first released the album in Australia on 22 September 2000 103 Parlophone released it on 25 September 2000 in the UK 33 On the German Spanish and Japanese versions of the album the original French spoken interlude of Your Disco Needs You was translated into their respective languages 104 EMI released the album in Canada on 26 September 2000 and distributed the album in North America 105 A special tour edition package was released in the UK on 5 March 2001 containing a second disc featuring various remixes 106 For the Australian tour edition additional remixes were included as well as Minogue s cover of Olivia Newton John s Physical 1981 which she performed during the tour 107 The album was re issued by Parlophone in Japan in 2003 108 2007 109 2009 110 and 2011 111 In 2018 Light Years was re released by BMG as a blue vinyl exclusively through Sainsbury s supermarket chain in Europe limited to 2500 copies 112 Promotion EditSee also On a Night Like This concert tour nbsp Minogue at the opening ceremony of the 2000 Sydney Summer Paralympics where she performed the album s lead single Spinning Around Shortly after signing with Parlophone Minogue and Baker released an elaborate art book titled Kylie 113 The photography only book celebrates fan memorabilia commentary and Minogue s life 114 The book contains a nude sketch of Minogue and several celebrities such as Elle MacPherson fashion designer Vivienne Westwood actor Barry Humphries and singer Boy George 114 Minogue appeared on the controversial cover of the June issue of GQ shot by Terry Richardson wearing a white tennis dress showing her naked bottom with the banner Kylie At Your Service 115 Minogue did an extensive promotion campaign for the album appearing on various television programs and at music festivals 116 On 17 June 2000 before the album s release Minogue appeared specially at London s G A Y nightclub where she performed several songs including Spinning Around Better the Devil You Know and Step Back in Time 35 In July she performed at Party in the Park in Hyde Park and Mardi Gras London in Finsbury Park 35 Wearing a pink showgirl costume she performed ABBA s Dancing Queen 1976 and On a Night Like This to an audience of 100 000 people at the 2000 Sydney Olympics closing ceremony in October 117 Later that month she sang Waltzing Matilda Celebration 1992 and Spinning Around at the 2000 Summer Paralympics opening ceremony 118 Minogue promoted the album with her sixth concert tour called On a Night Like This Tour She performed in Europe in March 2001 before visiting Australia in April and May 119 Broadway shows and the musicals of the 1930s inspired the tour s style 120 In the United Kingdom the tour sold 140 000 tickets in one weekend 121 In Australia Minogue played a record breaking nine concerts at the Sydney Entertainment Centre beating the previous record held by AC DC for the most dates performed at the venue in a single tour 122 It was the biggest tour by a solo artist in the country grossing U S 5 million from sales of 200 000 tickets 122 Minogue s concert on 11 May 2001 was filmed and released on home video under the title Live in Sydney 123 Singles Edit nbsp Minogue singing On a Night Like This during her Kiss Me Once Tour 2014 The song became her sixth number one in Australia Spinning Around was released as the lead single from Light Years in June 2000 124 Two previously unreleased tracks the alternative dance Cover Me With Kisses and acoustic track Paper Dolls were included on the single s B side 125 Liz Collins shot the single s artwork which captured Minogue dressed in pastel pink clutching a hula hoop 97 Directed by Dawn Shadforth the music video features Minogue in revealing gold hotpants 126 The song entered the Australian Singles Chart at number one becoming the singer s first chart topper since Confide in Me 1994 127 The song debuted at number one in the United Kingdom making her only the second artist to have a number one single in three consecutive decades after Madonna 128 It was her fifth number one single in the UK and her first in a decade following Tears on My Pillow 1990 129 The second single On a Night Like This was released in September with the ballad Ocean Blue as the B side track 130 It debuted at number one in Australia making it her sixth number one in that region it also gave her the record for having the most singles debuting at number one with five entries 131 On the UK Singles Chart the single debuted at number two 129 An accompanying music video directed by Douglas Avery was filmed in Monte Carlo in July 132 The plot is loosely based on Martin Scorsese s 1995 crime drama movie Casino with Minogue portraying a trophy wife Dutch actor Rutger Hauer served as her on screen husband 132 An accompanying cover sleeve was taken from the booklet of Light Years featuring Minogue lying on a marble surface before a sea front 91 Kids was released as the third single from Light Years and as the second from Williams album Sing When You re Winning in October 133 Four original tracks by Williams appeared as B side tracks John s Gay Often Karaoke Star and Kill Me or Cure Me 134 The music video directed by Simon Hilton contains choreography taken from Grease and references to Busby Berkley 135 The single peaked at number fourteen in Australia and at number two in the United Kingdom 136 Released on December the fourth single Please Stay peaked at number 10 on the UK Singles Chart her 20th top 10 entry and number 15 on the Australian Singles Chart 137 It was the final release from Light Years in the UK and was backed by two B side tracks a cover of Santa Baby and the previously unreleased track Good Life 138 The music video saw Minogue sliding down a fireman s pole and dancing on top of a pool table 139 Your Disco Needs You was chosen as the final single released only in Australia and Germany 140 It includes specially commissioned mixes of the track and Password 141 Hugely popular as an album track it was never released as a single in the UK because the content was considered too gay and too camp 142 The decision sparked protests and petitions from fans lobbying for its release 140 A music video featuring scenes of Minogue dancing in formation accompanied the single s release in Germany 143 The track peaked at number 20 in Australia and number 31 in Germany 144 Butterfly a track that was in the running to be the fourth single was remixed and issued in the US as a promotional single by Pichotti s Blue Plate Records in November 2001 145 It peaked at number fourteen on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart 146 Critical reception EditProfessional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllMusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 43 The Age nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 67 Digital Spy nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 86 Encyclopedia of Popular Music nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 147 entertainment ie nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 148 The Gazette nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 149 The Guardian nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 48 NME6 10 68 Select nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 150 Yahoo Music5 10 44 Light Years received generally positive reviews from contemporary music critics 151 The Guardian assigned a normalized rating out of 10 to reviews from UK mainstream critics the album has an average score of 5 8 based on 6 reviews 152 NME wrote Light Years is all you need to know about Kylie in less than an hour fun perfectly formed not too taxing and occasionally annoying 68 Dorian Lynskey of Select called it an unrelenting hoot that is filled with potential singles and fearlessly derivative 150 Clarke praised Minogue s newfound confidence noting she has her tongue firmly in her cheek for this camp slice of epic disco 48 Dwyer praised the breezy disco hedonism nature of Light Years while Pearse wrote the album is among some decidedly classy classic pop creations 153 Several reviewers were displeased with the album s non substantive production 46 Andrew Lynch of entertainment ie viewed the album as inconsequential and uneven although he considered it a much better record as a whole than most critics would like to admit 148 Crossing found the album well produced but was critical of the songwriting effort and its cheeky content 44 Charles thought that Minogue has become a parody of herself with an album filled with catchy throwaway pop songs 95 Bernard Zuel of The Sydney Morning Herald wrote Williams and Chambers contributions keep Light Years from being completely disposable 54 In their negative reviews T Cha Dunlevy of The Gazette and Sandra Sperounes of Edmonton Journal dismissed the record as lightweight and unimaginative and said that Minogue is still doing her best Madonna s impression 154 Retrospectively Light Years is generally considered to be one of Minogue s strongest releases 155 It was one of three of Minogue s studio albums to receive a four star rating from British writer Colin Larkin in the Encyclopedia of Popular Music 2011 with Rhythm of Love 1990 and Fever 2001 He classified it as high standard 147 Smith praised Minogue s confidence calling the album a game changer and her most accessible work since Rhythm of Love 65 Levine commented that as far as fruity little party records go Light Years is an absolute peach 86 In 2018 Sal Cinquemani of Slant Magazine ranked Light Years as Minogue fourth best studio album for its outstanding production 156 Harrison praised Minogue s spirited vocal performance and concluded that besides its carefree appeal Light Years has an unrecognized compositional breadth and vitality that affirms Minogue s ongoing commitment to music excellence 46 Commercial performance EditUpon its release Light Years debuted in second position on the ARIA Charts the week of 8 October 2000 denied the top position by The Games of the XXVII Olympiad Official Music from the Opening Ceremony the official album of the 2000 Summer Olympics opening ceremony 157 In its third charting week it rose to number one becoming Minogue s first number one album in her home country 12 years after her debut album was released 158 The album remained within the top 20 for over 30 consecutive weeks from October 2000 to June 2001 159 It fell off the chart for the first time in July 2001 before re entering at number 40 in October when Fever was released 159 In total Light Years spent 43 weeks on the top 50 chart beating Impossible Princess as Minogue s longest charting album at the time 159 Within the year 2000 the album was certified quadruple platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association ARIA for sales exceeding 280 000 copies 160 It appeared on the ARIA year end album charts for 2000 and 2001 at number seventeen on both and the decade end chart at number 69 161 In New Zealand the album debuted and peaked at number eight the week of 22 October Light Years remained on the chart for a total of five weeks 162 The album debuted at number two on the UK Albums Chart during the week of 7 October 2000 behind Madonna s Music 163 On 9 February 2001 it was certified platinum by the British Phonographic Industry BPI for shipments of more than 300 000 units 164 It was Minogue s most successful album sales wise since Enjoy Yourself 1989 65 When Fever was released in October 2001 Light Years had remained in the top 100 for 27 non consecutive weeks 129 From January to May 2002 the album re entered the chart staying for 11 weeks 129 In 2018 the reissue of Light Years peaked at number 36 on the UK Albums Chart on 7 June it was the third best selling vinyl album of the week 165 That same week the reissue also appeared on the Scottish Albums Chart reaching number 21 Light Years had previously peaked at number 3 there after its original release in 2000 166 In Ireland the album spent five weeks on the chart and peaked at number 13 167 Light Years had sold 498 337 copies in the UK by October 2020 168 According to Music amp Media Light Years peaked at number 10 on the European Top 100 Albums chart 169 The album peaked within the top 40 in several European countries including Belgium 170 Finland 171 Germany 172 Hungary 173 Poland 174 Sweden 175 and Switzerland 176 Light Years also reached number 50 in France 177 and number 71 in Netherlands 178 In South Africa the album peaked at number 11 and was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry of South Africa for shipments of 100 000 copies 179 Accolades and impact Edit Spinning Around earned nominations for Best Female Artist and Best Pop Release at the 2000 ARIA Music Awards show winning the latter 180 In the following ceremony Light Years garnered four nominations winning Minogue s first Best Female Artist and the second consecutive Best Pop Release while losing both Highest Selling Album and Album of the Year to Powderfinger s Odyssey Number Five 2000 That same year On a Night Like This was also nominated for Highest Selling Single and Single of the Year 181 Phonographic Performance Company of Australia recognized Minogue as the seventh most broadcast artist of 2001 while three tracks from Light Years appeared on the top 100 Most Broadcast Recordings of 2001 Spinning Around number 12 On a Night Like This number 15 and Kids number 163 182 Music critics recognized Light Years for reviving Minogue s career and reestablishing her to the public 183 The music video for Spinning Around led to her bottom and the revealing hotpants gaining extensive coverage in the media referring to it as one of her trademark looks 184 Jaelani Turner Williams of Stereogum and Clarke credited the album for introducing a more sophisticated side of disco pop for the new century 185 Minogue went on to make six more studio albums with Parlophone until 2016 her longest label residency after Mushroom Records 46 Critics also highlighted Light Years impact on the music scene Cinquemani stated house tracks On a Night Like This and Butterfly predicted the rise of EDM music and created the template for Minogue s releases over the next 15 years 156 True commented Minogue is finally comfortable with who she is and praised the album as one of the best disco records since the 1970s 43 A reviewer from Sputnikmusic credited the album for bringing nu disco to the public predicting the direction for her later releases and influencing pop projects for two decades namely Madonna s Confessions on a Dance Floor 2005 Arcade Fire s Reflektor 2013 and Carly Rae Jepsen s Julien 2019 57 In a 2010 article Karina Halle of Consequence noted Minogue s flamboyant musical style has been passed down to contemporary pop artists like Lady Gaga 186 Track listing EditLight Years Standard version 33 No TitleWriter s Producer s Length0 Password hidden pregap track Kylie MinogueJohnny DouglasDouglas3 501 Spinning Around Ira ShickmanOsborne BinghamKara DioGuardiPaula AbdulMike Spencer7th District a Big G b 3 272 On a Night Like This Steve TorchGraham StackMark TaylorBrian RawlingStackTaylor3 333 So Now Goodbye MinogueSteve AndersonDouglas3 374 Disco Down DouglasDouglas3 575 Loveboat MinogueGuy ChambersRobbie WilliamsChambersSteve Power4 106 Koocachoo MinogueDouglasDouglas4 007 Your Disco Needs You MinogueChambersWilliamsChambersPower3 338 Please Stay MinogueRichard StannardJulian GallagherJohn ThemisRichard Biff StannardGallagher4 089 Bittersweet Goodbye MinogueAndersonAnderson3 4310 Butterfly MinogueAndersonMark Picchiotti4 0911 Under the Influence of Love Paul PolitiBarry Eugene WhiteStannardGallagher3 2412 I m So High MinogueChambersMegan SmithChambersPower3 3313 Kids with Robbie Williams WilliamsChambersChambersPower4 2014 Light Years MinogueStannardGallagherStannardGallagher4 47Total length 58 16 Light Years Japanese edition bonus track 187 No TitleWriter s Producer s Length15 Your Disco Needs You Japanese version MinogueChambersWilliamsChambersPower3 3316 Password hidden track MinogueDouglasDouglas3 50 Light Years Spanish edition bonus track 188 No TitleWriter s Producer s Length15 Your Disco Needs You Spanish version MinogueChambersWilliamsChambersPower3 3316 Password hidden track MinogueDouglasDouglas3 50 Light Years German edition bonus track 189 No TitleWriter s Producer s Length15 Your Disco Needs You German version MinogueChambersWilliamsChambersPower3 3316 Password hidden track MinogueDouglasDouglas3 50 Light Years Special tour edition bonus disc 106 No TitleWriter s Producer s Length1 Spinning Around 7th District Club Mix ShickmanBinghamDioGuardiAbdulSpencerLorenzo Al Dino Pizzileo a Sergio Flores a 6 332 Spinning Around Sharp Vocal Mix ShickmanBinghamDioGuardiAbdulSpencerPizzileo a Flores a The Sharp Boys a 7 043 On a Night Like This Rob Searle Mix TorchStackTaylorRawlingStackTaylorRob Searle a 7 584 On a Night Like This Bini amp Martini Club Mix TorchStackTaylorRawlingStackTaylorBini amp Martini a 6 335 Please Stay Hatiras Dreamy Dub Mix MinogueStannardGallagherThemisStannardGallagherHatiras a 7 026 Please Stay 7th District Radio Mix MinogueStannardGallagherThemisStannardGallagherPizzileo a Flores a 4 007 Please Stay 7th District Club Flava Mix MinogueStannardGallagherThemisStannardGallagherPizzileo a Flores a 6 338 Butterfly Sandstorm Dub MinogueAndersonPicchiotti9 039 Your Disco Needs You Casino Mix MinogueChambersWilliamsChambersPowerCasino Brothers a 3 38 Light Years Australian tour limited edition bonus disc 107 No TitleWriter s Producer s Length1 Spinning Around 7th District Club Mix ShickmanBinghamDioGuardiAbdulSpencerPizzileo a Flores a 6 332 Spinning Around Sharp Vocal Mix ShickmanBinghamDioGuardiAbdulSpencerPizzileo a Flores a 7 043 On a Night Like This Rob Searle Mix TorchStackTaylorRawlingStackTaylorSearle a 7 584 On a Night Like This Bini amp Martini Club Mix TorchStackTaylorRawlingStackTaylorBini amp Martini a 6 335 On a Night Like This Bini amp Martini Dub Mix TorchStackTaylorRawlingStackTaylorBini amp Martini a 6 346 Please Stay Hatiras Dreamy Dub Mix MinogueStannardGallagherThemisStannardGallagherHatiras a 7 027 Please Stay Metro Mix MinogueStannardGallagherThemisStannardGallagherMetro a 5 508 Please Stay 7th District Club Flava Mix MinogueStannardGallagherThemisStannardGallagherPizzileo a Flores a 6 339 Butterfly Sandstorm Dub MinogueAndersonPicchiotti9 0310 Your Disco Needs You Casino Radio Mix MinogueChambersWilliamsChambersPowerCasino Brothers a 3 3811 Physical Steve KipnerTerry ShaddickAlexis SmithJosh AbrahamsMarius de Vries4 42 Notes a signifies an additional producer b signifies an additional vocal producerPersonnel EditCredits adapted from the liner notes of Light Years 33 Recording locations Edit Metropolis Studios London tracks 5 7 12 Angel London tracks 5 7 Blah St Hampshire England tracks 5 12 Studio 2 Dublin tracks 8 11 14 Olympic London track 9 Real World Box England track 9 Therapy London track 9 Master Rock London track 13 Sarm Hook End London track 13 Musicians Edit Kylie Minogue lead vocals all tracks backing vocals tracks 4 7 12 Big G additional guitar track 1 Johnny Douglas beats tracks 3 4 6 keyboards guitar tracks 4 6 backing vocals track 6 Dave Clews keyboards tracks 3 4 6 programming tracks 3 4 Alan Ross guitar track 3 Simon Hale strings horn arrangement tracks 3 4 keyboards string arrangements conducting track 11 Andy Caine backing vocals track 4 male choir tracks 5 7 Miriam Stockley backing vocals track 4 Gavyn Wright orchestra leader tracks 4 9 Steve McNichol programming tracks 5 7 12 Andy Duncan drum programming tracks 5 7 12 13 percussion track 5 Tracy Ackerman backing vocals tracks 5 7 12 Phil Spalding bass guitar tracks 5 7 12 fuzz bass track 13 electric rhythm guitar and wah wah track 5 Guy Chambers keyboards tracks 5 7 12 13 track 5 piano track 7 electric guitar acoustic guitar electric sitar track 12 arrangement track 13 Lance Ellington male choir tracks 5 7 Rick Driscoll male choir tracks 5 7 Clive Griffith male choir tracks 5 7 Pete Howarth male choir tracks 5 7 Mick Mullins male choir tracks 5 7 Dan Russell male choir tracks 5 7 Jon Savannah male choir tracks 5 7 Tony Walthers male choir tracks 5 7 Carl Wayne male choir tracks 5 7 Paul Turner bass guitars track 6 Robert Williams backing vocals track 7 Sharon Murphy backing vocals tracks 8 11 14 John Themis guitars track 8 Wil Malone orchestra arrangement conducting track 9 London Session Orchestra orchestra track 9 Craig J Snider additional keyboards track 10 Dem Girlz backing vocals track 10 Natural guitars additional arrangements track 10 Kraig McCreary guitars track 10 Resin Rubbers strings track 10 Paul Mertens flute track 10 Dave Sears additional arrangements track 10 Steve Lewinson bass track 11 Steve Power additional keyboards track 12 Robbie Williams vocals track 13 Winston Blissett bass guitar track 13 Neil Taylor guitars track 13 Chris Sharrock percussion track 13 Gary Nuttall backing vocals track 13 Katie Kissoon backing vocals track 13 Sylvia Mason James backing vocals track 13 Tessa Niles backing vocals track 13 Paul Tubbs Williams backing vocals track 13 Claire Worrall backing vocals track 13 Biff backing vocals track 14 Technical Edit Mike Spencer production track 1 7th District additional production mix track 1 Big G additional vocal production engineering mixing mastering track 1 Graham Stack production mixing track 2 Mark Taylor production mixing track 2 Johnny Douglas production tracks 3 4 6 Ren Swan engineering mixing tracks 3 4 6 Tom Hannen engineering assistance mixing assistance tracks 3 4 6 Guy Chambers production tracks 5 7 12 13 Steve Power production mixing tracks 5 7 12 13 engineering tracks 5 7 12 Tony Cousins mastering tracks 5 13 Richard Biff Stannard production tracks 8 11 14 Julian Gallagher production tracks 8 11 14 Ash Howes recording mixing tracks 8 11 14 Alvin Sweeney recording assistance mixing assistance tracks 8 11 14 Dave McCracken Pro Tools tracks 8 14 Steve Anderson production track 9 Adam Brown recording mixing track 9 Mark Picchiotti production mixing track 10 Tom Carlisle mix engineering track 10 Pete Davis Pro Tools track 11 Richard Woodcraft additional engineering track 13 Savvas Iossifidis additional engineering track 13 Dave Naughton mix engineering assistance track 13 Richard Flack Pro Tools track 13 Jim Brumby Pro Tools track 13 Artwork Edit Vincent Peters photography Farrow Design designCharts EditWeekly charts Edit Chart performance for Light Years in 2000 01 Chart 2000 2001 PeakpositionAustralian Albums ARIA 159 1Belgian Albums Ultratop Flanders 170 44Dutch Albums Album Top 100 178 71European Albums Music amp Media 169 10Finnish Albums Suomen virallinen lista 171 24French Albums SNEP 177 50German Albums Offizielle Top 100 172 35Hungarian Albums MAHASZ 173 16Irish Albums IRMA 167 13New Zealand Albums RMNZ 162 8Polish Albums ZPAV 174 33Russian Albums InterMedia 190 10Scottish Albums OCC 191 3South African Albums RISA 179 11Swedish Albums Sverigetopplistan 175 25Swiss Albums Schweizer Hitparade 176 28UK Albums OCC 192 2Chart performance for Light Years in 2018 Chart 2018 PeakpositionScottish Albums OCC 193 21UK Albums OCC 194 36UK Vinyl Albums OCC 195 3 Year end charts Edit 2000 year end chart performance for Light Years Chart 2000 PositionAustralian Albums ARIA 196 17UK Albums OCC 197 582001 year end chart performance for Light Years Chart 2001 PositionAustralian Albums ARIA 198 17UK Albums OCC 199 1562002 year end chart performance for Light Years Chart 2002 PositionUK Albums OCC 200 165Decade end charts Edit 2000s decade end chart performance for Light Years Chart 2000 2009 PositionAustralian Albums ARIA 201 69Certifications and sales EditCertification and sales for Light Years Region Certification Certified units salesAustralia ARIA 160 4 Platinum 280 000 South Africa RISA 179 2 Platinum 100 000 United Kingdom BPI 203 Platinum 508 739 202 Sales figures based on certification alone Shipments figures based on certification alone Release history EditRelease dates and formats for Light Years Region Date Format s Label s Ref s Australia 22 September 2000 CD cassette Mushroom 103 United Kingdom 25 September 2000 Parlophone 33 Germany 189 Spain EMI 188 Japan 187 Canada 26 September 2000 CD 33 United Kingdom 4 March 2001 2CD Parlophone 106 Australia Mushroom 107 Japan 2003 CD EMI 108 2007 109 1 July 2009 EMI Warner Music Japan 110 2011 EMI 111 United Kingdom 2018 LP BMG 204 See also EditList of number one albums of 2000 Australia List of UK top ten albums in 2000 List of top 25 albums for 2000 in Australia List of top 25 albums for 2001 in Australia List of best selling albums of the 2000s in Australia List of albums with tracks hidden in the pregapReferences EditCitations Edit Cinquemani 2003 BSX 2009 Smith 2014 p 148 Goodall amp Stanley Clarke 2012 pp 105 106 Flynn 2019 p 49 Cover Story from Classic Album Impossible Princess by Lindores Mark Official Charts Company A The Newcastle Herald 1998 Flynn 2019 p 43 Non Stop Dancing by Hurley Oliver The Newcastle Herald 1998 The Newcastle Herald 1999 The Newcastle Herald 1998 The Age 1999c Minogue amp Baker 2002 p 146 The Age 1999a Zee 1999 Haflidason 2001 Anderson 2006 Minogue amp 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