Fever (Kylie Minogue)

Fever is Kylie Minogue's eighth studio album that was released on October 1, 2001 internationally by Parlophone Records, and on February 26, 2002 by Capitol Records.
==Album Background==
In 1998, Kylie Minogue was dropped from her label, Deconstruction following the poor commercial performance of her sixth studio album, "Impossible Princess." She instead signed on to Parlophone and released her seventh studio album, "Light Years."
The disco and Europop-inspired album was a critical and commercial success, and was later certified four times-platinum in Minogue's native country Australia for shipment of 280,000 units, and platinum in the UK for shipment of 300,000 units.
The song "Spinning Around" was released as the lead single off the album and was a commercial success, attaining a platinum certification in Australia for shipment of 70,000 units, and a silver certification in the United Kingdom for shipment of 200,000 units. She promoted the album by embarking on the "On a Night Like This" tour.
Soon after, Minogue began work on her eighth studio album. On the album, she collaborated with producers and writers such as British singer-songwriter Cathy Dennis, who co-wrote two songs out of the three she co-produced, Rob Davis, who co-produced and co-wrote three songs, and Richard Stannard and Julian Gallagher, who co-produced and co-wrote six songs ("Love at First Sight", "In Your Eyes", "Love Affair" , "Boy" , Rendezvous at Sunset,and "Music Will Always Love You").
In the vein of "Light Years," "Fever" is a disco and dance-pop album that contains elements of adult contemporary and club music. The album was recorded at studios such as the Windmill Lane Studios in Dublin, Hutch Studios in Chicago, Olympic Studios in London and Stella Studios.
===Album Artwork===
Minogue's close friend and stylist William Baker, collaborated with graphic designer Tony Hung to create the artwork's concept of electro-minimalism.
On the cover (which was photographed by Vincent Peters), Minogue is seen "bound by a microphone cord, literally tied to her craft" and dressed in white leotard designed by Fee Doran, under the label of Mrs Jones, and shoes made by Manolo Blahnik.
In her 2012 fashion retrospective book, "Kylie / Fashion", Minogue commented on the album's theme, saying: "The whole campaign was so strong, sure, ice cool. Willie's [William's] styling was incredible and [Peters'] photography made for a second amazing album cover with him."
A new cover was issued for the US version of the album and features a close-up of Minogue biting on a bracelet. The US version cover also served as one of two CD single covers for second single of the album, "In Your Eyes."
==Tracklisting==
#More More More	4:40
#Love At First Sight	3:57
#Can't Get You Out Of My Head	3:49
#Fever	3:30
#Give It To Me	2:48
#Fragile	3:44
#Come Into My World	4:30
#In Your Eyes	3:18
#Dancefloor	3:23
#Love Affair	3:47
#Your Love	3:47
#Burning Up	3:59
==Chart Performance==
"Fever" entered at number one on the Australian Albums Chart on the week of 21 October 2001, and spent a total of five weeks in the position. In this region, the album was certified seven-times platinum for shipments of 490,000 units by the Australian Recording Industry Association.
The success of the album in Australia was such that it was listed in the top-ten highest selling albums of the country in both 2001 and 2002, appearing at numbers five and four, respectively. 
"Fever" also became the best selling dance album in the country in both 2001 and 2002. 
In the United Kingdom, the album entered at number one on the UK Albums Chart on the week of 13 October 2001, spending a total of two weeks in the position.
The album spent a total of 70 weeks inside the top 40 of the chart. In this region, the album was certified five-times platinum by the British Phonographic Industry for shipments of 1,500,000 units.
The album achieved similar success in other regions. In Austria, the album entered at number one on the Austrian Albums Chart and spent a total of 29 weeks on the chart.[74] In this territory, it was certified platinum for sales of 15,000 units by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry.
In Denmark, the album entered and peaked at number four on the Danish Albums Chart and spent one week at this position. In this region, it was certified gold by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry.
In France, "Fever" entered the French Albums Chart at number 51 and peaked at number 21, spending a total of three weeks at this position. 
In this region, the album was certified platinum for sales of 100,000 units by the Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. In Germany, the album peaked at number one on the German Albums Chart for two weeks.
In this region, it was certified platinum by the Federal Association of Music Industry for shipments of 200,000 units. In Ireland, the album entered the Irish Albums Chart at number two and peaked at number one, spending a total of one week on this position.
In New Zealand, the album entered and peaked at number three on the New Zealand Albums Chart, spending a total of one week at this position.
In this region, "Fever" was certified double-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of New Zealand for shipments of 30,000 units. In Switzerland, it entered the Swiss Albums Chart at number 12 and peaked at number three, spending a total of one week in the position.
In this territory, the album was certified double-platinum by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry for sales of 40,000 units.
In the United States, "Fever" sold 115,000 copies in its first-week and debuted at number three on the Billboard 200 chart, becoming Minogue's highest charting album in the region till date. In this region, the album was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America for shipments of 1,000,000 units.
In Canada, the album peaked at number 10 on the Canadian Albums Chart and spent a total of two weeks on the chart. In this region, it was certified double-platinum for shipments of 200,000 units by Music Canada.
The album has sold over 8 million copies worldwide.
==Critical Reception==
"Fever" received generally favourable reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, the album received an average score of 68 based on 15 reviews, indicating "generally favourable reviews."
Jason Thompson from PopMatters gave the album an extremely positive review and praised the conception and production of the album, calling it a "perfect album of gorgeous dance music" and claiming that "there probably won't be a better album like it all year long".
Chris True from AllMusic also gave it an acclaimed review and enjoyed the simple disco and dancepop music of the album, saying that there is "not one weak track, not one misplaced syrupy ballad to ruin the groove".
Alex Needham from NME positively reviewed the album and noted that while the album lacks depth, it is "as effervescent as a foot spa" and that through the album, Minogue "shows the upstarts how it's done." 
Dominique Leone from Pitchfork gave it a favourable review and praised its simple and "comfortable" composition, terming it a "mature sound from a mature artist, and one that may very well re-establish Minogue for the VH1 generation".
Alexis Petridis from The Guardian praised the commercial nature of the album and called it "a mature pop album only in that it's aimed at the boozy girl's night out rather than the school disco".
Jacqueline Hodges favoured the album's consistency and complimented its commercial prospect, predicting that the album is "going to sell bucket loads".
Jim Farber from Entertainment Weekly labelled the album "the best guilty-pleasure retro-dance smash since Eiffel 65's "Blue"", but felt that Minogue "milks the formula (of "Can't Get You Out of My Head") dry on the album".
Michael Hubbard from MusicOMH enjoyed the fun nature of the album and said that "if you want something to drive to, dance to, play at a house party or cheer your workmates up with, Fever is for you".
Sal Cinquemani from Slant Magazine gave the album a negative review, criticizing Minogue's "painfully precise" vocals and the album's monotony.
Category:2000s albums
Category:Pop
Category:Dance-Pop
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