Originally recorded in the 90s, as an ode to the boyfriend Stephane Sednaoui, Sometime Samurai resurfaced on Towa Tei's 2005 album. Kylie obviously approved, as she included the song in her X:2008 Tour.
Made in Heaven was not written in time for Kylie's debut album, but it premiered as the double A-Side to fourth international single Je Ne Sais (You won't be seeing this for a WHILE) Pas Pourquoi. The idea was to put JNSPP out first, and then shift directions once it had peaked as a single, thereby increasing the chart life of the two songs - and hopefully album sales. A video was made, and Kylie performed it on national television - but JNSPP did so well that chart tactics weren't needed.
If it weren't for Beatfreak, the highest score would have been Eric's 9.4. Which is kind of boss!
Released for World AIDS Day in 2008, Lhuna was not meant to be a commercial success. It didn't make Viva La Vida because Chris Martin thought Kylie's vocals were too "sexy." I can understand; her full-bodied performance singlehandedly makes this song worthwhile.
This rate will be the death of me. I mean, Wouldn't Change a Thing, Sometime Samurai and now MADE IN HEAVEN?!? I just don't understand how these are already out.
You don't know how close I was to not accepting Dream and DW's ballots. Really infuriating, to be honest.
I gave Never Too Late, the third single lifted from Kylie's sophomore release Enjoy Yourself a ten, but it's not perfect. In a way, it doesn't fit her, and really should have been given to some of the older women SAW was working with at the time - namely Sonia or Donna Summer. (Conversely, I Don't Wanna Get Hurt would have fit Kylie like a glove.) In a way, Kylie know this - as she fought to have Enjoy Yourself released. Label head Pete (The Devil) Waterman overruled her, however. It did turn out to be Kylie's first single to not go top two in the UK, peaking at number four.
