Kylie Minogue
Hits +

THE REVIEW

Don't call it a compilation! "Hits +" by Kylie Minogue is a masterpiece album because it contains the past, present (talking about the period when it was released), and unreleased tracks of the pop princess.

"Hits +" is like a sort of Greatest Hits with which Deconstruction Records bids farewell to Kylie, having worked with her for two studio albums from 1994 to 1998; however, the album comes out a bit late, in 2000, which is the year of Kylie's artistic rebirth.

There are many hits but also unreleased tracks, rare, and hard-to-find songs.

"Confide in Me" is the first, which along with "Put Yourself in My Place" and "Where Is the Feeling" give the idea of the 1994 album, between indie and pop, with melodic and sensual songs and wonderful ballads; "Some Kind of Bliss," "Did It Again," and "Breathe" best describe the sound, atmosphere, and mood of the 1997 "Impossible Princess" album. "Where the Wild Roses Grow" is the apotheosis of the period when Kylie meets Nick Cave, and both enjoy critical and public success with this evergreen song.

The unreleased tracks are part of the various recording sessions from 1994 to 1999, including "If You Don't Love Me," a poignant ballad, "Tears," the rarest and most elusive song by Kylie Minogue, but also "Gotta Move On," "Stay This Way," "Automatic Love," and others always between pop and ballad.

Grand finale with "Take Me with You," which approaches blues.

We can easily compare this album to Madonna's "Something to Remember" from 1995. In both cases, we have two artists who want to stop and analyze their careers with a profound album with heart-touching ballads and melodic but not danceable songs.