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Rhythm of Love (Kylie Minogue album)

Rhythm of Love
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Studio album by Kylie Minogue
Released 12 November 1990
Recorded 1990; London and Los Angeles
Genre
Length 44:28
Label
Producer
Kylie Minogue chronology
Enjoy Yourself
(1989)
Rhythm of Love
(1990)
Let's Get to It
(1991)
Singles from Rhythm of Love
  1. "Better the Devil You Know"
    Released: 30 April 1990
  2. "Step Back in Time"
    Released: 22 October 1990
  3. "What Do I Have to Do"
    Released: 21 January 1991
  4. "Shocked"
    Released: 20 May 1991
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 3/5 stars
Digital Spy 4/5 stars

Rhythm of Love is the third studio album by Australian recording artist Kylie Minogue, released on 12 November 1990 by PWL. It was recorded in the spring and summer of 1990 in London and Los Angeles. With the contrast to her previous studio albums, were the primary producers of the album, but featured new producers and collaborations including Keith Cohen, Stephen Bray and Michael Jay. At the age of twenty-two at the time, Minogue started to become independently more involved in the process of creating and arranging the project compare to her two previous efforts, resulted to the album brought her a new direction in her music career, with a more sexual image and a more dance-influenced sound. Rhythm of Love deals with many subjects including her real-time adulthood, cheating, having fun, bad boys, crushes & relationships and more.

Upon its release, Rhythm of Love received generally positive reviews from most music critics. Many complimented it as her best work with Stock Aitken and Waterman, along with critics praising Minogue herself for stepping out of her comfort zone.

The album spawned four singles, sometimes referred to as the Golden Quartet. "Better the Devil You Know" became one of Minogue's biggest successes, charting inside the top twenty in Israel, Australia, United Kingdom, Ireland, Sweden and France. The music video generated a more sexual image to her career. Minogue promoted the album with her Rhythm of Love Tour in Australia and Asia. The album is considered by many to be a definitive turning point in Minogue's career, noted for successfully beginning a departure from the bubblegum pop sound of her first two albums and showing her as a more mature, credible musical adult artist.

Minogue's third album, was produced by the team, along with Keith Cohen, Stephen Bray and Michael Jay ("The World Still Turns"). It included for the first time, songs co-written by Minogue. The album was a departure from the bubblegum pop music of its predecessors and attempted to present a more stylish and contemporary dance sound. Several of its tracks became popular hits in the clubs of the United Kingdom, Europe, Australia, New Zealand and Asia. The album reached number nine on the UK album charts and was certified platinum.


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