Randomly, from time to time over the next 100 days, I will post albums that made the classic, Best Australian albums of the 80's-NOW! list.
So today is a BIG one, Light Years is the seventh studio album by Australian singer Kylie Minogue.
Released it on 22 September 2000 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.
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 Scotland, New Zealand, and on the UK Albums Chart.
Five singles were released from Light Years, including the Australia number-one singles Spinning Around, On a Night Like This, Kids & Please Stay.
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.
The tour was the biggest by a solo artist in Australia, grossing U.S. $5 million. The album was re-issued in Europe in 2018 and returned to the UK Albums Chart and the Scottish Albums Chart.
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