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List Price: $18.98 | | Label: Rhino/Wea UK
Salesrank: 133475
Released: January 13, 2008 |
| Our Price: $12.06 |
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| Media: Audio CD |
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Neon Nights Track Listing:
1. Put the Needle on It
2. Creep
3. I Begin to Wonder
4. Hey! (So What)
5. For the Record
6. Mighty Fine
7. On the Loop
8. Push
9. Msytified
10. Don't Wanna Lose This Feeling
11. Vibe On
12. Piece of Time
13. Who Do You Love Now? - Dannii, Dannii Minogue, Riva
14. It Won't Work Out
Editorial Review:
2007 two CD expanded editions of Dannii Minogue's fourth album, originally released in 2003. A stunning singer, model and actress, Dannii Minogue is a multitalented performer every bit as sensational as her diva sister Kylie Minogue. Continually voted one of the sexiest women in the world, Dannii is a dynamo of talent and beauty. Disc One contains the original album plus previously unreleased bonus tracks and radio edits. Disc Two features 12 superb dance remixes of cuts from the album. Neon Nights contained four UK Top Ten hits; 'Who Do You Love Now', 'Put The Needle On It', 'I Begin To Wonder', and 'Don't Wanna Lose This Feeling'. 33 tracks total. Warner.
Neon Nights Reviews:
The Essential Dannii Minogue : An Underrated Classic 
2007-11-21 - First of all, if you're new to Dannii Minogue, then I would suggest that you start with THIS album, and NOT her Greatest Hits compilation "The Hits and Beyond" from 2006. While the latter does indeed have all her biggest hits, it is packed with many remnants of her early 1990s synth-pop years, which could be a huge turn-off for new listeners. However, this expanded 2-CD version of "Neon Nights" is the DEFINITIVE Dannii Minogue album - I would choose this single album over any of her studio CDs, and yes, even over her greatest hits collection.
"Neon Nights" is a dance-pop record, with a very electronica sensibility that runs through it. Think of Madonna's "Ray of Light" and Kylie Minogue's "Impossible Princess", and this album follows in that William Orbit-soaked tradition. This is a good thing, because it means that there is no `filler'. In fact, every song from this could be a single. The most successful one from this album was "I Begin to Wonder" (which reached UK No.2) and the more addictive "Put the Needle on It" (an addictive chorus that you'll be humming for days). Standout tracks also include my personal favorite "Creep" (which is a homage to both a lover and a drug - at the same time1), and "Vibe On". But Dannii really shines toward the end of the album with the epic "A Piece of Time", an instant pop classic. It's a pity this song isn't better known, as it certainly propels the album into a totally different stratosphere.
"Neon Nights" is an album that you will instantly like. This is not an album you have to play three, four times before you find something worth singing along to. Every song is straightforward verse-corus-verse, and its all frothy and light hearted. The perfect party album? Possibly, but more than that it's a very essential POP album, one that you can pull out five years later and still find a lot to love.
The 2-CD Edition is especially important, because it gives us all the B-Sides, Remixes, and leftover tracks from the "Neon Nights" Era. Prime cuts include the amazing "Nervous", the much discussed "Hide and Seek", and the immensely critically acclaimed (but seldom heard) "Goodbye Song". Some of these tracks are actually better than some cuts on the original CD, so its great we finally get to hear them. As in every 2-CD Edition, there has to be remixes, and all of the primary remixes that featured on the CD-Single releases from the era are included here. "Don't Wanna Loose this Groove", a song that samples Madonna (and even Madonna loved it!) was one of the biggest novelty tracks earlier this decade, and it finally features here. Disc 2 contains all of these remixes, but since I'm not a remix fan, I can appreciate the effort but I won't be listening to much of it. I got this for the bonus tracks alone.
What I really liked is that each CD is almost 80 minutes in length, which means that altogether we get about 160 minutes of music on this 2-CD Edition. That's almost THREE HOURS worth of audio material for "Neon Nights". Incredible! I love it when artists respect their fans and give them what they really want. This is by far the definitive Dannii album, and I would suggest picking this up, alongwith her new 2-CD version of "Girl" (her late `90s album). That album wasn't as revolutionary as this one, but I highly recommend it just for the bonus tracks.
If you're new to Dannii, get this now. Rarely has a re-release been given so much respect and care, and the hard work shows. 3 hours long, and never boring, this is the ultimate Dannii Minogue.
Xmas comes early for Minogue fans!!
2007-10-28 - CD1
'Put The Needle On It' - A sexy dance number with plenty of nudge, nudge, Wink, Wink references. (#7 UK commercial, #1 UK dance).
'Creep' - Dark and sultry this track is best after dark.
'I Begin To Wonder' - Dannii's highest reaching single (#2 c #1 d)
'Hey! (So What)' - A lovely poppy, sing-a-long track, you won't be able to keep your feet still with this!
'For The Record' - A lighter more flirty number, yet still very danceable.
'Mighty Fine' - A fantastically retro, fluffy pop number.
'On The Loop' - Heavy on the synchs, surprising for a `pop' artist. Very well done.
'Push' - Another naughty dance number, again this will get stuck in your head.
'Mystified' - Lyrically urban, but heavy synchs.
'Don't Wanna Lose This Feeling' - Dannii's last NN single (#5 c #1 d), a lighter, more `pop' track.
'Vibe On' - Dannii has fun with this pop track with urban overbites, which, apparently, is about music vibes pumping from a speaker, not products from Anne Summers. Dannii injects her cheeky humour into this. Oh, she even raps!!
'A piece of Time' - One of Dannii's favourites, this dance track is a bit heavier, that sounds somewhat similar to something Paul Oakenfield may release.
'Who Do You Love Now?' - The song that launched Dannii's comeback, another hit (#3 c #1 d) that will have you up on the dance floor.
`Come And Get It' - A remix of this song was hidden at the end of the original NEON NIGHTS. This radio edit is far superior & screams "single!"
`Nervous' - Originally a b-side, this fantastic track was wasted first time round.
`Just Can't Give You Up' - Unreleased anywhere else, this is another dance number, whose chorus will get stuck in your head. "I just can't give you up ohh ooohhhh"
`Hide And Seek' - Again, this more musically experimental track was wasted as a b-side.
`Don't Wanna Lose This Groove' - Madonna herself gave this bootleg the thumbs up!
`Est-Ce Que Tu M'Aimes Encore?' - WHO DO YOU LOVE NOW? With French vocals. To my non-fluent ears it sounds fantastic!
`Goodbye Song' - Dannii has the strongest b-sides. The lyrics are quite random, but very catchy.
`It Won't Work Out' - This is the acoustic version, entirely different to the one released on the original NEON NIGHTS. Everyone who has heard it loves it.
CD 2
`Don't Wanna Lose This Groove' (Extended Version)
`Begin To Spin Me Round' (Extended Version) - This extremely popular bootleg received an impressive amount of airplay.
`Who Do You Love Now?' (Riva's Bora Bora Club Mix) - This mix was only released in the Netherlands.
`Put The Needle On It' (Jason Nevins Freak Club Creation Mix)
Hide And Seek (Thriller Jill Original Extended Mix) - An unreleased mix.
`Come And Get It' (Jerome Isma-Ae Remix) - An unreleased mix.
`Put The Needle On It' (Tiga's Cookies Dub)
`Creep' (Jon Dixon Club Mix) - Unreleased mix of the popular album track.
`I Begin To Wonder' (Almighty Transensual Club Mix) - An unreleased mix.
`Put The Needle On It' (Cicada Vocal Mix)
`Come And Get It' (Sharam Jey Remix) - An unreleased mix.
`Don't Wanna Lose This Feeling' (Jupiter Ace Speared Thru The Heart Mix) - Yet another unreleased mix!
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