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Hits+ is a compilation album by Australian recording artist Kylie Minogue, which was released on 7 November 2000 by Deconstruction Records. The album was the last compilation album which was released by the record label at the time, because Minogue had released her then Parlophone album Light Years (2000). The album peaked at number sixty-three in Australia on the ARIA albums chart.[1]

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Hits+
Compilation album by Kylie Minogue
Released	7 November 2000
Recorded	1993–1997
Genre	Pop dance R&B trip hop
Label	Deconstruction
Kylie Minogue chronology
Light Years (2000) Hits+ (2000) Fever (2001)

The album missed the top forty in the UK, only peaking at number forty-one on the UK Albums Chart.

Background

It was announced that Minogue would release a compilation with her songs from Deconstruction Records. The album was entitled Hits+. The photograph used for the original cover art was later scrapped in favour of another shot, from a 1995 session by Michael Williams.

"If You Don't Love Me" was originally recorded by British group Prefab Sprout for their 1992 album A Life of Surprises.

Composition

The compilation is made up of songs from the albums Kylie Minogue (1994) and Impossible Princess (1997). The album includes all seven singles released during the time Minogue was under Deconstruction Records but does not include the Australian only single "Cowboy Style". The international release of Hits+ contains only 15 tracks, lacking "This Girl" and just 14 tracks in the U.S. and China, where "Where the Wild Roses Grow" was also omitted.

Reception

Critical response

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	link

Despite the commercial failure, Hits+ received positive reception from music critics, many praising it for its Deconstruction songs in a major compilation. Mackenzie Wilson from AllMusic gave it a very positive review, awarding the album four-and-a-half out of five stars. She had explained the album saying "Capitalizing on her surging popularity in the States, Arista found themselves promoting Kylie Minogue in early 2002 with the reissue of her Hits + album. This particular record highlights the cuts that made Minogue an indie darling in Europe in the mid-'90s, reflecting back on her 1994 self-titled effort and 1997's Impossible Princess. American fans might be put off just a bit, for this material is less frilly and far darker than Fever's smash single, 'Can't Get You Out of My Head'. But it's still stylish. Hits + is perfect for any fan, but it's also a great retrospective for those eager fans who are beginning to discover the wild musical world of Kylie Minogue."[2]

Chart performance

"Hits+" was very unsuccessful for a major compilation album. The album debuted and peaked at number forty-one on the UK Albums Chart.

Track listing

Personnel

Adapted from liner notes.[3]

• Brothers in Rhythm – Producers (tracks 1, 3, 5, 8, 15); remixers (track 3)
• Jimmy Harry – Producer (track 2)
• Dave Eringa, James Dean Bradfield – Producers (track 4)
• Dave Ball, Ingo Vauk – Producers (tracks 6, 9)
• Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Tony Cohen, Victor Van Vugt – Producers (track 7)
• The Rapino Brothers – Producers (tracks 10, 11)
• Steve Anderson – Producer (tracks 12, 13)
• Heller & Farley – Producers, remixers (track 14)

Charts

Chart performance for Hits+

Chart (2000)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[1]	63
Scottish Albums (OCC)[4]	49
UK Albums (OCC)[5]	41

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[6]	Silver	60,000*
* Sales figures based on certification alone.

References

На других языках

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- [en] Hits+

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[es] Hits+

Hits+ es un álbum de grandes éxitos de la cantante australiana Kylie Minogue. Se compone de grabaciones del período de Minogue Decostruction, incluyendo canciones de los álbumes Kylie Minogue (1994) e Impossible Princess (1997). El álbum no solo para golpear el Reino Unido Top 40 albums chart (# 41).

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[it] Hits+

Hits+ è una raccolta della cantautrice Kylie Minogue, che comprende i singoli, tutte le tracce non uscite e le demo degli album Kylie Minogue del 1994 e Impossible Princess del 1998, sotto etichetta Deconstruction. .mw-parser-output .chiarimento{background:#ffeaea;color:#444444}.mw-parser-output .chiarimento-apice{color:red}Non ha ottenuto successo commerciale, essendo una raccolta non pubblicizzata e conosciuta solo tra i fan. Ha debuttato al quarantunesimo posto della classifica album inglese.[senza fonte]

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[ru] Hits+

Hits+ — второй сборник австралийской певицы Кайли Миноуг, выпущенный 16 октября 2000 года. Это последний релиз Миноуг, выпущенный Deconstruction Records, так как к тому времени исполнительница покинула этот лейбл и начала сотрудничество с Parlophone. Диск включает в себя ремиксы на песни из альбомов Kylie Minogue и Impossible Princess, би-сайды к синглам, а также неизданные демозаписи. В виду отсутствия промоушена диск популярностью не пользовался, хотя в Великобритании он продавался лучше, чем последний на тот момент студийный альбом Impossible Princess, что позволило ему в итоге сертифицироваться на статус серебряного диска[1]. На родине певицы, в Австралии, компиляция успехом не пользовалась[2].

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