The singles All I Wanna Do, Everything I Wanted, and the slower single Disremembrance are all influenced by trance and dance hall synths, which was cutting edge at the time - and they haven't aged though to today.

This is her first 'adult' sounding album, and marks Dannii's transition into dance territory. I don't think that these tracks have aged too much over the 20 years since the original album release. When you strip the synths and voice effects away, Dannii does have a very pleasant voice and strong vocals. It was a shame that she didn't enjoy making this album, and it didn't sell well, as I'd have loved her to have done more work in this style.

Dannii's vocal coach encouraged her to smoke a pack of cigarettes before each recording session for this album, to give her vocals a deeper rasp, and it is apparent on these singles.ĭannii has admitted that she didn't enjoy the experience of making this album, as the American producers of the album changed the poppy, radio friendly formula and pushed the little white Aussie girl to do soulful R&B. The CD features only two singles from this album - the soulful Show You The Way To Go, and the pure pop of This Is It. Listen to The Hits And Beyond in full in the Spotify app. Even though it was Dannii's first album, her vocals are strong - stronger then they were on her most successful album Neon Nights. The singles haven't aged as well as the songs from Dannii's other albums have, but only the first two are particularly cringe worthy [sample line that has stuck in my head 'We ain't in MacDonalds baby, so what's your beef?' The album was written and recorded in America, so the singles are a attitude laden pop/R&B hybrid that is still fun and remain guilty pleasures today. This album hosts the top 10 singles Love And Kisses, Success, Jump To The Beat, Baby Love and the less successful I Don't Wanna Take This Pain. So lets not hang around, and get stuck into Dannii's five eras, on offer here. They've arranged this release to cash in on her new, high profile job 'to celebrate her Australian debut on The X Factor', and the CD edition contains a 24 page booklet, containing a ton of photos of Dannii over a twenty three year period, which the THIS IS IT producers tell us are previously unseen - although most of them are in the booklets for the deluxe editions of her albums. Dannii Minogue Hits Beyond Rar 3,5/5 3003 reviews

Dannii minogue hits beyond rar