Neon Nights

by Dannii Minogue

Overview

There's something about those Minogue sisters. No matter how many times they seem to be down for the count, a surprise comeback hit is always just around the corner. Dannii has never quite achieved the level of superstardom that sister Kylie has attained, but she has shown equal tenacity. Released in 1997, Girl may have been a commercial failure, but it succeeded in repositioning her as a sophisticated club artist rather than a B-list pop singer. That album caught on in the burgeoning trance scene of the mid-'90s, and Neon Nights partially follows that trend into the 2000s on tracks such as "Who Do You Love Now?," the out-of-nowhere comeback collaboration with Riva that gave Dannii the biggest hit of her career. However, Neon Nights is a more varied collection, a veritable pick and mix of the European dance scene at the turn of the century. Songs such as the sleazy "Put the Needle on It" and the pulsating "A Piece of Time" are pure electroclash, whereas the bouncy "For the Record" and "Mystified" caught on at the beginning of the major '80s revival that took off in a big way over the next few years. Despite the variety of influences, the album flows better than any of Dannii's albums have before, with only the overly crass "Vibe On" even approaching filler status. Minogue is no faceless vocalist either; she infuses the tracks with her persona, sexually charged but smart and slightly aloof. There is a revelatory performance on the album's closing track and only ballad, "It Won't Work Out." Against a chilly, spare musical backing, Dannii delivers a heartfelt, unadorned vocal somewhat reminiscent of the best moments of Everything But the Girl. Although the album contains no cover versions, the success of the singles was augmented by the bootlegging craze. "I Begin to Wonder" was mashed with Dead or Alive's "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record") for the clubs, and "Don't Wanna Lose This Feeling" became the first track ever to be granted permission to sample from Madonna's "Into the Groove." These mixes helped these songs reach the widest audience of Minogue's career, topping U.S. club charts as well as those in the U.K. and Europe. Without a doubt the most confident and forward-thinking release yet for Dannii, it didn't quite make her the major star it should have, but it did give her the best run of hits of her career, and continued to show she was much more than the sum of her family name. ~ John Lucas

Product Details

Release Date:	06/16/2023
Label:	London
UPC:	5060555219420

Tracks

1. Put the Needle on It
2. Creep
3. Begin to Spin Me Round
4. Hey (So What)
5. For the Record
6. Mighty Fine
7. On the Loop
8. Push
9. Mystified
10. Don't Wanna Lose This Groove
11. Vibe On
12. Piece of Time
13. Who Do You Love Now?
14. It Won't Work Out

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Dannii Minogue   Primary Artist,Vocals,Featured Artist,Vocals (Background)
Dead or Alive   Primary Artist,Vocals
Madonna   Primary Artist
Jca   Primary Artist
Riva   Primary Artist,Vocals
J.C.A.   Primary Artist
Hannah Robinson   Vocals (Background)
Karen Ann Poole   Vocals (Background)
Michael Stevens   Vocals (Background)
Anna Nordell   Vocals (Background)
Mathias Johansson   Guitar,Keyboards
Terry Ronald   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Mark Jaimes   Guitar
Leo Green   Brass
Henrik Korpi   Keyboards
Camille Troillard   Bass,Guitar,Keyboards
Ian Masterson   Vocals
James Khari   Vocals (Background)
Matthieu Joly   Drums,Keyboards
Shena McSween   Vocals (Background)
Joe Holweger   Guitar
Bruno Alexandre   Vocals (Background)
Debbie French   Vocals (Background)
Mattias Johansson   Guitar
Debbie Ffrench   Vocals (Background)
Liz Winstanley   Vocals (Background)
Mitch Stevens   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
James Nisbett   Guitar
Michelle Stevens   Vocals (Background)
Jon Scott   Brass
Karen Poole   Vocals (Background)

Technical Credits

Sharam Jey   Remix Engineer
Sekou Bunch   Composer
Stephen Bray   Composer
Hannah Robinson   Composer
Cicada   Remix Engineer
Blackcell   Arranger,Producer,Recording
Victoria Horn   Composer
Pete Burns   Composer
Jerome Isma-Ae   Remix Engineer
Karen Ann Poole   Composer
Matthew Vaughan   Arranger
Thomassina Smith   Composer
Jean Claude Ades   Mixing,Composer,Producer
Heff Moraes   Mixing
Dannii Minogue   Composer,Lyricist
Tiga   Remixing,Remix Engineer
Tim Lever   Composer
Jupiter Ace   Remix Engineer
Al Stone   Mixing,Producer,Additional Production
Mathias Johansson   Composer,Producer,Recording,Programming
Dave Grusin   Composer
Terry Ronald   Composer,Producer,Vocal Producer
Jason Nevins   Remixing
Henrik Korpi   Arranger,Composer,Producer,Recording,Programming,Keyboard Programming
Savan Kotecha   Composer
Pete "Boxta" Martin   Mixing,Engineer,Producer
Niklas Flyckt   Mixing
Barry Stone   Composer
Camille Troillard   Mixing,Composer,Producer
Dacia   Composer
Ian Masterson   Mixing,Composer,Engineer,Lyricist,Producer,Recording,Programming,Vocal Producer
James Khari   Composer
Jewels & Stone   Composer,Producer
Julian Gingell   Composer
Matthieu Joly   Mixing,Composer,Producer,Programming,Keyboard Programming
Olaf K.   Composer
Madonna Ciccone   Composer
Guus Van Vlaanderen   Composer
Gil Cang   Composer,Engineer,Musician,Producer,Instrumentation
John Guldberg   Composer
Tim Stahl   Composer
Roger Sanchez   Composer,Remix Engineer
Jonas Ostman   Assistant,Mixing Engineer
Etienne Colin   Mixing
Thriller Jill   Remix Engineer
Bruno Alexandre   Mixing,Composer,Producer
Mikka Lommi   Video Director
Tim Speight   Mixing
Project K   Remix Engineer
Mattias Johansson   Keyboard Programming
Iron K   Producer
Liz Winstanley   Composer
Mateo Murphy   Remixing
Sebastian Krieg   Remix Engineer
Korpi   Arranger,Producer,Recording
Stephen Coy   Composer
Dacia Bridges   Composer
Olaf Kramolowsky   Composer
Jon Dixon   Remix Engineer
Horst Pulmann   Composer
Joakim Bjoerklund   Composer
Alex Payne   Remixing
Tommy Brown   Composer
Jock-E   Arranger,Composer,Musician,Producer,Recording
Tim Peter Stahl   Composer
Jon Riva   Composer
Thomas Brown   Composer
Luke Mornay   Remix Engineer
Initial Talk   Remix Engineer
Almighty Transensual   Remix Engineer
Isabelle Nesmon   Composer
Michael Percy   Composer
Karen Poole   Composer
AMYL   Remix Engineer