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Amazon.co.uk Review
Before
recording Body Language, Kylie Minogue must have
wondered how to follow Fever. That was an album
that not only prompted six million people to grab a copy
but sparked a national obsession with the diminutive pop
diva's posterior. Well, breaking Madonna's record as the
female solo artist with the greatest UK chart-topping
longevity isn't a bad start. Fifteen years after Kylie
first reached the pinnacle of the UK chart with "I
Should Be So Lucky", "Slow" took the mini
minx to the top for the seventh time. Oozing with the
same entrancing blend of seductive electronica,
spiralling rhythms and breathy vocals that sent hormones
raging with "Can't Get You Out of My Head",
"Slow" was cowritten by Minogue and is easily
the finest moment on Body Language.
Despite the army of writers, Body Language is a
surprisingly cohesive serving of R&B-lite, laced
with a sprinkling of Prince-style 1980s disco-fuelled
funk, such as "Still Standing", which finds
Kylie pronouncing "You know you want it!" amid
a bed of grinding bass and squelching synths. There are
moments such as "Red Blooded Woman" when the
generic-pop production machine all but eradicates any
sense of Kylie, but on the whole the formulaic funk and
predictable pop styling is outweighed by the soap
survivor's inimitable presence. As a result, Body
Language is sure to work its magic. --Christopher
Barrett
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