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}} ''Aphrodite'' is the eleventh studio album by Australian recording artist Kylie Minogue, released on 30 June 2010. Beginning in early 2009, the singer met with British singer-songwriter Nerina Pallot to begin recording sessions for a new album. Although successful at first, the sessions later became unproductive; Minogue then began working with British electronic music producer Stuart Price, who became the executive producer of the album. The two collaborated with various producers and writers on the album, including Jake Shears, Calvin Harris, Sebastian Ingrosso and Pascal Gabriel. ''Aphrodite'' follows a musical approach largely similar to Minogue's previous albums and is primarily a dance-pop and disco record. It draws influences from various dance-based genres including electropop, hi-NRG, club and rave music. Upon its release, ''Aphrodite'' was met with generally positive reviews from music critics, many of whom complimented it as a return to form for Minogue. However, critics were divided on its production; many felt Price's production helped make the album cohesive, while some felt it made the album sound too similar to Minogue's previous work and lacked innovation. Commercially, ''Aphrodite'' was a success. In Minogue's native country Australia, it peaked at number two on the Australian Albums chart, and was later certified platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association. In the United Kingdom, the album debuted at number one on the UK Albums chart, a feat accomplished by Minogue's debut studio album ''Kylie'' (1988) during the same week 22 years prior. ''Aphrodite'' was the fourth studio album by Minogue to peak atop the UK albums chart and made her the first solo artist to have a number one album in four different decades in the region, achieving this in the 1980s, 1990s, 2000s and 2010s. She also became a Guinness World Record-holder for achieving the most consecutive decades with top five albums in the United Kingdom. The British Phonographic Industry certified ''Aphrodite'' platinum. The album also achieved strong charting internationally, reaching the top-five in countries like Belgium, France, Greece, Spain and Switzerland. It became Minogue's second highest-charting album in the United States by peaking at number 19 on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart. Four singles were released from ''Aphrodite''. Its lead single "All the Lovers" was a commercial success, peaking at number three in the United Kingdom and reaching the top ten in numerous countries like France, Italy, Scotland and Spain. In Australia, it narrowly missed the top ten by peaking at number 13 on the singles chart. "Get Outta My Way" was released as the second single and reached the top 20 in the United Kingdom, but underperformed in Australia after failing to peak inside the top 50. Similarly, the third single "Better than Today" missed the top 50 in Australia, and additionally missed the top 20 in the United Kingdom. In response to their poor chart performances, Minogue expressed disappointment in her label and stated that no further singles would be released. Despite this statement, "Put Your Hands Up (If You Feel Love)" was released as the fourth and final single from ''Aphrodite'' and peaked at number 50 in Australia. In the United States, all four singles released from the album peaked atop the ''Billboard'' Hot Dance Club Songs chart. To further promote the album, Minogue embarked on the successful Aphrodite: Les Folies Tour in 2011. == Background and production == Following her recovery from breast cancer, Minogue released her tenth studio album ''X'' in 2007. Slated to be released as Minogue's comeback album, ''X'' went platinum in her native country Australia〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/httpwww.aria.com.aupagesARIACharts-Accreditations-2007Albums.htm )〕 after it debuted at number one on the Australian Albums chart.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Kylie+Minogue&titel=X&cat=a )〕 In the United Kingdom, the album entered and peaked at number four on the UK Albums Chart and was eventually certified platinum.〔 Critical reception towards ''X'' was generally favourable, although many critics felt that it lacked introspection from Minogue's side due to its lack of consistency and high amount of "filler" tracks.〔 In retrospect, critics argued that the album did not serve as a worthy comeback for Minogue. Soon, Minogue began working on her eleventh studio album ''Aphrodite''. The initial recording sessions began in April 2009 when Minogue met with British singer-songwriter Nerina Pallot, with whom she readied the track "Better than Today". Its live instrumentation, along with the fact that ''X'' had been burdened by contributions from too many producers, prompted Minogue's record label Parlophone to decide on a more natural and less convoluted production style for ''Aphrodite''. Later sessions with Pallot proved to be less successful, as her suggested songs were "rapidly supplemented with tracks from a wide range" of contributors. Minogue felt her sessions with Pallot did not yield any dance-pop tracks; fearing that she was "going down the same road, doing the rounds of all the pop dynamos but lacking any cohesive quality," she approached her close friend Jake Shears, male lead singer of American pop group Scissor Sisters, for advice.〔 Shears encouraged her to work with Stuart Price, a Grammy award-winning British electronic music producer who had collaborated with Scissor Sisters on their third studio album ''Night Work'' (2010). Miles Leonard, chairman of Parlophone, enlisted Price as the executive producer of the album. He had previously served as the executive producer of American recording artist Madonna's tenth studio album ''Confessions on a Dance Floor'' (2005), and international news agency Reuters regarded him as "one of the most in-demand pop producers". In an interview with a writer for Popjustice, Price revealed that he got involved in the production of ''Aphrodite'' after he met Minogue for a writing session in October 2009. As executive producer, Price was responsible for "shaping the album’s sound", deciding its track listing, and mixing the songs in order to ensure that they "feel like they’re part of the same album".〔 Popjustice commented that every song on the album has "gone through a bit of a Stuart Price filter so that it doesn't sound like some dickhead 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Aphrodite (album)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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