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''Fever'' is the eighth studio album by Australian singer Kylie Minogue, released on 1 October 2001 in Australia and the United Kingdom by Parlophone. The album was later released in the United States on 26 February 2002 and was Minogue's first album release in the region since her second studio album ''Enjoy Yourself'' (1989). Minogue worked with writers and producers such as Cathy Dennis, Rob Davis, Richard Stannard, Julian Gallagher, TommyD, Tom Nichols, Pascal Gabriel and others to create the disco and Europop-influenced dance-pop album. Other musical influences of the album range from synthpop to club music. Four singles were released from the album. Its lead single "Can't Get You Out of My Head" was released in September 2001 and became a massive commercial success, peaking atop the charts of 40 countries and selling more than five million copies worldwide. The song, which is often recognised as Minogue's signature song, is her highest selling single as of today and one of the best-selling singles of all time. Follow-up singles "In Your Eyes" and "Love at First Sight" also performed well on charts internationally. The last single "Come into My World" won Minogue a Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording in 2004, and stands as her only Grammy Award-winning song to date. All four singles charted within the top 10 in Australia and the United Kingdom, with "Can't Get You Out of My Head" peaking at number one in both countries. In order to promote the album, Minogue embarked on the KylieFever2002 tour. Upon its release, ''Fever'' received generally positive reviews from music critics, many of whom praised its production and commercial nature. Likewise, the album was a commercial success, peaking at number one on the charts of countries like Australia, Austria, Germany, Ireland and the United Kingdom. In the United States, the album peaked at number three on the US ''Billboard'' 200 chart, becoming Minogue's biggest hit in the country. The album was certified seven-times platinum in Australia by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA), five-times platinum in the United Kingdom by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), and platinum in the United States by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). ''Fever'' won the Brit Award for "Best International Album" at the 2002 awards show ceremony. In Australia, ''Fever'' was the thirteenth best selling album of the decade. ''Fever'' has sold over six million copies worldwide and is Minogue's highest selling album. == Background and production == In 1998, Minogue was dropped from her label Deconstruction following the poor commercial performance of her sixth studio album ''Impossible Princess''. She instead signed on to Parlophone and released her seventh studio album ''Light Years''. The disco and Europop inspired album was a critical and commercial success,〔 and was later certified four times-platinum in Minogue's native country Australia for shipment of 280,000 units,〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations-albums-2001.htm )〕 and platinum in the United Kingdom for shipment of 300,000 units.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.bpi.co.uk/certified-awards.aspx )〕 "Spinning Around" was released as the lead single off the album and was a commercial success, attaining a platinum certification in Australia for shipment of 70,000 units,〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations-singles-2000.htm )〕 and a silver certification in the United Kingdom for shipment of 200,000 units.〔 She promoted the album by embarking on the On a Night Like This tour. Soon after, Minogue began work on her eighth studio album ''Fever''. On the album, she collaborated with producers and writers such as British singer-songwriter Cathy Dennis, who co-wrote two songs out of the three she co-produced, Rob Davis, who co-produced and co-wrote three songs, and Richard Stannard and Julian Gallagher, who co-produced and co-wrote three songs.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.discogs.com/Kylie-Fever/release/161134 )〕 In the vein of ''Light Years'', ''Fever'' is a disco and dance-pop album that contains elements of adult contemporary and club music.〔 The recording of the album took place at studios such as the Biffco Studios in Dublin, Hutch Studios in Chicago, Olympic Studios in London and Stella Studios.〔 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「Fever (Kylie Minogue album)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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