Impossible Princess by Kylie Minogue

Impossible Princess, Kylie Minogue's sixth studio album, came out on 22 October 1997 through Deconstruction, BMG and Mushroom, and it's the sound of a pop star grabbing the controls. She wrote almost every song herself and produced for the first time, with Brothers in Rhythm, the Manic Street Preachers, David Ball and Rob Dougan helping steer. Europe briefly got it under the title Kylie Minogue.

Soaked in techno and Britpop, it's darker and weirder than anything she'd done before, dipping into trip hop, electronica and rock, while the lyrics trace a stretch of self-discovery after her travels around the world, circling freedom, relationships and raw feeling. Critics and fans split down the middle, though it went top ten in Australia, Scotland and the UK, and "Did It Again" and "Breathe" were UK top-20 hits. It has since been reclaimed as her most personal and misunderstood record, and a first vinyl pressing for its 25th anniversary in 2022 gave it a fresh chart surge.

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