Kylie Minogue, the Australian pop-princess who went #1 in the US back in 1989 with "The Locomotion" recently recorded a track titled "Spinning Around"
co-written by Paula Abdul.

Abdul said she wrote the song about her divorce to second husband, clothing designer Brad Beckerman.

The single "Spinning Around" was issued on June 19th, 2000 and appears as track one on "Light Years,"
Kylie Minogue's 7th studio album.

The single instantly shot to #1 in the UK and Australia reviving Kylie's career... putting her back on the top of the charts.

Since "Spinning Around" in 2000, Kylie has released two albums in the US titled "Fever" (2002) and more recently "Body Language" (2004).

In an interview promoting "Light Years", Kylie explains how she found "Spinning Around."

Kylie: "When we started talking about making the album, I met with different writers, producers, and I spent a fare bit of time with my two A&R men Miles
and Jamie.

I said to them initially I liked the writing process, I enjoyed the period of being in the studio starting the day with nothing, and going home with something that you made; it's a thrill. But I said my concern with this album is that it has to be song-driven, and if I don't write the songs, I don't mind. Let's just get the best songs we can.

The song "Spinning Around" was found as a demo by Jamie Nelson, one of my A&R guys in New York, so there's a New York story.

He went over there, arrived home waving his arms about saying "I've got this great song here, I think it'd be perfect for you." And we all listened to it, and loved it straightaway even in demo form, it had something.

The song went through a few processes before it ended up as you hear it as a single. And it always had the potential, so when it wasn't quite right, it was difficult for us because we knew it had promise, and it's a very fine line as I've learnt through that experience, of it being good, and of it being a hit song.

I have never met any of those people who wrote the song, but I'm sure they're very pleased. It sounds a lot more American than a lot of the other tracks, I think it's a song someone else could have sung, whereas there are other tracks on the album that... I just can't think of another artist today that would get away with singing these songs.

Like "Your Disco Needs You," "Loveboat," "Koocachoo," they're very much tailor made for me.  But, "Spinning Around," when Jamie came back with it, I panicked. I said "Quick! Call them, don't let them let anyone else have it! " We all wanted that song."

"Spinning Around", the first single off her "Light Years" album debuted at #1 on both the British and Australian official national charts!

"Spinning Around", is Kylie Minogue's 5th #1 hit, her 15th Top 5, 17th Top 10 and her 27th consecutive
Top 20 hit in the UK!

She went on to tour Europe, the United Kingdom and Austrailia to promote her album in 2000 which included "Spinning Around" as the final performance.

You can purchase Kylie's "On A Night Like This" tour DVD by clicking here.

Kylie's "Kylie: Fever 2002" Tour which complimented the worldwide hit "Can't Get You Out Of My Head" also features a stunning new performance of "Spinning Around". You can purchase Kylie's "Kylie Fever 2002" tour DVD by clicking here.

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Released on Parlphone/EMI Worldwide and Mushroom Records Australia

Released on 2 CDs & Gatefold Vinyl

"Spinning Around" written by Paula Abdul, Osborne Bingham, Kara Dio Guardi and Ira Shickman, and
produced by 7th District.

Spinning Around

UK 4 Track Remix (CD 1)

1. Spinning Around - Single Mix
2. Spinning Around - Sharp Vocal Mix
3. Spinning Around - 7th Spinning Dizzy Dub Mix
4. Spinning Around - Enhanced Video

UK 3 Track (CD 2)

1. Spinning Around
2. Paper Dolls
3. Cover Me With Kisses

Euro Promo CD Single - Cat No CDMINDJ001

1. Spinning Around

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2. Capitol Records
3. Festival Mushroom Records
4. Limbo

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