Rhythm of Love is the third studio album to be recorded by Australian singer Kylie Minogue; it was released in the United Kingdom on 12 November 1990 by Pete Waterman Entertainment (PWE) and in Australia on 3 December 1990 by Mushroom Records. Minogue started to become more involved in the creating and arranging of the album. Recording sessions took place in London and Los Angeles during early-to-mid 1990. Minogue was credited as co-writer for the first time while Stock Aitken Waterman were the...
Rhythm of Love is the third studio album to be recorded by Australian singer Kylie Minogue; it was released in the United Kingdom on 12 November 1990 by Pete Waterman Entertainment (PWE) and in Australia on 3 December 1990 by Mushroom Records. Minogue started to become more involved in the creating and arranging of the album. Recording sessions took place in London and Los Angeles during early-to-mid 1990. Minogue was credited as co-writer for the first time while Stock Aitken Waterman were the primary producers of the album, along with new producers and collaborations including Keith Cohen, Stephen Bray and Michael Jay.
The album is a musical departure from Minogue's earlier bubblegum pop records, and has a more sexually liberated image and dance-influenced sound. It received generally positive reviews from music critics, who complimented it as her best work with Stock Aitken Waterman. It was not as commercial successful as her previous albums, becoming her first studio album not to reach number one in the UK. In Australia, it was Minogue's third top-ten studio album, peaking at number 10 four months after its release. It also peaked in the top twenty in Ireland, France, and Spain.
Rhythm of Love spawned four singles—"Better the Devil You Know", "Step Back in Time", "What Do I Have to Do", and "Shocked"—all of which peaked inside the top ten in the UK and Ireland, making Minogue the first artist to have the first thirteen releases inside the top 10 in the former region. Promotion for the album included controversial music videos and continued to associate Minogue with an increasingly provocative image. Minogue promoted the album with her Rhythm of Love Tour, which travelled to Australia and Asia. The album was re-issued in the UK for the first time in 2015, when it returned to the UK Albums Chart. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
