Kylie Minogue Rare and Unreleased

This a page of songs that were either recorded or written by singer Kylie Minogue, but were never released.
Here an attempt to track down the missing songs, demos, and published songs that we never got to hear.
Pre-PWL
In 1986, Kylie recorded a number of self-funded demos that have never been released. These songs were not originals. The songs were:
*Dim All the Lights, which was originally recorded by Donna Summer.
*Just Once, which was a cover of the Quincy Jones song.
*New Attitude, which was originally recorded by Patti LaBelle.
The same year, Kylie recorded two duets with her sister Dannii Minogue. Both tracks were recorded in a studio and lip synched durin a performance on the Australian television program Young Talent Time. The studio versions which remain unreleased are:
*Sisters (Are Doin' It for Themselves), which was originally recorded by Eurythmics & Aretha Franklin.
*Twist My Arm, which was originally recorded by The Pointer Sisters.
*Wanting You, Wanting Me, Kylie performed the original song on the Australian soap opera series Neighbours.
PWL era (1987-1992)
It is now confirmed by the record company that all of Minogue's unreleased material from her five years at PWL has now seen a release through Australia's Greatest Remix Hits series, only some mixes remain unreleased.
*"Loco-Motion (Original Version)", released on Greatest Remix Hits 2: This was the first professional recording Kylie made. The vocals from the recording were later used on the Australian "Locomotion" single in 1987. The original completely unreleased version is rockier and more acoustic, with a fully live band supplying the music. The track was rejected by her record label as too "old fashioned".
*"Loco-Motion (A cappella)": Was due to be included on the Greatest Remix Hits series, but was removed on Minogue's request mainly because the appearance of such a track would undoubtedly result in numerous unofficial mixes.
*"Getting Closer", released on Greatest Remix Hits 2
*"Glad to Be Alive", released on Greatest Remix Hits 3
*"I Am the One for You", released on Greatest Remix Hits 4: Recorded originally for the Rhythm of Love album.
*"Can't Forget You (Vocal Demo)": Mike Stock claims to have an old DAT recording of Kylie singing Sonia's 1989 hit single. However, later Stock stated that he didn't have this DAT and it remains unsure as to whether or not this exists.
*"Je Ne Sais Pas Pourquoi (Original Version)": PWL originally produced a more 'radio-friendly' version of this track in April 1988, when they were very first considering it for single release, but for reasons unknown it was never used. It has a cleaner intro, and is described as being slightly faster with a stronger beat and "dramatic eighties chords". Part of the refrain between verse and chorus is also supposed to be sung slightly differently, and there are very few backing vocals on this track.
*What Do I Have to Do? (Original Version), leaked into the internet: Following the release of Better the Devil You Know in UK, Pete Waterman played this original version on his radio show stating it would be the follow-up single. This version is radically to any released versions, is very synth oriented, and has a slightly different bass line, completely different drum track, and has multi-layered vocals.
*"One Love at a Time" (written by Kylie Minogue, Mike Stock and Pete Waterman): This song seem to be an early version of "If You Were with Me Now", before Keith Washington had lyrical input to it. Kylie's vocal was sent to New York and Keith recorded his part separately.
Kylie Minogue (1993-1994)
After signing with Deconstruction Records, Kylie began work on her new album. She first worked with The Rapino Brothers (Charlie Mallozzi & Marco Sabiu) in June 1993. As a group they wrote and recorded enough material for an album, but the material was said to be heading in the wrong direction, and most of it was shelved and never released.
During this period Kylie also recorded other tracks for her album with various writers and producer, many were never released.
The Rapino Brothers sessions (all songs written by Charlie Mallozzi/Marco Sabiu/Kylie Minogue):
*Aston Martin (3:30) (Kylie Minogue/Keith Allen/Charlie Mallozzi/Marco Sabiu), leaked into the internet

*For All I'm Worth (4:50), leaked into the internet

*Gotta Move On (3:37), released on '
*Difficult by Design (3:44), released on '
*Love Is on the Line: Kylie gave the song to the Polish singer Edyta Górniak who released it as a single, although the track strangely doesn't seem to appear on any of her albums.
*Our Lovin' (the Light That I Was Looking For): Was given to Czech singer Dara Rolins to record.
*Living for Your Lovin' (and I'm Feeling Fine): Was going to be included in the second single CD of Where Is the Feeling? but was dropped out since the released was cancelled.
*Automatic Love (Original Version) (Charlie Mallozzi/Marco Sabiu/Kylie Minogue/Inga Humpe): This version has not been released. The song was later re-recorded with Brothers in Rhythm, and appeared on her album Kylie Minogue. The original version can be heard over the closing credits of the Pratibha Parmar directed short film Wavelengths (1997)
*Automatic Love (Acoustic Version), released on Kylie Minogue re-released edition and on '
Brothers in Rhythm (Steve Anderson/Dave Seaman) sessions:
*At The End of the Day, LQ version leaked to internet
*Love Is on the Line, re-recording

*Dangerous Overture, released on Kylie Minogue re-released edition
*Free: Was later performed live at the Intimate and Live tour in 1998. It has never been properly recorded apart from a very rough demo version.
Jimmy Harry sessions:
*Intuition
*The World Needs Love
*If I Was Your Lover (Original Version), released on the Confide in me compilation album
*Put Yourself in My Place (Acoustic Version), released on Kylie Minogue re-released edition
Gerry DeVeaux sessions:
*No Turning Back (Kylie Minogue/Anders Bagge/Gerry DeVeaux): Was going to be included in ' but it didn't make it to the last cut.
*Surrender (Gerry DeVeaux/Charlie Mole), released on Kylie Minogue re-released edition and on the Confide in Me compilation album
Saint Etienne sessions:
*When Are You Coming Home? (Bob Stanley/Pete Wiggs): It was considered "too pure pop" for the album by her record label and was not released. Was going to be included in ' but it didn't make it to the last cut.
Other sessions:
*Baby Doll (Kylie Minogue/Prince): This the only confirmed song written by Kylie with Prince. Kylie wrote the lyrics and handed them to Prince who recorded a backing track and later laid down some vocals.
*Love Is Waiting (Alternate Vocal), released on Kylie Minogue re-released edition
*If You Don't Love Me (Acoustic Version), released on Kylie Minogue re-released edition
*Where Is the Feeling? (Acoustic Version), released on Kylie Minogue re-released edition
Further rumoured tracks, probably fake:
*Don't Let It Do to Your Head
*Your Secret Love (Steve Anderson/Dave Seaman)
Impossible Princess (1996-1997)
For this album Kylie went into songwriting overdrive, writing and demoing over 30 songs.
Initial work saw her back with Brothers in Rhythm, 6 tracks made the final cut, plus:
*Let It Go (Kylie Minogue/Steve Anderson): It was the first track she recorded as a demo for the album.
*Take Me with You & Stay This Way, released on '
*You're the One: Exists in 2 demo versions, one in late 1996 and one in 1997. The later of the 2 tracks leaked on the internet.
*This Girl & Love Takes Over Me, released on the Impossible Princess re-released album.
*(All Right) Now, Prisoner of Time, Looking Down on Me, Drunk (Original Version), Love Is Your Life, Something Sacred (all written by Kylie Minogue/Steve Anderson/Dave Seaman)
*Fallen Angel, Floating, I'm Ready, Miles, Stay with You (all written by Kylie Minogue/Steve Anderson)
A remix of a song called All Right Now, credited to Impossible Princess, appeared in summer 2009. Which turned out to be a fanmade remix using a line from Let's Get to It repeated over a cheap techno backing track.
*Soon (Kylie Minogue/Nick Cave): Cave wrote the music around lyrics that were given to him by Kylie. The track was recorded, but never used.
*Sometime Samurai (Original Demo) (Kylie Minogue/Towa Tei): Kylie wrote the original demo during the summer 1996. It was later re-worked in 2004 and included on Towa Tei Japanese album Flash and released as a single in his native Japan.
*Be Till I'm Over (Kylie Minogue/Dave Ball/Ingo Vauk)
*Sweetest Summer: Recorded with Olive and was reworked into the version of Limbo which appeared on the album.
Further rumoured tracks, probably fake:
*Hush Hush, By My Side (all written by Kylie Minogue/Dave Seaman)
*Something That We Started (Kylie Minogue/Dave Seaman): Might be the same song as Something Sacred another unreleased track.
*Ache (Kylie Minogue/Steve Anderson/Dave Seaman)
*Mirror Image (Michael Hutchence)
*Chorus (Kylie Minogue/Bono)
Mardi Gras (1998)
*Somewhere: Kylie recorded a short cover of this classic song from West Side Story especially for the intro to her performance of Better the Devil You Know at the 20th Sydney Gat & Lesbian Mardi Gras in February 1998. The studio version remains unreleased.
Fox Studios Australia: Grand Opening (1999)
*Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend (Jule Styne): Kylie recorded a cover of this classic Marilyn Monroe track especially to perform to at the Fox Studios Australia: Grand Opening on November 7, 1999 in Sydney. The track was recorded in a studio and mimed to for the performance where Kylie re-created the classic Marilyn routine from the Gentlemen Prefer Blondes flim. Due to the lack of audience noise high quality rips from the TV broadcast appears as CD quality studio rips. The actual studio version has never been released officially.In 2007 she recorded another version of the song for her movie White Diamond.
Light Years (1999-2000)
*Spinning Around (Original Version) (Ira Shickman//Paula Abdul): The original version included a guitar section that was later removed from the final mix.
*Are You the One?, Now That I've Found You, Same Place, Same Time, Can You Forgive Me?, Love Song, Sleep on It, Back to Life (all written by Kylie Minogue/Steve Anderson/Carl Mann)
*I Can't Just Be a Friend, Pinkadelica (all written by Kylie Minogue/Chris Anderson/Stephen Lee)
*Sunday Morning Cadillac (Kylie Minogue)
*Whenever You Feel Like It (Original Version) (Kylie Minogue/Billy Steinberg/Rick Nowels): This song is slightly different from the 2002 released version.
*Always and Forever (David Arch/Toddy): This song was the theme to UK ITV soap-opera Night & Day.
Further rumoured tracks, probably fake:
*Rip It Up
*I'll Be There for You
Fever (2000-2001)
*So High, No Better(Love) (Kylie Minogue/Pascal Gabriel/Paul Stratham), leaked into the internet.
*Heavenly, Your Thoughts Alone (Kylie Minogue/Pascal Gabriel/Paul Stratham)
*Feels So Good (Kylie Minogue/Steve Anderson): Later recorded by British Atomic Kitten band for their second album. Kylie's original demo leaked into the internet.
*Brighter Day (Kylie Minogue/Cathy Dennis/Rob Davis)
*How Do I Like Your Love? (Kylie Minogue/Cathy Dennis/Steve Anderson)
*Alone Again (Madonna/Rick Nowels): Given to Kylie to be the B-Side of the Come into My World single, but finally appears on the documentary soundtrack White Diamond.
*I'm a Woman, I Wanna Lounge Around with You, Oh, No, Little Like a Love Song, Nobody Like You, Baby Girl (all written by Kylie Minogue/Richard Stannard/Julian Gallagher)
*Talk to Me, I've Been Thinkin' About You, Open Up Your Eyes (all written by Kylie Minogue/Greg Fitzgerald/Tom Nichols)
*Something Isn't Right (Rob Davis)
*When I Lost You (Rob Davis/Richard Stannard/Julian Gallagher): Later recorded by British singer Sarah Whatmore.
*Fingers Keepers (Andy Gilbert/Terry Roland): Later recorded by a group called Discotheque.
*Tightrope (Early Version): Includes lyrics from the unreleased track So High.
Body Language (2002-2003)
Prior to the released of Body Language, a fake tracklist was released on the internet under the name of City Games. Following a denial from the record company that ANY of the tracks even exist, one has been released on the album (Slow), another one has been released on the Japanese version of the album (You Make Me Feel), and City Games has become the B-Side to single Chocolate.
*I'll Be Your Oh-Oh (Kylie Minogue/Pascal Gabriel/Paul Statham): Kylie only recorded an acoustic version of this song. It was abandoned and not even presented to Parlophone.
*I'm Sorry, Trippin' Me Up (Kylie Minogue/Pascal Gabriel/Paul Statham): Were not on the album final cut, but leaked to the internet.
*My Image Unlimited, I'm Just Here for the Music: Also leaked; the producer for these tracks is unknown, but I'm Just Here for the Music was probably produced by Wayne Rodriguez and Danielle Brisebois, the songs' writers. The track is set to be released by American singer Paula Abdul as her lead-single for her comeback album in 2009.
*On the Up (Johnny Douglas/Karen Poole): leaked online as a 1-minute clip in June 2006 and then fully in November 2006
*Beats Per Minute: Which was renamed B.P.M when released as a b-side on the I Believe in You single in 2004.
*Boombox: Was recorded in 2003 and used a looped sample of the Prince classic Controversy. After DJ'ing at the 'Boombox' club in London in 2007 Kylie requested the 2003 demo of the same name be tracked down and remixed for club and in-house use. A variety of mixes then appeared online via file sharing sites and Myspace. The original demo leaked online in April 2010.
*Chocolate (feat. Ludacris): An early version included a rap by Ludacris, but wasn't used on the final mix. A part of Ludacris' vocals can be heard at the beginning of the released version over the intro. A 1-Minute clip was leaked by late July 2006. Kylie didn't like the rap so it wasn't released.
X (2006-2007)
Lose Control
Fall for You (Version #2)
and demos of
Stars
In My Arms
Sensitized
Leaked in May 2007 when a 3-CDR demo disc leaked from Parlophone.

I'm Ready
Written by Boy George leaked in August 2007.
In the Mood for Love
Spell of Desire
Leaked via Mylo's MySpace page before being quickly removed.

Boombox: A 2007 in-house remix of this unreleased song from the Body Language sessions leaked in November 2007. A 15 second clip of the studio version of the track leaked in March 2008. Kylie used the song as an intro to her hit song Can't Get You Out Of My Head for her tour KylieX2008. On 2009, Kylie will release the song officially on a compilation remixes album.

Excuse My French
When the Cat's Away
These two songs were recorded by session singers for Minogue's album, and leaked in March 2007. Minogue's management later denied that she had recorded the songs. It has been revealed that the singer on these demos is Mia J, who also co-wrote the songs along with producer Daniel Sherman. They were submitted for consideration for X.
In addition to
Like a Drug
All I See
Rippin' Up the Disco
Danish producers Mich Hedin Hansen (aka Cutfather) and Jonas Jeberg (aka JayJay) recorded a 4th completely unreleased track with Kylie called Down Down according to this interview with them on http://www.dr.dk/Musik/Pop/Temaer/kylieminogue/Artikler/.
Among unreleased tracks written for this album are:
Boys Boys Boys (Mark Ronson/Dennis, written but not recorded)
Deepest Blue (Minogue/Kurstin/Poole)
As well as tracks written with Siobhan Fahey, Goldfrapp, Scissor Sisters, Daft Punk and Alan Braxe.
In the interview Xposed, included on the DVD special edition of X, Kylie confirmed two further unreleased songs that didn't make it on the album:
Taprobane aka Extraordinary Day - leaked on 3 February 2010
Ruffle My Feathers
Both are collaborations with Biffco, and were recorded during the early album sessions.
Track titles that appeared on the leaked 3CDR set that have so far neither leaked online or been released in finished form are:
Down Down
Sexual Gold
When the Song Comes On
Guess
Ooh
My Love Is Real - leaked on 3 February 2010
Classic Transit
I Can't Help That
Acid Min
Osmondosis
Simple Boy
One to One
Give Up to Love
Never Be Lonely
To the 9's
Can't Get Enough
What's It Gonna Take
Hush Hush
Thing Called Love
Everlasting Love (Ruffle My Feathers)
Hold On
You Make Me Feel
So Safe
Extraordinary Day - leaked on 3 February 2010
Something 2 Believe In
Come Down - leaked on 3 February 2010
You're Hot - a 16-second demo leaked on YouTube
Tell You Why
The Reason
Into the Light
Tell It Like It Is
Tell Me That It's Over
We Are
Flower
Drop the Pressure
As per 6 May 2008, tracks Ruffle My Feathers and Flower which were both recorded for X, have now been heard by the general public, as both tracks made the setlist for the KylieX2008 Tour. On the opening night, Minogue sang another previously unreleased track, called That's Why They Write Love Songs
A few tracks submitted to Minogue for inclusion but left unused were eventually kept by the original artists themselves such as Sneaky Sound System's I Want Everything while Jake Shears confirmed a track recorded for X called Singing in My Sleep. He later indicated that Scissor Sisters may record the song for their next album.
In addition to the studio albums listed, a number of songs that Kylie has recorded also made for the soundtrack to the documentary White Diamond.
*White Diamond (Film version) (Kylie Minogue/Babydaddy/Jake Shears)

*Made in Heaven (Film version) (Kylie Minogue/Mike Stock/Matt Aitken/Pete Waterman)
*Try Your Wings (Michael Barr/Dion McGregor)
*Je T'Aime... Moi Non Plus (Serge Gainsbourg)
*You Are There (Kylie Minogue/Steve Anderson/Dave Frishberg/Johnny Mandel)
*Somewhere Over the Rainbow (released as a digital single) (Harold Arlen/E.Y. Harburg)
*Alone Again (Madonna/Rick Nowels)
Aphrodite (2009-2010)
*Broken Hearted - Love, Love, Love, leaked on 18 April 2010

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