''Kylie Live in New York'' is a
live album
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by
Australia
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n singer and songwriter,
Kylie Minogue
Kylie Ann Minogue (; born 28 May 1968) is an Australian singer, songwriter and actress. She is the highest-selling female Australian artist of all time, having sold over 80 million records worldwide. She has been recognised for reinve ...
. The album is a live recording of her
For You, for Me
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Tour, during her performance at the
Hammerstein Ballroom
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in
New York City
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. ''Live in New York'' was released on 14 December 2009, exclusively to online
digital media
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stores. The album does not include "
Better than Today
"Better Than Today" is a song recorded by Australian singer Kylie Minogue for her eleventh studio album, ''Aphrodite'' (2010). The track was originally written and produced by Nerina Pallot and Andy Chatterley for Pallot's 2009 extended play, ...
", which was not included due to it appearing on Minogue's then forthcoming album ''
Aphrodite
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''. Minogue's official YouTube page streamed a live recording of the first half of the concert on 12 December 2009.
Release
The album was initially released to digitally to various online stores both in the U.S. and internationally. To promote the album, Minogue streamed the first half of the album on her official YouTube channel. To promote her following album, ''Aphrodite'', a promotional sampler was released in addition with the album at
Asda Supermarkets. Additionally, a free promotional sampler, entitled ''Performance'', was included in ''
The Mail on Sunday
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'' on 19 September 2010.
Track listing
Personnel
*Backing vocals – Roxanne Wilde, Lucita Jules
*Bass – Jenni Tarma
*Drums (electric and acoustic) – Matthew Racher
*Guitar – Adrian Eccleston
*Keyboards – Sarah De Courcy
*Producer, mixer, programmer – Steve Anderson
*Recorded by – Gary Bradshaw
*Saxophone – Graeme Belvins
*Trombone – Barnaby Dickinson
*Trumpet – Graeme Flowers
References
External links
Kylie.com– official website
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Kylie Minogue live albums
2009 live albums
Albums recorded at the Hammerstein Ballroom
Parlophone live albums
Capitol Records live albums
Astralwerks live albums