''Never Say Never'' is the tenth studio album by

Kim Wilde Kim Wilde (born Kim Smith, 18 November 1960) is an English pop singer, DJ and television presenter. She first saw success in 1981 with her debut single "Kids in America", which peaked at No. 2 in the UK. In 1983, she received the Brit Award f ...

and was released in September 2006. It was a comeback album after being away from the music business for a number of years and her first studio album for eleven years. The album features several of Wilde's hits that have been updated with modern dance beats, interspersed with eight new songs.

Overview

The album was co-produced by

Uwe Fahrenkrog-Petersen Jörn-Uwe Fahrenkrog-Petersen (born 10 March 1960) is a German keyboard player, producer and composer. He was the keyboardist of the band Nena and co-wrote their world famous hit "99 Luftballons" as well as another great hit entitled "Irgendwie, ...

, a former member of German band,

Nena Gabriele Susanne Kerner (born 24 March 1960), better known as Nena, is a German singer and songwriter who rose to international fame in 1983 as the lead vocalist of the band Nena with the Neue Deutsche Welle song "99 Luftballons". In the same ye ...

and Wilde's brother and long-time collaborator Ricky. After a comparatively long period of negotiations, Kim Wilde finally signed a new record deal with the German division of

EMI EMI Group Limited (originally an initialism for Electric and Musical Industries, also referred to as EMI Records Ltd. or simply EMI) was a British Transnational corporation, transnational Conglomerate (company), conglomerate founded in March 1 ...

in late 2005. In July 2006, it was confirmed that a new album, entitled ''Never Say Never'', would be released in Germany on 8 September 2006. The album has since been released in Germany,

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, Italy,

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, France, Spain,

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, South Africa,

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and Japan. A single, a re-working of Wilde's 1988 hit "

You Came "You Came" is a song by English singer Kim Wilde from her sixth studio album, ''Close'' (1988). It was released on 4 July 1988 as the album's second single. The song was written by Wilde and Ricky Wilde, after the birth of his first child, Marty. ...

", preceded the album and became her biggest European hit in years. Wilde had announced the sound of the album would be strongly reminiscent of her earlier work. The 14-track album featured eight new songs and six new versions of earlier hits, including "

You Keep Me Hangin' On "You Keep Me Hangin' On" is a song written and composed by Holland–Dozier–Holland. It was first recorded in 1966 by American Motown girl group the Supremes, reaching number one on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. American rock band Vanilla Fudge ...

" as a duet with

and "

Kids in America "Kids in America" is a song recorded by English pop singer Kim Wilde. It was released in the United Kingdom as her debut single in January 1981, and in the United States in spring 1982, later appearing on her Kim Wilde (album), self-titled de ...

", as a duet with

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. "

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" appears as a bonus track in a remix by

Paul Oakenfold Paul Mark Oakenfold (born 30 August 1963), formerly known mononymously as Oakenfold, is an English record producer, remixer and trance DJ. He has provided over 100 remixes for over 100 artists including U2, Moby, Madonna, Britney Spears, Mass ...

. The second single was "

Perfect Girl "Perfect Girl" is the second single from Kim Wilde's comeback album '' Never Say Never'', released in 2006. The album contains new songs (including this one) as well as re-recorded versions of some of Wilde's 1980s hits. Released in Germany, ...

", released in November 2006 and voted by fans through a poll on Wilde's official website. "Perfect Girl" spent 9 weeks in the German singles Top 100, reaching No. 52. It was also released in Belgium, Switzerland and (as a download only) the Netherlands. A third single, "

Together We Belong "Together We Belong" is the third single from the Kim Wilde album '' Never Say Never'', released in 2006. The album contained new songs (including this one) as well as re-recorded versions of some of Wilde's 1980s hits. Released in Germany, t ...

", was released in March 2007, while a fourth, "

Baby Obey Me ''Never Say Never'' is the tenth studio album by Kim Wilde and was released in September 2006. It was a comeback album after being away from the music business for a number of years and her first studio album for eleven years. The album feature ...

", was released in August 2007 in two versions: the original album version and a remix featuring German rap artist Ill Inspecta. The album was a moderate success, reaching the Top 20 in several European countries. It has sold more than 70.000 copies in Europe.

Track listing

Charts

References

* 2006 albums Kim Wilde albums EMI Records albums {{2000s-pop-album-stub