Light Years (Kylie Minogue album)

Light Years
Light Years
Studio album by Kylie Minogue
Released	22 September 2000
Recorded	1999–2000
Studio	Metropolis (London); Angel (London); Blah St. (Hampshire); Studio 2 (Dublin); Olympic (London); Real World (Box); Therapy (London); Master Rock (London); Sarm Hook End (London);
Genre	Dance-pop; disco; Europop;
Length	58:16
Label	Parlophone; Mushroom;
Producer	Steve Anderson; Guy Chambers; Johnny Douglas; Julian Gallagher; Mark Picchiotti; Steve Power; Mike Spencer; Graham Stack; Richard "Biff" Stannard; Mark Taylor;
Kylie Minogue chronology
Singles from Light Years
	"Spinning Around"; Released: 19 June 2000; "On a Night Like This"; Released: 11 September 2000; "Kids"; Released: 9 October 2000; "Please Stay"; Released: 11 December 2000; "Your Disco Needs You"; Released: 22 January 2001;

Light Years is the seventh studio album by Australian singer Kylie Minogue. Mushroom Records released it on 22 September 2000 in Australia; Parlophone released it on 25 September 2000 in the United Kingdom. Following the commercial failure of Impossible Princess (1997), Minogue left Deconstruction Records and took a hiatus from recording music. She signed with Parlophone in June 1999 and decided to return to her pop roots. She worked with various writers and producers, including Steve Anderson, Johnny Douglas, Robbie Williams, Guy Chambers, and Mark Picchiotti.

Light Years is a dance-pop, disco, and Europop album that refers to music from the 1970s. Lyrically, the album touches upon themes of women's empowerment, celebration, and sex, in a cheeky and campy approach. Music critics provided positive reviews, complimenting Minogue's return to pop despite them being ambivalent towards the lyrical content. Retrospectively, Light Years has been recognised as one of Minogue's strongest releases. The album won the ARIA Award for Best Female Artist and Best Pop Release at the 2001 ceremonies. Light Years peaked in the top position on the Australian Albums Chart, Minogue's first number-one album in her native Australia. It reached the top 10 in Russia, Scotland, New Zealand, and on the UK Albums Chart.

Five singles were released from Light Years, including "Spinning Around" and "On a Night Like This", which both reached number one in Australia, as well as the top 20 entries "Kids" and "Please Stay". All peaked inside the top 10 in the UK. The final single, "Your Disco Needs You" was only released in Australia and Germany. Light Years was further promoted with the On a Night Like This Tour, which visited Europe and Australia from March to May 2001. At the time, it was the highest grossing tour by a solo artist in Australia, with ticket sales of approximately US$5 million. The album was re-issued in Europe in 2018 and returned to the UK Albums Chart and the Scottish Albums Chart.