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Although The Locomotion was the launch single for Kylie in Australia (which lead to her coming over to the UK to work with Stock, Aitken & Waterman), it was I Should Be So Lucky that launched her over here. Quite possibly the most important pop song of all time, this song was written in just 20 minutes as they forgot she was coming and were busy with their other acts…

“I was at home one Friday afternoon when I got a phone call from Mike Stock at the office who asked if there was something I had forgotten to tell him. ‘A small Antipodean called Kylie Minogue?’ prompted Mike, ‘Oh yes, I forgot, she’s in town.’ Mike said, ‘No she’s in reception.’ I apologized for messing up and said we’ll have to drop the whole project. Mike said, ‘We can’t, she’s expecting to do something with us.’ ‘She should be so lucky,’ I replied. ‘Great,’ Mike said, ‘That’ll do. I Should Be So Lucky. Can we write some lyrics?'” Mike and Pete began faxing lyrics back and forth and the song was quickly finished. The triple echo “lucky, lucky, lucky” at the end of the title was an improvised joke during the recording, which they decided to keep.

Pete Waterman, 1000 UK #1 Hits by Jon Kutner and Spencer Leigh

The song was an international hit topping the charts in 8 countries, achieving Gold status in the UK & Germany, Silver in France, and Platinum in Australia.

Second single Got To Be Certain did the business internationally too achieving Gold status in Australia and Silver in France & the UK.

Je Ne Sais Pas Pourquoi is one of my all time faves. The new mix by Steve Anderson for the Step Back In Time Greatest Hits tour was phenomenal, and such a surprise when I was in the audience at Blenheim Palace, it made me really emotional. To my ears this track is a timeless classic. Hit reached No.2 in the UK Singles chart, achieving Silver status for sales of over 325,000 copies. It was 1988, I was 10 years old.