I Guess I Like It Like That Explained

I Guess I Like It Like That
Cover:Kylie Minogue - I Guess I Like It Like That cover.png
Border:yes
Caption:12" promotional vinyl cover
Type:Promotional single
Artist:Kylie Minogue
Album:Let's Get to It
A-Side:"If You Were with Me Now"
Released:October 1991
Genre:
Length:6:00 (album version)
3:30 (edit)
Label:Mushroom
Producer:
  • Mike Stock
  • Pete Waterman

"I Guess I Like It Like That" is a 1991 promotional single written by Australian singer-songwriter Kylie Minogue and British producers Mike Stock and Pete Waterman for Minogue's fourth album Let's Get to It. The song samples 2 Unlimited's "Get Ready for This" written by Phil Wilde, Jean-Paul de Coster and Ray Slijngaard. On the 2015 UK re-release of the Let's Get to It album, Wilde and de Coster were credited as co-authors of the song (Stock/Waterman/Minogue/DeCoster/Wilde). The song also samples Freestyle Orchestra's "Keep On Pumping It Up" and the Salt-N-Pepa song "I Like It Like That".

Background

During this time, Minogue was fascinated by club music. Although her music was always played in commercial clubs, the pop element of her earlier works made the "cooler clubs" tend to "frown upon" her music. Minogue then created the alias "Angel K" for herself and released white label promotional vinyls of tracks including "Do You Dare" and "Closer"; both of the songs later appeared as B-sides on "Give Me Just a Little More Time and "Finer Feelings", respectively.[2]

Critical reception

Nathan Wood from Foxtel's MaxTV called the song "surprising" and claimed it "signaled Kylie's change from a pop princess to an artist with diverse, genre-pushing tastes, and paved the way for her extensive exploration into the world of dance music that would come later."[3] Digital Spys Nick Levine stated he "has even fallen for the 2 Unlimited sample."[4] However, Chris True from AllMusic criticised the stadium keyboard part that lays the foundation of the song, calling it one of album's "noticeable missteps".[5] Nick Griffiths from Select gave a mixed review of the track, calling the song "impressive but blatant clubdom".[6]

Live performances

Kylie performed the song on the following concert tours:

Format and track listing

  1. "I Guess I Like It Like That" – 6:00
  2. "I Guess I Like It Like That" (edit) – 3:45
  3. "If You Were with Me Now" – 3:10

Visionmasters & Tony King version

Keep On Pumpin' It
Cover:Visionmasters - Keep on Pumpin' It.png
Type:single
Artist:Visionmasters & Tony King featuring Kylie Minogue
Length:4:01 (Angelic Edit)
7:26 (Angelic Remix)
6:56 (Astral Flight Mix)
3:31 (Astral Flight Edit)
Label:PWL
Producer:
  • Stock
  • Waterman
  • Visionmasters
  • Tony King (Angelic Remix)
  • Phil Harding (Astral Flight Mix)
Chronology:Kylie Minogue
Prev Title:If You Were with Me Now
Prev Year:1991
Next Title:Give Me Just a Little More Time
Next Year:1992

"Keep On Pumpin' It" is a song by British producer duo Visionmasters (Paul Taylor and Danny Hybrid) and DJ Tony King featuring vocals by Australian singer Kylie Minogue. It samples Freestyle Orchestra's "Keep On Pumping It Up" and Minogue's vocals from her song "I Guess I Like It Like That". It was written by Minogue, Mike Stock and Pete Waterman. The single consists of two versions: the "Angelic Remix", which was mixed by Vision Masters, and the "Astral Flight Mix", which was mixed by producer Phil Harding.

Background and production

King previously remixed Minogue's track "Step Back in Time". On the back cover of the CD single, The Visionmasters were said to be "a concept born out of visions at Angels Burnley," a nightclub where Taylor held a residency at throughout the 1990s, and originated his Retro club night there.[7] [8]

Release and reception

This is the first featured single for Minogue. It was said to be her "classic underground club collaboration".[9]

Formats and track listings

These are the formats and track listings of the major single releases.[10]

  1. "Keep On Pumpin' It" (Angelic Edit) – 4:00
  2. "Keep On Pumpin' It" (Angelic Remix) – 7:24
  3. "Keep On Pumpin' It" (Astral Flight Mix) – 6:54
  1. "Keep On Pumpin' It" (Angelic Edit) – 4:00
  2. "Keep On Pumpin' It" (Astral Flight Edit) – 3:28
  1. "Keep On Pumpin' It" (Angelic Remix) – 7:24
  2. "Keep On Pumpin' It" (Astral Flight Mix) – 6:54
  1. "Keep On Pumpin' It" (Angelic Edit) – 4:00
  2. "Keep On Pumpin' It" (Angelic Remix) – 7:24
  3. "Keep On Pumpin' It" (Astral Flight Mix) – 6:54
  4. "Keep On Pumpin' It" (Astral Flight Mix Edit)
  5. "Keep On Pumpin' It" (Astral Flight Dub)

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the CD single liner notes.[11]

engineer

Charts

Chart performance for "Keep On Pumpin' It"! Chart (1991)! Peak
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External links

Notes and References

  1. http://ww38.samesame.com.au/features/8144/Anti-Kylie--The-Undiscovered-Minogue
  2. Web site: Kylie Minogue Special. 3 August 2002. Rage. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 15 September 2015.
  3. Web site: Kylie Minogue to Reissue First Four Albums | MAX TV . 14 September 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160630132417/http://www.maxtv.com.au/news/kylie-minogue-to-reissue-first-four-albums.aspx . 30 June 2016 . dead .
  4. Web site: Music The Sound - Kylie: Revisited #4: 'Let's Get To It. Nick Levine. Digital Spy. Hearst Corporation. 22 May 2010. 12 September 2015.
  5. Web site: Let's Get to It —Kylie Minogue. Chris True. AllMusic. 12 September 2015.
  6. Web site: Griffiths . Nick . Reviews: New Albums – Let's Get to It – Kylie Minogue. Select. Emap Metro. December 1991. 16 September 2015.
  7. http://www.thisislancashire.co.uk/archive/2002/09/28/Lancashire+Archive/5944450.Paul_s_lament_for_fallen_Angels/ This is Lancashire - Paul Taylor interview
  8. Web site: DJ PAUL TAYLOR INTERVIEW (RETRO). 23 May 2023. YouTube.
  9. Web site: Lets Get To It (1991). Pwl-empire.com. 23 May 2023.
  10. Web site: Discography 1994–1998. MixKylie.co.uk. 8 October 2006.
  11. "Keep on Pumpin' It" (CD single). Visionmasters & Tony King featuring Kylie Minogue. PWCD 207. 1991. Compact Disc liner notes. PWL Records. PWL Records. United Kingdom.