Normally I'm not too fond of Greatest Hits collections. I mean, it's nice to have a selection of singles by your favourite artist on one disc, but fans hardly ever get something new anymore. Any new tracks usually end up as singles, so there's no incentive to buy the album. But in 2006 Dannii Minogue gave the tired old format a new look. With 5 new tracks [at the time of release] she also let it be known that there is still a lot more to come. ** We follow Ms Minogue through her attitude laced, Americanized pop beginnings with 4 singles from her first album 'Love And Kisses' bought to us by the great Alvin Moody [seriously, anyone heard ...  Read the complete review

More renowned as being a judge on ITV1's dreaded X Factor, it's sometimes hard to remember that Dannii Minogue has been a reasonably successful recording artist for as long as her elder sister (indeed, slightly longer - she was the first one to actually release a single in Australia). Through ups and downs, Dannii has largely been overlooked in favour of her sister, and The Hits and Beyond probably provides all the evidence you need to understand why. In the UK, Dannii Minogue released four studio albums between 1990 and 2003. Two of these made the top ten and saw reasonable commercial success from the singles within, whereas the other two failed to make even ...  Read the complete review

Its hard to imagine Kylie Minogue without the grimacing Dannii just a bus ride behind her. Kylie hit the soaps, so then did Dannii. Kylie recorded a single, so then did Dannii. Kylie had a number one, so...wait a minute... In every way, they are similar, bearing the same smiles and nearly the same voices. Its often mused that there is no point to Dannii as she is just a poor emulation. However, somewhere in there, there has been enough good songs to allow her to maintain a moderately successful singles career, even if the albums have nearly always bombed. The Hits and Beyond doesn't actually cover Dannii's entire career. In fact, its a sort of half ...  Read the complete review