Sleepwalker (EP)

Sleepwalker (alternatively titled Kylie + Garibay) is the debut extended play by musical duo Kylie and Garibay, composed of Australian singer-songwriter Kylie Minogue and American record producer Fernando Garibay. Musically, it is influenced by electronica and, in a departure for Minogue, reggae and dancehall. Its lyrical content begins a story arc, from loss to recovery, concluded by the second Kylie + Garibay EP.

Sleepwalker
Minogue kneeling in a white dress, leaning back with her hands held up.
SoundCloud artwork
EP by
Kylie and Garibay
Released24 September 2014 (2014-09-24)
Recorded2013–2014
StudioParadise (Los Angeles)
Genre
Length15:06
ProducerFernando Garibay
Kylie and Garibay chronology
Sleepwalker
(2014)		 Kylie and Garibay
(2015)
Kylie Minogue chronology
Kiss Me Once
(2014)		 Sleepwalker
(2014)		 Kiss Me Once Live at the SSE Hydro
(2015)
Music video
"Sleepwalker" on YouTube

The EP was released via SoundCloud on 24 September 2014, to coincide with the start of Minogue's 2014–2015 Kiss Me Once Tour, where a specially produced short film was played before the beginning of the show. The short film was directed by William Baker, and was uploaded to Minogue's YouTube channel on 19 November 2014. The short film contains three of the tracks from the EP, with the exclusion of "Chasing Ghosts".[1][2][3][4] The songs were originally part of the sessions for Minogue's 2014 album, Kiss Me Once, but never saw inclusion on any version of the album.

Background and recording

In 2013, Australian singer Kylie Minogue announced she had signed a management deal with Roc Nation, an entertainment agency handled by American rapper and businessman Jay-Z.[5] The announcement was made after she parted ways with her long-term manager Terry Blamey and the British label EMI.[6] For her eleventh studio album, Kiss Me Once, she collaborated with a number of composers and producers, including Mexican-American producer Fernando Garibay.[7] The producer began his career in the 1990s and has always wanted to work with Minogue, whom he regards as a "real-life Tinkerbell" because of her whimsical charisma.[8]

Track listing

All tracks produced by Fernando Garibay.[9]

Sleepwalker[10]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Glow"
4:24
2."Wait"
3:40
3."Break This Heartbreak"
  • Minogue
  • Garibay
  • Warner
4:14
4."Chasing Ghosts"
2:48
Total length:15:06

Personnel

EP

The following credits are adapted from APRA AMCOS:[10]

References
  1. White, Caitlin (25 September 2014). "Kylie Minogue's New Experimental EP Will Soothe Your Broken Heart". MTV. Archived from the original on 16 May 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
  2. Villa, Lucas (27 September 2016). "Kylie Minogue offers Fernando Garibay-produced EP 'Kylie + Garibay' for free". AXS. Archived from the original on 2 July 2018. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
  3. Web Guy Brett (19 November 2014). "Kylie Minogue Debuts 'Sleepwalker' Music Film With Fernando Garibay". B105 Fm's Scoopla Music. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
  4. O'Mance, Brad (24 September 2014). "There are four new free Kylie Minogue songs online right now!". Popjustice. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
  5. Izundu & Savage 2013
  6. Evening Standard 2012
  7. Wass 2015a
  8. Wass 2015a; Maddox 2014
  9. Andrews 2022, p. 170
  10. Writing credits for Sleepwalker from APRA AMCOS:

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