Editing Impossible Princess (section)

==Public reaction==
[[File:Steveandersonsmall.jpg|thumb|upright|left|alt=Photograph of Steve Anderson|[[Steve Anderson (musician)|Steve Anderson]] felt that public perception of the album was affected by the misleading sound of the lead single.]]

During its commercial release, ''Impossible Princess'' was criticised by the British public, who did not appreciate Minogue's move into [[indie music]] and electronica.<ref>{{harvnb|Minogue|Baker|2002}}; {{harvnb|True B}}</ref> The audience failed to identify with her new intimate image, dubbed as "IndieKylie", and was unimpressed with her new musical direction, viewing it as a trend-chasing attempt.<ref>{{harvnb|Smith|2014|page=148}}; {{harvnb|Goodall|Stanley-Clarke|2012|pp=105–106}}; {{harvnb|Flynn|2019|ps=: Cover Story from "Classic Album: ''Impossible Princess''" by Lindores, Mark|page=49}}</ref> The backlash resulted in ''Impossible Princess'' making little impact on British record charts, which led British publications to label ''Impossible Princess'' Minogue's worst-selling studio album at the time in those regions.<ref name="Aspinall 2008"/> A year after its release, [[Absolute Radio#1993–1997: Virgin Radio launch and early years|Virgin Radio]] mocked the album's sales, stating: "We've done something to improve Kylie's records: we've banned them."<ref>{{harvnb|Lister|2002}}</ref>

Several factors were named as reasons for the poor public perception: the lack of promotional activity, the three-year gap since her last album, the constant delays and title changes, and the change of musical direction.<ref>{{harvnb|Minogue|Baker|2002}}; {{harvnb|Aspinall|2008}}; {{harvnb|Smith|2014|page=147–148}}</ref> Minogue cited the incohesive material, her "IndieKylie" image portrayed by the media, as well as the long gap between albums, as the main reasons for the album's commercial failure; while Baker felt it was the lack of proper promotion and management on Deconstruction's end.<ref>{{harvnb|Flynn|2019|ps=: Cover Story from "Classic Album: ''Impossible Princess''" by Lindores, Mark|page=49}}; {{harvnb|Aspinall|2008}}; {{harvnb|Flick|2000}}</ref> Anderson felt the release of "Some Kind of Bliss" as the lead single overshadowed Minogue's involvement on the track, and the album as a whole.<ref name="BiR"/> Minogue said that after the single release, she had to "keep telling people that this isn't an indie-guitar album. I'm not about to pick up a guitar and rock."<ref name="musicweekinterview"/> James Dean Bradfield admitted he felt guilty that the single release had "landed [Minogue] with a whole new set of problems".<ref name="classic40">{{harvnb|Flynn|2019|ps=: "Non-Stop Dancing" by Hurley, Oliver|page=40}}</ref>

===Commercial performance===
Under the title ''Kylie Minogue'', the album debuted and peaked at number 10 on the [[UK Albums Chart]], making it the third-highest debuting album of that week and Minogue's sixth top-10 entry.<ref>{{harvnb|Official Charts Company A}}; {{harvnb|Official Charts Company B}}</ref> It fell to number 22 the following week and again to number 41, its final charting position was at number 70.<ref name="kylieuk">{{harvnb|Official Charts Company A}}</ref> The album sold 20,000 copies in the first two weeks of release, just ten percent of the expected sales figures.<ref name="naked106">{{harvnb|Goodall|Stanley-Clarke|2012|p=106}}</ref> The album entered its fifth and final week, during the start of May 1998, at number 91.<ref name="kylieuk"/> In a similar run, the album charted at number 10 on the [[Scottish Albums Chart]].<ref name="scotland98"/> The album had sold 64,483 copies in the UK as of October 2020.<ref name="UK 2020"/>

The album debuted and peaked at number four on the [[Australian Albums Chart]] on 25&nbsp;January 1998.<ref name="auspeak"/> It stalled at number eight during its second and third weeks, but fell outside the top ten in its fourth.<ref name="auspeak"/> By 26&nbsp;April, the album had spent 14 weeks on the chart and was placed at number 48 before leaving the chart.<ref name="auspeak"/> Whilst embarking on her [[Intimate and Live (concert tour)|Intimate and Live]] tour in June, it entered the top ten for three non-consecutive weeks between June and July.<ref name="auspeak"/> The album appeared in the top 50 for 35 weeks, making it Minogue's longest-charting album at the time.<ref name="auspeak"/> The [[Australian Recording Industry Association]] (ARIA) certified the Platinum by for physical shipments of 70,000 units.<ref>{{harvnb|Australian Recording Industry Association B}}; {{harvnb|Australian Recording Industry Association C}}</ref>

The 2022 vinyl reissue reached number five on the UK Albums Chart on 28 October 2022, eclipsing its original number-ten peak in 1998.<ref>{{harvnb|Smith|2022}}; {{harvnb|Jones|2022}}; {{harvnb|Official Charts Company B}}; {{harvnb|Official Charts Company D}}</ref> The album opened with 6,384 [[album-equivalent unit]], all but 44 of which were vinyl LPs; it was the third best-selling vinyl album of the week.<ref>{{harvnb|Jones|2022}}; {{harvnb|Official Charts Company E}}</ref> It was the first time the album charted under the title ''Impossible Princess'', giving Minogue her fifteenth top-five entry.<ref>{{harvnb|Jones|2022}}; {{harvnb|Official Charts Company A}}</ref> The album also reached new chart peaks in Scotland and Australia, peaking at numbers four and three, respectively.<ref>{{harvnb|Official Charts Company F}}; {{harvnb|Australian Recording Industry Association D}}</ref>