Sleepwalker (EP)

Sleepwalker
SoundCloud artwork
EP by Kylie and Garibay
Released	24 September 2014 (2014-09-24)
Recorded	2013–2014
Studio	Paradise (Los Angeles)
Genre	Electronic dancehall reggae
Length	15:06
Producer	Fernando 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)
Short film
"Sleepwalker" on YouTube

Sleepwalker 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.

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". 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. The announcement was made after she parted ways with her long-term manager Terry Blamey and the British label EMI. For her eleventh studio album, Kiss Me Once, she collaborated with a number of composers and producers, including Mexican-American producer Fernando Garibay. 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.

Track listing

All tracks produced by Fernando Garibay.

Sleepwalker

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Glow"	Kylie Minogue Fernando Garibay Amanda Lucille Warner	4:24
2.	"Wait"	Garibay Warner Peter Wade Keusch	3:40
3.	"Break This Heartbreak"	Minogue Garibay Warner	4:14
4.	"Chasing Ghosts"	Minogue Garibay Warner Brandon Lowry	2:48
Total length:			15:06

Personnel

EP

The following credits are adapted from APRA AMCOS:

• Kylie Minogue – vocals, songwriting (1,3,4)
• Fernando Garibay – production, songwriting
• MNDR – songwriting
• Peter Wade Keusch – songwriting (2)
• Sterling Fox – songwriting (4)

References

Websites and print sources

• "Break This Heartbreak". APRA AMCOS. GW46866164. Archived from the original on 17 September 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
• "Chasing Ghosts". APRA AMCOS. GW46866165. Archived from the original on 17 September 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
• "Glow". APRA AMCOS. GW46866163. Archived from the original on 17 September 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
• "Kylie Minogue and Lily Allen Dropped from EMI in £1.2Bn Takeover Deal". Evening Standard. 21 September 2012. Archived from the original on 22 February 2023. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
• "Wait". APRA AMCOS. GW47003709. Archived from the original on 17 September 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2023.

• Andrews, Marc (2022). "Part 19: 'Kiss Me Once' & Garibay & More (2014–2015)". Kylie Song by Song. Fonthill Media. p. 170. ISBN 9781781558706. Retrieved 3 March 2023 – via Google Books.
• Izundu, Chi Chi; Savage, Mark (7 February 2013). "Jay-Z Signs Kylie Minogue to Roc Nation Label". BBC News. Archived from the original on 11 August 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
• Wass, Mike (5 October 2015). "Behind The Boards: Fernando Garibay On His Collaborations With Kylie Minogue & Lady Gaga". Idolator. MRC. Archived from the original on 12 September 2023. Retrieved 5 October 2015.

Media notes

• Maddox, Gemma (8 October 2014). An Interview with Fernando Garibay (Media notes). New South Wales: Max 107.3. Archived from the original on 21 September 2023. Retrieved 21 September 2023 – via SoundCloud.
• Minogue, Kylie; Garibay, Fernando (24 September 2014). Kylie + Garibay (Media notes). SoundCloud. Archived from the original on 26 June 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2016.