Talk:Let's Get to It/GA1

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Reviewer: K. Peake (talk · contribs) 11:46, 6 November 2020 (UTC)Reply


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Criteria: 1a. prose ( ) 1b. MoS ( ) 2a. ref layout ( ) 2b. cites WP:RS ( ) 2c. no WP:OR ( ) 2d. no WP:CV ( )
3a. broadness ( ) 3b. focus ( ) 4. neutral ( ) 5. stable ( ) 6a. free or tagged images ( ) 6b. pics relevant ( )
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You were timely with your response and also very respectful in the last review we collaborated on; hopefully this time will be a repeat of things! --K. Peake 11:46, 6 November 2020 (UTC)Reply

Here we go again :D Thanks for taking the time to review this! Damian Vo (talk) 14:23, 7 November 2020 (UTC)Reply

Infobox and lead

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  • Remove venue parameter from the infobox since that is for studio recordings
  • WP:OVERLINK of Pete Waterman Entertainment under labels
  • "which released it in the UK on" → "being released by the record label in the United Kingdom on" with the wikilink
  • "distributed it in" → "distributed the album in"
  • "left the Stock Aitken Waterman trio in" → "left the trio Stock Aitken Waterman (SAW) in"
  • "recording the album in the PWL Studios," → "recording at PWL Studios,"
  • "varies and includes" → "varies and includes" → "varies in sound, with it including"
  • "Music critics recognised Minogue's" → "Music critics provided mixed reviews, recognising Minogue's" with the target
  • "but were ambivalent towards" → "despite them being ambivalent towards"
  • "It is one of" → "The album is one of"
  • "missing the top ten" → "missing the top 10" per MOS:NUM
  • "and the United Kingdom." → "and the UK."
  • "it was certified gold by" → "it has since been certified gold in Australia by"
  • The singles sentence should start a third para instead
  • Target singles to Single (music)
  • "from the album," → "from Let's Get to It,"
  • Make sure you mention all of the singles, since a number of four is notable and not too large for the lead and I may have further comments when you have
Added. Please have a look at it. Damian Vo (talk) 15:34, 7 November 2020 (UTC)Reply
  • "promoted the album further with" → "further promoted it with"
  • "in October and November." → "in October and November of 1991."
  • "in the United Kingdom for" → "in the UK for"
All done. Damian Vo (talk) 15:34, 7 November 2020 (UTC)Reply

Background

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  • "and arrangement. She was credited" → "and arrangement than her previous projects alongside being credited"
  • "for the album included" → "for Rhythm of Love included"
  • Wikilink music videos
  • "ended their sixteen-month relationship" → "ended their 16 month relationship"
  • "which travelled through" → "which spanned across"
  • "in February and March," → "in February and March of 1991,"
  • [10] should be solely at the end of the sentence
  • "became her frequent collaborator." → "became a frequent collaborator of hers."
  • "in her music videos" → "in the music videos"
  • "At the time," does this refer to at the time of the relationship or Minogue's break up? Reword accordingly.
  • "the SAW producers struggled to" → "SAW struggled to"
  • "left the SAW trio that year" → "left SAW in 1991"
All done. Damian Vo (talk) 15:52, 7 November 2020 (UTC)Reply

Recording and production

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  • Img looks good
  • "PWL had signed her" → "Pete Waterman Limited (PWL) had signed her"
  • [17][9] should be put in numerical order
  • [17][14] ditto
  • "of the year, Minogue left Paris" → "of 1991, Minogue left the city"
  • "returned to the PWL Studios" → "returned to PWL Studios"
  • "remaining producers Stock and Pete Waterman." → "remaining producers Stock and Waterman."
  • "Stock and Waterman agreed" → "The two agreed"
  • "put the song together by humming different melodies and recording it" → "put the songs together by humming different melodies and recording them" since this is the correct grammar in the context of it being separate content and song titles, plus it is backed up by the ref properly
  • "of her earlier works" → "of Minogue's earlier works"
  • "herself more credibility," → "herself more credibility with clubs,"
  • "Those tracks included" → "The tracks released included"
  • Target singles to Single (music)
  • "to do more recording that year," → "for more recording in 1991,"
  • "recording there," but it" → "recording there", but the recordings"
  • "Waterman and his label imported songs for the album" → "Waterman and PWL imported songs for Let's Get to It"
  • "was sampled heavily" → "is sampled heavily" with the target
  • "sample-based album, saying" → "sample-based album, saying:"
  • "in the album." → "on the album."
  • "any of her album;" → "any of her albums;"
  • "to be recorded was" → "to be recorded for Let's Get to It was"
All done. Damian Vo (talk) 16:28, 7 November 2020 (UTC)Reply

Music and lyrics

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  • Img looks good
  • Remove wikilink on dance music
  • [26][22] put in numerical order
  • Digital Spy should not be italicised
  • "are featured prominently on the album." → "as being featured prominently on Let's Get to It."
  • "of her early works," → "of Minogue's early works,"
  • "and were" → "and are"
  • "highlighted its takes" → "highlighted the takes"
  • "on the album, with" → "on Let's Get to It, with"
  • Wikilink techno
  • "noted her previous" → "noted Minogue's previous"
  • "The album opens with" → "Let's Get to It opens with"
  • Remove wikilink on new jack swing
  • Does it really make sense to say "with "jazz band pop"" if that is not influences or elements; keep this part but try rewording maybe?
  • "in her cover of" → "on her cover of"
  • [30] should be solely at the end of the sentence before [37]
  • Remove wikilink on "Finer Feelings"
  • "in the chorus line:" → "in the chorus with the lyrics:" with the target
  • "felt that such lines" → "felt that the lyrics"
  • [37][18] put in numerical order
  • "the title track written by" → "the title track, written by"
  • "track follows it." → "track, follows it."
  • "is the same as" → "is the same as that of"
  • Target to Right Here, Right Now (Giorgio Moroder song) should only be on "of the same name" text
  • Target techno-pop to Synth-pop
  • Remove wikilink "I Guess I Like It Like That"
  • "It contains a sample" → "The song contains a sample"
  • Target interpolation to Interpolation (popular music)
  • Add release year of "I Like It Like That" in brackets
All done. Damian Vo (talk) 17:13, 7 November 2020 (UTC)Reply

Artwork and release

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  • Img is missing a full-stop at the end
  • "produced the artwork." → "produced the artwork for Let's Get to It."
  • "designed by Nobuhiko Kitamura" → "that was designed by Nobuhiko Kitamura"
  • "It is a stretch" → "The minidress is a stretch"
  • ""interesting" saying it" → ""interesting", saying it"
  • "and the cover was" → "and the artwork was"
  • "helps Minogue transform" → "helped Minogue transform"
  • "under PWL released in the UK" → "under PWL, being released in the United Kingdom"
  • "under the title" → "under the title of"
  • "it twice in 1993 and 1995," → "Let's Get to It in 1993 and 1995, respectively,"
  • "were to be re-released by" → "was to be re-released by"
  • Mention the initial release date since you have mentioned the one it was postponed to
  • Target vinyl to Phonograph record
  • Target CD to Compact disc
  • Wikilink DVD
  • "these albums had been re-released in the United Kingdom." → "they had been re-released in the UK."
  • [51][50] put in numerical order
  • Wikilink VHS
  • "was released in Japan" → "was released across Japan" to avoid stating "in" too close
  • "copies, as of 2006." → "copies by 2006."
  • "The same compilation was released" → "The compilation album was later released"
All done. Damian Vo (talk) 04:16, 8 November 2020 (UTC)Reply

Promotion

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  • "final show of Let's Get to It Tour" → "final show of the Let's Get to It Tour" on the img main text
  • "released as video albums" → "released on video albums"
  • "To promote the album," → "To promote Let's Get to It,"
  • "in October and November 1991." → "in October and November of 1991."
  • "This was an" → "The tour was an"
  • "of provocative costumes and was compared to" → "of provocative costumes for the Let's Get to It Tour and received comparisons to"
  • "in 1992. It included" → "in 1992, which included"
  • "the last show of" → "the last show of the"
  • Remove wikilink on Let's Get to It Tour
  • [63][59] put in numerical order
  • "under the title" → "under the title of"
All done. Damian Vo (talk) 04:20, 8 November 2020 (UTC)Reply

Singles

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  • Remove target on "Word Is Out"
  • "was serviced as the album's" → "was released as Let's Get to It's"
  • Remove target on B-side track
  • "recorded in May." → "recorded in May of that year."
  • Target 12" to Twelve-inch single
  • "and reduce" → "and reduced"
  • Target synthesised to Synthesizer
  • [66][30] put in numerical order
  • "also followed the same" → "followed the same"
  • "peaked at number sixteen" → "peaked at number 16"
  • "her first single to not reach the top ten breaking her run of thirteen consecutive top-ten singles." → "becoming Minogue's first single to not reach the top 10 and this broke her run of 13 consecutive top 10 singles."
  • "number ten in" → "number 10 in"
  • "The second single" → "The album's second single"
  • Remove wikilink on "If You Were with Me Now"
  • "and Keith Washington, was released in October." → "and Washington, was released in October 1991."
  • "The director opted not to" → "Masuak opted not to"
  • [28][27] put in numerical order
  • "number four in the United Kingdom," → "number four in the UK,"
  • "top-five hit and" → "top five hit and"
  • "last top-forty appearance" → "last top 40 appearance"
  • [28][27] put in numerical order
  • "and number twenty-three" → "and number 23"
  • [70][69] put in numerical order
  • Remove wikilink on "Give Me Just a Little More Time"
  • "accompanied by a" → "being accompanied by a"
  • "the highest-charting single" → "standing as the highest-charting single"
  • "It also reached the top-twenty" → "The song also reached the top 20"
  • [29][17] put in numerical order
  • Remove wikilink on "Finer Feelings"
  • "the second single but" → "the second single, but"
  • "Brothers In Rhythm finally released it in April" → "Brothers in Rhythm ultimately released the song in April 1992" with the wikilink
  • "became her collaborators throughout" → "became collaborators of Minogue's throughout"
  • "It is nearly" → "The remix is nearly"
  • "only peaked in the top-twenty in the United Kingdom" → "peaked in the top 20 of the UK"
  • "The black-and-white music video," → "An accompanying black-and-white music video,"
  • Remove wikilink on Paris
All done. Damian Vo (talk) 04:31, 8 November 2020 (UTC)Reply

Critical reception

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  • Digital Spy should not be italicised
  • "received mixed reviews from music critics." → "was met with mixed reviews from music critics." with the target
  • Remove Album of the Year per WP:RSN
  • "Chris True praised Minogue" → "True praised Minogue's"
  • "most of the record" → "most of the album"
  • "and was "not" → "and is "[n]ot"
  • "Nick Griffiths hailed it as" → "Griffiths hailed it as"
  • "viewed it as a" → "viewed the album as a"
  • "claiming her music" → "admitting Minogue's music"
  • "read The Face."" → "read The Face"."
  • "Joe Sweeney said that despite" → "Sweeney said that despite"
  • "songwriting contribution," → "songwriting contributions,"
  • "Australian programme" is this the opinion of the broadcasters, cast or someone else; mention who?
  • "sounded mature and" → "sounded mature on Let's Get to It and"
  • "Nathan Wood highlighted" → "Wood highlighted"
  • "would come later."" → "would come later"."
  • "Oliver Hurley was less impressed with the" → "Hurley was less impressed with the album's"
  • "the same sentiments, Mark Andrews gave it five stars out of ten in his review for Smash Hits, criticising the" → "the same sentiments in Smash Hits, Mark Andrews criticised the"
  • "In a four-star review, Nick Levine commented that" → "Levine commented that"
  • "to match its precursor" → "to match Rhythm of Love"
  • "Sal Cinquemani wrote that none" → "Cinquemani wrote that none"
  • "It was Minogue's" → "The album was Minogue's"
  • "for her work on the album." → "as a result of her work on Let's Get to It."
  • "in the category, following" → "in the category, following nominations for"
  • Add release year of String of Pearls in brackets
All done. Damian Vo (talk) 04:44, 8 November 2020 (UTC)Reply

Commercial performance

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  • "at number fifteen on the" → "at number 15 on the"
  • "on its original release, her first" → "after initially being released, becoming her first"
  • "reach the top ten." → "reach the top 10."
  • [84][9] put in numerical order
  • "at number sixty-eight" → "the chart at number 68"
  • "on the singles chart, it returned to the chart at number fifty." → "on the UK Singles Chart, Let's Get to It returned to the UK Albums Chart at number 50."
  • "remained for a total of twelve weeks," → "lasted for a total of 12 weeks on the chart,"
  • "at number thirteen" → "at number 13"
  • "it was certified gold by ARIA" → "Let's Get to It was certified gold by Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA)"
  • "35,000 copies in" → "35,000 copies in the country in"
  • "at number thirty-seven" → "at number 37"
  • "Minogue's third consecutive top-forty entry" → "becoming Minogue's third consecutive top 40 entry"
  • "and had sold" → "and has sold"
  • "it peaked at number fifty-nine" → "the album peaked at number 59"
All done.Damian Vo (talk) 04:54, 8 November 2020 (UTC)Reply

Track listing

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  • Remove wikilinks on "Step Back in Time", "What Do I Have to Do", "Word Is Out" and "If You Were with Me Now"
Done. Damian Vo (talk) 05:15, 8 November 2020 (UTC)Reply

Personnel

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Done. Damian Vo (talk) 05:15, 8 November 2020 (UTC)Reply

Charts

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  • Good

Certifications and sales

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  • Certifications and sales of Let's Get to It → Certifications and sales for Let's Get to It
Done. Damian Vo (talk) 05:15, 8 November 2020 (UTC)Reply

Release history

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  • Distributor(s) → Label(s)
  • Mushroom Records → Mushroom
  • Wikilink DVD
All done. Damian Vo (talk) 05:15, 8 November 2020 (UTC)Reply

References

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Footnotes

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  • Make sure all of these that can be are archived by using the tool
  • Cite The Guardian instead for ref 16 and remove the publisher
  • Remove Rage from ref 17, only keeping the publisher
  • Target PWL to Pete Waterman Entertainment on ref 18
  • Cite Digital Spy as publisher instead for ref 30
  • Ref 39 is an unreliable source so remove or replace
  • Fix MOS:CAPS issues with ref 41
  • WP:OVERLINK of Pete Waterman Entertainment on refs 42, 49, 52, 54 and 92
  • WP:OVERLINK of WEA on ref 48
  • Target Cherry Red to Cherry Red Records on ref 51
  • WP:OVERLINK of Australian Recording Industry Association on ref 53
  • Target ALFA to Alfa Records on ref 55
  • WP:OVERLINK of Oricon on ref 56
  • Target Mushroom to Mushroom Records on ref 58
  • Ref 61 should cite the last name solely in that parameter, with first and middle in the other parameter
  • WP:OVERLINK of Mushroom on ref 64
  • Remove Hung Medien from ref 69
  • Remove Irishcharts.ie from ref 70
  • Target Ultratop 50 to Ultratop on ref 73
  • Remove ref 77 per WP:RSN
  • WP:OVERLINK of ARIA Music Awards on refs 82 and 83
  • WP:OVERLINK of Official Charts Company on refs 85 and 86
  • Remove the publisher from ref 89
All done. Damian Vo (talk) 05:15, 8 November 2020 (UTC)Reply

Sources

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All done. Damian Vo (talk) 05:15, 8 November 2020 (UTC)Reply
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  • Swap the order
All done. Damian Vo (talk) 05:15, 8 November 2020 (UTC)Reply

Final comments and verdict

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  • Damian Vo I had accidentally not updated the talk page to the on hold status, though I can see from above that you noticed this; I did some copyediting in the lead after you made the fixes with the singles,  Pass time now! --K. Peake 14:57, 8 November 2020 (UTC)Reply
Thank you for your helpful comments. Have a great week! Damian Vo (talk) 15:02, 8 November 2020 (UTC)Reply