Kylie Minogue & Keith Washington - If You Were With Me Now

What this video is

Released on 21 October 1991 as the second single from Kylie Minogue's fourth album Let's Get to It (PWL/Mushroom Records), this duet with American R&B artist Keith Washington marked a deliberate genre pivot for Minogue — her first charting single to carry a co-writing credit. Produced by Mike Stock and Pete Waterman at the tail end of the defining SAW Hit Factory era, the track blended the production house's…

Why it matters

Represents a critical transitional moment in the PWL pop canon — the SAW formula being consciously stretched toward adult contemporary and R&B idioms. As Minogue's first hit co-written by herself, it signals the artist reclaiming creative agency within the Hit Factory system. The UK chart peak of…

The director

Canadian-born, Sydney-educated director. Graduated North Sydney Technical College (Cinematography) and University of Technology Sydney (BA Communications). Launched music video career with avant-garde short films; won a Juno Award and two MTV Awards.…