"Kylie" received mixed reviews from music critics. Giving the album two-and-a-half out of five stars, Chris True from AllMusic said that although the production values "are dated at best" and the melodies "are nothing but standard", her upbeat personality makes them "bearable". Tim Nicholson of "Record Mirror" wrote that besides the "awful" cover of "The Loco-Motion", the album is full of "rattling, Hi-NRG based perfect pop " that has hit-single potential, similar to "I Should be So Lucky". Donovan, writing a review of "Kylie" for "Number One", felt that it would "brighten your day up", but suggested Minogue's vocal "sounds a bit too much like Minnie Mouse after a while."