Live at Hammersmith Odeon (Kate Bush album)
| Live at Hammersmith Odeon | ||||
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| Live album by Kate Bush | ||||
| Released | 3 January 1994 | |||
| Recorded | 13 May 1979 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock, art rock, pop rock | |||
| Length | 53.22 | |||
| Label | EMI on Picture Music International | |||
| Producer | Kate Bush | |||
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| Video by Kate Bush | ||||
| Released | 1981 | |||
| Recorded | 13 May 1979 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock, art rock, pop rock | |||
| Length | 53 Minutes | |||
| Label | EMI on Picture Music International | |||
| Director | Keith "Keef" MacMillan | |||
| Producer | Kate Bush | |||
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| Allmusic |   |
Live at Hammersmith Odeon is the first live album by the British singer Kate Bush. It is a recording of her first of only two concert tours, The Tour of Life from 1979, first released on home video in 1981. The video of The Tour of Life was re-released in 1994 as a boxed set that included a CD version of the performance.
The twelve song live album is heavily abridged. The complete show consisted of twenty-four songs. The performance consists mainly of songs from The Kick Inside and Lionheart with a new song "Violin"; which would subsequently appear on Bush's third studio album Never for Ever in 1980.
In September 1979, Bush released an EP of four tracks recorded at the final dates of her only major tour, called On Stage, which reached #10 in the UK singles chart.[2] The EP includes a performance of "L'Amour Looks Something Like You" which was cut from the abridged live album.
Track listing
All tracks written by Kate Bush.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Moving" | 3:32 |
| 2. | "Them Heavy People" | 4:02 |
| 3. | "Violin" | 3:33 |
| 4. | "Strange Phenomena" | 3:26 |
| 5. | "Hammer Horror" | 4:26 |
| 6. | "Don't Push Your Foot on the Heartbrake" | 4:00 |
| 7. | "Wow" | 4:00 |
| 8. | "Feel It" | 3:14 |
| 9. | "Kite" | 6:12 |
| 10. | "James and the Cold Gun" | 8:44 |
| 11. | "Oh England My Lionheart" | 3:23 |
| 12. | "Wuthering Heights" | 4:50 |
Personnel
Musicians
The following list is taken from the tour programme. Additional personnel may be involved.
- Kate Bush - vocals, piano, producer
- Brian Bath - electric guitar, acoustic mandolin, vocal harmonies
- Alan Murphy - electric guitar, whistle
- Paddy Bush - mandolin, vocal harmonies, additional instrumentation
- Ben Barson - synthesizer, acoustic guitar
- Kevin McAlea - piano, keyboards, saxophone, 12 string guitar
- Del Palmer - bass
- Preston Heyman - drums, percussion
- Glenys Groves - backing vocals
- Liz Pearson - backing vocals
- Gordon Patterson - sound engineer, front of house.
- Martin Fisher - stage sound engineer.
Film crew
- Keith "Keef" MacMillan - Director
- Kate Bush - Producer, Choreography
- Richard Dellow - Cinematographer
- Barrie Dodd - Cinematographer
- Jim McCutcheon - Cinematographer
- Mike Morgan - Cinematographer
- Ron Tufnell - Cinematographer
- Sandy Field - Title Design
- Joe French - Unit Production Manager
- John Henshall - Lighting
- Sarah King - Production Assistant
References
- ↑ Dillard, Brian J.. Review: Kate Bush: Live at Hammersmith Odeon. Allmusic. Retrieved on 2010-07-26.
- ↑ "KATE BUSH │ Artist │ Official Charts". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2014-03-29.