The Whole Story

The Whole Story
Compilation album by Kate Bush
Released 10 November 1986
Recorded 1975–1986
Genre Art rock
Length 48:53
Label EMI
Producer Kate Bush
Jon Kelly
Andrew Powell
Kate Bush chronology
Hounds of Love
(1985)Hounds of Love1985		 The Whole Story
(1986)		 The Sensual World
(1989)The Sensual World1989
Singles from The Whole Story
  1. "Experiment IV"
    Released: 27 October 1986
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Robert ChristgauA−[2]
The Whole Story
Video by Kate Bush
Released 1986
Recorded 1977–1986
Genre Art rock
Length 55 Minutes
Label EMI/Picture Music International
Kate Bush chronology
The Hair of the Hound
(1986)The Hair of the Hound1986		 The Whole Story
(1987)		 The Sensual World – The Videos
(1990)The Sensual World – The Videos1990
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmovie[3]

The Whole Story is the first compilation album by English singer Kate Bush. Released in November 1986, it was Bush's third UK number one album. The compilation went on to become her best-selling release to date, being certified four times platinum in the United Kingdom.

The album includes eleven of Bush's previous singles, with a previously unreleased track entitled "Experiment IV", which was later released as a single and reached the UK Top 30. A newly recorded version of Bush's debut single "Wuthering Heights" (1978) opens the album. The album mix of "The Man with the Child in His Eyes" features on this album instead of the single version.

A home video compilation of the same name was released simultaneously, which includes the promotional videos for each song on the album.

In 2014, during Kate Bush's Before the Dawn residency at the Hammersmith Apollo, The Whole Story charted at Number 8 in the UK.[4]

Track listing

LP, cassette and CD editions

All tracks written by Kate Bush.

Side one
No.TitleAlbumLength
1."Wuthering Heights" (New Vocal)The Kick Inside4:57
2."Cloudbusting"Hounds of Love5:09
3."The Man with the Child in His Eyes"The Kick Inside2:38
4."Breathing"Never for Ever5:28
5."Wow"Lionheart3:46
6."Hounds of Love"Hounds of Love3:02
Side two
No.TitleAlbumLength
7."Running Up That Hill"Hounds of Love5:00
8."Army Dreamers"Never for Ever3:13
9."Sat in Your Lap"The Dreaming3:29
10."Experiment IV"Previously unreleased4:21
11."The Dreaming"The Dreaming4:14
12."Babooshka"Never for Ever3:29
Total length:48:53

VHS, VCD and Laserdisc editions

All tracks written by Kate Bush.

No.TitleLength
1."Wuthering Heights" (VHS/VCD/Laserdisc editions use the original 1978 recording)3:34
2."Cloudbusting"6:55
3."The Man with the Child in His Eyes"2:52
4."Breathing"5:31
5."Wow" (VHS/VCD/Laserdisc editions feature a new alternate video produced especially for this compilation)3:42
6."Hounds of Love"3:04
7."Running Up That Hill"4:55
8."Army Dreamers"3:17
9."Sat in Your Lap"3:30
10."Experiment IV"4:41
11."The Dreaming"4:09
12."Babooshka"3:26
13."The Big Sky" (Only included on VHS/VCD/Laserdisc editions)4:26
Total length:56:54

Personnel

  • Kate Bush - Keyboards, vocals, producer
  • Ian Cooper - Cutting engineer
  • Jon Kelly - Producer
  • Andrew Powell - Producer

Charts and certifications


References

  1. ↑ AllMusic
  2. ↑ Robert Christgau
  3. ↑ AllMovie
  4. ↑ Grow, Kory (September 2, 2014). "Kate Bush Lands Eight Albums on British Chart Following Comeback Shows". Rolling Stone. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
  5. ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  6. ↑ "dutchcharts.nl Kate Bush - The Whole Story" (ASP). dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). MegaCharts. Retrieved 2012-02-02.
  7. ↑ "InfoDisc : Tous les Albums classés par Artiste > Choisir Un Artiste Dans la Liste : Kate Bush" (in French). infodisc.fr. Archived from the original (PHP) on 7 November 2011. Retrieved 2012-02-02.
  8. ↑ "Album Search: Kate Bush - The Whole Story" (ASP) (in German). Media Control. Retrieved 2012-02-02.
  9. ↑ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970-2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
  10. ↑ "charts.org.nz - Kate Bush - The Whole Story" (ASP). Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. Retrieved 2012-02-02.
  11. ↑ "norwegiancharts.com Kate Bush - The Whole Story" (ASP). Retrieved 2012-02-02.
  12. ↑ "swedishcharts.com Kate Bush - The Whole Story" (ASP). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 2012-02-02.
  13. ↑ "Chart Stats - Kate Bush - The Whole Story" (PHP). UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 2012-02-02.
  14. ↑ AllMusic
  15. ↑ "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – albums 2004". Ultratop. Hung Medien.
  16. ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Kate Bush – The Whole Story". Music Canada.
  17. ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Kate Bush; 'The Whole Story')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
  18. ↑ THE FIELD id (chart number) MUST BE PROVIDED for NEW ZEALAND CERTIFICATION.
  19. ↑ "British album certifications – Kate Bush – The Whole Story". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Type The Whole Story in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  20. ↑ "American album certifications – Kate Bush – album". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH. 
  21. ↑ https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/60579/ask-billboard
  22. ↑ http://www.uncut.co.uk/features/this-girl-is-very-very-tough-the-untold-story-of-kate-bush-s-hounds-of-love-4812
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