The Whole Story
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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 are written by Kate Bush
No. | Title | Album | Length |
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1. | "Wuthering Heights" (New Vocal) | The Kick Inside | 4:57 |
2. | "Cloudbusting" | Hounds of Love | 5:09 |
3. | "The Man with the Child in His Eyes" | The Kick Inside | 2:38 |
4. | "Breathing" | Never for Ever | 5:28 |
5. | "Wow" | Lionheart | 3:46 |
6. | "Hounds of Love" | Hounds of Love | 3:02 |
No. | Title | Album | Length |
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7. | "Running Up That Hill" | Hounds of Love | 5:00 |
8. | "Army Dreamers" | Never for Ever | 3:13 |
9. | "Sat in Your Lap" | The Dreaming | 3:29 |
10. | "Experiment IV" | Previously unreleased | 4:21 |
11. | "The Dreaming" | The Dreaming | 4:14 |
12. | "Babooshka" | Never for Ever | 3:29 |
Total length: | 48:53 |
VHS, VCD and Laserdisc editions
All tracks are written by Kate Bush
No. | Title | Length |
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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
Chart positions
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References
- ^ AllMusic
- ^ Robert Christgau
- ^ AllMovie
- ^ Grow, Kory (2 September 2014). "Kate Bush Lands Eight Albums on British Chart Following Comeback Shows". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "dutchcharts.nl Kate Bush - The Whole Story" (ASP). dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). MegaCharts. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
- ^ "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 2 February 2012.
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- ^ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970-2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
- ^ "charts.org.nz - Kate Bush - The Whole Story" (ASP). Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
- ^ "norwegiancharts.com Kate Bush - The Whole Story" (ASP). Retrieved 2 February 2012.
- ^ "swedishcharts.com Kate Bush - The Whole Story" (ASP). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
- ^ "Chart Stats - Kate Bush - The Whole Story" (PHP). UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
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(help) - ^ AllMusic
- ^ "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – albums 2004". Ultratop. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 9 March 2021.
- ^ "Canadian album certifications – Kate Bush – The Whole Story". Music Canada.
- ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Kate Bush; 'The Whole Story')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
- ^ https://nztop40.co.nz/chart/albums?chart=3249
- ^ THE FIELD id (chart number) MUST BE PROVIDED for NEW ZEALAND CERTIFICATION.
- ^ "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.
- ^ https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/60579/ask-billboard
- ^ "American album certifications – Kate Bush – album". Recording Industry Association of America.
- ^ http://www.uncut.co.uk/features/this-girl-is-very-very-tough-the-untold-story-of-kate-bush-s-hounds-of-love-4812