The Sensual World
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| Studio album by Kate Bush | ||
| Released | October 17, 1989 | |
| Recorded | 1989 | |
| Genre | Alternative Rock, Art Rock, Pop Rock | |
| Length | 42:10 (LP) 45:58 (CD) |
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| Label | EMI | |
| Producer(s) | Kate Bush | |
| Professional reviews | ||
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| Kate Bush chronology | ||
| The Whole Story (1986) |
The Sensual World (1989) |
Live @ Hammersmith (1990) |
The Sensual World is the sixth all-new studio album by Kate Bush, and the singer's seventh album release in total.
Released as CD players became increasingly popular, the original LP ended with the song "This Woman's Work". "Walk Straight Down the Middle" was a bonus track on the CD and cassette versions of the album.
"This Woman's Work" had already appeared on the soundtrack of the John Hughes film She's Having a Baby. "This Woman's Work" was remade by R&B artist Maxwell in 1997 for his MTV Unplugged album.
A video collection called The Sensual World: The Videos was also released; it contained videos for the title song, "Love and Anger", and "This Woman's Work", as well as excerpts from an interview Bush gave to the music TV channel VH1.
The title track is a setting of Molly Bloom's Soliloquy from James Joyce's Ulysses. It includes Irish instrumentation (Uilleann pipes, fiddle, whistle) under a breathy rendering of the orgasmic 'Yes' of the original text.
[edit] Track listing
All songs written by Kate Bush
- "The Sensual World" – 3:57
- "Love and Anger" – 4:42
- "The Fog" – 5:04
- "Reaching Out" – 3:11
- "Heads We're Dancing" – 5:17
- "Deeper Understanding" – 4:46
- "Between a Man and a Woman" – 3:29
- "Never be Mine" – 3:43
- "Rocket's Tail" – 4:06
- "This Woman's Work" – 3:32
- "Walk Straight Down the Middle" – 3:48
[edit] Personnel
- Haydn Bendall: Engineer
- Andrew Boland: Engineer
- Stoyanka Boneva: Vocals
- Kate Bush: Piano, Keyboards, Vocals, Vocals (bckgr), Producer
- Paddy Bush: Mandolin, Vocals (bckgr), Valiha, Whip, Tupan
- Clare Connors: Violin
- Ian Cooper: Cutting Engineer
- Stuart Elliot: Drums
- Eva Georgieva: Vocals
- John Giblin: Bass
- David Gilmour: Guitar
- Paul Gomazel: Engineer
- John Grimes: Assistant Engineer
- Michael Kamen: Arranger, Orchestration
- Mick Karn: Bass
- Nigel Kennedy: Violin, Viola
- Kevin Killen: Engineer, Mixing
- Tom Leader: Assistant Engineer
- Donal Lunny: Bouzouki
- Charlie Morgan: Drums
- Alan Murphy: Guitar
- Michael Nyman: String Arrangements
- Del Palmer Bass, Percussion, Guitar (Rhythm), Engineer, Fairlight, Mixing
- Justin Pearson: Cello
- Dimiter Penev: Arranger
- Yanka Rupkina: Vocals
- John Sheahan: Fiddle
- Davy Spillane: Pipe, Whistle (Human), Whistle (Instrument), Uilleann Pipes
- Alan Stivell: Vocals (bckgr), Celtic Harp
- Trio Bulgarka: Vocals
- Eberhard Weber: Bass
- Bill Whelan: Arranger
- Jonathan Williams: Cello
| Kate Bush discography |
| Studio releases: The Kick Inside | Lionheart | Never for Ever | The Dreaming | Hounds of Love | The Sensual World | The Red Shoes | Aerial Compilations: The Single File | The Whole Story | This Woman's Work | Live @ Hammersmith |
