The Whole Story

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The Whole Story
The Whole Story cover
Compilation album by Kate Bush
Released November 10, 1986
Recorded 1977-1986
Genre Alternative Rock, Art Rock, Pop Rock
Length 48:53
Label EMI
Producer(s) Kate Bush,
Jon Kelly,
Andrew Powell
Professional reviews
Kate Bush chronology
Hounds of Love
(1985)
The Whole Story
(1986)
The Sensual World
(1989)


The Whole Story is Kate Bush's 6th album, and her first - and to this date only - "greatest hits" collection. The album includes two previously unreleased recordings: a new piece entitled "Experiment IV", and a remix of Bush's first hit, "Wuthering Heights," featuring newly-recorded vocals. The album peaked at No. 1 on the UK albums chart.

A videotape also called The Whole Story was released at the same time. It includes the videos for the songs on the album (in the same order), plus the video for "The Big Sky". The video for "Wow" as featured on this release features experpts from Bush's live tour, as the singer was no longer fond of the original promotional video.

The video for "Cloudbusting" stars Donald Sutherland playing the part of Wilhelm Reich. The video for "Experiment IV" has cameos by Dawn French and Hugh Laurie.

In 2006 the album was still selling, and charted again. Unofficially, the album has sold over 5 million copies making it one of the most successful greatest hits collection by any artist [citation needed].

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Wuthering Heights" (new vocal) – 4:57
  2. "Cloudbusting" – 5:09
  3. "The Man with the Child in His Eyes" – 2:38
  4. "Breathing" – 5:28
  5. "Wow" – 3:46
  6. "Hounds of Love" – 3:02
  7. "Running Up That Hill" – 5:00
  8. "Army Dreamers" – 3:13
  9. "Sat in Your Lap" – 3:29
  10. "Experiment IV" – 4:21
  11. "The Dreaming" – 4:14
  12. "Babooshka" – 3:29

[edit] Personnel


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