| The Whole Story | ||||
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| Greatest hits album by Kate Bush | ||||
| Released | November 10, 1986 | |||
| Recorded | 1975-1986 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock, art rock, pop rock | |||
| Length | 48:53 | |||
| Label | EMI | |||
| Producer | Kate Bush Jon Kelly Andrew Powell |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | [1] |
| Robert Christgau | (A-)[2] |
| The Whole Story | ||||
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| Video by Kate Bush | ||||
| Released | 1987 | |||
| Recorded | 1977 - 1986 | |||
| Genre | Art rock | |||
| Length | 55 Minutes | |||
| Label | EMI/Picture Music International | |||
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The Whole Story is a compilation album by the British singer Kate Bush. It was her sixth album release overall and peaked at No.1 on the UK album chart, certified 4× Platinum in the UK.[3]
The album included a previously unreleased track entitled "Experiment IV" which was released as a single and made the UK Top 30, as well as a new version of Bush's first hit, "Wuthering Heights", featuring newly-recorded vocals.
A home video compilation 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", a song from Hounds of Love which is not included on the compilation album. The video for "Wow" on this release features excerpts from Bush's 1979 live tour, as the singer was no longer fond of the original promotional video . The video for "Experiment IV" has cameos by Dawn French, Hugh Laurie and Peter Vaughan.
Contents |
All songs written and composed by Kate Bush.
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| No. | Title | Length | |||||||
| 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 | |||||||
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| No. | Title | Length | |||||||
| 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 | |||||||
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Total length:
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48:53 | ||||||||
All songs written and composed by Kate Bush.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Wuthering Heights" (VHS/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/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/Laserdisc editions) | 4:26 |
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Total length:
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56:54 | |
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| Preceded by Now That's What I Call Music 8 by Various Artists |
UK number one album January 17, 1987 – January 30, 1987 |
Succeeded by Graceland by Paul Simon |
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