The Whole Story

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The Whole Story
Kate Bush The Whole Story.jpg
Compilation album by
Kate Bush
Released10 November 1986
Recorded1975–1986
GenreArt rock
Length48:53
LabelEMI
ProducerKate Bush
Jon Kelly
Andrew Powell
Kate Bush chronology
Hounds of Love
(1985) 		The Whole Story
(1986) 		The Sensual World
(1989)
Singles from The Whole Story
  1. "Experiment IV"
    Released: 27 October 1986
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4.5/5 stars[1]
Robert ChristgauA−[2]
The Whole Story
Video by
Kate Bush
Released1986
Recorded1977–1986
GenreArt rock
Length55 Minutes
LabelEMI/Picture Music International
Kate Bush chronology
The Hair of the Hound
(1986) 		The Whole Story
(1986) 		The Sensual World – The Videos
(1990)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMovie3.5/5 stars[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 had been 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.

Side one
No.TitleOriginal albumLength
1."Wuthering Heights" (New Vocal)The Kick Inside (1978)4:57
2."Cloudbusting"Hounds of Love (1985)5:09
3."The Man with the Child in His Eyes"The Kick Inside2:38
4."Breathing"Never for Ever (1980)5:28
5."Wow"Lionheart (1978)3:46
6."Hounds of Love"Hounds of Love3:02
Side two
No.TitleOriginal albumLength
7."Running Up That Hill"Hounds of Love5:00
8."Army Dreamers"Never for Ever3:13
9."Sat in Your Lap"The Dreaming (1982)3:29
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 are 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 (2 September 2014). "Kate Bush Lands Eight Albums on British Chart Following Comeback Shows". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 26 July 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 2 February 2012.
  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 2 February 2012.
  8. ^ "Album Search: Kate Bush - The Whole Story" (ASP) (in German). Media Control. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
  9. ^ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970-2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
  10. ^ "charts.nz - Kate Bush - The Whole Story" (ASP). Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
  11. ^ "norwegiancharts.com Kate Bush - The Whole Story" (ASP). Retrieved 2 February 2012.
  12. ^ "swedishcharts.com Kate Bush - The Whole Story" (ASP). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
  13. ^ "The Official Charts Company - Kate Bush - The Whole Story" (PHP). Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
  14. ^ AllMusic
  15. ^ "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – albums 2004". Ultratop. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 9 March 2021.
  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. ^ "New Zealand album certifications – Kate Bush – The Whole Story". Recorded Music NZ.
  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. ^ "Ask Billboard". Billboard. 22 November 2005. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  21. ^ ""This girl is very, very tough…" The untold story of Kate Bush's Hounds of Love". Uncut. 26 August 2014. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
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