FEATURE:
Not Quite a Full House
IN THIS PHOTO: Kate Bush in an outtake from The Sensual World (1989)/PHOTO CREDIT: John Carder Bush
Theoretical Extra Singles from Each of Kate Bush’s Studio Albums
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WHILST we cannot turn back time…
PHOTO CREDIT: Getty Images
and speculate an alternate reality, there are artists who release singles from their studio albums - and we wonder what else they could have brought out. Whether it is a deeper cut or an obvious single never realised, we dream what could have been. With a new music video and a chance of fresh chart assault, I do think about Kate Bush and her studio albums. In this feature, I am looking at her ten studio albums and will list the U.K. singles from each. I am going to give my choice as to which other song from each album should have been released as a single. With albums like Hounds of Love so stuffed with gold, there was definite potential for an extra single release. Whether the label/Bush felt that they needed to leave it be or too many singles would result in a poor chart return or damage the enjoyment of the album, I think there is flexibility in every case. I did publish a feature recently revealing the song from The Kick Inside that should have been the third U.K. single (apologies for repeating myself). From 1978’s The Kick Inside to 2011’s 50 Words for Snow, an unreleased single-worthy gem lies within! Here are the songs from each album that I would choose to release if Kate Bush decided to release another U.K. single…
FROM each album.
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The Kick Inside
Release Date: 17th February, 1978
Label: EMI
Producer: Andrew Powell
Stream: https://open.spotify.com/album/5NKTuBLCYhN0OwqFiGdXd1?si=WLZUOLGlSiW31cONAr4-xw
U.K. Singles Released: Wuthering Heights (20th January, 1978), The Man with the Child in His Eyes (26th May, 1978)
Which Other Track Could Have Been a U.K. Single? Oh to Be in Love
Lionheart
Release Date: 13th November, 1978
Label: EMI
Producers: Andrew Powell (Assisted by Kate Bush)
Stream: https://open.spotify.com/album/2CRirDu87zmvr01X8MkcQ8?si=kNgNYPnMSna6_MqiWkCOTg
Buy: https://roughtrade.com/gb/kate-bush/lionheart-60077c9a-5fb5-4714-821a-280d80024a96
U.K. Singles Released: Hammer Horror (27th October, 1978), Wow (5th March, 1979)
Which Other Track Could Have Been a U.K. Single? Kashka from Baghdad
Never for Ever
Release Date: 7th September, 1980
Label: EMI
Producers: Kate Bush/Jon Kelly
Stream: https://open.spotify.com/album/0KBFDO8qcY0zhybIESEQUt?si=ZbAnkJxBQquFWS6lYHBtXw
Buy: https://roughtrade.com/gb/kate-bush/never-for-ever-0e80c456-fc19-41c7-85b8-6574e9091658
U.K. Singles Released: Breathing (14th April, 1980), Babooshka (27th June, 1980), Army Dreamers (22nd September, 1980)
Which Other Track Could Have Been a U.K. Single? The Wedding List
The Dreaming
Release Date: 13th September, 1982
Label: EMI
Producer: Kate Bush
Stream: https://open.spotify.com/album/1gRJsaJ7ExC9Q9YdB9ZMC5?si=Gu0XndTrRmyWY8fHRJPWtA
Buy: https://roughtrade.com/gb/kate-bush/the-dreaming-03e10ee0-e2d3-4b54-948e-0afcb7e7c290
U.K. Singles Released: Sat in Your Lap (21st June, 1981), The Dreaming (26th July, 1982), There Goes a Tenner (2nd November, 1982)
Which Other Track Could Have Been a U.K. Single? Get Out of My House
Hounds of Love
Release Date: 16th September, 1985
Label: EMI
Producer: Kate Bush
Stream: https://open.spotify.com/album/5BWl0bB1q0TqyFmkBEupZy?si=gKClC6UlQzqOUTms8zXxjA
Buy: https://roughtrade.com/gb/kate-bush/hounds-of-love-d3743f1e-51e3-4337-b759-f47b26c0a247/lp
U.K. Singles Released: Running Up That Hill (A Deal with God) (5th August, 1985), Cloudbusting (14th October, 1985), Hounds of Love (24th February, 1986), The Big Sky (28th April, 1986)
Which Other Track Could Have Been a U.K. Single? And Dream of Sheep
The Sensual World
Release Date: 16th October, 1989
Label: EMI
Producer: Kate Bush
Stream: https://open.spotify.com/album/0Bk6rV33JObdtOpjJg0vIy?si=SeFOhYpbTGS1n-gD9-E77w
Buy: https://roughtrade.com/gb/kate-bush/the-sensual-world-e4747d6f-f1a1-4c91-bc7d-c5562cef6288
U.K. Singles Released: The Sensual World (18th September, 1989), This Woman's Work (20th November, 1989), Love and Anger (26th February, 1990)
Which Other Track Could Have Been a U.K. Single? The Fog
The Red Shoes
Release Date: 1st November, 1993
Label: EMI
Producer: Kate Bush
Stream: https://open.spotify.com/album/7GaIK1F61cLAGASyB8TAk4?si=Vor6u-cEQBW7jBbIV7gj5w
Buy: https://store.hmv.com/store/music/vinyl/the-red-shoes
U.K. Singles Released: Rubberband Girl (6th September, 1993), Moments of Pleasure (15th November, 1993), The Red Shoes (5th April, 1994), And So Is Love (7th November, 1994)
Which Other Track Could Have Been a U.K. Single? Lily
Aerial
Release Date: 7th November, 1995
Label: EMI
Producer: Kate Bush
Stream: https://open.spotify.com/album/0xo3ZL0B9982pr08stcNlt?si=gnbjekO-RfyEbvaLIg-R5g
Buy: https://roughtrade.com/gb/kate-bush/aerial-90730658-35e2-49ab-93d8-9c3e7897c0f4
U.K. Singles Released: King of the Mountain (24th October, 2005)
Which Other Track Could Have Been a U.K. Single? Mrs. Bartolozzi
Director’s Cut
Release Date: 16th May, 2011
Labels: Fish People/EMI
Producer: Kate Bush
Stream: https://open.spotify.com/album/5jYdgzyT71V5j4MQm327gF?si=w403tCRvTQOrHMnLi75bFw
Buy: https://roughtrade.com/gb/kate-bush/director-s-cut-23cb82bf-539f-4cfd-a97b-a846f8e0dbdf
U.K. Singles Released: Deeper Understanding (5th April, 2011)
Which Other Track Could Have Been a U.K. Single? This Woman’s Work
50 Words for Snow
Release Date: 21st November, 2011
Label: Fish People
Producer: Kate Bush
Stream: https://open.spotify.com/album/1VAB3Xn92dPKPWzocgQqkh?si=0x1sXJeDRea9yMPFxqyBxg
Buy: https://store.hmv.com/store/music/vinyl/50-words-for-snow
U.K. Singles Released: Wild Man (11th October, 2011)
Which Other Track Could Have Been a U.K. Single? Among Angels