Hounds Of Love

1985 Art Rock Experimental Pop Rock

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Tracklist

Hounds Of Love
A1 Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God) 4:56
A2 Hounds Of Love 3:01
A3 The Big Sky 4:35
A4 Mother Stands For Comfort 3:05
A5 Cloudbusting 5:07
The Ninth Wave
B1 And Dream Of Sheep 2:40
B2 Under Ice 2:22
B3 Waking The Witch 4:17
B4 Watching You Without Me 4:06
B5 Jig Of Life 4:03
B6 Hello Earth 6:10
B7 The Morning Fog 2:32

Musicians

Bill WhelanArranged By (Irish Arrangements), Fujara
Del PalmerDrum Programming (All Linn Programming), Engineer, Bass, Handclaps, Backing Vocals, Synthesizer (Fairlight Bass)
Alan MurphyGuitar
John Carder BushPhotography By, Backing Vocals, Narrator (Narration By), Vocals
Kate BushProducer, Piano, Synthesizer (Fairlight), Voice, Written-By
Paddy BushBalalaika, Didgeridoo (Dijeridu), Backing Vocals, Harmony Vocals (Harmonic Vocals), Violin, Fujara (Fujare)
Stuart ElliottDrums
Jonathan WilliamsCello
Charlie MorganDrums, Handclaps
YouthBass
Morris PertPercussion
Eberhard WeberBass
Brian BathBacking Vocals, Guitar
The Medicci SextetStrings
Donal LunnyBouzouki, Bodhrán
John SheahanWhistle, Fiddle
Kevin McAleaSequenced By (Synthesiser Sequences), Synthesizer
Danny ThompsonDouble Bass
Liam O’FlynnUilleann Pipes
The Richard Hickox SingersChoir
John WilliamsGuitar

Production

Michael KamenArranged By (Orchestral)
Dave LawsonArranged By (Arranged For Strings By)
Michael BerkeleyArranged By (Arranged For Voices By)
Richard HickoxDirected By (Choir Directed By)

Also credited. Design: Bill Smith Studio. Engineer: Bill Somerville-Large, Brian Tench, Haydn Bendall, James Guthrie, Nigel Walker, Paul Hardiman. Mixed By: Brian Tench, Julian Mendelsohn. Engineer (Assistant): Pearse Dunne. Lacquer Cut By (Cut By): Ian Cooper. Other (Studio Maintenance): Jim Jones.

Release notes

Side B “The Ninth Wave” is a concept piece with all tracks segued into each other to appear as ‘continuous audio’. Total duration of this track is 26:10.

Printed inner sleeve of lyrics, credits and photographs.
Some copies included an inner merchandise leaflet.
Matrix runout strings stamped. ‘TOWNHOUSE’ mastering signature etched.

Catalogue numbers:
KAB1 and EJ 24 0384 1 can be found on the rear sleeve and spine.
EJ2403841 can be found on the inner sleeve and labels.
RB 8509 JU can be found on the rear sleeve (bottom right)

Engineer at Windmill Lane : Bill Somerville-Large.
John Williams appears courtesy of .
Youth appears with kind permission of .
Helicopter on “Waking The Witch” by kind permission of Pink Floyd “The Wall”.
“Jig Of Life”: original music discovered by Paddy Bush.
“Hello Earth” contains elements of ‘Tsintskaro’, a Georgian folk song.

[Labels];
℗ 1985 Original Sound Recordings made by Noverica Ltd.
© 1985 Noverica Ltd.
© Kate Bush Music Ltd. EMI Music Publishing Ltd.
Manufactured in the UK by EMI Records Limited.

[Inner sleeve]
© Kate Bush Music Ltd. EMI Music Publishing Ltd.
Lyrics used by Permission.

[Rear sleeve]:
℗ 1985 Original Sound Recordings made by Noverica Ltd.
© 1985 Noverica Ltd.

Durations do not appear on this release.