Hounds of Love is the fifth studio album by English musician Kate Bush, released on 16 September 1985 by EMI Records. It was a commercial success and marked a return to the public eye for Bush after the relatively low sales of her previous album, 1982’s The Dreaming. The album’s lead single, “Running Up That Hill (A Deal with God)”, became one of Bush’s biggest hits, reaching number 3 in the UK upon release and later giving Bush her second number 1 UK single in June 2022. The album’s first side produced three further singles, “Cloudbusting”, “Hounds of Love”, and “The Big Sky”. The second side, subtitled The Ninth Wave, forms a conceptual suite about a woman drifting alone in the sea at night. Hounds of Love received critical acclaim both on its release and in retrospective reviews. It is considered by many fans and music critics to be Bush’s best album, and has been regularly voted one of the greatest albums of all time. It was Bush’s second album to top the UK Albums Chart and in the US, it reached the top 40 on the Billboard 200. It is her best-selling studio album, having been certified double platinum for 600,000 sales in the UK, and by 1998 it had sold 1.1 million copies worldwide. The album was nominated at the 1986 Brit Awards for Best British Album, at which Bush was also nominated for Best British Female and Best British Single for “Running Up That Hill”. In 2022, the album re-entered various charts, including reaching number one on the Billboard Top Alternative Albums, due to the appearance of “Running Up That Hill” in the Netflix series Stranger Things.
Tracklisting
- Hounds Of Love
- Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God) (4:56)
- Hounds Of Love (3:01)
- The Big Sky (4:35)
- Mother Stands For Comfort (3:05)
- Cloudbusting (5:07)
- The Ninth Wave
- And Dream Of Sheep (2:40)
- Under Ice (2:22)
- Waking The Witch (4:17)
- Watching You Without Me (4:06)
- Jig Of Life (4:03)
- Hello Earth (6:10)
- The Morning Fog (2:32)
Apple Music
Videos
Kate Bush - Hounds of Love - Official Music Video
More Videos
- Kate Bush - Cloudbusting - Official Music Video
- Waking The Witch
- Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill - Official Music Video
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Release Information
| Key | Value |
|---|---|
| Wikipedia URL | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hounds_of_Love |
| Format | Vinyl LP Album Stereo (Townhouse Mastering) |
| Label | EMI |
| Catalog Number | KAB1 |
| 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 [l19936]. Youth appears with kind permission of [l38030]. Helicopter on “Waking The Witch” by kind permission of [url=https://www.discogs.com/Pink-Floyd-The-Wall/master/11329]Pink Floyd “The Wall”[/url]. “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. |
| Discogs URL | Kate Bush - Hounds Of Love |