It was also the third of the album's four. 12 tracks Release Date 30 July 1985 'Hounds of Love' is the fifth studio album by English singer Kate Bush, released on Septemby EMI Records. Engineers Del Palmer, Haydn Bendall, Brian Tench, Paul Hardiman, Nigel. Andy Price throws his shoes into the lake. The textured, melodic Hounds of Love found the artist firing on all cylinders. In light of her glorious return to the stage we’ve decided to revisit Kate Bush’s finest hour. Hounds of Love is available to listen to via EMI Records. KateBushMusic 505K subscribers Official music video for the single 'Hounds of Love' - which is the title track of the Hounds of Love album by Kate Bush. Landmark Productions: Kate Bush Hounds of Love. What’s a better time to listen to Hounds of Love than its 35th anniversary? In 1998, readers of Q Magazine voted and placed the album at 48th in the greatest albums of all time, whilst in 2006 NME voted it the 41st best British album of all time. Hounds of Love will go down as one of Bush’s most iconic albums, as has been proved time and time again.
Whilst tracks like ‘Cloudbusting’ and and ‘Running Up That Hill (A Deal with God)’ emphasise Bush’s abilities to create catchy and uplifting tunes, it is songs like ‘Under Ice’ that should be the focal point to Hounds of Love, demonstrating its experimental nature.
The first side of the album achieved four Top 40s, landing Bush a very successful and popular release. With 18 tracks, including the bonus tracks, Bush explores a range of ideas and it produced some of the biggest hits of her career, including ‘Running Up That Hill (A Deal with God)’.
Kate Bush, the iconic British singer-songwriter, released her fifth studio album Hounds of Love 35 years ago this year via EMI Records.įollowing the release of her 1982 album The Dreaming, which got relatively poor sales and recognition, Hounds of Love was one of music’s greatest comebacks.