Kate Bush
Kate Bush spent the 80s expanding what a pop record could be, producing herself and building songs from Fairlight samples, Irish folk and literary obsessions. 'Hounds of Love' (1985) is among the decade's most acclaimed albums, and 'Running Up That Hill' remains her signature.
Origin: Bexleyheath, England · Years active: 1975–present
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Kate Bush — Hounds of Love
Vinyl · Album released 1985
Two very different sides: bold singles, then the dreamlike Ninth Wave suite.
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Biography
Kate Bush spent the 80s expanding what a pop record could be, producing herself and building songs from Fairlight samples, Irish folk and literary obsessions. 'Hounds of Love' (1985) is among the decade's most acclaimed albums, and 'Running Up That Hill' remains her signature.
Key 1980s albums
- Never for Ever (1980) — Search Amazon · Find copies on eBay — 80s albums
- The Dreaming (1982) — Search Amazon · Find copies on eBay — 80s albums
- Hounds of Love (1985) — Search Amazon · Find copies on eBay — 80s albums
- The Sensual World (1989) — Search Amazon · Find copies on eBay — 80s albums
Essential songs
- Running Up That Hill (A Deal with God) (1985) — 80s songs
- Cloudbusting (1985) — 80s songs
- Hounds of Love (1986) — 80s songs
- Babooshka (1980) — 80s songs
- This Woman's Work (1989) — 80s songs
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- Who are Kate Bush?
- Kate Bush — Bexleyheath, England, active 1975–present. Kate Bush spent the 80s expanding what a pop record could be, producing herself and building songs from Fairlight samples, Irish folk and literary obsessions. 'Hounds of Love' (1985) is among the decade's most acclaimed
- What did Kate Bush release in the 1980s?
- RADIO 1980 lists 4 albums and 5 essential songs for Kate Bush, covering 1980–1989.
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