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Hounds of Love by Kate Bush

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    Track     Duration Listeners
1 Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God) 5:00 257,814
2 Hounds of Love 3:02 145,495
3 The Big Sky (Special Single Mix) 4:38 3,626
4 Mother Stands for Comfort 3:08 73,737
5 Cloudbusting 5:09 138,672
6 And Dream of Sheep 2:45 73,133
7 Under Ice 2:21 76,019
8 Waking the Witch 4:18 61,971
9 Watching You Without Me 4:07 64,241
10 Jig of Life 4:04 65,808
11 Hello Earth 6:13 58,812
12 The Morning Fog 2:37 60,746
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EMI UK (2011) Released: 16 May 2011 12 tracks (47:22)
Kate Bush’s strongest album to date also marked her breakthrough into the American charts, and yielded a set of dazzling videos as well as an enviable body of hits, spearheaded by “Running Up That Hill,” her biggest single since “Wuthering Heights.” Strangely enough, Hounds of Love was no less complicated in its structure, imagery, and extra-musical references (even lifting a line of dialogue from Jacques Tourneur’s Curse of the Demon for the intro of the title song) than The Dreaming, which had been roundly criticized for being too ambitious and complex. But Hounds of Love was more carefully crafted as a pop record, and it abounded in memorable melodies and arrangements, the latter reflecting idioms ranging from orchestrated progressive pop to high-wattage traditional folk; and at the center of it all was Bush in the best album-length vocal performance of her career, extending her range and also drawing expressiveness from deep inside of herself, so much so that one almost feels as though he’s eavesdropping at moments during “Running Up That Hill.” Hounds of Love is actually a two-part album (the two sides of the original LP release being the now-lost natural dividing line), consisting of the suites “Hounds of Love” and “The Ninth Wave.” The former is steeped in lyrical and sonic sensuality that tends to wash over the listener, while the latter is about the experiences of birth and rebirth. If this sounds like heady stuff, it could be, but Bush never lets the material get too far from its pop trappings and purpose.
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  • ugabyga

    I can't pick a favorite Kate Bush album yet. But I also think this is one of her best!

    Tuesday evening

  • bluebellinbloom

    Fantastic album!!! The best in my humble opinion!!!! <3

    last week

  • bcap11

    How can something this good exist?

    last month

  • optimistic_tour

    yeah definitely one of the most complete and singular albums ever

    December 2011

  • eletric_feel

    Best pop album of ALL TIME

    November 2011

  • daviidsun

    the best! such beautiful somberness with undercurrent of hope. love those strings!

    November 2011

  • innerspeaker

    Listening to this now for the first time. Wow, this is great.

    October 2011

  • llaella

    there is not a single song on this album I wouldn't adore one way or another. beautiful.

    October 2011

  • OceanArson

    Happy belated birthday to you, HoL!

    October 2011

  • iupi

    It was its 26th anniversary two days ago!! Happy Birthday, Hounds of Love!! <3

    September 2011

  • Mike W

    A genuine 100% classic masterpiece of an album.

    September 2011

  • cliquott

    The Ninth Wave is absolutely incredible.

    August 2011

  • Sixtyyyy

    One of my favorite albums of all time! It is simply perfect!

    July 2011

  • AlanPartridge01

    Lovely stuff!!

    July 2011

  • victorfreitas

    how i love this album

    May 2011

  • Peleiades

    this is 1 of 2 albums where every single song is in my loved tracks. there's not a weak song on this, not even a weak moment!

    May 2011

  • LazzLD

    One of her best, along with TKI and TD, TNW is so <3 <3 <3 I cant stop listening =D

    May 2011

  • spacehxc

    Reviewed this fantastic album for the Sounds About Right podcast, check it out :) http://soundsaboutrightya.blogspot.com/

    May 2011

  • MyBoyBuilds

    "Running Up That Hill" epitomizes Kate's music so well.

    April 2011

  • thomas534

    kate has no "best" albums, how do you choosing? teach me.

    April 2011
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