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The Kick Inside
The Kick Inside (Album Artwork).png
Studio album by Kate Bush
Released 17 February 1978
Recorded June 1975, July�August 1977
Studio AIR Studios, London[1]
Genre
Art pop art rock baroque pop
Length 43:13
Label
EMI (UK) Harvest (USA)
Producer Andrew Powell
Kate Bush chronology
The Kick Inside
(1978) Lionheart
(1978)
Singles from The Kick Inside
"Wuthering Heights"
Released: 6 January 1978
"Moving"
Released: 5 February 1978
"Them Heavy People"
Released: 5 May 1978
"The Man with the Child in His Eyes"
Released: 26 May 1978
"Strange Phenomena"
Released: 1 June 1979
Alternative cover
The Kick Inside US cover
The Kick Inside US cover
The Kick Inside is the debut studio album by English singer-songwriter and musician
Kate Bush. It was released on 17 February 1978 and contains her UK number one hit,
"Wuthering Heights". The album peaked at number three on the UK Albums Chart and
has been certified Platinum by the British Phonographic Industry.[2] The production
included efforts by several progressive rock veterans, including Duncan Mackay, Ian
Bairnson, David Paton, Andrew Powell, and Stuart Elliott of The Alan Parsons
Project, and David Gilmour of Pink Floyd.

Contents
1 Background and recording
2 Release
3 Reception
4 Track listing
5 Personnel
6 Production
7 Charts and certifications
7.1 Weekly charts
7.2 Year-end charts
7.3 Certifications
8 See also
9 References
10 External links
Background and recording
The Kick Inside was released when Bush was 19 years old. She had written some of
the songs when she was only 13.[3] The album opens with 20 seconds of whale song,
which leads into the first track, "Moving", inspired by her dance teacher Lindsay
Kemp.

Her cinematic and literary influences, two qualities considered her trademarks,
were most obvious in the song "Wuthering Heights", the album's first single. The
song was not initially inspired by Emily Bront�'s novel but by a television
adaptation, although Bush read the novel later in order to (in her own words) "get
the research right".[4] Further influences can be found when she references
Gurdjieff in "Them Heavy People", while the title song is inspired by the ballad of
Lizie Wan. Bush also writes openly about sexuality, particularly on the erotic
"Feel It" and "L'Amour Looks Something Like You". "Strange Phenomena" questions
unusual coincidences, premonition, and d�j� vu.

"Wuthering Heights" went to number one in the UK, marking the first time a female
singer-songwriter topped the charts with a self-penned song.[5] EMI originally
wanted the more rock-oriented track "James and the Cold Gun" to be her debut
single, but Bush insisted that it should be "Wuthering Heights". Even at this early
stage of her career, she had gained a reputation for her determination to have a
say in decisions affecting her work.[6]

The album's second single, "The Man with the Child in His Eyes", reached number six
in the UK. Three other singles were released over the world during the next two
years: "Them Heavy People", "Moving" (which reached number one in Japan) and
"Strange Phenomena".[3] "The Man with the Child in His Eyes" also charted on the
American Billboard Hot 100, Bush's only single to do so until 1985. It peaked at
number 85. Bush made an appearance on Saturday Night Live in December 1978. Despite
this publicity, The Kick Inside failed to enter the top 200 of the Billboard albums
chart.

As part of her preparation for entering the studio, Bush toured pubs with the KT
Bush Band, supported by her brother Paddy and close friends. However, for the
album, she was persuaded to use established session musicians, some of whom she
would retain even after she had brought her bandmates back on board.[3]

Paddy Bush was the only member of the KT Bush Band to play on The Kick Inside.
Unlike on later albums, where he would play more exotic instruments such as
balalaika and didgeridoo, here he played the more standard harmonica and mandolin.
Stuart Elliot played some of the drums and would become her main percussionist on
subsequent albums,[3] along with session drummer Charlie Morgan. Preston Heyman was
credited on drums with some subsequent studio work but mostly performed on the live
tour of 1979.

The album was produced by David Gilmour's friend and associate, Andrew Powell.[7]

Release
Six different varieties of the album's cover are known: the regular UK cover, a
variant UK cover, the US cover, the Canadian cover, the Yugoslavian cover, the
Japanese cover, and the Uruguayan cover, the Uruguayan cover being the rarest and
most expensive due to its unusual head-on photo of Bush.

In the UK, it was released (twice) as a limited edition picture disc. This is
housed in a full colour outer sleeve ('Kite' picture by Jay Myrdal). It sports a
sticker declaring that it's a picture disc (cat. no: EMCP 3223). Two versions were
actually released: The first edition has a circular sticker stating that it is a
picture disc (usually in the top left hand corner). The second pressing (apparently
aimed at the US market, where the first pressing had proven popular) has an oval
sticker (usually top centre). The second disc also states "manufactured in the UK
by EMI Records Ltd." as part of the copyright notice printed on the disc. The first
edition does not have this wording.

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic 4/5 stars[8]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music 4/5 stars[9]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide 3/5 stars[10]
Spin Alternative Record Guide 8/10[11]
According to Billboard in 1978 the album was certified gold in England and New
Zealand and platinum in Australia and Holland. [12]

Track listing
All tracks written by Kate Bush.

Side one
No. Title Length
1. "Moving" 3:01
2. "The Saxophone Song" 3:51
3. "Strange Phenomena" 2:57
4. "Kite" 2:56
5. "The Man with the Child in His Eyes" 2:39
6. "Wuthering Heights" 4:28
Side two
No. Title Length
7. "James and the Cold Gun" 3:34
8. "Feel It" 3:02
9. "Oh to Be in Love" 3:18
10. "L'Amour Looks Something Like You" 2:27
11. "Them Heavy People" 3:04
12. "Room for the Life" 4:03
13. "The Kick Inside" 3:30
Personnel
Kate Bush � piano, lead and backing vocals
Ian Bairnson � electric guitar, acoustic guitar (except on 2), backing vocals (9),
beer bottles (12)
Paul Keogh � acoustic guitar (2)
Alan Parker � electric guitar, acoustic guitar (2)
Duncan Mackay � Hammond organ (4, 6, 7), synthesizer (3), piano, Fender Rhodes (1,
10), clavinet (4)
Andrew Powell � arrangements, producer, synthesizer (2, 9), bass guitar (6), piano,
Fender Rhodes (2, 3), celeste (6), beer bottles (12)
David Paton � bass guitar (except on 2 and 6), acoustic guitar (6, 9), background
vocals (9)
Bruce Lynch � bass guitar (2)
Stuart Elliott � drums (except on 2), percussion (9, 12)
Barry DeSouza � drums (2)
Morris Pert � percussion (3, 4, 6), boobam (12)
Paddy Bush � mandolin (9), vocals (11)
Alan Skidmore � saxophone (2)
David Katz � orchestra contractor
Production
Jon Kelly � recording engineer
Jon Walls � assistant engineer
David Gilmour � executive producer (2, 5)
Wally Traugott � mastering
Charts and certifications
Weekly charts
Chart (1978) Position
Australian Kent Music Report[13] 3
Belgian Ultratop [14] 2
Danish Hitlisten[14] 5
Dutch Mega Albums Chart[15] 1
Finnish Charts[16] 2
French SNEP Albums Chart [17] 3
German Media Control Albums Chart [18] 21
Japanese Oricon LPs Chart[19] 37
New Zealand Albums Chart [20] 2
Norwegian VG-lista Albums Chart[21] 4
Portuguese Albums Chart[16] 1
Swedish Albums Chart[22] 8
UK Albums Chart[citation needed] 3
Chart (1979) Position
UK Albums Chart[citation needed] 21
Chart (1980) Position
UK Albums Chart[citation needed] 73
Chart (2005) Position
Japanese Oricon Albums Chart[23] 204
Year-end charts
Chart (1978) Position
Australian Albums Chart[13] 10
Dutch Albums Chart[24] 7
French Albums Chart[25] 42
UK Albums Chart[26] 9
Chart (1979) Position
UK Albums Chart[26] 71
Certifications
Region Certification Certified units/Sales
Australia (ARIA)[27] Platinum 70,000^
Canada (Music Canada)[28] Platinum 100,000^
France (SNEP)[29] 159,900 [30]*
Japan (Oricon Charts) 25,000[19]
Netherlands (NVPI)[31] Platinum 100,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[32] Platinum 15,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[2] Platinum 300,000^
United States (RIAA)[34] none 74,000[35]
Worldwide (IFPI) N/A 1,000,000+[36]
^shipments figures based on certification alone
See also
Kate Bush discography
List of awards and nominations received by Kate Bush
References
https://www.discogs.com/Kate-Bush-The-Kick-Inside/release/414374
"British album certifications � Kate Bush � The Kick Inside". British Phonographic
Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification
field. Enter The Kick Inside in the search field and then press Enter.
"Kate Bush". NNDB.com. Retrieved 2007-04-03.
"Kate Bush TV Interview". Ask Aspel. 1978-09-05. Retrieved 2007-04-03.
"BBC - Music TV - Pop on trial - 1950s-1990s". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 12 August
2011.
"Gaffaweb - Kate Bush - REACHING OUT - Record Mirror - "Kate's Fairy Tale" by Mary
Ann Ellis - Febr. 1978".
Cowley, Jason. "The Wow Factor". The New Statesman. Retrieved 2007-04-03.
Eder, Bruce. "The Kick Inside � Kate Bush". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th concise ed.). Omnibus
Press. ISBN 0-85712-595-8.
Considine, J. D. (2004). "Kate Bush". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian. The
New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon & Schuster. pp. 122�23. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
Weisbard, Eric; Marks, Craig, eds. (1995). Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage
Books. ISBN 0-679-75574-8.
"Kate Bush, The album - the Kick Inside, the single - Withering Heights".
Billboard. 15 July 1978. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970�1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian
Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
Billboard Magazine, July 1978. Billboard magazine. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
"dutchcharts.nl Kate Bush � The Kick Inside". dutchcharts.nl. MegaCharts.
Retrieved 2 May 2012.
"Hits of the World". Billboard. 1978-07-29. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 2014-08-12.
"InfoDisc : Tous les Albums class�s par Artiste > Choisir Un Artiste Dans la Liste
: Kate Bush". infodisc.fr. Archived from the original on 7 November 2011. Retrieved
2 May 2012.
"Album Search: Kate Bush" (in German). Media Control. Retrieved 2 May 2012.
Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970-2005. Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon
Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
"charts.org.nz � Kate Bush � The Kick Inside". Recording Industry Association of
New Zealand. Retrieved 2 May 2012.
"norwegiancharts.com Kate Bush � The Kick Inside". Retrieved 2 May 2012.
"swedishcharts.com Kate Bush � The Kick Inside". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 2
May 2013.
"???�????-????-ORICON STYLE-??????" [Highest position and charting weeks of The
Kick Inside (reissue) by Kate Bush]. oricon.co.jp (in Japanese). Oricon Style.
Retrieved 2 May 2012.
"Dutch charts jaaroverzichten 1978" (in Dutch). Dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 2 April
2014.
"Les Albums (CD) de 1978 par InfoDisc" (in French). infodisc.fr. Archived from the
original (PHP) on 11 July 2013. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
"Complete UK Year-End Album Charts". Archived from the original on 11 January
2012. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
"ARIA Charts � Accreditations � 1978 Albums". Australian Recording Industry
Association.
"Canadian album certifications � Kate Bush � The Kick Inside". Music Canada.
"French album certifications � Kate Bush � The Kick Inside" (in French). Syndicat
National de l'�dition Phonographique.
http://www.infodisc.fr/Ventes_Albums_Tout_Temps.php?debut=2800
"Dutch album certifications � Kate Bush � The Kick Inside" (in Dutch). Nederlandse
Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Enter The
Kick Inside in the "Artiest of titel" box.
THE FIELD id (chart number) MUST BE PROVIDED for NEW ZEALAND CERTIFICATION.
https://nztop40.co.nz/chart/albums?chart=2822
"American album certifications � Kate Bush � The kick Inside". Recording Industry
Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then
select Album, then click SEARCH.
https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/60579/ask-billboard
https://www.rte.ie/culture/2017/1024/914906-john-kelly-on-kate-bushs-hounds-of-
love/
External links
Engineer Jon Kelly discusses the how the album was recorded
Discogs page of The Kick Inside
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Kate Bush
Discography Songs Awards and nominations
Studio albums
The Kick Inside Lionheart Never for Ever The Dreaming Hounds of Love The Sensual
World The Red Shoes Aerial Director's Cut 50 Words for Snow
Extended plays
On Stage Kate Bush Aspects of the Sensual World Eat the Music
Singles
"Wuthering Heights" "The Man with the Child in His Eyes" "Them Heavy People"
"Moving" "Hammer Horror" "Wow" "Symphony in Blue" "Strange Phenomena" "Breathing"
"Babooshka" "Army Dreamers" "December Will Be Magic Again" "Sat in Your Lap" "The
Dreaming" "There Goes a Tenner" "Suspended in Gaffa" "Ne t'enfuis pas" "Night of
the Swallow" "Running Up That Hill" "Cloudbusting" "Hounds of Love" "The Big Sky"
"Don't Give Up" "Experiment IV" "The Sensual World" "This Woman's Work" "Love and
Anger" "Rocket Man" "Rubberband Girl" "Eat the Music" "Moments of Pleasure" "The
Red Shoes" "The Man I Love" "And So Is Love" "King of the Mountain" "Lyra" "Deeper
Understanding" "Wild Man"
Live albums
Live at the Hammersmith Odeon Before the Dawn
Compilation albums
The Single File The Whole Story This Woman's Work: Anthology 1978�1990
Videos
Live at the Hammersmith Odeon The Single File The Hair of the Hound The Whole Story
The Sensual World: The Videos The Line, the Cross and the Curve
Concert tours
The Tour of Life Before the Dawn
Related
List of tribute albums The Most Wuthering Heights Day Ever
Categories: Kate Bush albums1978 debut albumsAlbums produced by Andrew PowellEMI
Records albumsHarvest Records albums
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