The Whole Story

Infobox Album |
Name = The Whole Story
Type = Compilation album
Artist = Kate Bush


Released = November 10 1986
Recorded = 1977-1986
Genre = Alternative rock, Art rock, Pop rock
Length = 48:53
Label = EMI
Producer = Kate Bush Jon Kelly Andrew Powell
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:keh1z84ajyvn link]
*Robert Christgau (A-) [http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=Kate+Bush link]
Last album = "Hounds of Love" (1985)
This album = "The Whole Story" (1986)
Next album = "The Sensual World" (1989)

"The Whole Story" is Kate Bush's 6th album, and her first, and to this date only, greatest hits collection. The album includes two previously unreleased recordings: a new piece entitled "Experiment IV", and a remix of Bush's first hit, "Wuthering Heights," featuring newly-recorded vocals. The album peaked at No. 1 on the UK albums chart.

A videotape also called "The Whole Story" was released at the same time. It includes the videos for the songs on the album (in the same order), plus the video for "The Big Sky", a song from "Hounds of Love" which is not included in the compilation album. The video for "Wow" as featured on this release features excerpts from Bush's live tour, as the singer was no longer fond of the original promotional video. The video for "Experiment IV" has cameos by Dawn French, Hugh Laurie and Peter Vaughan.

Track listing for LP, Cassette and CD editions

# "Wuthering Heights" (new vocal) – 4:57
# "Cloudbusting" – 5:09
# "The Man with the Child in His Eyes" – 2:38
# "Breathing" – 5:28
# "Wow" – 3:46
# "Hounds of Love" – 3:02
# "Running Up That Hill" – 5:00
# "Army Dreamers" – 3:13
# "Sat in Your Lap" – 3:29
# "Experiment IV" – 4:21
# "The Dreaming" – 4:14
# "Babooshka" – 3:29

Track listing for VHS and Laserdisc Editions

# "Wuthering Heights"
# "Cloudbusting"
# "The Man with the Child in His Eyes"
# "Breathing"
# "Wow" (new alternate video made especially for this compilation)
# "Hounds of Love"
# "Running Up That Hill"
# "Army Dreamers"
# "Sat in Your Lap"
# "Experiment IV"
# "The Dreaming"
# "Babooshka"
# "The Big Sky"

Personnel

*Kate Bush: Keyboards, Vocals, Producer
*Ian Cooper: Cutting Engineer
*Jon Kelly: Producer
*Andrew Powell: Producer

Chart Performance

succession box
before = "Now That's What I Call Music 8" by Various Artists
title = UK number one album
years = January 17, 1987 – January 30, 1987
after = "Graceland" by Paul Simon