The Whole Story

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Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
Robert Christgau	A−^[2]

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Allmovie	^[3]

The Whole Story is the first compilation album by English singer Kate Bush. Released in November 1986, it was Bush's third UK number one album. The compilation went on to become her best-selling release to date, being certified four times platinum in the United Kingdom.

The album includes eleven of Bush's previous singles, with a previously unreleased track entitled "Experiment IV", which was later released as a single and reached the UK Top 30. A newly recorded version of Bush's debut single "Wuthering Heights" (1978) opens the album.

A home video compilation of the same name was released simultaneously, which includes the promotional videos for each song on the album.

Track listing[]

LP, cassette and CD editions[]

All tracks are written by Kate Bush.

Side one
No.	Title	Album	Length
1.	"Wuthering Heights" (New Vocal)	The Kick Inside	4:57
2.	"Cloudbusting"	Hounds of Love	5:09
3.	"The Man with the Child in His Eyes"	The Kick Inside	2:38
4.	"Breathing"	Never for Ever	5:28
5.	"Wow"	Lionheart	3:46
6.	"Hounds of Love"	Hounds of Love	3:02

Side two
No.	Title	Album	Length
7.	"Running Up That Hill"	Hounds of Love	5:00
8.	"Army Dreamers"	Never for Ever	3:13
9.	"Sat in Your Lap"	The Dreaming	3:29
10.	"Experiment IV"	Previously unreleased	4:21
11.	"The Dreaming"	The Dreaming	4:14
12.	"Babooshka"	Never for Ever	3:29
Total length:			48:53

VHS, VCD and Laserdisc editions[]

All tracks are written by Kate Bush.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Wuthering Heights" (VHS/VCD/Laserdisc editions use the original 1978 recording)	3:34
2.	"Cloudbusting"	6:55
3.	"The Man with the Child in His Eyes"	2:52
4.	"Breathing"	5:31
5.	"Wow" (VHS/VCD/Laserdisc editions feature a new alternate video produced especially for this compilation)	3:42
6.	"Hounds of Love"	3:04
7.	"Running Up That Hill"	4:55
8.	"Army Dreamers"	3:17
9.	"Sat in Your Lap"	3:30
10.	"Experiment IV"	4:41
11.	"The Dreaming"	4:09
12.	"Babooshka"	3:26
13.	"The Big Sky" (Only included on VHS/VCD/Laserdisc editions)	4:26
Total length:		56:54

Personnel[]

Kate Bush - Keyboards, vocals, producer
Ian Cooper - Cutting engineer
Jon Kelly - Producer
Andrew Powell - Producer

Charts and certifications[]

Chart positions[]

Chart	Position
Australian Albums Chart^[4]	28
Dutch Mega Albums Chart^[5]	22
French SNEP Compilations Chart ^[6]	9
German Media Control Albums Chart ^[7]	11
Japanese Oricon LP Chart^[8]	38
New Zealand Albums Chart ^[9]	4
Norwegian VG-lista Albums Chart^[10]	10
Swedish Albums Chart^[11]	48
UK Albums Chart ^[12]	1
United States Billboard 200^[13]	76

Certifications[]


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Belgium (BEA)^[14]	Gold	*Expression error: Missing operand for .*^
Canada (Music Canada)^[15]	Gold	50,000^{^}
Germany (BVMI)^[16]	Gold	*Expression error: Missing operand for .**^{^}
United Kingdom (BPI)^[17]	4× Platinum	1,200,000^{^}
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^{^}shipments figures based on certification alone

Preceded by Now That's What I Call Music 8 by Various Artists	UK number one album 17 – 30 January 1987	Succeeded by Graceland by Paul Simon

References[]

↑ AllMusic
↑ Robert Christgau
↑ AllMovie
↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
↑ "dutchcharts.nl Kate Bush - The Whole Story" (ASP). dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). MegaCharts. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
↑ "InfoDisc : Tous les Albums classés par Artiste > Choisir Un Artiste Dans la Liste : Kate Bush" (in French). infodisc.fr. Archived from the original (PHP) on 7 November 2011. Retrieved 2 February 2012. Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
↑ "Album Search: Kate Bush - The Whole Story" (ASP) (in German). Media Control. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
↑ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970-2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
↑ "charts.org.nz - Kate Bush - The Whole Story" (ASP). Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
↑ "norwegiancharts.com Kate Bush - The Whole Story" (ASP). Retrieved 2 February 2012.
↑ "swedishcharts.com Kate Bush - The Whole Story" (ASP). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
↑ "Chart Stats - Kate Bush - The Whole Story" (PHP). UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 2 February 2012. Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
↑ AllMusic
↑ [[[:Template:Certification Cite/URL]] "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – albums 2004"] Check |url= value (help). Ultratop. Hung Medien.
↑ [[[:Template:Certification Cite/URL]] "[[:Template:Certification Cite/Title]]"] Check |url= value (help). Music Canada. URL–wikilink conflict (help)
↑ [[[:Template:Certification Cite/URL]] "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Kate Bush; 'The Whole Story')"] Check |url= value (help) (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
↑ [[[:Template:Certification Cite/URL]] "[[:Template:Certification Cite/Title]]"] Check |url= value (help). British Phonographic Industry. URL–wikilink conflict (help) Select albums in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Type The Whole Story in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.

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[1] AllMusic

[2] Robert Christgau

[3] AllMovie

[auchart-4] Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

[nlchart-5] "dutchcharts.nl Kate Bush - The Whole Story" (ASP). dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). MegaCharts. Retrieved 2 February 2012.

[frachart-6] "InfoDisc : Tous les Albums classés par Artiste > Choisir Un Artiste Dans la Liste : Kate Bush" (in French). infodisc.fr. Archived from the original (PHP) on 7 November 2011. Retrieved 2 February 2012. Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[dechart-7] "Album Search: Kate Bush - The Whole Story" (ASP) (in German). Media Control. Retrieved 2 February 2012.

[Jachart-8] Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970-2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.

[nzchart-9] "charts.org.nz - Kate Bush - The Whole Story" (ASP). Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. Retrieved 2 February 2012.

[norcharts-10] "norwegiancharts.com Kate Bush - The Whole Story" (ASP). Retrieved 2 February 2012.

[sechart-11] "swedishcharts.com Kate Bush - The Whole Story" (ASP). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 2 February 2012.

[UKchart-12] "Chart Stats - Kate Bush - The Whole Story" (PHP). UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 2 February 2012. Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[USchart1-13] AllMusic

[BelgiumKate_BushThe_Whole_StoryalbumCertRef-14] [[[:Template:Certification Cite/URL]] "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – albums 2004"] Check |url= value (help). Ultratop. Hung Medien.

[CanadaKate_BushThe_Whole_StoryalbumCertRef-15] [[[:Template:Certification Cite/URL]] "[[:Template:Certification Cite/Title]]"] Check |url= value (help). Music Canada. URL–wikilink conflict (help)

[GermanyKate_BushThe_Whole_StoryalbumCertRef-16] [[[:Template:Certification Cite/URL]] "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Kate Bush; 'The Whole Story')"] Check |url= value (help) (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.

[United_KingdomKate_BushThe_Whole_StoryalbumCertRef-17] [[[:Template:Certification Cite/URL]] "[[:Template:Certification Cite/Title]]"] Check |url= value (help). British Phonographic Industry. URL–wikilink conflict (help) Select albums in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Type The Whole Story in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.

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