The Whole Story Explained

The Whole Story
Type:greatest hits
Artist:Kate Bush
Cover:Kate Bush - The Whole Story.png
Border:yes
Released:10 November 1986[1]
Recorded:1975–1986
Length:48:53
Label:EMI
Producer:
Prev Title:Hounds of Love
Prev Year:1985
Next Title:The Sensual World
Next Year:1989
The Whole Story
Type:video
Artist:Kate Bush
Released:1986
Recorded:1977–1986
Genre:Art rock
Length:55 Minutes
Label:
Prev Title:The Hair of the Hound
Prev Year:1986
Next Title:The Sensual World – The Videos
Next Year:1990

The Whole Story is the second compilation album by English singer-songwriter Kate Bush and her first greatest hits album worldwide. Released on 10 November 1986,[1] it earned Bush her third UK number-one album and 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 singles, plus "Experiment IV" which had been released as a single three weeks earlier and reached the UK top 30. A remix of Bush's debut single "Wuthering Heights" (1978) with newly re-recorded vocals opens the album. The album mix of "The Man with the Child in His Eyes" features on this release rather than the single version.

A home video compilation of the same name was released simultaneously, which includes the promotional videos for each song on the album. It was nominated for the Best Concept Music Video at the 1988 Grammy Awards.

In 2014, during Bush's Before the Dawn residency at the Hammersmith Apollo, The Whole Story charted at number 8 in the UK.[2] Following a resurgence of popularity for "Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)" in 2022,[3] [4] [5] The Whole Story peaked at number 17 on the UK Albums Chart.[6]

Track listing

VHS, VCD and Laserdisc editions

Personnel

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1986–1987)! scope="col"
Peak
position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)28
European Albums (Music & Media)[7] 11
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[8] 30
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[9] 38
UK CDs (Music Week)[10] 1
Chart (1995)! scope="col"
Peak
position
French Albums (IFOP)[11] 9

Year-end charts

Chart (1986)! scope="col"
Position
UK Albums (Gallup)[12] 16
Chart (1987)! scope="col"
Position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)91
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[13] 75
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[14] 44
UK Albums (Gallup)[15] 57
Chart (2014)! scope="col"
Position
UK Albums (OCC)[16] 66

Bibliography

Notes and References

  1. 1 Nov 1986 . Best of Bush compilation . Music Week . 3.
  2. Kate Bush Lands Eight Albums on British Chart Following Comeback Shows. 2 September 2014. 26 July 2017. Rolling Stone. Grow. Kory. 5 September 2014. https://archive.today/20140905110730/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/kate-bush-british-albums-chart-20140902. live.
  3. Web site: The strangest thing? Why Kate Bush is back at the top of the charts. Thanks to the Netflix show Stranger Things, the 80s classic Running Up That Hill has found a new audience. And it's not the only 40-year-old hit the show could revive. The Guardian. Simpson. Dave. 31 May 2022. 1 June 2022. 8 July 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220708221059/https://www.theguardian.com/music/shortcuts/2022/may/31/the-strangest-thing-why-kate-bush-is-back-at-the-top-of-the-charts. live.
  4. Web site: How 'Stranger Things' Landed Kate Bush's 'Running Up That Hill' . Jazz . Tangjay . June 1, 2022 . June 1, 2022 . . 17 July 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220717163815/https://variety.com/2022/music/news/stranger-things-kate-bush-running-up-hill-1235282576/ . live.
  5. News: Kate Bush heading to number one after chart rule reset . Mark . Savage . 14 June 2022 . 14 June 2022 . . 12 July 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220712090451/https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-61797012 . live.
  6. Web site: Official Albums Chart Top 100 - 24 June 2022 - 30 June 2022. Official Charts. 24 June 2022. 24 June 2022. 22 October 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231022211559/https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/albums-chart/20220624/7502/. live.
  7. European Hot 100 Albums. Music & Media. 3. 50. 20 December 1986. 27. 29800226. World Radio History. 13 February 2022. 22 March 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220322012856/https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-UK/Music/Archive-Music-Media-IDX/IDX/80s/86/M%26M-1986-12-20-OCR-Page-0014.pdf. live.
  8. Book: Pennanen, Timo. Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972. fi. 1st. Helsinki. Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. 2006. 978-951-1-21053-5.
  9. Book: Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005. Oricon Entertainment. Roppongi, Tokyo. 2006. 4-87131-077-9. ja.
  10. Compact Disc: Digital Audio. Music Week. 3 January 1987. 4. 13 May 2022. World Radio History. 14 May 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220514033526/https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1987/Music-Week-1987-01-03.pdf#page=4. live.
  11. Web site: Le Détail des Albums de chaque Artiste. InfoDisc. fr. 13 February 2022. 7 November 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20111107224423/http://infodisc.fr/Album_B.php. live. Select "Kate BUSH" from the drop-down menu and click "OK".
  12. Top 100 Albums (January to December 1986) . Music Week . 24 January 1987 . 25 . 0265-1548 . World Radio History . 27 September 2023 . 7 September 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210907003104/https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-UK/Music/Archive-Music-Week-IDX/IDX/1987/Music-Week-1987-01-24-IDX-27.pdf . live.
  13. Web site: Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts – 1987. de. Offizielle Deutsche Charts. 8 February 2022. 9 May 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150509155311/https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/album-jahr/for-date-1987. live.
  14. Web site: Top Selling Albums of 1987. Recorded Music NZ. 8 February 2022. 3 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220103065647/https://nztop40.co.nz/chart/albums?chart=3876. live.
  15. News: Gallup Year End Charts 1987 – Albums. Record Mirror. 23 January 1988. 37. 0144-5804. World Radio History. 13 February 2022. 17 May 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230517071401/https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Record-Mirror/80s/88/Record-Mirror-1988-01-23-OCR.pdf. live.
  16. Web site: End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2014 . Official Charts Company . 26 September 2023 . 21 August 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200821075410/https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/end-of-year-artist-albums-chart/20140105/37502/ . live.

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