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Never for Ever has Kate Bush sounding vocally stable and more confident, taking what she had put into her debut single "Wuthering Heights" from 1978 and administering those facets into most of the album's content. Never for Ever went to number one in the U.K., on the strength of three singles that made her country's Top 20. Both "Breathing" and "Army Dreamers" went to number 16, while "Babooshka" was her first Top Five single since "Wuthering Heights." Bush's dramatics and theatrical approach to singing begin to solidify on Never for Ever, and her style brandishes avid seriousness without sounding flighty or absurd. "Breathing," about the repercussions of nuclear war, conveys enough passion and vocal curvatures to make her concern sound convincing, while "Army Dreamers" bounces her voice up and down without getting out of hand. "Babooshka"'s motherly charm and flexible chorus make it one of her best tracks, proving that she can make the simplest of lyrics work for her through her tailored vocal acrobatics. The rest of the album isn't quite as firm as her singles, but they all sport a more appeasing and accustomed sound than some of her past works, and she does manage to keep her identity and characteristics intact. She bettered this formula for 1985's Hounds of Love, making that album's "Running Up That Hill" her only Top 40 single in the U.S., peaking at number 30.
© Mike DeGagne /TiVo
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Max Middleton, Fender Rhodes Piano - Bernie Grundman, Remastering Engineer - Jon Kelly, Producer, Engineer - Kate Bush, Producer, Arranger, Piano, Vocals, Writer, Harmony Vocals, Synthesizer, MainArtist - John Giblin, Electric Bass Guitar - James Guthrie, Remastering Engineer - Joel Plante, Remastering Engineer - Jon Jacobs, AssistantEngineer - Paddy Bush, Lute, Backing Vocals - Brian Bath, Electric Guitar - John Barrett, AssistantEngineer - Alan Murphy, Electric Guitar - Stuart Elliott, Drums - Gary Hurst, Backing Vocals
© 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1980, 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Ian Bairnson, Bass Vocals - Bernie Grundman, Remastering Engineer - Jon Kelly, Producer, Engineer - Kate Bush, Producer, Arranger, Piano, Lead Vocals, Writer, Harmony Vocals, MainArtist - James Guthrie, Remastering Engineer - Joel Plante, Remastering Engineer - Preston Heyman, Additional Percussion - Jon Jacobs, AssistantEngineer - Paddy Bush, Bass Vocals, Sitar - John Barrett, AssistantEngineer - Alan Murphy, Electric Guitar
© 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1980, 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Max Middleton, String Arranger, Fender Rhodes Piano - Bernie Grundman, Remastering Engineer - Jon Kelly, Producer, Engineer - Kate Bush, Producer, Arranger, Piano, Lead Vocals, Writer, Harmony Vocals, MainArtist - Del Palmer, Bass - James Guthrie, Remastering Engineer - Joel Plante, Remastering Engineer - Jon Jacobs, AssistantEngineer - John Barrett, AssistantEngineer - The Martyn Ford Orchestra, Strings - Brain Bath, Acoustic Guitar - Preston Hayman, Drums, Percussion
© 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1980, 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Bernie Grundman, Remastering Engineer - Jon Kelly, Producer, Arranger, Engineer - Kate Bush, Producer, Piano, Lead Vocals, Writer, Harmony Vocals, Synthesizer, MainArtist - James Guthrie, Remastering Engineer - Joel Plante, Remastering Engineer - Preston Heyman, Backing Vocals - Jon Jacobs, AssistantEngineer - Paddy Bush, Backing Vocals, Koto - John Barrett, AssistantEngineer - Alan Murphy, Acoustic Guitar - Duncan MacKay, Synthesizer - Andrew Bryant, Backing Vocals - Gary Hurst, Backing Vocals - Brain Bath, Acoustic Guitar - Morris Pret, Timpani
© 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1980, 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Max Middleton, Fender Rhodes Piano, Mini Moog - Bernie Grundman, Remastering Engineer - Jon Kelly, Producer, Engineer - Kate Bush, Producer, Arranger, Piano, Lead Vocals, Writer, Harmony Vocals, MainArtist - Mike Moran, Synthesizer - Del Palmer, Electric Bass Guitar - James Guthrie, Remastering Engineer - Joel Plante, Remastering Engineer - Preston Heyman, Drums, Percussion - Jon Jacobs, AssistantEngineer - Paddy Bush, Backing Vocals, Psaltery - John Barrett, AssistantEngineer
© 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1980, 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Max Middleton, String Arranger, Fender Rhodes Piano - Bernie Grundman, Remastering Engineer - Jon Kelly, Producer, Engineer - Kate Bush, Producer, String Arranger, Piano, Vocals, Writer, Harmony Vocals, MainArtist - Del Palmer, Bass Guitar - James Guthrie, Remastering Engineer - Joel Plante, Remastering Engineer - Preston Heyman, Drums, Percussion, Backing Vocals - Jon Jacobs, AssistantEngineer - Paddy Bush, Backing Vocals, Harmonica, Saw - John Barrett, AssistantEngineer - The Martyn Ford Orchestra, Strings - Alan Murphy, Electric Guitar - Brain Bath, Electric Guitar, Backing Vocals
© 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1980, 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Bernie Grundman, Remastering Engineer - Jon Kelly, Producer, Engineer - Kate Bush, Producer, Arranger, Piano, Lead Vocals, Writer, Harmony Vocals, MainArtist - Del Palmer, Electric Bass Guitar - James Guthrie, Remastering Engineer - Joel Plante, Remastering Engineer - Preston Heyman, Drums - Kevin Burke, Violin - Jon Jacobs, AssistantEngineer - Paddy Bush, Talkbox - John Barrett, AssistantEngineer - Alan Murphy, Electric Guitar, Solo Guitar - Brain Bath, Electric Guitar
© 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1980, 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Bernie Grundman, Remastering Engineer - Jon Kelly, Producer, Engineer - Kate Bush, Producer, Arranger, Piano, Lead Vocals, Writer, Harmony Vocals, MainArtist - James Guthrie, Remastering Engineer - Joel Plante, Remastering Engineer - Jon Jacobs, AssistantEngineer - John Barrett, AssistantEngineer - Alan Murphy, Electric Guitar - Adam Skeaping, Viol - Jo Skeaping, Lyra - Adam Sceaping, String Arranger - Jo Sceaping, String Arranger
© 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1980, 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Bernie Grundman, Remastering Engineer - Jon Kelly, Producer, Engineer - Kate Bush, Producer, Arranger, Piano, Lead Vocals, Writer, Harmony Vocals, MainArtist - James Guthrie, Remastering Engineer - Joel Plante, Remastering Engineer - Jon Jacobs, AssistantEngineer - John Barrett, AssistantEngineer
© 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1980, 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Bernie Grundman, Remastering Engineer - Jon Kelly, Producer, Engineer - Kate Bush, Producer, Arranger, Piano, Lead Vocals, Writer, Harmony Vocals, MainArtist - James Guthrie, Remastering Engineer - Joel Plante, Remastering Engineer - Jon Jacobs, AssistantEngineer - Paddy Bush, Mandolin, Backing Vocals - John Barrett, AssistantEngineer - Alan Murphy, Electric Guitar, Backing Vocals, Acoustic Bass - Stuart Elliott, Bodhrán - Brain Bath, Acoustic Guitar, Backing Vocals - Duncan Murphy, Synthesizer
© 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1980, 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Max Middleton, Fender Rhodes Piano - Larry Fast, Synthesizer - Bernie Grundman, Remastering Engineer - Jon Kelly, Producer, Engineer - Kate Bush, Producer, Arranger, Piano, Lead Vocals, Writer, Harmony Vocals, MainArtist - John Giblin, Bass - James Guthrie, Remastering Engineer - Joel Plante, Remastering Engineer - Jon Jacobs, AssistantEngineer - Morris Pert, Percussion - Brian Bath, Electric Guitar - John Barrett, AssistantEngineer - Alan Murphy, Electric Guitar - Roy Harper, Backing Vocals - Stuart Elliott, Drums
© 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1980, 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Album review
Never for Ever has Kate Bush sounding vocally stable and more confident, taking what she had put into her debut single "Wuthering Heights" from 1978 and administering those facets into most of the album's content. Never for Ever went to number one in the U.K., on the strength of three singles that made her country's Top 20. Both "Breathing" and "Army Dreamers" went to number 16, while "Babooshka" was her first Top Five single since "Wuthering Heights." Bush's dramatics and theatrical approach to singing begin to solidify on Never for Ever, and her style brandishes avid seriousness without sounding flighty or absurd. "Breathing," about the repercussions of nuclear war, conveys enough passion and vocal curvatures to make her concern sound convincing, while "Army Dreamers" bounces her voice up and down without getting out of hand. "Babooshka"'s motherly charm and flexible chorus make it one of her best tracks, proving that she can make the simplest of lyrics work for her through her tailored vocal acrobatics. The rest of the album isn't quite as firm as her singles, but they all sport a more appeasing and accustomed sound than some of her past works, and she does manage to keep her identity and characteristics intact. She bettered this formula for 1985's Hounds of Love, making that album's "Running Up That Hill" her only Top 40 single in the U.S., peaking at number 30.
© Mike DeGagne /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:37:22
© 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2018 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
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