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Never for Ever, released through EMI in 1980, is the third studio album by British art pop musician Kate Bush. Following the conclusion of the Tour of Life, Bush found herself exhausted with the idea of extensive concert performing (something she wouldn't do again until 2014) and directed herself back towards the studio, moving away from the live-friendly sound of her first two records in favor of a more elaborate, effects-heavy style.In the leadup to the album's recording sessions in September of 1979, Bush provided backing vocals for two songs on Peter Gabriel's own third studio album, Melt, where she was introduced to the Fairlight CMI, a new digital sampler that provided a much greater amount of flexibility than previous tape loop equipment. Excited by this, she brought the device to this album as well, using a mixture of it, digital synthesizers, and drum machines to consolidate the more layered approach and setting the stage for the even denser style of her future albums. "Babooshka" in particular would be credited as the first single to utilize the Fairlight, which provided glass-shattering sounds at the end of the song.Together with this change in sound, Bush took up production duties alongside Lionheart engineer Jon Kelly; while Bush was previously credited as producer for the live EP On Stage, this marked the first time that Bush would produce a full-length album of her own. According to Bush, the decision to do this was one she'd been keen on for a while, and resulted in the album feeling more personally driven than before; she would consequently describe it as the first record of hers that she felt truly content with. Consequently, like the change in sound, the change in staff would stick to her later material as well, with Bush becoming the sole producer on her work starting with her next album, The Dreaming.A commercial success in the UK, Never for Ever was Bush's first album to top the UK Albums charts (as well as the first studio album by a female solo artist to achieve that distinction), additionally hitting No. 1 in France. The album would go on to be the 27th best-selling of 1980 in Britain and stay on the charts for 23 consecutive weeks; it would later be certified platinum in Canada and gold in the UK, France, Germany, and the Netherlands. Not keen on touring again, Bush instead promoted the album through record-signing events and promo appearances on various TV and radio shows throughout Europe. In the US, meanwhile, Never for Ever initially went unreleased thanks to the commercial underperformance of both The Kick Inside and Lionheart. However, the chart entrance and strong College Radio and MTV airplay of The Dreaming would motivate EMI America Records to belatedly release the album Stateside in 1984, reissuing Bush's first two albums over there as well.Never for Ever was supported by three singles: "Breathing", "Babooshka", and "Army Dreamers".Tracklist: Side 1 "Babooshka" (3:20) "Delius (Song of Summer)" (2:51) "Blow Away (For Bill)" (3:33) "All We Ever Look For" (3:47) "Egypt" (4:10)Side 2 "The Wedding List" (4:15) "Violin" (3:15) "The Infant Kiss" (2:50) "Night Scented Stock" (0:51) "Army Dreamers" (2:55) "Breathing" (5:29)Tropes of Plutonium are twinkling in every lung: | |
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