Catherine (Kate), Bush, was born on July 30, 1958, in Bexleyheath, Kent, England. She Began violin lessons at the age of 9 but soon changed to the piano. She was discovered by Pink Floyd's David Gilmour, who was so impressed by the imaginative quality of her songwriting that he financed some demo recordings and introduce Kate to EMI who sign her while she is still at school and encouraged her to develop her writing, dancing and singing.
After studying mime and dance with Lindsey Kemp and other teachers, Kate released first single "Wuthering Heights" in January, 1978. The single was inspired by Emily Bronte's novel and climbed to # 1 in the UK and getting the notice of Europe.
`The Kick Inside,' Bush's debut album was recorded over the previous three years was and was finally released in February 1978. It was a Top 3 success and sold over one million copies in the U.K. The romantic follow-up single- "The Man With The Child In His Eyes," made the Top 10.
`Lionheart,' released December 1978 was followed up by a 30-date European tour in 1979. The sell-out live shows were most notable for her characteristically extravagant mime work, dance and elaborate stage sets. The elaborate theatrical show at the Hammersmith Odeon was filmed (released on tape and laser disk). An EP from the show, `Kate Bush On Stage,' gave her another Top 10 hit.
After guesting on Peter Gabriel's- Games Without Frontiers, Kate 3rd studio album- `Never For Ever,' was released in September 1980, entering the UK album charts at # 1. Singles- "Breathing" and "Babooshka" were standouts of the album.
On September 1982- `The Dreaming,' entirely self-produced, becomes her fourth Top 10 album. Bush considered a tour, but changed her mind, not wishing to repeat what she perfected in the studio.
`Hounds Of Love,' had a darker tone, with a Kate Bush voice that was cooler and more controlled. Released in September 1985, the album soared to # 1 and included a massive hit single- "Running Up That Hill" and "Cloudbusting." The video for the later featured actor Donald Sutherland.
After singing with Peter Gabriel on the Top 10 single "Don`t Give Up" in 1986, Kate released her first retrospective `The Whole Story,' in November, a No.1 multi-platinum success.
`The Sensual World,' released in October 1989, featuring guest artists Nigel Kennedy and The Trio Bulgarka. The disk becomes her 7th Top 10 album.
A career-length boxed set, `This Woman`s Work' was released October 1990.
In December 1991, Kate` recorded a cover version of the Elton John/Bernie Taupin classic "Rocket Man." From the `Two Rooms,' tribute album, it reaches No.12 on the chart.
`The Red Shoes,' released in November 1993, featured artists such as: Eric Clapton, Prince, Jeff Beck and Gary Brooker. The album was produced and written by Kate as a follow-up to her single- "Rubberband Girl," which was released a month earlier. The album title is taken from the 1948 Michael Powell/Emeric Pressburger film about a pair of magic dancing shoes. Kate directed, acted, sung and danced in a 50-minute film based on the album. Appearing in the film are Miranda Richardson ("The Crying Game", "Damage") and Kate's mime teacher- Lindsey Kemp. The film is called- "The Line, The Curve and The Cross," and was released in 1994.
Though Kate has expressed a wish that she could work at a faster pace, she says that much of her way of composing and work is formed by experimentation and takes time.
After a long hiatus, rumors have that Kate, who investing a great deal of her time in just living an ordinary life like anyone else, and began writing material for a new album in 1999 for her longtime label EMI.
Kate announced on 19th July 2000 that she is "very happy and proud to have such a beautiful son, Bertie - he is absolutely gorgeous...I am having great fun being a Mum as well as working on a new album." EMI has re-released (and re-mastered), `Hounds of Love,' and plan to do the same with her other albums and are hoping that the reissues will pave the way for the release of Kate's eighth studio album.
Kate Bush Discography:
The Kick Inside (February 17, 1978)
Moving
The Saxophone Song
Strange Phenomena
Kite
The Man With The Child In His Eyes
Wuthering Heights
James And The Cold Gun
Feel It
Oh To Be In Love
L'Amour Looks Something Like You
Them Heavy People
Room For The Life
Lionheart (November 13, 1978)
Symphony In Blue
In Search Of Peter Pan
Wow
Don't Push Your Foot On The Heartbrake
Oh England My Lionheart
Fullhouse
In The Warm Room
Kashka From Baghdad
Coffee Homeground
Hammer Horror
Never For Ever (September 8, 1980)
Babooshka
Delius (Song Of Summer)
Bloe Away (For Bill)
All We Ever Look For
Egypt
The Wedding List
Violin
The Infant Kiss
Night Scented Stock
Army Dreamers
Breathing
The Dreaming (September 13, 1982)
Sat In Your Lap
There Goes A Tenner
Pull Out The Pin
Suspended In Gaffa
Leave It Open
The Dreaming
Night Of The Swallow
All The Love
Houdini
Get Out Of My House
The Singles File (7" vinyl singles collection) (January 23, 1984)
Wuthering Heights/Kite
The Man With The Child In His Eyes/Moving
Hammer Horror/Coffee Homeground
Wow/Fullhouse
On Stage (Them Heavy People/Don't Push Your Foot On The Heartbrake/James And The Cold Gun/L'Amour Looks Something Like You - all live recordings)
Breathing/The Empty Bullring
Babooshka/Ran Tan Waltz
Army Dreamers/Delius/Passing Through Air
December Will Be Magic Again/Warm And Soothing
Sat In Your Lap/Lord Of The Reedy River
The Dreaming/Dreamtime
There Goes A Tenner/Ne T'Enfuis Pas
Ne T'Enfuis Pas/Un Baiser D'Enfant
Hounds of Love (September 16, 1985)
Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)
Hounds Of Love
The Big Sky
Mother Stands For Comfort
Cloudbusting
(TNW:) And Dream Of Sheep
Under Ice
Waking The Witch
Watching You Without Me
Jig Of Life
Hello Earth
The Morning Fog
The Whole Story - Best of Kate Bush(TWS, November 10, 1986)
Wuthering Heights (New Vocal)
The Man With The Child In His Eyes
Breathing
Wow
Hounds Of Love
Running Up That Hill
Army Dreamers
Sat In Your Lap
Experiment IV
The Dreaming
Babooshka
The Sensual World (October 17, 1989)
The Sensual World
Love And Anger
The Fog
Reaching Out
Heads We're Dancing
Deeper Understanding
Between A Man And A Woman
Never Be Mine
Rocket's Tail
This Woman's Work
Walk Straight Down The Middle
The Red Shoes (November 1, 1993)
Rubberband Girl
And So Is Love
Eat the Music
Moments of Pleasure
The Song of Solomon
Lily
The Red Shoes
Top of the City
Constellation of the Heart
Big Stripey Lie
Why Should I Love You?
You're The One
