On November 1, 1993, “EMI” released “The Red Shoes”, the seventh Kate Bush studio album. It was recorded 1990 -1993, and was produced by Kate Bush. Its release was accompanied by Bush’s short film, “The Line, the Cross and the Curve”.
Personnel:
- Kate Bush – vocals, bass, keyboards, piano, guitar, arrangements
- Jeff Beck – guitar
- Danny McIntosh – guitar
- Eric Clapton – guitar
- Prince – vocals, bass, guitar, arranger, keyboards
- Paddy Bush – vocals, whistle, mandola, valiha, singing bowls, fujara, musical bow
- Gary Brooker – Hammond organ
- John Giblin: bass
- Gaumont d’Oliver – bass, percussion, drums, sound effects
- Stuart Elliott – percussion, drums
- Charlie Morgan – percussion
- Nigel Hitchcock – baritone and tenor saxophones
- Steve Sidwell – trumpet, flugelhorn
- Paul Spong – trumpet
- Neil Sidwell – trombone
- Michael Kamen: orchestration
- Nigel Kennedy – violin, viola
- Lily – narrator
- Lenny Henry – vocals
- Trio Bulgarka – vocals
- Colin Lloyd Tucker – vocals
- Justin Vali – vocals, valiha, kabosy
- Del Palmer – Fairlight sampler, engineer, mixing
- Demetr Penev – vocal arrangements for Trio Bulgarka
- Haydn Bendall – engineer
Track listing:
All tracks by Kate Bush.
- 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