On October 16, 1989, “EMI” label released “The Sensual World”, the sixth Kate Bush album. It was recorded September 1987 – July 1989, at “Wickham Farm Home” in Welling, England, “Angel” in Islington, England, “Windmill Lane” in Dublin, Ireland, and was produced by Kate Bush. The album was certified Platinum by the “British Phonographic Industry” (BPI).
Personnel:
- Kate Bush – vocals, piano, keyboards
- David Gilmour – guitar
- Alan Murphy – guitar, guitar synthesizer
- Del Palmer – rhythm guitar, Fairlight CMI percussion, bass guitar, percussion
- Charlie Morgan – drums
- Stuart Elliott – drums
- Bill Whelan – arrangement
- Paddy Bush – whip, valiha, mandolin, tupan, backing vocals
- Davy Spillane – uilleann pipes, whistle
- John Sheahan – fiddle, bouzouki
- John Giblin – bass guitar
- Jonathan Williams – cello
- Nigel Kennedy – violin , viola
- Michael Kamen – orchestral arrangements
- Alan Stivell – Celtic harp, backing vocals
- “Dr. Bush” (Robert Bush, Kate’s father) – dialogue
- Balanescu Quartet – strings
- Michael Nyman – string arrangements
- Mick Karn – bass guitar
- Trio Bulgarka – vocals
- Yanka Rupkina (of Trio Bulgarka) – solo vocalist
- Dimitar Penev – arranger (Trio Bulgarka)
- Eberhard Weber – double bass
- Del Palmer – recording, mixing
- Haydn Bendall, Kevin Killen, Paul Gomazel – additional recording
- Andrew Boland – engineer
- Tom Leader – engineer assistant
- John Grimes – engineer assistant
- Kevin Killen – mixing
- Ian Cooper – mastering
Track listing:
All tracks by Kate Bush.
- 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
- The Woman’s Work
