On September 13, 1982, “EMI” label released “the Dreaming”, the fourth Kate Bush album. It was recorded September 1980 – May 1982 and was produced by Kate Bush. “The Dreaming” was ranked on number 71 on “Slint Magazine” list of “Best Albums of the 1980s”; “Mojo” magazine’s “Top 50 Eccentric Albums of All Time” list and “The Word” magazine’s “Great Underrated Albums of Our Time” list.
Personnel:
- Kate Bush – vocals, piano, strings, arranger, keyboards, Fairlight digital sampling synthesizer
- Ian Bairnson- lead and backing vocals, acoustic guitar
- Brian Bath – electric guitar
- Alan Murphy- electric guitar
- Dónal Lunny- bouzouki
- Dave Lawson- synthesizer, Synclavier digital synthesizer, sampler, string arrangements
- Paddy Bush- lead and backing vocals, harmonica, mandolin, strings, stick, bullroarer
- Del Palmer- vocals, bass, fretless bass
- Jimmy Bain- bass
- Danny Thompson- bass
- Eberhard Weber- double bass
- Preston Heyman- drums, stick
- Esmail Sheikh – drums
- Stuart Elliott- percussion, drums, stick
- Geoffrey Downes- trumpet, trumpet arrangement
- Seán Keane- violin
- Rolf Harris- Didgeridoo
- Liam O’Flynn- pipe, penny whistle, uilleann pipes
- Percy Edwards- vocals, sound effects
- Stewart Arnold – lead and backing vocals
- Gary Hurst – lead and backing vocals
- David Gilmour- lead and backing vocals
- Richard Thornton – vocals, choir, chorus
- Gordon Farrell – vocals
- Paul Hardiman- vocals, engineer, mixing
- Bill Whelan – horn arrangements, string arrangements
All tracks by Kate Bush.
- 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
