''The Whole Story'' is the second compilation album by English singer

Kate Bush Catherine Bush (born 30 July 1958) is an English singer, songwriter, record producer and dancer. In 1978, at the age of 19, she topped the UK Singles Chart for four weeks with her debut single " Wuthering Heights", becoming the first female ...

, and first greatest hits album worldwide. Released on 10 November 1986, it earned Bush her third UK number-one album and went on to become her best-selling release to date, being certified four-times platinum in the United Kingdom. The album includes eleven of Bush's previous singles, with a previously unreleased track entitled "

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", which had been released as a single and reached the UK top 30. A newly recorded version of Bush's debut single " Wuthering Heights" (1978) opens the album. The album mix of " The Man with the Child in His Eyes" features on this album instead of the single version. A home video compilation of the same name was released simultaneously, which includes the promotional videos for each song on the album. In 2014, during Bush's Before the Dawn residency at the Hammersmith Apollo, ''The Whole Story'' charted at number 8 in the UK. Following a resurgence of popularity for "Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)" in 2022, ''The Whole Story'' peaked at number 17 on the UK Albums Chart.

Track listing

LP, cassette and CD editions

VHS, VCD and Laserdisc editions

Personnel

* Kate Bush – keyboards,

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, producer * Ian Cooper – cutting engineer * Jon Kelly – producer * Andrew Powell – producer

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications and sales

Bibliography

References

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