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The Red Shoes

Album details Released: 5 October 1993 Length: 55:27 Label(s): Columbia Records Studio(s): Abbey Road Studios (Studio Number One), London, England; Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA Charts, Certifications & Awards Charts America Country: Chart Entry Date Peak Position Weeks in Chart Billboard 200, USA 20 Nov. 1993 26 14   Europe Country: Chart Entry Date Peak Position Weeks in Chart Gallup Album Chart 13 Nov. 1993 2 15 Certifications Institution, Country Date Certification BPI, UK 1 Dec. 1993 Platinum (300,000) Awards This album has not received any awards in the USA Singles released The 4 singles released from this album didn’t contain a Prince contribution: Rubberband Girl Eat The Music The Red Shoes And So Is Love See also

The Red Shoes is the seventh studio album by British singer/songwriter Kate Bush. The album contained one song with musical input by Prince, Why Should I Love You?, written by Bush (with no writing input from Prince). Sessions and compiling Kate Bush recorded Why Should I Love You? at Abbey Road Studios, London, England, while Prince’s parts were recorded at Larrabee Sound Studios in North Hollywood, California. The album also featured musical input by Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck and Nigel Kennedy. Why Should I Love You? also features British comedian Lenny Henry, who has long been vocal about his love for Prince’s music, and performed various monologues about and impersonations of Prince during the 1980s. Promotion The album produced four singles, Rubberband Girl, Eat The Music, The Red Shoes and And So Is Love. It reached number 28 on the US Billboard Pop Chart, and was more successful in the UK (Bush’s home country), where it reached number 2 on the Gallup Top 40 Album Chart. Track listing CD LP/MC Details given for Prince-related tracks only: 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? (5:03) 1 You’re The One Side 1: Rubberband Girl And So Is Love Eat The Music Moments Of Pleasure The Song Of Solomon Lily Side 2: The Red Shoes Top Of The City Constellation Of The Heart Big Stripey Lie Why Should I Love You? (5:03) 1 You’re The One 1 Written by Kate Bush Personnel Musicians Kate Bush - lead vocals, keyboards Stuart Elliott - drums Nigel Hitchcock - saxophone Neil Sidwell - trombone Paul Spong - trumpet Stoyanka Boneva - background vocals (as part of Trio Bulgarka) Yanka Rupkina - background vocals (as part of Trio Bulgarka) Eva Georgieva - background vocals (as part of Trio Bulgarka) Steve Sidwell - trumpet, flugelhorn Prince - guitar, keyboards, bass guitar, background vocals Lenny Henry - background vocals Production Kate Bush - producer Del Palmer - programmer, recording engineer, mixing engineer Michael Kamen - orchestra arrangement Demetr Penev - The Trio Bulgarka vocal arrangement Ian Cooper - mastering Boromira Nedeva - Bulgarian interpreter Ian Sylvester - digital consultant Sir Ali - French interpreter EFM - maintenence John Carder Bush - photography Peacock Marketing & Design - sleeve design and artwork Thanks

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Additional Information Promotion (at time of release) Trivia Kate Bush later appeared on ’s album Emancipation, singing background vocals on My Computer. The cover of the album is seen in the Endorphinmachine video. References The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004) http://www.discogs.com/Kate-Bush-The-Red-Shoes

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