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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

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). Kate Bush's track was recorded at Abbey Road Studios, while Prince's parts were recorded at Paisley Park Studios, marking the only time a released track has been recorded in the two legendary studios.

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.

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

Details given for Prince-related tracks only:

CD

1. Rubberband Girl
2. And So Is Love
3. Eat The Music
4. Moments Of Pleasure
5. The Song Of Solomon
6. Lily
7. The Red Shoes
8. Top Of The City
9. Constellation Of The Heart
10. Big Stripey Lie
11. Why Should I Love You? (5:03) *
12. You're The One

* Written by Kate Bush

LP/MC

• Side 1:
  

1. Rubberband Girl
2. And So Is Love
3. Eat The Music
4. Moments Of Pleasure
5. The Song Of Solomon
6. Lily

• Side 2:
  

1. The Red Shoes
2. Top Of The City
3. Constellation Of The Heart
4. Big Stripey Lie
5. Why Should I Love You? (5:03) *
6. You're The One

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

Singles released

• Rubberband Girl
• Eat The Music
• The Red Shoes
• And So Is Love

Charts

Chart, Country	Entry Date	Peak Position	Weeks In Chart
Billboard 200, USA	20 Nov. 1993	26	14
Gallup Album Chart	13 Nov. 1993	2	15

Releases

Country	Format	Cat. Number	Comments	Front	Back	Label1	Label2
USA	CD	CK 53737

Album promotion

Time-of-release

• Information needed.

Associated tours

• None.

Awards, nominations, and certifications

• This album was certified Silver, Gold and Platinum on 1 Dec 1993 by BPI, UK.

Quotations and trivia

• Kate Bush later appeared on 's album Emancipation, singing background vocals on My Computer.

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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