Symphony in Blue
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| "Symphony in Blue" | ||||
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| Woman in red clothes (sleeveless shirt and long-sleeve pants) riding on a marine mammal around the blue background. "Symphony in Blue" occupies the top half. Singer-songwriter's name and "Full House" occupy the bottom half. Languages of text are both English and Japanese. Japanese single cover | ||||
| Single by Kate Bush | ||||
| from the album Lionheart | ||||
| B-side |
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| Released | 5 May 1979 (Japan)[1] 1 June 1979 (Canada)[2] | |||
| Recorded | July–September 1978 | |||
| Studio | Super Bear Studios (Berre-les-Alpes, France)[3] | |||
| Genre | Art rock | |||
| Length | 3:36 | |||
| Label | EMI, Harvest | |||
| Songwriter | Kate Bush | |||
| Producer | Andrew Powell | |||
| Kate Bush singles chronology | ||||
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| Audio | ||||
| "Symphony in Blue" by Kate Bush on YouTube | ||||
"Symphony in Blue" is a song written and recorded by Kate Bush and is the opening track to her second album, Lionheart. It was released as a single in Japan and Canada, and was the final single taken from Lionheart.[2]
As with the "Wow" single elsewhere, the Lionheart track "Fullhouse" was used as the B-side for the Japanese single.[4] Its picture sleeve was exclusive to this release. The Canadian release was pressed on blue vinyl.[4]
Track listing
[edit | edit source]All tracks written and composed by Kate Bush.
7" vinyl – EMI (Japan)
- "Symphony in Blue" – 3:36
- "Fullhouse" – 3:14
7" vinyl - Harvest (Canada)
- "Symphony in Blue" – 3:36
- "Hammer Horror – 4:37
Personnel
[edit | edit source]Musicians
- Stuart Elliot – drums, percussion
- David Paton – bass
- Ian Bairnson – electric guitar
- Kate Bush – vocals, harmony vocals, piano
- Duncan Mackay – Fender Rhodes (Piano)
Production
- Andrew Powell – producer
- Kate Bush – assistant producer
- Patrick Jauneaud – assistant engineer
- David Katz – orchestra contractor
- Jon Kelly – recording engineer
- Nigel Walker – assistant engineer, mixing, mixing assistant
References
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