- Audio CD (23 July 1996)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Format: Import
- Label: Indent Series
- ASIN: B000005JH5
- Other Editions: Audio CD | Audio Cassette |
- Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (49 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 681,055 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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Track Listings
| 1. Moving |
| 2. The Saxophone Song |
| 3. Strange Phenomena |
| 4. Kite |
| 5. The Man With The Child In His Eyes |
| 6. Wuthering Heights |
| 7. James And The Cold Gun |
| 8. Feel It |
| 9. Oh To Be In Love |
| 10. L'amour Looks Something Like You |
| 11. Them Heavy People |
| 12. Room For The Life |
| 13. The Kick Inside |
Product Description
Amazon.co.uk Review
Kicking things off with a whimper, not a bang, Kate Bush quietly released her 1978 debut, The Kick Inside and that disc still to this day affects an incredible number people, Tori Amos and Sarah McLachlan among them. There are so many elements that make this disc unique--Kate's soaring soprano, her warm piano playing--but the one thing that perhaps sticks out most is how different her sounds were from anything else circulating at that time. Ten years before "alternative" hit the forefront, this music was neither easy nor palatable, truly an alternative from the other styles out there. Among the more legendary tracks, search out "The Man with the Child in His Eyes" and her timeless classic "Wuthering Heights". --Denise Sheppard
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23 of 23 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
In early 1978, Kate Bush burst onto the British music scene with the no.1 smash hit single 'Wuthering Heights'. This was followed by her fantastic first album 'The Kick Inside'. Well, this really is NOT a bad start. From the haunting whale song that starts the album off to the creepy title track, this album delivers. It's hard to believe she was only 19 when she recorded this masterpeice, and only 14 when she wrote the mystical 'The Man With The Child In His Eyes'. There are some great ballads on here and some catchy songs aswell. Buy it, you'll love it. It's a fantastic start from one of the most talent female singer/songwriters ever!
18 of 18 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
My sister introduced me to Kate Bush when I was 12 with her fantastic 'Hounds of Love' in '85. I thought she was a new artist and to my delight discovered other albums preceeding this. Searching through my sisters collection I found 'The Kick Inside'. My god, what a discovery.
I locked myself away in my room, dimmed the lights, closed my eyes and was instantly taken away to musical pleasure.
Her vocals are sensational and her talent on the piano, brilliant. All the tracks are excellent but my favourites are 'Moving', James and the Cold Gun' and 'Feel It'. This album doesn't seem to age and the effect it has on me each time I listen to it is always satisfying. Buy it, listen to it, move with it, be with it! Corny hey - but that's how it makes me feel.As in the track 'Feel It' - "See what you're doing to me!"
Enjoy.
I locked myself away in my room, dimmed the lights, closed my eyes and was instantly taken away to musical pleasure.
Her vocals are sensational and her talent on the piano, brilliant. All the tracks are excellent but my favourites are 'Moving', James and the Cold Gun' and 'Feel It'. This album doesn't seem to age and the effect it has on me each time I listen to it is always satisfying. Buy it, listen to it, move with it, be with it! Corny hey - but that's how it makes me feel.As in the track 'Feel It' - "See what you're doing to me!"
Enjoy.
12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I first bought this album when I was 16, an age when I started listening to serious and experimental music. I'd heard her long before that but I was still quite young to really appreciate her music. I put the first track on 'Moving' and heard the whales at the beginning of the song and thought I know I'm going to like this. Words cannot describe how beautiful and haunting this album is, but it is also happy and magical. It's hard to believe that Kate was only 14 when she first wrote 'The Man With The Child In His Eyes'. All the songs are fantastic, I can't fault any of them. It's so good that after listening to it, I became a life-long Kate Bush fan and she will always be my favourite artist. With one listen to her albums, you are forever whisked into her fantasy world. These songs are what you call 'Songs', melody, lyrics, beats,feeling, music, instruments. and you also get a beautiful girl into the bargain, what a heroine! buy it! it's fantastic!
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top 5 of all time
I first heard this album many years ago,and thought it was good,but never got around to buying it.When I got my first MP3 player recently I put this
album on,and have not... Read more
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Published 2 months ago by donut
A masterpiece that has stood the test of time
I bought this album on vinyl when it first came out in 1978. I still have it but, alas, no turntable so I capitulated and bought it on CD. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Nick Greaves
Still crazy after all these years!
First fell in love with this at the age of about 14 on long play. Thought I might have grown out of it, but no chance. Read more
Published 4 months ago by KAW
Timeless
I have little to add to the comments made by the other 5-star reviewers. From the first bars of "Moving", one knows that this girl has talent in abundance. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Dr John
An old friend gets in touch....
I wouldn't say I am a huge Kate Bush fan, even though I have listened to a few of her albums. Nevertheless this is a wonderful album, but it takes a few listens to really... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Rev Gherkin
memory lane
This item was a replacement for what was originally in the form of an audio cassette, of the same title! HAPPY!
Published 5 months ago by roadie33
Boring!!
I cant belive other reviewers gave this CD 5 stars! Apart from 2 well known songs on this album, I found the rest exceedingly boring and unmelodic. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Peter Culbert
First in more ways than one
I have a few Kate Bush albums. She is a wonderful artist. So very talented.
For me her first album, A Kick Inside, is my favourite. I never tire of listening to it. Read more
For me her first album, A Kick Inside, is my favourite. I never tire of listening to it. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Thomas Hardy fan
Vintage Kate Bush to cherish...
I became a Kate Bush fan in the late 1980s and so I can only write in a retrospective context.
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The album gives a fascinating insight into Kate's formidable songwriting... Read more
Published 6 months ago by andydeepcar
Perfect. Probably the best album every made, by anyone.
I can't fault this album. I originally bought this on vinyl when it first came out (& I still play it), and recently re-purchased it on CD, so that I can play it in my car. Read more
Published 13 months ago by sir_isaac_newton
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