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- 5.0
Before I first heard this album, a couple of years ago, I had a kind of music in my mind that was like the *perfect* music for me. I couldn't describe how was it, but I was always looking for it. The music that only existed on my head, that hits exactly all the right notes and spots, that perfectly fits what I imagine to be the [i]perfect[/i] music. Then, I heard this album. And I knew, [i]this[/i] was the music from my dreams. The music that I fantasized about all this time. Nothing that I heard reached its level so far, all and every second of this record is pure bliss and it's perfect, there's nothing out of place here, almost every moment is a gold moment for me, Bush vocal affectations, the progressive and odd instrumentation, every thing is in its right place, specially the ending, where Kate reach the peak of her madness and liberates all her rage in one single frenzy and burst of energy... [i]I change into the mule...[/i]
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Critics
10 publications
- Mojo5/5
- Spin Alternative Record Guide9/10
- The Village VoiceB+
- Smash Hits8/10
- Encyclopedia of Popular Music4/5
- Pitchfork7.7/10
- AllMusic3.5/5
- MusicHound Rock3.5/5
- The Great Rock Discography6/10
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide3/5
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The Dreaming album cover
The The Dreaming cover was designed by Bill Clark, photographed by Kindlight, and illustrated by Kindlight and Nick Price.
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- Kindlight
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- Kindlight, Nick Price
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Tracklist
10 tracks · 44 min
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The Dreaming (2018 Remaster)Remaster · 1982 · 10 tracks
- 1Sat In Your Lap (2018 Remaster)
- 2There Goes A Tenner (2018 Remaster)
- 3Pull Out The Pin (2018 Remaster)
- 4Suspended In Gaffa (2018 Remaster)
- 5Leave It Open (2018 Remaster)
- 6The Dreaming (2018 Remaster)
- 7Night Of The Swallow (2018 Remaster)
- 8All The Love (2018 Remaster)
- 9Houdini (2018 Remaster)
- 10Get Out Of My House (2018 Remaster)
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About
The Dreaming is the fourth studio album by English art rock singer Kate Bush, released on 13 September 1982 by EMI Records. Recorded over two years, the album was produced entirely by Bush and is often characterised as her most uncommercial and experimental release. The Dreaming peaked at No. 3 on the UK album chart and has been certified Silver by the BPI, but initially sold less than its predecessors and was met with mixed critical reception. Five singles from the album were released, including the UK No. 11 "Sat in Your Lap" and the title track. The critical standing of the album has improved significantly in recent decades. A public poll conducted by NPR ranked The Dreaming as the 24th greatest album ever made by a female artist. Slant Magazine listed the album at No. 71 on its list of "Best Albums of the 1980s". It is also included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die, the Mojo "Top 50 Eccentric Albums of All Time" list and The Word magazine's "Great Underrated Albums of Our Time" list. Musicians such as Björk and Big Boi have cited The Dreaming as one of their favourite albums.
In brief
- Is The Dreaming good?
- Riffiter listeners rate The Dreaming 4.3/5 from 5 ratings.
- When was The Dreaming released?
- The Dreaming was released in 1982 on Concord Records.
- How many tracks are on The Dreaming?
- The Dreaming has 10 tracks, with a runtime of 44 minutes.
- What genre is The Dreaming?
- The Dreaming is catalogued under Art Rock, Rock, Pop.
- What BPM is The Dreaming?
- The Dreaming runs at a median tempo of 114 BPM across its tracks, most often in D major, measured from audio analysis.
- What albums are similar to The Dreaming?
- Listeners of The Dreaming also rate The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars by David Bowie, Homogenic by Björk, In Rainbows by Radiohead.
- Who produced The Dreaming?
- Kate Bush produced 1 of the 10 tracks on The Dreaming.
Credits
- Produced by
- Played by
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Preston HeymanJimmy BainAlan MurphyDave LawsonPaddy BushBrian BathDanny ThompsonGeoff DownesIan BairnsonLiam O’FlynnRolf HarrisSeán Keane- Vocals by
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