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Symphony in Blue

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Released
  
1979

Recorded
  
July-September 1978

Length
  
3:36

Format
  
7" single

Genre
  
Art rock

B-side
  
"Fullhouse" (Japan) "Hammer Horror" (Canada)

"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, where it was second single taken from Lionheart. "Wow" was the second single for the rest of the world.

Contents

As with the "Wow" single elsewhere, the "Lionheart" track "Fullhouse" was used as the B-side for the Japanese single. Its picture sleeve was exclusive to this release. For the Canadian release, the single was issued on blue vinyl in a generic (i.e. non-picture) "Harvest" sleeve, with the Lionheart track "Hammer Horror" used as the B-side ("Hammer Horror" was released as a single in its own right elsewhere in the world, notably the UK). A promotional version featured "Symphony in Blue" on both sides, in 'mono' and 'stereo' form.

Track listing

All tracks written and composed by Kate Bush.

7" vinyl - EMI (Japan)
  1. "Symphony in Blue" – 3:36
  2. "Fullhouse" – 3:14
7" vinyl - Harvest (Canada)
  1. "Symphony in Blue" – 3:36
  2. "Hammer Horror – 4:37

Personnel

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

    Symphony in Blue Wikipedia