Kate Bush's eighth studio album, Aerial, is a two-disc set released on November 7, 2005. It was her first album since 1993. Musicians contributing to the album include former Procol Harum keyboardist Gary Brooker, drummer Steve Sanger, long-time Kate Bush collaborator Michael Kamen, Brazilian percussionist Bosco D'Oliveira, and Rolf Harris. ImageMetadata File history File links Aerial_sm. ... A studio album is a collection of studio-recorded tracks by a recording artist. ... Kate Bush (born 30 July 1958) is an English singer, songwriter, musician and record producer. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Alternative music redirects here. ... Art rock is a term used to describe a subgenre of rock music with experimental or avant-garde influences that emphasizes novel sonic texture. ... For other uses, see Pop rock (disambiguation). ... In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... For other uses, see EMI (disambiguation). ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... This article is about the magazine. ... Image File history File links 4_stars. ... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music, owned by All Media Guide. ... Image File history File links 4_stars. ... PopMatters is an international magazine of cultural criticism. ... It has been suggested that Billboard be merged into this article or section. ... Q is a music and entertainment magazinepublished monthly in the United Kingdom. ... Image File history File links 4_stars. ... For other uses, see The Independent (disambiguation). ... Image File history File links 5_stars. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Image File history File links 5_stars. ... For other uses, see BBC (disambiguation). ... Kate Bush (born 30 July 1958) is an English singer, songwriter, musician and record producer. ... Live at Hammersmith Odeon is Kate Bushs only live album release, which only came out on CD along with a box set version of the VHS. In September of 1979 she released an EP of 4 tracks recorded at the final dates of her only major tour, called On... Kate Bush (born 30 July 1958) is an English singer, songwriter, musician and record producer. ... is the 311th day of the year (312th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Procol Harum is an English rock band, formed in the 1960s, who built a heavy foundation for what would become progressive rock. ... Gary Brooker, MBE, (born 29 May 1945, Hackney, East London), is an English singer, songwriter, pianist and founder of the rock band Procol Harum. ... Michael Kamen (April 15, 1948 – November 18, 2003) was an American composer (especially of film scores), orchestral arranger, orchestral conductor, song writer, and session musician. ... Rolf Harris, MBE (1968), OBE (1977), CBE (2006), AM (1989) (born 30 March 1930), is an Australian musician, composer, painter, and television host. ...

Overview

Bush's eighth studio album, Aerial, is a two-disc set released in November 2005, after a twelve year gap since her previous album, in which Bush devoted her time to raising a family. The anticipation leading up to the album's release was immense, with press articles devoted to Bush being printed months before the album's release. ^[1] The only single from the album was "King of the Mountain". The song makes references to Elvis Presley and the film Citizen Kane, and can be seen as a contemplation on the excesses of fame, some of which are alluded to in the lyrics. The track was played for the first time on BBC Radio 2 on September 21, 2005, and was made available for download as of September 27. ^[2] For other uses, see King of the Mountain. ... Elvis redirects here. ... Citizen Kane is a 1941 mystery/drama film released by RKO Pictures and directed by Orson Welles, his first feature film. ... BBC Radio 2 is one of the BBCs national radio stations and is by far the most popular station in the UK, reaching some 27% of the available audience in 2006[1]. It broadcasts throughout the UK on FM radio between 88 and 91 MHz from its studios in... is the 264th day of the year (265th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 270th day of the year (271st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

Aerial is one of Bush's most critically acclaimed albums.^[3] Musically, the album is a multi-layered work, incorporating elements of folk, Renaissance, classical, reggae, and samba into an adventurous pop style. As on 1985's Hounds of Love, the double album is split into two sections. The first disc, subtitled A Sea of Honey, features a set of seemingly unrelated (in theme) songs including the single "King of the Mountain", a Renaissance-style ode to her son "Bertie", and "Joanni", based on the story of Joan of Arc. In the song "π", Bush sings the number to its 137th decimal place (though she omits, for an unknown reason, the 79th to 100th decimal places). The piano and vocal piece "A Coral Room", which deals with the loss of Bush's mother and the passage of time, was hailed by commercial media reviewers as "stunning" in its simplicity, ^[4] "profoundly moving" ^[5] and the "one of the most beautiful" pieces Bush has ever recorded. ^[5] The second disc, subtitled A Sky of Honey, features thematically related songs linked by the presence of birdsong, (the album's cover art, which seems to show a mountain range at sunset over a sea is in fact a waveform which represents birdsong). All of the pieces in this suite refer or allude to air or sky in their lyrical content. The song "Nocturn", which starts with a soft rhythm not unlike the sound of waves at seaside, stands as a metaphorical reference to lovemaking, particularly in its climactic ending bars. "A Sky of Honey" features Rolf Harris playing the didgeridoo on one track as he had done on her earlier single "The Dreaming" and its instrumental version, "Dreamtime" (Harris also provides vocals as "The Artist" on the disc). Other artists guesting on the album include Peter Erskine, Eberhard Weber, Lol Creme and Procol Harum's Gary Brooker. Two tracks feature string arrangements by Michael Kamen, performed by the London Metropolitan Orchestra. ^[6] Folk song redirects here. ... Renaissance music is European music written during the Renaissance, approximately 1400 to 1600. ... Classical music is a broad, somewhat imprecise term, referring to music produced in, or rooted in the traditions of, European art, ecclesiastical and concert music, encompassing a broad period from roughly 1000 to the present day. ... Reggae is a music genre developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s. ... For other uses, see Samba (disambiguation). ... Hounds of Love is a 1985 album by Kate Bush. ... King of the Mountain is a song by English singer songwriter Kate Bush . ... The tone of this article is inappropriate for an encyclopedia. ... When a circles diameter is 1, its circumference is Ï€. Pi or Ï€ is the ratio of a circles circumference to its diameter in Euclidean geometry, approximately 3. ... Bird song refers to the sounds, usually melodious to the human ear, made by many birds of the order Passeriformes as a form of communication. ... Waveform quite literally means the shape and form of a signal, such as a wave moving across the surface of water, or the vibration of a plucked string. ... Rolf Harris, MBE (1968), OBE (1977), CBE (2006), AM (1989) (born 30 March 1930), is an Australian musician, composer, painter, and television host. ... Peter Erskine (born June 5, 1954) is an American jazz drummer. ... Eberhard Weber (born January 22nd, 1940 in Stuttgart, Germany) is a bassist and composer. ... Lol Creme (born September 19, 1947 in Prestwich, near Bury, Lancashire, England) is an English musician and music video director. ... Procol Harum is an English rock band, formed in the 1960s, who built a heavy foundation for what would become progressive rock. ... Gary Brooker, MBE, (born 29 May 1945, Hackney, East London), is an English singer, songwriter, pianist and founder of the rock band Procol Harum. ... Michael Kamen (April 15, 1948 – November 18, 2003) was an American composer (especially of film scores), orchestral arranger, orchestral conductor, song writer, and session musician. ...

On November 13, 2005, Aerial entered the UK Albums Chart at number three, selling more than 90,000 copies in its first week on release. Within five months of its release, the album had sold more than 1.1 million copies worldwide, despite very little publicity by Bush herself (she conducted only a handful of magazine and radio interviews). Aerial earned Bush two nominations at the 2006 BRIT Awards, in the Best British Female Solo Artist and Best British Album categories. ^[7] is the 317th day of the year (318th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Brit Awards are the annual United Kingdom pop music awards founded by the British Phonographic Industry. ...

On January 10, 2006, Bush was nominated for two BRIT Awards for Best British Female Solo Artist and Best British Album for Aerial. On January 27, it went up against Demon Days by Gorillaz and Coles Corner by Richard Hawley in the pop category of the South Bank Show's annual arts awards, but was beaten by Hawley. UK music magazine Mojo named it their third best album of 2005, behind Antony and the Johnsons' I Am a Bird Now and Funeral by Arcade Fire. is the 10th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Brit Awards are the annual United Kingdom pop music awards founded by the British Phonographic Industry. ... is the 27th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Demon Days is the second studio album and a concept album[1] by Gorillaz, released on May 23, 2005 in the UK and on May 24 in the U.S.. Demon Days entered the UK charts at #1 and the US charts at #6, neatly outperforming the bands 2001... For the Gorillazs self-titled debut album, see Gorillaz (album). ... Richard Hawley portrait by Gareth James. ... For other uses, see Pop music (disambiguation). ... The South Bank Show is a British television arts magazine show, presented by Melvyn Bragg and seen in over 60 countries — including Australia, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Sweden and the USA. Its stated aim is to bring both high art and popular culture to a mass audience. ... Antony and the Johnsons is a Mercury Prize-winning music act from New York City. ... I am a Bird Now is the second album by New York band Antony and the Johnsons. ... Singles from Funeral Released: June 20, 2004 Released: March 28, 2005 Released: May 23, 2005 Released: September 12, 2005 Released: February 16, 2006 Funeral is the highly critically-acclaimed debut album by Arcade Fire. ... Arcade Fire (often known as The Arcade Fire) is an indie rock band from Montreal, Quebec, Canada. ...

Single

The only single from the album was "King of the Mountain". The song makes references to Elvis Presley and the film Citizen Kane. The track was played for the first time on BBC Radio 2 on September 21, 2005, and was made available for download as of September 27. The single peaked at number four on the UK singles chart, giving Bush her first top five hit for twenty years and her third highest ever chart placing. The song also made number six on the UK Downloads chart. For other uses, see King of the Mountain. ... Elvis redirects here. ... Citizen Kane is a 1941 mystery/drama film released by RKO Pictures and directed by Orson Welles, his first feature film. ... BBC Radio 2 is one of the BBCs national radio stations and is by far the most popular station in the UK, reaching some 27% of the available audience in 2006[1]. It broadcasts throughout the UK on FM radio between 88 and 91 MHz from its studios in... is the 264th day of the year (265th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 270th day of the year (271st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... “British Hit Singles” redirects here. ...

Track listing

All songs written by Kate Bush.

Disc one: A Sea of Honey

1. "King of the Mountain" – 4:53
2. "π" – 6:09
3. "Bertie" – 4:18
4. "Mrs. Bartolozzi" – 5:58
5. "How to Be Invisible" – 5:32
6. "Joanni" – 4:56
7. "A Coral Room" – 6:12

Disc two: A Sky of Honey

1. "Prelude" – 1:26
2. "Prologue" – 5:42
3. "An Architect's Dream" – 4:50
4. "The Painter's Link" – 1:35
5. "Sunset" – 5:58
6. "Aerial Tal" – 1:01
7. "Somewhere in Between" – 5:00
8. "Nocturn" – 8:34
9. "Aerial" – 7:52

Personnel

• Kate Bush – vocals, piano and keyboards
• Peter Erskine, Stuart Elliot, Steve Sanger – drums
• Eberhard Weber, John Giblin, Del Palmer – bass
• Bosco D'Oliveira – percussion
• Dan McIntosh – electric and acoustic guitar
• Gary Brooker – hammond organ
• Rolf Harris – didgeridoo, The Painter
• Lol Creme, Gary Brooker, Paddy Bush – backing vocals
• Michael Wood – male vocal on "A Coral Room"
• Chris Hall – accordion
• Richard Cambell, Susan Pell – viols
• Eligio Quinteira – renaissance guitar
• Robin Jeffrey – renaissance percussion
• Bertie – The Sun
• Del Palmer – recording and mixing engineer
• James Guthrie – mastering
• Bill Dunne – "Bertie" string arrangement
• Michael Kamen, London Metropolitan Orchestra – orchestral arrangements; conducted by Michael Kamen at Abbey Road Studios
• Simon Rhodes – engineer
• Chris Bolster – assistant engineer
• Josephine Bartolinni – Italian translation

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Miscellanea

• In the song "π," Kate Bush sings the digits of Pi to over one hundred decimal places. However, fans have discovered that she actually omits twenty-two of the decimal places.[1]
• "King of the Mountain" was the first track to be written on the album, back in 1996, nine years before it was eventually released.
• The painting credited to "James Southall" in the centre spread of the album booklet is actually a cropped and mirror-reversed (flopped) image of "Fishermen and Boat" by Joseph Edward Southall (1861-1944), painted in 1923.[2] The name AERIAL has also been added to the side of the boat.
• What looks like a set of islands on the front cover is in fact the soundwave of a blackbird song.

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External links

• 'I'm not some weirdo recluse' (The Guardian 28 October 2005)
• This Bush's mission finally gets accomplished (National Post 22 December 2005)

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See also

• Kate Bush discography
• Kate Bush's Awards and Nominations

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References