Never for Ever

~ Release by Kate Bush (see all versions of this release, 19 available)

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Annotation last modified on 2025-08-14 11:47 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼Digital Media
#TitleRatingLength
1Babooshka
assistant engineer:
John Barratt (British audio engineer) (from 1979-09 until 1980-05)
engineer:
Jon Kelly (engineer at Air London Studios) (from 1979-09 until 1980-05)
producer:
Kate Bush and Jon Kelly (engineer at Air London Studios)
analog synthesizer [CS 80] and lead vocals:
Kate Bush (from 1979-09 until 1980-05)
balalaika:
Paddy Bush (from 1979-09 until 1980-05)
drums (drum set):
Stuart Elliott (session drummer, member of Cockney Rebel) (from 1979-09 until 1980-05)
electric bass guitar:
John Giblin (from 1979-09 until 1980-05)
electric guitar:
Brian Bath (from 1979-09 until 1980-05) and Alan Murphy (UK session guitarist) (from 1979-09 until 1980-05)
Rhodes piano [Fender Rhodes]:
Max Middleton (from 1979-09 until 1980-05)
background vocals:
Paddy Bush (from 1979-09 until 1980-05) and Gary Hurst (from 1979-09 until 1980-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1980), Novercia Ltd. (in 1980) and EMI America Records, Inc. (holding – file NO releases here!) (in 1982)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1979-09 until 1980-05) and Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1979-09 until 1980-05)
recording of:
Babooshka (from 1979-09 until 1980-05)
lyricist and composer:
Kate Bush
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Kate Bush Music Ltd.
3.553:30
2Delius (Song of Summer)
producer:
Kate Bush and Jon Kelly (engineer at Air London Studios)
electric guitar:
Alan Murphy (UK session guitarist)
grand piano and lead vocals:
Kate Bush
percussion:
Preston Heyman
sitar:
Paddy Bush
guest bass vocals:
Ian Bairnson and Paddy Bush
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1979-09 until 1980-05)
recording of:
Delius (Song of Summer)
lyricist and composer:
Kate Bush
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Kate Bush Music Ltd.
3.852:52
3Blow Away
bass guitar:
Del Palmer
strings:
The Martyn Ford Orchestra
lead vocals:
Kate Bush
strings arranger:
Max Middleton
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1979-09 until 1980-05)
recording of:
Blow Away (For Bill)
lyricist and composer:
Kate Bush
dedicated to:
Bill Duffield
4.153:35
4All We Ever Look For
acoustic guitar:
Alan Murphy (UK session guitarist)
keyboard and lead vocals:
Kate Bush
koto:
Paddy Bush
synthesizer:
Duncan Mackay (UK keyboardist/synthesizerist)
timpani:
Morris Pert
background vocals:
Andrew Bryant and Preston Heyman
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1979-09 until 1980-05)
recording of:
All We Ever Look For
lyricist and composer:
Kate Bush
3.653:49
5Egypt
analog synthesizer:
Mike Moran (keyboardist, songwriter, film and TV composer, producer)
bass guitar:
Del Palmer
electric piano and Moog:
Max Middleton
percussion:
Preston Heyman
psaltery and background vocals:
Paddy Bush
lead vocals:
Kate Bush
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1979-09 until 1980-05)
recording of:
Egypt
lyricist and composer:
Kate Bush
4.354:12
6The Wedding List
bass guitar:
Del Palmer
harmonica and musical saw:
Paddy Bush
strings:
The Martyn Ford Orchestra
background vocals:
Brian Bath and Preston Heyman
lead vocals:
Kate Bush
strings arranger:
Max Middleton
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1979-09 until 1980-05)
recording of:
The Wedding List
lyricist and composer:
Kate Bush
4.154:16
7Violin
bass guitar:
Del Palmer
fiddle:
Kevin Burke (Irish master fiddler)
solo electric guitar:
Alan Murphy (UK session guitarist)
talkbox:
Paddy Bush
lead vocals:
Kate Bush
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1979-09 until 1980-05)
recording of:
Violin
lyricist and composer:
Kate Bush
4.353:16
8The Infant Kiss
engineer:
Jon Kelly (engineer at Air London Studios) (from 1979-09 until 1980-05)
electric guitar:
Alan Murphy (UK session guitarist) (from 1979-09 until 1980-05)
lirone:
Joseph Skeaping (from 1979-09 until 1980-05)
viola da gamba:
Adam Sceaping
lead vocals:
Kate Bush (from 1979-09 until 1980-05)
viola da gamba arranger:
Adam Sceaping (from 1979-09 until 1980-05) and Joseph Skeaping (from 1979-09 until 1980-05)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1979-09 until 1980-05)
recording of:
The Infant Kiss (from 1979-09 until 1980-05)
lyricist and composer:
Kate Bush
3.852:50
9Night Scented Stock
lead vocals:
Kate Bush
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1979-09 until 1980-05)
recording of:
Night Scented Stock
composer:
Kate Bush
4.150:52
10Army Dreamers
producer:
Kate Bush and Jon Kelly (engineer at Air London Studios)
acoustic guitar:
Brian Bath (on 1980-09-22)
bass guitar:
Alan Murphy (UK session guitarist) (on 1980-09-22)
bodhrán:
Stuart Elliott (session drummer, member of Cockney Rebel) (on 1980-09-22)
mandolin:
Paddy Bush (on 1980-09-22)
synthesizer:
Duncan Mackay (UK keyboardist/synthesizerist) (on 1980-09-22)
background vocals:
Brian Bath (on 1980-09-22), Paddy Bush (on 1980-09-22) and Alan Murphy (UK session guitarist) (on 1980-09-22)
lead vocals:
Kate Bush (on 1980-09-22)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1979-09 until 1980-05)
edit of:
Army Dreamers (hard ending) by Kate Bush
part of:
Songs banned by the BBC (number: Gulf War ban)
recording of:
Army Dreamers
lyricist and composer:
Kate Bush
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Kate Bush Music Ltd.
4.052:59
11Breathing
producer:
Kate Bush and Jon Kelly (engineer at Air London Studios)
drums (drum set):
Stuart Elliott (session drummer, member of Cockney Rebel)
fretless bass:
John Giblin
percussion:
Morris Pert
synthesizer:
Larry Fast (American synthesizer player and composer)
background vocals:
Roy Harper (English folk singer)
lead vocals:
Kate Bush
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1980)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1979-09 until 1980-05)
recording of:
Breathing
lyricist and composer:
Kate Bush
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Kate Bush Music Ltd.
4.155:30

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