| Cloudbusting |  |
| Cloudbusting | |
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• | Country: US |
| • | Label/Number: EMI America V-19238 | |
| • | Release date: Spring, 1987 | |
| • | Chronology: Kate's 4th US 12" single (not counting promos or the mini-LP). It's the 2nd of two US releases from The Whole Story. The A-side is her 10th US non-LP track. | |
| • | Cover photos by John Carder Bush. (Elsewhere on the same roll of film...) | |
| • | Cloudbusting (Meteorological Mix) Lyrics | |
| • | What it's about: A look at a special relationship between a boy and his father. It's based on A Book Of Dreams, by Peter Reich. | |
| • | Running time: 6:32 | |
| • | The Man With The Child In His Eyes Lyrics | |
| • | What it's about: A young girl fantasizes about an aging Peter Pan-like character who still retains his childlike innocence. It's one of Kate's earliest works; she began writing it at the age of 14. | |
| • | Running time: 2:37 (LP mix) | |
| • | Sat In Your Lap Lyrics | |
| • | What it's about: Man's endless search for knowledge -- which is often limited by his unwillingness to devote the effort necessary to attain it. | |
| • | Running time: 3:28 | |
| • | Etc: In the UK, this was the followup single to Running Up That Hill, but in the US, it wasn't released until (nearly) 18 months later (in support of The Whole Story). | |
| • | Etc2: Cloudbusting was Kate's last EMI America release (they allegedly "forgot" to renew her contract). It was also her last 12" single in the US. | |
| • | Etc3: The UK 12" EP includes the same extended version of Cloudbusting, but it's called the Organon Remix. | |
| • | Etc4: The cover images are identical to the UK release, but the jacket is heavier stock and the B-side titles are different. |
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