| Babooshka | ![]() |
![]() (front)
(rear) |
| Country: UK |
| | Label/Number: EMI 5085 | |
| | Release date: June 23, 1980 | |
| | Chronology: Kate's 7th UK single; the 2nd from Never for Ever (with her 2nd non-LP B-side). | |
| | Highest chart position: 5 (Kate's third highest charting UK single) | |
| | Cover photos by John Carder Bush | |
| | Babooshka Lyrics | |
| | What it's about: An insecure wife foolishly tests her husband's fidelity by disguising herself and attempting to seduce him. It's a look at our tendency to ruin things for ourselves. | |
| | Running time: 3:19 | |
| | Ran Tan Waltz Lyrics | |
| | What it's about: A young father stays at home with the baby while his wife is out drinking and cheating on him. | |
| | Running time: 2:41 | |
| | Etc: First pressings have an angled thumb notch on the rear sleeve; otherwise, they're virtually identical to the reissues. Scan courtesy of Pertti. | |
| | Etc2: Additionally, there's no dead wax message on this one (which makes first pressings even more difficult to identify). For additional information on first pressings vs. reissues, look here. |