| The Red Shoes, Part 1 |  |
| The Red Shoes, Part 1 | |
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• | Country: UK |
| • | Label/Number: EMI EM 316 | |
| • | Release date: April 5, 1994 | |
| • | Chronology: Kate's 8th UK CD single; the 3rd of 4 (UK singles) from The Red Shoes (with her 37th non-LP track). | |
| • | Highest chart position: 21 | |
| • | Cover photo by John Carder Bush | |
| • | The Red Shoes Lyrics | |
| • | What it's about: A girl puts on a pair of enchanted ballet slippers and can't stop dancing until she breaks the spell. It's inspired by a character in the Michael Powell-directed film of the same name. | |
| • | Running time: 4:02 | |
| • | You Want Alchemy Lyrics | |
| • | What it's about: Kate transforms Claude Debussy's Clair de lune into a beautiful tale of a traveler who happens upon a beekeeper -- who likens the beauty, mystery and magic of their work to a form of alchemy. | |
| • | Running time: 4:21 | |
| • | Cloudbusting (Video 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: 6:57 | |
| • | This Woman's Work Lyrics | |
| • | What it's about: Being forced to suddenly confront reality and adulthood in times of crisis. The track was written for the John Hughes film, She's Having A Baby; specifically, the part where "Jake" (Kevin Bacon) learns his wife's life is in danger. | |
| • | Running time: 3:31 | |
| • | Etc: The Red Shoes is the centerpiece of Kate's 8th (most recent) studio LP, and the focal point of her 43 minute film, The Line, The Cross & The Curve. | |
| • | Etc2: The Red Shoes CD singles were packaged in slim-line, two-disc jewel cases, designed to house parts 1 and 2 of the CD single. First pressings had an insert card in place of the 2nd CD announcing its future release (shown here). Part 2 (shown here) was issued one week later as a stand-alone CD single, then as part of this set on later pressings. | |
| • | Etc3: And for what it's worth... You Want Alchemy gets my vote for all-time best Kate song. | |
| • | Etc4: This is the only release of the Video Mix of Cloudbusting on CD. There is an additional (mostly instrumental) 1:50 in the middle of the song. In the video, it's where the Reichs (Donald Sutherland and Kate) are together in the lab/workshop. |
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