| Hounds Of Love |  |
| Hounds Of Love | |
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(rear) |
• | Country: UK |
| • | Label/Number: EMI KB3 | |
| • | Release date: February 24, 1986 | |
| • | Chronology: Kate's 16th UK single (the 3rd from Hounds Of Love), with her 20th non-LP track. | |
| • | Highest chart position: 18 | |
| • | Cover photo (and calligraphy) by John Carder Bush | |
| • | Hounds Of Love Lyrics | |
| • | What it's about: Being afraid of falling in love, and feeling trapped by it. (In the song, this feeling is likened to being chased by a pack of hounds.) | |
| • | Running time: 3:01 | |
| • | The Handsome Cabin Boy Lyrics | |
| • | What it's about: A traditional Irish sea chanty (sung a cappella) about a girl who disguises herself as a boy to join the crew on a sailing vessel. Her cover is blown when she winds up pregnant. | |
| • | Running time: 3:07 | |
| • | Etc: Hounds Of Love opens with the phrase "It's in the trees! It's coming!" (as shown on the rear sleeve). It's from an old UK horror movie from the 50s called Night Of The Demon. | |
| • | Etc2: First pressings have textured sleeves, paper labels on the disc and "Woof" etched into the A-side dead wax. First pressings also included a pair of stickers, shown here. |
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