Kate Bush's first album, The Kick Inside, released when the
singer/songwriter was only 19 years old (but featuring some songs
written at 15 and recorded at 16), is her most unabashedly romantic, the
sound of an impressionable and highly precocious teenager spreading her
wings for the first time. The centerpiece is "Wuthering Heights," which
was a hit everywhere except the United States (and propelled the Emily
Brontë novel back onto the best-seller lists in England), but there is a
lot else here to enjoy: The disturbing "Man with the Child in His
Eyes," the catchy rocker "James and the Cold Gun," and "Feel It," an
early manifestation of Bush's explorations of sexual experience in song,
which would culminate with "Hounds of Love." As those familiar with the
latter well know, she would do better work in the future, but this is
still a mightily impressive debut. Allmusic
Tracklist
1. Moving 3:01
Written-By – Kate Bush
Bass – David Paton
Drums – Stuart Elliott
Electric Piano – Duncan Mackay
Guitar – Ian Bairnson
2. The Saxophone Song 3:52
Written-By – Kate Bush
Bass – Bruce Lynch
Drums – Barry de Souza
Guitar – Alan Parker
Keyboards – Andrew Powell
Saxophone – Alan Skidmore
3. Strange Phenomena 2:58
Written-By – Kate Bush
Electric Piano – Andrew Powell
Synthesizer – Duncan Mackay
Bass – David Paton
Drums – Stuart Elliott
Guitar – Ian Bairnson
4. Kite 2:57
Written-By – Kate Bush
Bass – David Paton
Drums – Stuart Elliott
Guitar – Ian Bairnson
Organ, Clavinet – Duncan Mackay
Percussion – Morris Pert
5. The Man With The Child In His Eyes 2:41
Written-By – Kate Bush
6. Wuthering Heights 4:29
Written-By – Kate Bush
Acoustic Guitar – David Paton
Bass, Celesta – Andrew Powell
Drums – Stuart Elliott
Electric Guitar – Ian Bairnson
Organ – Duncan Mackay
Percussion – Morris Pert
7. James And The Cold Gun 3:36
Written-By – Kate Bush
Bass – David Paton
Drums – Stuart Elliott
Guitar – Ian Bairnson
Organ – Duncan Mackay
8. Feel It 3:02
Written-By – Kate Bush
9. Oh To Be In Love 3:18
Written-By – Kate Bush
Backing Vocals – David Paton, Ian Bairnson
Guitar – David Paton
Mandolin – Paddy Bush
Percussion – Stuart Elliott
Synthesizer – Andrew Powell
10. L'Amour Looks Something Like You 2:28
Written-By – Kate Bush
Bass – David Paton
Drums – Stuart Elliott
Electric Piano – Duncan Mackay
Guitar – Ian Bairnson
11. Them Heavy People 3:05
Written-By – Kate Bush
Backing Vocals – Paddy Bush
Bass – David Paton
Drums – Stuart Elliott
Guitar – Ian Bairnson
12. Room For The Life 4:05
Written-By – Kate Bush
Bass – David Paton
Drums, Percussion – Stuart Elliott
Guitar – Ian Bairnson
Percussion [Boo-bams] – Morris Pert
Wind [Beer Bottles] – Andrew Powell, Ian Bairnson
13. The Kick Inside 3:34
Written-By – Kate Bush
Credits
Bass – David Paton (tracks: 1, 3, 4, 7, 9 to 12)
Contractor [Orchestral] – David Katz
Drums – Stuart Elliott (tracks: 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9 to 12)
Guitar – Ian Bairnson (tracks: 1, 3, 4, 7, 9 to 12)
Lead Vocals, Songwriter, Piano, Backing Vocals – Kate Bush
Organ – Duncan Mackay (tracks: 4, 6, 7)
Percussion – Morris Pert (tracks: 3, 4, 6)
Tracklist
1. Moving 3:01
Written-By – Kate Bush
Bass – David Paton
Drums – Stuart Elliott
Electric Piano – Duncan Mackay
Guitar – Ian Bairnson
2. The Saxophone Song 3:52
Written-By – Kate Bush
Bass – Bruce Lynch
Drums – Barry de Souza
Guitar – Alan Parker
Keyboards – Andrew Powell
Saxophone – Alan Skidmore
3. Strange Phenomena 2:58
Written-By – Kate Bush
Electric Piano – Andrew Powell
Synthesizer – Duncan Mackay
Bass – David Paton
Drums – Stuart Elliott
Guitar – Ian Bairnson
4. Kite 2:57
Written-By – Kate Bush
Bass – David Paton
Drums – Stuart Elliott
Guitar – Ian Bairnson
Organ, Clavinet – Duncan Mackay
Percussion – Morris Pert
5. The Man With The Child In His Eyes 2:41
Written-By – Kate Bush
6. Wuthering Heights 4:29
Written-By – Kate Bush
Acoustic Guitar – David Paton
Bass, Celesta – Andrew Powell
Drums – Stuart Elliott
Electric Guitar – Ian Bairnson
Organ – Duncan Mackay
Percussion – Morris Pert
7. James And The Cold Gun 3:36
Written-By – Kate Bush
Bass – David Paton
Drums – Stuart Elliott
Guitar – Ian Bairnson
Organ – Duncan Mackay
8. Feel It 3:02
Written-By – Kate Bush
9. Oh To Be In Love 3:18
Written-By – Kate Bush
Backing Vocals – David Paton, Ian Bairnson
Guitar – David Paton
Mandolin – Paddy Bush
Percussion – Stuart Elliott
Synthesizer – Andrew Powell
10. L'Amour Looks Something Like You 2:28
Written-By – Kate Bush
Bass – David Paton
Drums – Stuart Elliott
Electric Piano – Duncan Mackay
Guitar – Ian Bairnson
11. Them Heavy People 3:05
Written-By – Kate Bush
Backing Vocals – Paddy Bush
Bass – David Paton
Drums – Stuart Elliott
Guitar – Ian Bairnson
12. Room For The Life 4:05
Written-By – Kate Bush
Bass – David Paton
Drums, Percussion – Stuart Elliott
Guitar – Ian Bairnson
Percussion [Boo-bams] – Morris Pert
Wind [Beer Bottles] – Andrew Powell, Ian Bairnson
13. The Kick Inside 3:34
Written-By – Kate Bush
Credits
Bass – David Paton (tracks: 1, 3, 4, 7, 9 to 12)
Contractor [Orchestral] – David Katz
Drums – Stuart Elliott (tracks: 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9 to 12)
Guitar – Ian Bairnson (tracks: 1, 3, 4, 7, 9 to 12)
Lead Vocals, Songwriter, Piano, Backing Vocals – Kate Bush
Organ – Duncan Mackay (tracks: 4, 6, 7)
Percussion – Morris Pert (tracks: 3, 4, 6)