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Never for Ever
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Studio album by
Kate Bush
Released8 September 1980 (1980-09-08) [1]
RecordedSeptember 1979 – May 1980
Studio Abbey Road and AIR, London [2]
Genre
Length37:16
Label EMI (UK)
EMI America (US)
Harvest (Canada)
Producer
Kate Bush chronology
On Stage
(1979)		Never for Ever
(1980)		 The Dreaming
(1982)
Kate Bush studio album chronology
Lionheart
(1978)		Never for Ever
(1980)		 The Dreaming
(1982)
Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Babooshka"3:20
2."Delius (Song of Summer)"2:51
3."Blow Away (For Bill)"3:33
4."All We Ever Look For"3:47
5."Egypt"4:10
Total length:17:41
Side two
No.TitleLength
6."The Wedding List"4:15
7."Violin"3:15
8."The Infant Kiss"2:50
9."Night Scented Stock"0:51
10."Army Dreamers"2:55
11."Breathing"5:29
Total length:19:35

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the Never for Ever liner notes. [6]

Production

Charts

Certifications and sales

Certifications for Never for Ever
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [45] Platinum100,000^
France (SNEP) [46] Gold100,000*
Germany (BVMI) [47] Gold250,000^
Japan (Oricon)—17,910 [35]
Netherlands (NVPI) [48] Gold50,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [49] Gold100,000^
United States—39,000 [50]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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