The Other Sides

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The Other Sides
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Compilation album by
Released30 November 2018 (2018-11-30) (Selection)
8 March 2019 (2019-03-08) (full set)
Recorded1975–2012
Length
  • 132:16 (full set)
  • 42:47 (Selection)
Language
Label Fish People
Producer
Kate Bush chronology
Before the Dawn
(2016)
The Other Sides
(2019)
Alternative cover
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Selection from 'The Other Sides' cover
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Classic Pop 9/10 [1]
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The Other Sides is a compilation album by English singer-songwriter Kate Bush. [3] Released in March 2019, the set contains a selection of 12" mixes and B-sides as well as a selection of cover versions. [4]

Contents

Released as part of Bush’s definitive remastering project in 2018, the set was originally included in the Remastered Part II box set, before receiving a separate release in March 2019. [5] The Other Sides charted at number 18 in the UK. [6]

There are some omissions to the rarities and B-sides in the set, including "The Empty Bullring" (B-side to "Breathing"), "Not This Time" (B-side to "The Big Sky"), "Ken" and "The Confrontation" (B-sides to "Love and Anger") as well as single versions of some tracks, instrumental versions, and extended/alternate mixes of "Rubberband Girl", "Eat the Music", "The Red Shoes" and "December Will Be Magic Again".

Reception

Rolling Stone magazine rated The Other Sides 4 out of 5 stars, stating "most of the tracks feel as contemporary as they ever did; maybe more so." [7] Classic Pop magazine rated the set 9/10, stating "it's hard to believe these gems were mere flip-sides". [8]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Kate Bush

Disc one: 12" Mixes
No.TitleOriginally releasedLength
1."Running Up That Hill (A Deal with God)"August 19855:49
2."The Big Sky" (Meteorological Mix)April 19867:46
3."Cloudbusting" (The Orgonon Mix)October 19856:33
4."Hounds of Love" (Alternative Mix)February 19863:49
5."Experiment IV" (Extended Mix)October 19866:43
Total length:30:40

All tracks are written by Kate Bush

Disc two: The Other Side 1
No.TitleOriginally releasedLength
1."Walk Straight Down the Middle"B-side to "The Sensual World" (1989)3:49
2."You Want Alchemy"B-side to "Eat the Music" (1993)4:21
3."Be Kind to My Mistakes"B-side to "This Woman's Work" (1989)3:02
4."Lyra"from The Golden Compass (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (2007)3:18
5."Under the Ivy"B-side to "Running Up That Hill (A Deal with God)" (1985)2:10
6."Experiment IV" (Video Mix)from The Whole Story (1986)4:49
7."Ne t'enfuis pas"B-side to "There Goes a Tenner" (1982) and "Suspended in Gaffa" (1982)2:34
8."Un Baiser d'enfant"French version of "The Infant Kiss" (1980); B-side to "Ne t'enfuis pas" (1983)3:02
9."Burning Bridge"B-side to "Cloudbusting" (1985)4:12
10."Running Up That Hill (A Deal with God)" (2012 Remix)from A Symphony of British Music (2012)5:34
Total length:36:51

All tracks are written by Kate Bush

Disc three: The Other Side 2
No.TitleOriginally releasedLength
1."Home for Christmas"B-side to "Moments of Pleasure" (1993) and "Rubberband Girl" (1993)1:47
2."One Last Look Around the House Before We Go"B-side to "Love and Anger" (1990)1:04
3."I'm Still Waiting"B-side to "This Woman's Work" (1989)4:28
4."Warm and Soothing"B-side to "December Will Be Magic Again" (1980)2:44
5."Show a Little Devotion"B-side to "Moments of Pleasure" (1993) and "Rubberband Girl" (1993)4:18
6."Passing Through Air"B-side to "Army Dreamers" (1980)2:04
7."Humming"previously unreleased, recorded 19753:16
8."Ran Tan Waltz"B-side to "Babooshka" (1980)2:47
9."December Will Be Magic Again"1980 standalone single4:52
10."Wuthering Heights" (New Vocal)from The Whole Story (1986)5:03
Total length:32:23
Disc four: In Other's Words
No.TitleWriter(s)Originally releasedLength
1."Rocket Man"from Two Rooms: Celebrating the Songs of Elton John & Bernie Taupin (1991)5:01
2."Sexual Healing"B-side to "King of the Mountain" (2005), recorded 19945:55
3."Mna Na Heireann"traditionalfrom Common Ground: Voices of Modern Irish Music (1996)2:57
4."My Lagan Love"traditionalB-side to "Cloudbusting" (1985)2:30
5."The Man I Love"from The Glory of Gershwin (1994)3:18
6."Brazil (Sam Lowry's First Dream)"from Brazil: Music from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1993), recorded 19852:15
7."The Handsome Cabin Boy"traditionalB-side to "Hounds of Love" (1986)3:14
8."Lord of the Reedy River" Donovan B-side to "Sat in Your Lap" (1981)2:42
9."Candle in the Wind"
  • John
  • Taupin
B-side to "Rocket Man" (1991)4:30
Total length:32:22

All tracks are written by Kate Bush, except where noted

Selection from 'The Other Sides' [9]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."12" Running Up That Hill (A Deal with God)" 5:49
2."The Big Sky" (Meteorological Mix) 7:46
3."Walk Straight Down the Middle" 3:49
4."You Want Alchemy" 4:21
5."Experiment IV" 4:49
6."Running Up That Hill (A Deal with God)" (2012 Remix) 5:34
7."Home for Christmas" 1:47
8."Sexual Healing"
  • Gaye
  • Brown
5:55
9."Mna Na Heireann"traditional2:57
Total length:42:47

Charts

Chart performance for The Other Sides
Chart (2019)Peak
position
German Albums (Offizielle Deutsche Charts) [10] 56
UK Albums (OCC) [6] 18

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