The Red Shoes (album)

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The Red Shoes
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Studio album by
Kate Bush
Released1 November 1993 (1993-11-01) [1]
RecordedJune 1990–June 1993
Studio Abbey Road (London)
Genre
Length55:30
Label EMI
Producer Kate Bush
Kate Bush chronology
This Woman's Work: Anthology 1978–1990
(1990)		The Red Shoes
(1993)		 Live at Hammersmith Odeon
(1994)
Kate Bush studio album chronology
The Sensual World
(1989)		The Red Shoes
(1993)		 Aerial
(2005)
No.TitleLength
1."Rubberband Girl"4:42
2."And So Is Love"4:16
3."Eat the Music"5:08
4."Moments of Pleasure"5:16
5."The Song of Solomon"4:27
6."Lily"3:51
7."The Red Shoes"4:00
8."Top of the City"4:14
9."Constellation of the Heart"4:46
10."Big Stripey Lie"3:32
11."Why Should I Love You?"5:00
12."You're the One"5:52
Total length:55:30

Personnel

Production

Charts

Certifications and sales

Certifications and sales for The Red Shoes
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [37] Gold50,000^
Japan—25,510 [38]
United Kingdom (BPI) [3] Platinum300,000^
United States—298,000 [39]

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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