- art pop, rock, progressive pop
- 46 min
- 11 tracks
- EMI Music Canada
The Sensual World is the sixth studio album by the English singer-songwriter Kate Bush, released on 16 October 1989 by EMI Records. It entered and peaked at No. 2 on the UK Albums Chart and has been certified Platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) for shipments in excess of 300,000 in the United Kingdom, and Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in the United States.
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Character
Character-led, grave, spare and contemporary.
- character-ledplot-driven
- gravecomic
- sparerichly built
- contemporarynostalgic
- unpretentiousprestige
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- AllMusic4.5/5 ★
- Chicago Tribune3/4 ★
- Los Angeles Times4/5 ★
- Mojo4/5 ★
- NME9/10
- Pitchfork9.4/10
- Q4/5 ★
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide4/5 ★
- Spin Alternative Record Guide8/10
- The Village VoiceB
- AllMovie4/5 ★
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Tracks
- 1The Sensual World3:58
- 2Love and Anger4:42
- 3The Fog5:07
- 4Reaching Out3:12
- 5Heads We're Dancing5:21
- 6Deeper Understanding4:46
- 7Between a Man and a Woman3:30
- 8Never Be Mine3:45
- 9Rocket's Tail4:07
- 10This Woman's Work3:39
- 11Walk Straight Down the Middle3:49
11 tracks, 46 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Kate Bush
- Label
- EMI Music Canada
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- CA
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