Symphony in Blue

1979 single by Kate Bush

"Symphony in Blue"

Japanese single cover

Single by Kate Bush

from the album Lionheart

B-side

"Fullhouse" (Japan)
"Hammer Horror" (Canada)

Released

5 May 1979 (Japan)^[1]
1 June 1979 (Canada)^[2]

Recorded

July–September 1978

Genre

Art rock

Length

3:36

Label

EMI, Harvest

Songwriter(s)

Kate Bush

Producer(s)

Andrew Powell

Kate Bush singles chronology

"Wow"
(1978)

"Symphony in Blue"
(1979)

"Strange Phenomena"
(1979)

Audio

"Symphony in Blue" by Kate Bush on YouTube

"Symphony in Blue" is a song written and recorded by Kate Bush and is the opening track to her second album, Lionheart. It was released as a single in Japan and Canada, and was the final single taken from Lionheart.^[2]

As with the "Wow" single elsewhere, the Lionheart track "Fullhouse" was used as the B-side for the Japanese single.^[3] Its picture sleeve was exclusive to this release. The Canadian release was pressed on blue vinyl.^[3]

Track listing

All tracks written and composed by Kate Bush.

7" vinyl – EMI (Japan)

"Symphony in Blue" – 3:36
"Fullhouse" – 3:14

7" vinyl - Harvest (Canada)

"Symphony in Blue" – 3:36
"Hammer Horror – 4:37

Personnel

Musicians

Stuart Elliot – drums, percussion
David Paton – bass
Ian Bairnson – electric guitar
Kate Bush – vocals, harmony vocals, piano
Duncan Mackay – Fender Rhodes (Piano)

Production

Andrew Powell – producer
Kate Bush – assistant producer
Patrick Jauneaud – assistant engineer
David Katz – orchestra contractor
Jon Kelly – recording engineer
Nigel Walker – assistant engineer, mixing, mixing assistant

References

^ "Promo disco with release date".
^ ^a ^b "Symphony in Blue". KateBush.com. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Kate Bush – ブルーのシンフォニー = Symphony in Blue". Discogs. 6 November 1978. Retrieved 9 July 2017.