Hounds of Love was a significant artistic and commercial peak for Kate Bush, featuring her most commercially successful single and pioneering use of digital recording technology. The album expanded her sonic palette and lyrical scope, solidifying her status as a unique force in British pop.
- The album was primarily recorded at Abbey Road Studios, with engineers preferring the new Fairlight CMI synthesizer over traditional methods.
- The second side of the vinyl release, subtitled "The Ninth Wave," is a conceptual suite of songs exploring the experience of a person lost at sea.
- "Running Up That Hill (A Deal with God)" reached number three on the UK singles chart, becoming Bush's highest-charting single to date.
Kate Bush is an English singer-songwriter and record producer, known for her eclectic musical style and literary themes. By 1985, she had established herself as an art-pop innovator with a devoted following.
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