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5 Things to Know About Kate Bush's Never for Ever

  1. It was Kate Bush’s first album with a production credit Jon Kelly co-produced the album with Bush, marking the first time she received a production credit on a studio release.

  2. The album was a commercial breakthrough Never for Ever became Bush’s first number one album in the UK, reaching the top spot in September 1980.

  3. It featured her first single to reach the top 10 “Breathing” peaked at number 16, but “Army Dreamers” and “Babooshka” both charted higher, with “Babooshka” reaching number five.

  4. The album used the Fairlight CMI synthesizer Bush was an early adopter of this digital sampling instrument, which shaped the album’s experimental sound.

  5. It was her shortest studio album Never for Ever runs just over 37 minutes, making it the briefest of her studio albums.

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