Live at Hammersmith Odeon is a 1994 live album by the British singer Kate Bush. It is a re-release of an abridged video recording of the 1979 The Tour of Life, first released on home video in 1981, complete with a CD version of the video soundtrack.^[1]

The video and CD contain twelve songs recorded live at the Hammersmith Odeon on 13 May 1979, consisting mainly of songs from The Kick Inside and Lionheart with a new song "Violin"; which would subsequently appear on Bush's third studio album Never for Ever in 1980.

In September 1979, Bush released On Stage,anEP of four tracks recorded ostensibly at the same concert. However, the four tracks on this EP are noticeably different from those released in 1994. The EP reached No. 10 in the UK singles chart.^[2] and includes a performance of "L'Amour Looks Something Like You" which was not included in the abridged live album.

Critical reception[edit]

Electronics & Music Maker described the release as "a prime example of the integration of music, dance and visual effects".^[3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[4]

Track listing[edit]

All tracks are written by Kate Bush

*Live at Hammersmith Odeon* track listing
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Moving"	3:32
2.	"Them Heavy People"	4:02
3.	"Violin"	3:33
4.	"Strange Phenomena"	3:26
5.	"Hammer Horror"	4:26
6.	"Don't Push Your Foot on the Heartbrake"	4:00
7.	"Wow"	4:00
8.	"Feel It"	3:14
9.	"Kite"	6:12
10.	"James and the Cold Gun"	8:44
11.	"Oh England My Lionheart"	3:23
12.	"Wuthering Heights"	4:50

Personnel[edit]

Musicians[edit]

The following list is taken from the tour programme. Additional personnel may be involved.

Kate Bush – vocals, piano
Brian Bath – electric guitar, acoustic mandolin, vocal harmonies
Alan Murphy – electric guitar, whistle
Paddy Bush – mandolin, vocal harmonies, additional instrumentation
Ben Barson – synthesizer, acoustic guitar
Kevin McAlea – piano, keyboards, saxophone, 12 string guitar
Del Palmer – bass
Preston Heyman – drums, percussion
Glenys Groves and Liz Pearson – backing vocals

Production

Kate Bush – producer
Gordon Patterson – sound engineer, front of house
Martin Fisher – stage sound engineer

Film crew[edit]

Kate Bush – producer, choreography
Keith McMillan – director
Richard Dellow, Barrie Dodd, Jim McCutcheon, Mike Morgan, Ron Tufnell – cinematographers
John Henshall – lighting
Joe French – unit production manager
Sarah King – production assistant
Sandy Field – title design

References[edit]

^ "Live at Hammersmith Odeon – Box Set". katebush.com.

^ "KATE BUSH │ Artist │ Official Charts". officialcharts.com. Retrieved 29 March 2014.

^ "Video Review". Electronics & Music Maker. Vol. 2, no. 1. March 1982. p. 55.

^ Dillard, Brian J.. Review: Kate Bush: Live at Hammersmith Odeon. AllMusic. Retrieved on 2010-07-26.

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Discography Awards and nominations
Studio albums	The Kick Inside Lionheart Never for Ever The Dreaming Hounds of Love The Sensual World The Red Shoes Aerial Director's Cut 50 Words for Snow
Extended plays	On Stage Kate Bush Aspects of the Sensual World Eat the Music
Singles	"Wuthering Heights" "The Man with the Child in His Eyes" "Them Heavy People" "Moving" "Hammer Horror" "Wow" "Symphony in Blue" "Strange Phenomena" "Breathing" "Babooshka" "Army Dreamers" "December Will Be Magic Again" "Sat in Your Lap" "The Dreaming" "There Goes a Tenner" "Suspended in Gaffa" "Ne t'enfuis pas" "Night of the Swallow" "Running Up That Hill" "Cloudbusting" "Hounds of Love" "The Big Sky" "Don't Give Up" "Experiment IV" "The Sensual World" "This Woman's Work" "Love and Anger" "Rocket Man" "Rubberband Girl" "Eat the Music" "Moments of Pleasure" "The Red Shoes" "The Man I Love" "And So Is Love" "King of the Mountain" "Lyra" "Deeper Understanding" "Wild Man"
Live albums	Live at the Hammersmith Odeon Before the Dawn
Compilation albums	The Single File Kate Bush The Whole Story This Woman's Work: Anthology 1978–1990 The Other Sides
Videos	Live at the Hammersmith Odeon The Single File The Hair of the Hound The Whole Story The Sensual World: The Videos The Line, the Cross and the Curve
Concerts	The Tour of Life Before the Dawn
Related articles	The Most Wuthering Heights Day Ever David Gilmour

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