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Prefab Sprout are an ___MASK38___ ___MASK41___ band from Witton Gilbert , County Durham , England who rose to fame during the 1980s . Nine of their albums have reached the Top 40 in the UK Albums Chart , and one of their singles , " The King of Rock ' n ' Roll ", peaked at number seven in the UK Singles Chart . The band formed in 1978 in Newcastle . Top 40 is a music industry shorthand for the currently most - popular songs in a particular genre . When used without qualification it refers to the best - selling or most frequently broadcast popular music . The term is derived from ___MASK93___ music charts , a few of which traditionally consist of a total of 40 songs . Top 40 is also an alternative term for the radio format of such music , also known as Contemporary hit radio . Peter Brian Gabriel ( born 13 February 1950 ) is an ___MASK38___ singer - songwriter , musician and humanitarian activist who rose to fame as the original lead singer and flautist of the progressive rock band Genesis . After leaving Genesis in 1975 , Gabriel launched a solo career , with " Solsbury Hill " his first single . His 1986 album , " So ", is his best - selling release and is certified triple platinum in the UK and five times platinum in the U . S . The album ' s most successful single , " Sledgehammer ", won a record nine MTV Awards at the 1987 MTV Video Music Awards and remains the most played music video in the history of MTV . " The Man with the Child in His Eyes " is a song by Kate Bush . It is the fifth track on her debut ___MASK89___ " The Kick Inside " and was released as her second single , on the ___MASK24___ label , in 1978 . The ___MASK82___ ( currently entitled Official Singles Chart ) is compiled by the Official Charts Company ( OCC ), on behalf of the British ___MASK93___ industry , listing the top - selling singles in the ___MASK67___ , based upon physical sales , paid - for downloads and streaming . To be eligible for the chart , a single is currently defined by the Official Charts Company ( OCC ) as either a ' single bundle ' having no more than four tracks and not lasting longer than 25 minutes or one ___MASK26___ audio track not longer than 15 minutes with a minimum sale price of 40 pence . The rules have changed many times as technology has developed , the most notable being the inclusion of ___MASK26___ downloads in 2005 and streaming in 2014 . Never for Ever is the third ___MASK89___ by the ___MASK38___ singer Kate Bush . Released in September 1980 , it was Bush ' s first no . 1 ___MASK89___ and was also the first ever ___MASK89___ by a British female solo artist to top the UK ___MASK89___ chart , as well as being the first ___MASK89___ by any female solo artist to enter the chart at no . 1 . It has since been certified Gold by the BPI . It features the singles `` Breathing '' , `` Army Dreamers '' and `` Babooshka '' , which was one of Bush ' s biggest hits . Bush co - produced the ___MASK89___ with Jon Kelly . Deacon Blue are a Scottish ___MASK41___ rock band formed in Glasgow during 1985 . The line - up of the band consists of vocalists Ricky Ross and Lorraine McIntosh , keyboard player James Prime and drummer Dougie Vipond . " Army Dreamers " is a music single , the third and final song to be released from the ___MASK89___ " Never For Ever " by Kate Bush . It was a UK top 20 hit in October 1980 . Nolwenn Le Magueresse ( born 28 September ___MASK18___ in Saint - Renan , Brittany , France ), known by her stage name Nolwenn Leroy , is a French singer - songwriter , musician and voice actress . Christopher Anton Rea (; born 4 March 1951 ) is an ___MASK38___ singer - songwriter and guitarist , recognisable for his distinctive , husky voice and slide guitar playing . The " British Hit Singles & Albums " stated that Rea was " one of the most popular UK singer - songwriters of the late 1980s . He was already a major European star by the time he finally cracked the UK Top 10 with his 18th chart entry ; " The Road to Hell ( Part 2 )". As of 2009 , he has sold more than 30 million albums worldwide . Lynsey de Paul ( born Lyndsey Monckton Rubin ; 11 June 1948  1 October 2014 ) was an ___MASK38___ singer - songwriter . She had chart hits in the UK and Europe in the 1970s , starting with the single " Sugar Me ". She represented the UK in the Eurovision Song Contest and then had a successful career as a composer , actress and television celebrity . Hounds of Love is the fifth ___MASK98___ by the ___MASK38___ singer - songwriter and musician Kate Bush , released by ___MASK42___ on 16 September 1985 . It was a commercial success and marked a return to the public eye for Bush after the relatively poor sales of her previous album , " The Dreaming ". It was Bush ' s second album to top the UK Albums Chart and her best - selling ___MASK98___ , having been certified double platinum for 600 , 000 sales in the UK , and by 1998 it had sold 1 . 1 million copies worldwide . In the US , it reached the top 40 on the " Billboard " 200 . The album ' s lead single , " Running Up That Hill ", became one of Bush ' s biggest hits , and it produced three further successful singles , " Cloudbusting ", " Hounds of Love ", and " The Big Sky ", all taken from the album ' s first side . The second side , subtitled " The Ninth Wave ", forms a conceptual suite about a person drifting alone in the sea at night . Jon Kelly is a British music producer who has produced albums and singles for Chris Rea , The Damned , Kate Bush , Pele , The Beautiful South , Prefab Sprout , Deacon Blue , Heather Nova , The Levellers , ___MASK29___ , Lynsey De Paul and Nolwenn Leroy . Catherine " Kate " Bush , CBE ( born 30 July 1958 ) is an ___MASK38___ singer - songwriter , musician and record producer . She first came to note in 1978 when , at the age of 19 , she topped the UK Singles Chart for four weeks with her debut single " Wuthering Heights ", becoming the first female artist to achieve a UK number - one with a self - written song . She has since released twenty - five UK Top 40 singles , including the top ten hits " The Man with the Child in His Eyes ", " Babooshka ", " Running Up That Hill ", " Don ' t Give Up " ( a duet with Peter Gabriel ) and " King of the Mountain ". She has released ten studio albums , all of which reached the UK Top 10 , including the UK number - one albums " Never for Ever " ( 1980 ) and " Hounds of Love " ( 1985 ). She is the first British solo female artist to top the UK album charts and the first female artist ever to enter the album chart at number - one . The Beautiful South was an ___MASK38___ ___MASK41___ / rock group formed in 1988 by two former members of the Hull group the Housemartins  Paul Heaton and Dave Hemingway  both of whom performed lead and backing vocals . Other members throughout the band ' s tenure were former Housemartins roadie Sean Welch ( bass ), Dave Stead ( drums ) and Dave Rotheray ( guitar ). After the band ' s first album ( recorded as a quintet ), they were joined by a succession of female vocalists , all of whom performed lead and backing vocals alongside Heaton and Hemingway  Briana Corrigan for albums two and three after appearing as a guest vocalist on one , followed by Jacqui Abbott for the fourth through seventh albums , and finally Alison Wheeler for the final three Beautiful South albums . " Running Up That Hill " is a song by the ___MASK38___ singer - songwriter Kate Bush . It was the first single from her 1985 album , " Hounds of Love ", released in the ___MASK67___ on 5 August 1985 . It was her first 12 " single . It was the most successful of Bush ' s 1980s releases , entering the UK chart at number 9 and eventually peaking at number 3 , her second - highest single peak . The single also had an impact in the United States , providing Bush with her first chart hit there since 1978 , where it reached the top 30 and featured prominently in the Dance Charts . Bush also performed the song with David Gilmour of Pink Floyd at the . The song ' s title for " Hounds of Love " and all subsequent releases was " Running Up That Hill ( A Deal with God )."