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Never for Ever is the third ___MASK46___ by the ___MASK27___ singer Kate Bush . Released in September 1980 , it was Bush ' s first no . 1 album and was also the first ever album by a British female solo artist to top the UK album chart , as well as being the first album by any female solo artist to enter the chart at no . 1 . It has since been certified Gold by the BPI . It features the UK Top 20 singles " Breathing ", " Army Dreamers " and " Babooshka ", which was one of Bush ' s biggest hits . Bush co - produced the album with Jon Kelly . Miranda Jane Richardson ( born 3 March 1958 ) is an ___MASK27___ stage , film and television actress . She made her film debut playing Ruth Ellis in " Dance with a Stranger " in 1985 and went on to receive Academy Award nominations for " Damage " ( 1992 ) and " Tom & Viv " ( 1994 ). For " Damage ", she won the BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actress . She has also won Golden Globe Awards for " Enchanted April " ( 1992 ) and the TV film " Fatherland " ( 1994 ). Peter Brian Gabriel ( born 13 February 1950 ) is an ___MASK27___ 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 . 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 ___MASK29___ 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 . " Running Up That Hill " is a song by the ___MASK27___ singer - songwriter Kate Bush . It was the first single from her 1985 album , " Hounds of Love ", released in the United Kingdom 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 )." " The Man with the Child in His Eyes " is a song by Kate Bush . It is the fifth track on her debut ___MASK36___ " The Kick Inside " and was released as her second single , on the EMI ___MASK89___ , in 1978 . The Line , the Cross and the Curve is a 1993 British musical short film directed by and starring singer Kate Bush , co - starring Miranda Richardson and noted choreographer Lindsay Kemp , who had served as dance mentor to Bush early in her career . The Red Shoes is the seventh ___MASK46___ by the ___MASK27___ musician Kate Bush . Released in November 1993 , it was accompanied by Bush ' s short film , The Line , the Cross and the Curve , and was her last album before taking a 12 - year hiatus . The album peaked at number two on the UK album chart and has been certified Platinum by the BPI for over 300 , 000 copies shipped . In the US , the album reached number 28 , her highest chart position there to date . The ___MASK56___ ( currently entitled Official Singles Chart ) is compiled by the Official Charts Company ( OCC ), on behalf of the British ___MASK29___ industry , listing the top - selling singles in the United Kingdom , 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 ___MASK21___ 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 ___MASK21___ downloads in 2005 and streaming in 2014 . Lindsay Kemp ( born Cheshire , England , 3 May 1938 ) is an ___MASK27___ dancer , actor , teacher , mime artist and choreographer . Hounds of Love is the fifth ___MASK46___ by the ___MASK27___ singer - songwriter and musician Kate Bush , released by ___MASK54___ 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 ___MASK46___ , 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 . Catherine " Kate " Bush , CBE ( born 30 July 1958 ) is an ___MASK27___ 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 .