On Stage (EP)

On Stage is a live recording of four songs performed on Kate Bush's Tour of Life in 1979. It was released on 31 August 1979 with "Them Heavy People" as the lead track, and peaked at number 10 on the UK Singles Chart.[2]

On Stage
EP by
Kate Bush
Released31 August 1979
Recorded13 May 1979
GenreArt rock
Length16:51
LabelEMI, Harvest (Canada)
ProducerKate Bush, Jon Kelly
Kate Bush chronology
Lionheart
(1978)		 On Stage
(1979)		 Never for Ever
(1980)
Singles from On Stage
  1. "Them Heavy People [Live]"
    Released: September 1979[1]

Background

On Stage was recorded live at the Hammersmith Odeon on 13 May 1979. It became Bush's first official (non-bootlegged) live performance on vinyl. The EP was the only audio (non-bootleg) recording of Kate Bush live for years, until 1994 when 60 minutes of the concert was released on Audio CD. Although the recordings are purportedly all from the same date, the four tracks on this EP are quite different from those of the later release.

The record was released on 12" vinyl and cassette in many countries, while in the UK EMI chose to initially release it as two 7" vinyl records packaged in a cardboard gatefold sleeve, this edition quickly superseded by a single disc version, which crammed all 4 tracks onto one 7" vinyl record, with a 33RPM speed rather than 45RPM. The single was packaged in a gatefold sleeve.

A promotional video was made for "Them Heavy People", depicting Bush against a black background with the two dancers from her live shows. The single's peak at #10 gave Bush her third UK top 10 hit. Studio versions of all four songs were originally released on her first two albums; "Them Heavy People", "James and the Cold Gun" and "L'Amour Looks Something Like You" from The Kick Inside (1978) and "Don't Push Your Foot on the Heartbrake" from Lionheart (1978).

Charts
Chart (1979) Peak
position
Dutch Single Top 100 17
Irish Singles Chart[3] 15
UK Singles Chart 10

Track listing

All tracks are written by Kate Bush.

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Them Heavy People"4:08
2."Don't Push Your Foot on the Heartbrake"3:37
Side two
No.TitleLength
3."James and the Cold Gun"6:25
4."L'Amour Looks Something Like You"2:41
  • 7": EMI / EMI MIEP 2991 (UK)

References
  1. "Kate Bush - Them Heavy People / Don't Push Your Foot On The Heartbrake - EMI - UK - PSR 442". 45cat. 9 August 2014. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  2. Official Charts Company - On Stage UK Chart details
  3. Irish charts - Kate Bush
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