This album was my introduction to Kate Bush. I heard it in my friend's mother's car and could not stop laughing. The songs were bizarre and this woman's voice was the strangest thing I'd ever heard. We struggled to contain our laughter for the whole car ride.

Fast forward 2 years. On a whim, I found the same CD in a used bin in a store and bought it, just for a laugh. I was blown away when I put on some headphones to give it a listen for the first time in years. The chorus of Wuthering Heights practically drove me mad with its intense odd rhythms and frighteningly pretty melody. I soon found something unique and beautiful in each song that followed, and immediately went back out into the cold and back into the CD store to buy some more Kate Bush. I got the Dreaming and Hounds of Love, and I can truly say that Kate Bush became my favorite musician of all time overnight.

This is a very good starting point for Kate, but it really only shows a glimpse of her work. She has many, many better songs than a lot of the ones offered here, but I guess it is quite a challenge to assemble a Best Of album for an artist like Kate. Start here, give it many spins while wearing headphones, and you'll hear what so many other people hear. Then it's just a matter of going out and buying all her other CD's. You won't regret it.