' s ▁first ▁no .   1 ▁album , ▁the ▁first ▁ever ▁album ▁by ▁a ▁British ▁female ▁solo ▁artist ▁to ▁top ▁the ▁UK ▁album ▁chart , ▁and ▁the ▁first ▁album ▁by ▁any ▁female ▁solo ▁artist ▁to ▁enter ▁the ▁chart ▁at ▁no .   1 . ▁ ▁Bush ▁thank ed ▁Har per ▁on ▁the ▁album ' s ▁cover ▁for ▁" hold ing ▁onto ▁the ▁poet ▁in ▁his ▁music ". ▁During ▁a ▁BBC ▁Radio ▁interview ▁by ▁Paul ▁G amb acc ini , ▁Bush ▁pra ised ▁Har per , ▁stating : ▁ ▁Of ▁Bush , ▁Har per ▁later ▁said , ▁ ▁A ▁de cade ▁later , ▁Har per ▁and ▁Bush ▁would ▁again ▁collabor ate ▁on ▁his ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁release ▁Once . ▁▁ 1 9 8 1 – 8 9 : ▁Rec ession ▁and ▁repos session ▁Har per ' s ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁album ▁Work ▁of ▁Heart ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁Public ▁Records , ▁a ▁newly ▁formed ▁record ▁label ▁Har per ▁created ▁with ▁Mark ▁Thompson ▁( son ▁of ▁English ▁historian , ▁social ist ▁and ▁peace ▁campaign er ▁E . P . ▁Thompson ). ▁During ▁this ▁period ▁Har per ▁tou red ▁with ▁a ▁band ▁consisting ▁of ▁Tony ▁Franklin ▁on ▁Bass , ▁Bob ▁Wilson ▁of ▁the ▁Steve ▁Gib b ons ▁Band , ▁George ▁Jackson ▁on ▁drums ▁and ▁Dave ▁Morris ▁on ▁key boards . ▁The ▁album ▁was ▁chosen ▁by ▁D erek ▁Jew ell ▁of ▁The ▁Sunday ▁Times ▁as ▁" Al bum ▁of ▁the ▁Year " ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁but ▁it ▁did ▁not