Code Blue (Icehouse album)

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Code Blue
Studio album by Icehouse
Released 11th November 1990
Recorded Trackdown and Rhinoceros Studios, Sydney,Australia
Genre Rock/New Wave/Post Punk
Label Regular
Producer Nick Launay
Icehouse chronology
Man of Colours
(1987)
Code Blue Big Wheel
(1993)

'Code Blue''is an album by the Australian rock band Icehouse. It was released in 1990, and was less commercially successful than their previous album, 1987's Man of Colours. Singles from this album include Miss Divine, Big Fun, and Anything Is Possible.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

  • 01. Mercy On The Boy
  • 02. Habour Town
  • 03. The Great Divide
  • 04. Wind And Sail
  • 05. Big Fun
  • 06. Miss Divine
  • 07. Knockin 'Em Down
  • 08. Miracle Mile
  • 09. Anything Is Possible
  • 10. Where The River Meets The Sea
  • 11. Jericho Bay
  • 12. Charlie's Sky
  • 13. Big Fun (The Riddler Mix)(**)
  • 14. Miss Divine (Spellbound Mix)(**)
  • 15. Where The River Meets The Sea (Original Demo)(**)

(**) Only available on the 2002 remastered version.


[edit] Singles

  • "Big Fun" #47 AUS
  • "Miss Divine" #16 AUS
  • "Anything Is Possible" #49 AUS

[edit] Chart Positions

Year Chart Peak
1990 Australian Chart 5

[edit] Credits

Core Band

  • Iva Davies (vocals/guitars/keyboards/oboe/bagpipes)
  • Simon Lloyd (saxophone/keyboards/programming)
  • Stephen Morgan (bass)
  • Paul Wheeler (drums)

Additional Musicians

  • Backing Vocals: Mary Azzopardi, Kevin Bennett, Sean Kelly, Wendy Matthews and Mark Punch
  • Saxophones: Robert Burke, Sandy Evans and James Valentine
  • Trumpet: James Morrison
  • Strings: The Cover Chamber Orchestra
  • Brass/String Arrangements: Iva Davies

Recording

  • Studio/s: Trackdown and Rhinoceros Studios, Sydney
  • Mixed: Rhinoceros Studios, Rich and E.M.I. Studio 301, Sydney
  • Assistant Engineers: James Cadsky, Nich Hartley, Peter Lees, Adrian Webb, Kristen Wolek
  • Mastered: Tony Cousins @ The Town House, London, England.

Art

  • Cover Concept: Iva Davies
  • Art Director: David Barnes
  • Photography: Hugh Stewart