Code Blue (album)
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| Studio album by Icehouse | ||||
| Released | 11 November 1990 | |||
| Recorded | Trackdown and Rhinoceros Studios, Sydney, Australia 1989-90 | |||
| Genre | Rock, new wave | |||
| Length | 51:38 | |||
| Label | Regular | |||
| Producer | Nick Launay | |||
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| Singles from Code Blue | ||||
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| Allmusic |    [1] |
Code Blue is a studio album by the Australian rock/synthpop band Icehouse and was released in November 1990 by Regular Records. Although less commercially successful than their previous studio album, 1987's Man of Colours, Code Blue peaked at #5 on the Australian album charts. Singles from the album were "Touch the Fire", "Big Fun", "Miss Divine", "Anything Is Possible" and "Where the River Meets the Sea" - best performed single "Touch the Fire" peaked at #13 on the Australian singles chart. "Miss Divine" peaked at #16 on the Australian singles chart and became their last Top 40 hit.[2] The album was digitally remastered by Icehouse founder Iva Davies and Ryan Scott with three bonus tracks added for the 2002 re-release by Warner Music Australia.[3]
Track listing
Songwriters according to Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA).[4]
- "Mercy on the Boy" (Iva Davies, Robert Kretschmer) - 3:46
- "Harbour Town" (Davies) - 3:38
- "The Great Divide" (Davies) - 4:39
- "Wind and Sail" (Davies, Kretschmer) - 5:08
- "Big Fun" (Davies, Kretschmer) - 4:00
- "Miss Divine" (Davies, Kretschmer) - 4:20
- "Knockin' 'Em Down" (Davies) - 3:46
- "Miracle Mile" (Davies, Kretschmer) - 4:40
- "Anything is Possible" (Davies, Kretschmer) - 4:21
- "Where the River Meets the Sea" (Davies, Kretschmer) - 4:08
- "Jericho Bay" (Davies, Simon Lloyd) - 4:06
- "Charlie's Sky" (Davies) - 5:00
- "Touch the Fire" (Davies) - 3:55
- "Big Fun" (The Riddler Mix) (Davies, Kretschmer) - 6:21 (**)
- "Miss Divine" (Spellbound Mix) (Davies, Kretschmer) - 6:39 (**)
- "Where the River Meets the Sea" (Original Demo) (Davies, Kretschmer) - 4:04 (**)
(**) Only available on the Australian 2002 remastered version.
Singles
- "Touch the Fire" #13 AUS
- "Big Fun" #47 AUS
- "Miss Divine" #16 AUS
- "Anything Is Possible" #49 AUS
Chart positions
| Year | Chart | Peak |
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| 1990 | Australian Chart | 5 |
Personnel
Icehouse members
- Iva Davies – vocals, guitars, keyboards, oboe, bagpipes
- Simon Lloyd – saxophone, keyboards, programming
- Stephen Morgan – bass
- Paul Wheeler – drums
Additional musicians
- Mark Azzopardi – backing vocals
- Mary Azzopardi – backing vocals
- Kevin Bennett – backing vocals
- Robert Burke – saxophone
- The Cove Chamber Orchestra — strings
- Sandy Evans – saxophone
- Sean Kelly – backing vocals
- Wendy Matthews – backing vocals
- James Morrison – trumpet
- Mark Punch – backing vocals
- James Valentine – saxophone
Recording details
- Studio/s: Trackdown and Rhinoceros Studios, Rich and E.M.I. Studio 301 Sydney
- Arranger (brass, strings) – Iva Davies
- Engineer – Nick Launay
- Assistants – James Cadsky, Nich Hartley, Peter Lees, Adrian Webb, Kristen Wolek
- Mastered – Tony Cousins @ The Town House, London, England.
- Mixed – Nick Launay, Iva Davies (bonus tracks)
- Producer – Nick Launay, Iva Davies (bonus tracks)
- Digital remastering (2002) – Iva Davies, Ryan Scott
Art work
- Cover Concept – Iva Davies
- Art Director – David Barnes
- Photography – Hugh Stewart
References
- ↑ Allmusic review
- ↑ "Search results for:Icehouse". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 2008-07-05.
- 1 2 "Man of Colours (bonus tracks) credits". allmusic guide. Retrieved 2008-07-05.
- ↑ "Australasian Performing Right Association". APRA. Archived from the original on 2008-05-05. Retrieved 2008-07-05. Note: requires user to input song title e.g. MERCY ON THE BOY
- ↑ Holmgren, Magnus. "The Flowers / Icehouse". Australian Rock Database. Passagen.se (Magnus Holmgren). Archived from the original on 29 September 2013. Retrieved 21 March 2014.