Code Blue (album)
Code Blue is the seventh 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", "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]
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| Released | 11 November 1990 | |||
| Recorded | 1989-90 | |||
| Studio | Trackdown and Rhinoceros Studios, Sydney, Australia | |||
| Genre | Rock, new wave | |||
| Length | 51:38 | |||
| Label | Regular | |||
| Producer | Nick Launay | |||
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| Singles from Code Blue | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Allmusic |    |
Track listing
All songs written by Iva Davies and Robert Kretschmer except where noted. Songwriters according to Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA).[4]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Mercy on the Boy" | 3:46 |
| 2. | "Harbour Town" (Davies) | 3:38 |
| 3. | "The Great Divide" (Davies) | 4:39 |
| 4. | "Wind and Sail" | 5:08 |
| 5. | "Big Fun" | 4:00 |
| 6. | "Miss Divine" | 4:20 |
| 7. | "Knockin' 'Em Down" ((Davies)) | 3:46 |
| 8. | "Miracle Mile" | 4:40 |
| 9. | "Anything is Possible" | 4:21 |
| 10. | "Where the River Meets the Sea" | 4:08 |
| 11. | "Jericho Bay" (Davies, Simon Lloyd) | 4:06 |
| 12. | "Charlie's Sky" (Davies) | 5:00 |
| 13. | "Touch the Fire" (Davies) | 3:55 |
Singles
- "Touch the Fire" #13 AUS
- "Big Fun" #47 AUS
- "Miss Divine" #16 AUS
- "Anything Is Possible" #49 AUS
Chart positions
| Year | Chart | Peak |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
- "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.