Code Blue (album)

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Code Blue
CodeBlue01.jpg
Studio album by
Icehouse
Released11 November 1990
Recorded1989-90
StudioTrackdown and Rhinoceros Studios, Sydney, Australia
GenreRock, new wave
Length51:38
LabelRegular
ProducerNick Launay
Icehouse chronology
Great Southern Land
(1989) 		Code Blue
(1990) 		Masterfile
(1992)
Singles from Code Blue
  1. "Big Fun"
    Released: 23 July 1990
  2. "Miss Divine"
    Released: 28 August 1990
  3. "Anything Is Possible"
    Released: 9 December 1990
  4. "Where the River Meets the Sea"
    Released: April 1991
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic1.5/5 stars[1]

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 "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]

Track listing[]

All songs written by Iva Davies and Robert Kretschmer except where noted. Songwriters according to Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA).[4]

No.TitleLength
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[]

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

Chart positions[]

Year Chart Peak
1990 Australian Chart 5

Personnel[]

Credited to:[3][5]

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[]

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ "Search results for:Icehouse". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 2008-07-05.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "Man of Colours (bonus tracks) credits". allmusic guide. Retrieved 2008-07-05.
  4. ^ "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
  5. ^ Holmgren, Magnus. "The Flowers / Icehouse". Australian Rock Database. Passagen.se (Magnus Holmgren). Archived from the original on 29 September 2013. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
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