Sidewalk (album)

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Sidewalk
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Studio album by
Icehouse
Released26 June 1984 (1984-06-26)
RecordedFebruary 1984
StudioEMI Studios 301, Sydney, Baby-Oh, and El Dorado Studios, Los Angeles, California
Genre
Length45:09
Label
Producer
Icehouse chronology
Primitive Man
(1982) 		Sidewalk
(1984) 		Boxes
(1985)
Singles from Sidewalk
  1. "Taking the Town"
    Released: April 22, 1984
  2. "Don't Believe Anymore"
    Released: July 31, 1984
  3. "Dusty Pages"
    Released: November 26, 1984[1]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic (1984)1.5/5 stars[2]
AllMusic (2002)2.5/5 stars[3]

Sidewalk is the third studio album by Australian rock band Icehouse. It was originally released in June 1984, on the labels Chrysalis, Regular, and reached No. 8 on the National albums chart with singles "Taking the Town" (No. 29 in May), "Don't Believe Anymore" (No. 31 August) and "Dusty Pages" (No. 82 November).[4] Founding member Iva Davies used the Fairlight CMI digital sampling synthesizer on this more sombre and reflective album.[5] This is the first album bassist Guy Pratt worked on as a member of the band. Pratt would later become a session musician, and go on to work with artists such as Pink Floyd, Roxy Music, David Bowie, Madonna and Michael Jackson.[6]

In 2002, Warner Music re-released the album, digitally remastered by Davies and Ryan Scott, with four bonus tracks.[7]

Use in other media[]

Included are two tracks, "Shot Down" and "The Mountain", that were used for the Russell Mulcahy 1984 film Razorback.[7][8][9][10] Iva Davies also composed the film's score.

Track listing[]

All songs written by Iva Davies.[11]

No.TitleLength
1."Taking the Town"3:34
2."This Time"4:15
3."Someone Like You"4:17
4."Stay Close Tonight"5:09
5."Don't Believe Anymore"5:18
6."Sidewalk"4:08
7."Dusty Pages"4:48
8."On My Mind"3:43
9."Shot Down"5:02
10."The Mountain"4:52
2002 reissue bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
11."Java"4:54
12."Dance On"3:58
13."Dusty Pages (Single Version)"4:03
14."Taking the Town (Extended Version)"5:09

Personnel[]

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.[7][12]

Icehouse
Additional musicians
  • Joe Camilleri – saxophone (tracks 2, 3, 5, 10)
  • Remy Corps – backing vocals (track 1)
  • James SK Wān – bamboo flute
Production
  • Iva Davies – producer; engineer; mixing
  • John Brand – producer
  • Andy Hilton – engineer
  • Jim Taig – assistant engineer
  • David Jerden – mixing

Chart performance[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Kent Music Report No 543 – 26 November 1984 > Singles: New Releases". Imgur.com (original document published by Kent Music Report). Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  2. ^ Allmusic (1984) review
  3. ^ Allmusic (2002) review
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. Note: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1970 until ARIA created their own charts in mid-1988.
  5. ^ McFarlane, Ian (1999). Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop (doc). Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86448-768-2. Retrieved 2008-06-11.
  6. ^ biography, retrieved 22 September 2015
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Sidewalk (bonus tracks)". allmusic guide. Retrieved 2008-07-01.
  8. ^ "Artist: Icehouse". Warner Music Australia. Archived from the original on 2008-06-11. Retrieved 2008-06-16.
  9. ^ "Razorback trailer details". National Film & Sound Archive (NFSA). Retrieved 2008-06-16.
  10. ^ "Razorback (1984) full cast & crew". Internet Movie Database (IMDb). Retrieved 2008-06-16.
  11. ^ "APRA search engine". APRA. Archived from the original on January 24, 2008. Retrieved 2008-06-27. Note: requires user to input song title e.g. TAKING THE TOWN
  12. ^ Holmgren, Magnus. "The Flowers / Icehouse". Australian Rock Database. Passagen.se (Magnus Holmgren). Archived from the original on 29 September 2013. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
  13. ^ "Forum – ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts – 1984". Australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 March 2017.

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