Code Blue (album)
| Code Blue | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 11 November 1990 | |||
| Studios | Trackdown and Rhinoceros, Sydney, Australia | |||
| Length | 51:38 | |||
| Label | Regular | |||
| Producer | Nick Launay | |||
| Icehouse chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Code Blue | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
Code Blue is the sixth studio album by the Australian rock band Icehouse and was released in November 1990 by Regular Records in Australia and New Zealand. Code Blue peaked at #5 on the Australian album ARIA Charts.[2] Each of the songs were result of Icehouse songwriter Iva Davies search for unknown stories of Australians.[2] Instrumentally, Code Blue was more guitar heavy than the previous studio album Man of Colours, partly due to the influence of the album's producer, Nick Launay.[3]
Track listing
[edit]All songs written by Iva Davies and Robert Kretschmer except where noted. Songwriters according to Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA).[4]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | 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 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 13. | "Big Fun (The Riddler Mix)" | 6:22 |
| 14. | "Miss Divine (The Spellbound Mix)" | 6:39 |
| 15. | "Where The River Meets The Sea (Demo)" | 4:05 |
Personnel
[edit]Credited to:[5]
Icehouse members
- Iva Davies – vocals, guitars, keyboards, Synclavier, 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 EMI Studios 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
Charts
[edit]| Chart (1990) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA)[6] | 7 |
| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[7] | 7 |
Certifications
[edit]| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[8] | Platinum | 70,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
[edit]- ↑ Allmusic review
- 1 2 "ICEHOUSE - CODE BLUE". PAINTBOX. 28 August 2026. Retrieved 27 August 2026.
- ↑ "GOOD TIMES The band of many colours. The Canberra Times". Trove, NLA. 31 January 1991. Retrieved 28 August 2026.
- ↑ "Australasian Performing Right Association". APRA. Archived from the original on 5 May 2008. Retrieved 5 July 2008. 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.
- ↑ "Australiancharts.com – Icehouse – Code Blue". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
- ↑ "Charts.nz – Icehouse – Code Blue". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
- ↑ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
