1990 studio album by Icehouse
Code Blue Released 11 November 1990 Recorded 1989–1990 Studio Trackdown and Rhinoceros, Sydney, Australia Genre
Length 51 :38 Label Regular Producer Nick Launay
"Touch the Fire" Released: 30 September 1989
"Big Fun" Released: 23 July 1990
"Miss Divine" Released: 28 August 1990
"Anything Is Possible" Released: 9 December 1990
"Where the River Meets the Sea" Released: April 1991
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating AllMusic [ 1]
Code Blue is the sixth studio album by the Australian rock /synthpop band Icehouse and was released in November 1990 by Regular Records. Code Blue peaked at #7 on the Australian album charts.
Track listing
All songs written by Iva Davies and Robert Kretschmer except where noted. Songwriters according to Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA).[ 2]
Title Writer(s) 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
Personnel
Credited to:[ 3]
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 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
Chart (1990)
Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA )[ 4]
7
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ )[ 5]
7
Certifications
References
Keith Welsh
Don Brown
Michael Hoste
Anthony Smith
John Lloyd
Robert Kretschmer
Guy Pratt
Andy Qunta
Glenn Krawczyk
Simon Lloyd
Paul Wheeler
Roger Mason
Paul Gildea
Tony Llewellyn
David Chapman
Max Lambert
Adrian Wallis
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