Code Blue (album)

Code Blue
Studio album by Icehouse
Released	11 November 1990
Recorded	Trackdown and Rhinoceros Studios, Sydney, Australia
Genre	Rock, new wave
Length	51:38
Label	Regular
Producer	Nick Launay
Icehouse chronology
Great Southern Land (1989) Code Blue (1990) Masterfile (1992)
Singles from Code Blue
"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 a 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" - best performed single "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

Songwriters according to Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA).^[4]

1. "Mercy on the Boy" (Iva Davies, Robert Kretschmer) - 3:46
2. "Harbour Town" (Davies) - 3:38
3. "The Great Divide" (Davies) - 4:39
4. "Wind and Sail" (Davies, Kretschmer) - 5:08
5. "Big Fun" (Davies, Kretschmer) - 4:00
6. "Miss Divine" (Davies, Kretschmer) - 4:20
7. "Knockin' 'Em Down" (Davies) - 3:46
8. "Miracle Mile" (Davies, Kretschmer) - 4:40
9. "Anything is Possible" (Davies, Kretschmer) - 4:21
10. "Where the River Meets the Sea" (Davies, Kretschmer) - 4:08
11. "Jericho Bay" (Davies, Simon Lloyd) - 4:06
12. "Charlie's Sky" (Davies) - 5:00
13. "Big Fun" (The Riddler Mix) (Davies, Kretschmer) - 6:21 (**)
14. "Miss Divine" (Spellbound Mix) (Davies, Kretschmer) - 6:39 (**)
15. "Where the River Meets the Sea" (Original Demo) (Davies, Kretschmer) - 4:04 (**)

(**) Only available on the Australian 2002 remastered version.

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. "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.