Code Blue (album)

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.

Code Blue
Studio album by Icehouse
Released	11 November 1990
Recorded	1989–1990
Studio	Trackdown and Rhinoceros, 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
"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]

Track listing

All songs written by Iva Davies and Robert Kretschmer except where noted. Songwriters according to Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA).^[2]

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
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

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[6]	Platinum	70,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. Allmusic review
2. "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
3. Holmgren, Magnus. "The Flowers / Icehouse". Australian Rock Database. Passagen.se (Magnus Holmgren). Archived from the original on 29 September 2013. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
4. "Australiancharts.com – Icehouse – Code Blue". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
5. "Charts.nz – Icehouse – Code Blue". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
6. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.