Sidewalk (album)

Sidewalk is the third studio album by Australian rock band Icehouse, released on 26 June 1984 by Chrysalis Records and Regular Records. It peaked at No. 8 on the National albums chart. Founding member Iva Davies used the Fairlight CMI digital sampling synthesizer on this more sombre and reflective album.^[4] This is the first studio album that 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.^[5]

Sidewalk
Studio album by Icehouse
Released	26 June 1984 (1984-06-26)
Recorded	February 1984
Studio	EMI Studios 301 (Sydney) Baby-Oh (Los Angeles) El Dorado (Los Angeles)
Genre	New wave synth-pop pop rock
Length	45:09
Label	Chrysalis Regular
Producer	Iva Davies John Brand
Icehouse chronology
Fresco EP (1983) Sidewalk (1984) Boxes (1985)
Singles from Sidewalk
"Taking the Town" Released: April 1984 "Don't Believe Anymore" Released: 2 July 1984 "Dusty Pages" Released: 26 November 1984[1]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic (1984)	[2]
AllMusic (2002)	[3]

In 2002, Warner Music re-released the album, digitally remastered by Davies and Ryan Scott, with four bonus tracks.^[6]

Use in other media

Included are two tracks, "Shot Down" and "The Mountain", that were used for the Russell Mulcahy 1984 film Razorback.^[6][7][8][9] Iva Davies also composed the film's score.

Track listing

All songs written by Iva Davies.^[10]

Side one

No.	Title	Length
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

Side two

No.	Title	Length
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
Total length:		45:09

2002 reissue bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
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.^[6][11]

Icehouse

• Iva Davies – vocals; guitar; oboe; Fairlight CMI programming; drum programming
• Robert Kretschmer – guitar; backing vocals
• John Lloyd – drums; percussion; backing vocals
• Guy Pratt – bass guitar; backing vocals
• Andy Qunta – keyboards

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

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for Sidewalk Chart (1984–85) Peak position Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[12] 8 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[13] 39 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[14] 2

Year-end charts 1984 year-end chart performance for Sidewalk Chart (1984) Position Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[15] 44 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[16] 40

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ)[17]	Gold	7,500^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.