Code Blue (album)

Code Blue
Code Blue
Studio album by Icehouse
Released	11 November 1990
Studios	Trackdown and Rhinoceros, Sydney, Australia
Length	51:38
Label	Regular
Producer	Nick Launay
Icehouse chronology
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: 8 April 1991;

Professional ratings
Review scores
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AllMusic

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. Each of the songs were result of Icehouse songwriter Iva Davies search for unknown stories of Australians. 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.

Track listing

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

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

2002 & 2012 remastered bonus tracks
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

Credited to:

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

Chart (1990)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)	7
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)	7

Certifications


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

References

↑ 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.

[1] Allmusic review

[:0-2] 1 2 "ICEHOUSE - CODE BLUE". PAINTBOX. 28 August 2026. Retrieved 27 August 2026.

[3] "GOOD TIMES The band of many colours. The Canberra Times". Trove, NLA. 31 January 1991. Retrieved 28 August 2026.

[APRA-4] "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-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.

[ac_Australia_Icehouse-6] "Australiancharts.com – Icehouse – Code Blue". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 December 2021.

[ac_New_Zealand_Icehouse-7] "Charts.nz – Icehouse – Code Blue". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 December 2021.

[ryan-8] Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.

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