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