Icehouse (album)

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Icehouse

Studio album by Icehouse
Released	10th October 1980
Recorded	Studio 301 & Paradise Studios
Genre	Post Punk/New Wave
Label	Regular/Chrysalis Records
Producer(s)	Cameron Allan, Iva Davies

For the Australian band, see Icehouse (band).

Icehouse was the first album released by Australian band Icehouse, then billed as Flowers, in 1980. Containing the hits "Walls", "Can't Help Myself" and "We Can Get Together", the album made heavy use of synthesizers, which would continue to be used throughout the band's career.

1 Track listing
- 1.1 Australian Release
- 1.2 American Release
2 Singles
3 Chart Positions
4 Credits

[edit] Track listing

[edit] Australian Release

01. Icehouse
02. We Can Get Together
03. Fatman
04. Sister
05. Walls
06. Can't Help Myself
07. Skin
08. Sons
09. Boulevarde
10. Nothing To Do
11. Not My Kind
12. Send Somebody
13. All The Way
14. Paradise Lost (Instrumental)
15. Love In Motion (Original Single Mix) (*)
16. Goodnight Mr Matthews (B-side to Love In Motion)(*)
17. Can't Help Myself (Original 10" Mix)(*)

(*) Only available on 2002 Australian remastered version.

[edit] American Release

The American cover art for Icehouse

Released in 1981.

01. Icehouse
02. Can't Help Myself
03. Sister
04. Walls
05. Sons
06. We Can Get Together
07. Boulevarde
08. Fatman
09. Skin
10. Not My Kind

[edit] Singles

Can't Help Myself (#10 AUS)
We Can Get Together (#16 AUS; #62 US)
Walls (#20 AUS)
Love In Motion (#10 AUS)

[edit] Chart Positions

Year	Chart	Peak
1980	Australian Chart	4

[edit] Credits

Musicians

Iva Davies (Vocals/Guitar)
John Lloyd (Drums/Vocals)
Anthony Smith (Keyboard/Vocals)
Keith Welsh (Bass/Vocals)

Additional Musicians

Ian Moss (Guitar Solo on 'Skin')
Michael Hoste (Keyboards/Piano on 'Sons')
Geoff Oakes (Saxophone on Sons)

Recording Details

Producer: Cameron Allan & Iva Davies
Studio/s: Studio 301 except Can't Help Myself and Send Somebody recorded @ Paradise Studios.
Mastering: David Hemming & Rick O'Neil

Art