Code Blue is a studio album by the Australia

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n rock

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 synthpop

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 band Icehouse

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 and was released in November 1990 by Regular Records. Although less commercially successful than their previous studio album, 1987's Man of Colours

Man of Colours

Man Of Colours is Australian rock synthpop band Icehouse's best-selling album, which was released in September 1987 on Regular Records / Chrysalis Records. The album peaked at #1 on the Australian album charts for 11 weeks from 5 October 1987 and has sold over 700,000 copies...

, Code Blue peaked at #5 on the Australian album charts. Singles from the album were "Big Fun", "Miss Divine", "Anything Is Possible" and "Where the River Meets the Sea" - best performed single "Miss Divine" peaked at #16 on the Australian singles chart and became their last Top 40 hit. The album was digitally remastered by Icehouse founder Iva Davies

Iva Davies

Iva Davies , is the frontman for Australian electro/new wave/rock band Icehouse.-Biography:...

 and Ryan Scott with three bonus tracks added for the 2002 re-release by Warner Music Australia.

Track listing

Songwriters according to Australasian Performing Right Association

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 (APRA).

1. "Mercy on the Boy" (Iva Davies
   Iva Davies
   Iva Davies , is the frontman for Australian electro/new wave/rock band Icehouse.-Biography:...
   
   , Robert Kretschmer) - 3:46
2. "Habour Town" (Davies) - 3:38
3. "The Great Divide" (Davies) - 4:39
4. "Wind and Sail" (Davies, Kretschmer) - 5:08
5. "Big Fun" (Davies, Kretschmer) - 4:00
6. "Miss Divine" (Davies, Kretschmer) - 4:20
7. "Knockin' 'Em Down" (Davies) - 3:46
8. "Miracle Mile" (Davies, Kretschmer) - 4:40
9. "Anything is Possible" (Davies, Kretschmer) - 4:21
10. "Where the River Meets the Sea" (Davies, Kretschmer) - 4:08
11. "Jericho Bay" (Davies, Simon Lloyd) - 4:06
12. "Charlie's Sky" (Davies) - 5:00
13. "Big Fun" (The Riddler Mix) (Davies, Kretschmer) - 6:21 (**)
14. "Miss Divine" (Spellbound Mix) (Davies, Kretschmer) - 6:39 (**)
15. "Where the River Meets the Sea" (Original Demo) (Davies, Kretschmer) - 4:04 (**)

(**) Only available on the Australian 2002 remastered version.

Chart positions

Year	Chart	Peak
1990	Australian Chart	5

Personnel

Credited to:

Icehouse members

• Iva Davies
  Iva Davies
  Iva Davies , is the frontman for Australian electro/new wave/rock band Icehouse.-Biography:...
  
   — 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
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   — backing vocals
• James Morrison
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   — trumpet
• Mark Punch — backing vocals
• James Valentine — saxophone

Recording details

• Studio/s: Trackdown and Rhinoceros Studios, Rich and E.M.I. Studio 301 Sydney
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• 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
  Iva Davies
  Iva Davies , is the frontman for Australian electro/new wave/rock band Icehouse.-Biography:...
  
  
• Art Director — David Barnes
• Photography — Hugh Stewart