Icehouse discography
The discography of Icehouse, an Australian rock and synthpop band, includes releases under the earlier band name, Flowers, which was formed in 1977 by the mainstay Iva Davies, and was renamed Icehouse in 1981; material was also released by "Iva Davies and Icehouse".[1] Flowers or Icehouse have released nine major studio albums, as well as four remix albums, thirty-nine singles and twenty-six music videos. Icehouse and/or Iva Davies have also issued two film soundtracks[2] and contributed to ballet scores.
| Icehouse discography | |
|---|---|
| Studio albums | 9 |
| Live albums | 3 |
| Compilation albums | 7 |
| Video albums | 1 |
| Music videos | 26 |
| EPs | 4 |
| Singles | 39 |
| 4 | |
As Flowers, in 1980 they released three singles and the album Icehouse in Australia on the independent Regular Records label.[3] After signing with UK-based Chrysalis Records, Flowers changed their name to Icehouse to avoid confusion with similarly named bands.[1] From 1981, Chrysalis released Flowers' material under the Icehouse name including the single "Icehouse" (not released separately in Australia) with a video clip directed by Russell Mulcahy in June 1981.[4] The first new material under the name Icehouse was the Australian 1981 single-only release "Love in Motion", recorded in London while on tour, upon return to Australia Icehouse separated. Davies recorded the 1982 album Primitive Man (released in UK as Love in Motion, 1983) virtually as a solo artist, co-producing with Keith Forsey, but it was released under the name Icehouse. Davies then formed a new line-up to tour UK and North America promoting the album.[1] In 1983, Icehouse released Fresco as an EP,[3] which was the first material from the new line-up. Davies used a similar approach with subsequent releases often having only one or two band members in for recording and then taking an extended line-up out on tour to promote the latest material.[1]
Albums
Studio albums
| Year | Title | Chart peak positions | Certifications | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [5] |
GER [6] |
NZ [7] |
SWE [8] |
UK [9] |
US [10] | |||
| Icehouse[a] |
|
4 | — | 2 | — | — | 82 | |
| Primitive Man[b] |
|
3 | 5 | 1 | 31 | 64 | 129 | |
| Sidewalk |
|
8 | 39 | 2 | — | — | — | |
| Boxes[c] |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Measure for Measure |
|
8 | 37 | 2 | — | — | 55 | |
| Man of Colours |
|
1 | — | 1 | — | 93 | 43 | |
| Code Blue |
|
7 | — | 7 | — | — | — |
|
| Big Wheel |
|
44 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| The Berlin Tapes[d] |
|
— | — | 47 | — | — | — | |
^ a Icehouse was released when the band were called Flowers; in some markets this album is called Flowers by Icehouse.
^ b Primitive Man was released in UK in 1983 as Love in Motion with the track "Break These Chains" replaced by "Love in Motion", tracks were reordered and new cover artwork was used.
^ c Created by Iva Davies and Robert Kretschmer of Icehouse with choreographer Graeme Murphy as a dance work. First performed by Sydney Dance Company on 7 November 1985.
^ d The Berlin Tapes was originally released under the name Iva Davies and Icehouse. Collaboration between Davies and classical music composer Max Lambert to accompany Sydney Dance Company production. Performed live by Icehouse.
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.
Remix albums
| Title | Details | Australian album charts peak position |
|---|---|---|
| AUS [5] | ||
| Full Circle |
|
— |
| Meltdown |
|
100 |
| The Extended Mixes, Vol. 1 |
|
— |
| The Extended Mixes, Vol. 2 |
|
— |
Live albums
| Title | Details | Chart peak position |
|---|---|---|
| AUS [5] | ||
| In Concert |
|
— |
| DubHOUSE |
|
— |
| Icehouse in Concert |
|
— |
| Icehouse Plays Flowers |
|
63 |
Compilation albums
| Title | Details | Chart peak positions | Certifications | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [5] |
GER [6] |
NZ [7] | ||||
| Great Southern Land | 2 | 53 | 5 |
|
Different versions released in different markets, combined CD + VHS/PAL video also released. "Touch the Fire" and "Jimmy Dean" released as singles. | |
| Masterfile |
|
25 | — | — | "Love in Motion" with Christina Amphlett released as a single. | |
| The Singles |
|
— | — | — | Subtitled: A sides... and selected B sides | |
| Love in Motion |
|
— | — | — | ||
| No Promises |
|
— | — | — | ||
| Heroes |
|
68 | — | — | Compilation of recordings from the Australian and Japanese releases of The Berlin Tapes. "Heroes" released as a single. | |
| White Heat: 30 Hits |
|
5 | — | 10 | 3-disc set or digital download (first Icehouse compilation made available digitally[17]) | |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.
Extended plays
| Title | Details | Chart peak positions |
|---|---|---|
| AUS [5] | ||
| Fresco |
|
— |
| Spin One |
|
112 |
| Endless Ocean (with Paul Reef) |
|
— |
Singles
| Year | Title | Chart peak positions | Album | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [5] |
AUT [18] |
GER [19] |
NZ [7] |
SWI [20] |
UK [9] |
US [21] |
US Rock[21] | US Dance[21] | |||
| 1980 | "Can't Help Myself" | 10 | — | — | 29 | — | — | — | — | 50 | Icehouse |
| "We Can Get Together" | 16 | — | — | 36 | — | — | 62 | 51 | — | ||
| 1981 | "Walls" | 20 | — | — | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Icehouse" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | — | ||
| "Love in Motion" | 10 | — | — | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | single only release | |
| 1982 | "Great Southern Land" | 5 | — | — | 10 | — | 83 | — | — | — | Primitive Man |
| "Hey Little Girl" | 7 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 17 | — | 31 | 55 | ||
| 1983 | "Street Cafe" | 57 | — | 28 | 40 | — | 62 | — | — | — | |
| "Uniform" | — | — | — | — | — | 83 | — | — | — | ||
| 1984 | "Taking the Town" | 29 | — | — | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | Sidewalk |
| "Don't Believe Anymore" | 31 | — | — | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Dusty Pages" | 82 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985 | "No Promises" | 30 | — | — | 29 | — | 72 | 79 | 9 | 7 | Boxes |
| 1986 | "Baby, You're So Strange" | 14 | — | — | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | Measure for Measure |
| "Mr. Big" | 18 | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Cross the Border" | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | — | ||
| "Paradise" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987 | "Crazy" | 4 | — | — | 10 | — | 38 | 14 | 10 | — | Man of Colours |
| "Electric Blue" | 1 | — | — | 4 | — | 53 | 7 | 10 | — | ||
| "My Obsession" | 12 | — | — | 14 | — | — | 88 | — | — | ||
| 1988 | "Man of Colours" | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Nothing Too Serious" | 29 | — | — | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989 | "Touch the Fire" | 13 | — | — | 39 | — | — | 84 | — | — | Great Southern Land |
| 1990 | "Jimmy Dean" | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Big Fun" | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Code Blue | |
| "Miss Divine" | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Anything Is Possible" | 49 | — | — | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991 | "Where the River Meets the Sea" | 124 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1992 | "Love in Motion"[f] | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Masterfile |
| 1993 | "Shakin' the Cage" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Full Circle |
| "Satellite" | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Big Wheel | |
| "Big Wheel" | 131 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994 | "Invisible People" | 242 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Great Southern Land" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Full Circle | |
| 1995 | "Heaven" | 133 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Berlin Tapes |
| 1996 | "Complicated Game" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1997 | "Hey Little Girl" ('97 Remixes) | — | — | — | — | — | 182 | — | — | — | single only release |
| 2002 | "Lay Your Hands on Me"[g] | 85 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Meltdown |
| 2004 | "Street Cafe" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Heroes"[h] | 87 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Heroes | |
^ f 1992 version of "Love in Motion" was a duet featuring vocals by Iva Davies of Icehouse and Christina Amphlett of Divinyls and was released from the compilation Masterfile,
^ g "Lay Your Hands on Me" was a remix released by Icehouse vs Speed of Light,
^ h "Heroes" is a cover of David Bowie's song and was originally on the soundtrack album The Berlin Tapes released under the name Iva Davies & Icehouse, it was remixed by Davies as "Heroes" (The Athens Mix) for the album Heroes released in 2004.
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.
Music videos
| Year | Title | Director(s)[4] | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | "Can't Help Myself" | First Flowers single | |
| "We Can Get Together" | Track originally recorded by Flowers in 1980, later released as first Icehouse single. | ||
| 1981 | "Sister" | Live performance, not released as a single. | |
| "Walls" | |||
| "Icehouse" | Russell Mulcahy | Track originally recorded by Flowers in 1980. First Mulcahy video, made in UK for the UK single, after band name changed to Icehouse. | |
| 1982 | "Great Southern Land" | Original version, for single released in Australia / New Zealand. | |
| "Hey Little Girl" | Russell Mulcahy | Track is first new material released by Icehouse in 1981. Stills from this video were used for the single's cover and its label; and for the 1983 UK release Love in Motion. | |
| 1983 | "Street Cafe" | ||
| 1984 | "Taking the Town" | Steve Hopkins | |
| "Don't Believe Anymore" | Marcello Anciano | ||
| 1985 | "No Promises" | John Scarlett-Davies | UK version. |
| 1986 | "Baby You're So Strange" | ||
| "No Promises" | Dee Trattmann | US version. | |
| "Mr. Big" | |||
| "Cross the Border" | John Jopson | ||
| 1987 | "Crazy" | Mark Joffe | Australian version |
| "Electric Blue" | John Jopson | ||
| "Crazy" | US version | ||
| 1988 | "My Obsession" | ||
| "Man of Colours" | |||
| "Nothing Too Serious" | |||
| 1989 | "Great Southern Land" | US version made for the movie Young Einstein. | |
| "Touch the Fire" | |||
| 1990 | "Big Fun" | ||
| "Miss Divine" | |||
| "Anything Is Possible" |
Video albums
| Title | Details | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Icehouse: Live at the Ritz |
|
14 August 1986 performance at New York City's Ritz Hotel directed by John Jopson, broadcast on US TV on 9 September 1987 and Australian TV on 15 November 1987.[22] It was released on VHS and NTSC formats in 1987 by Chrysalis Records and in Australia in 1993 by Massive Records.[23] |
References
- McFarlane, Ian (1999). "Encyclopedia Entry on 'Icehouse'". Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86448-768-2. Archived from the original on 2003-05-17. Retrieved 2008-06-18.
- "Iva Davies". Internet Movie Database. Archived from the original on 2004-03-14. Retrieved 2008-06-18.
- Holmgren, Magnus. "The Flowers / Icehouse". Australian Rock Database. Passagen.se (Magnus Holmgren). Archived from the original on 29 September 2013. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
- Alex S. Garcia, ed. (2008). "Icehouse artist videography". mvdbase.com. Retrieved 2008-06-19.
- Australian chart peaks:
- Top 100 (Kent Music Report) peaks to 19 June 1988: Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). St. Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 147. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid-1983 and 13 June 1988.
- Top 50 (ARIA) peaks from 13 June 1988: "australian-charts.com > Icehouse in Australian Charts". Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 2008-12-02. Retrieved 2017-05-02.
- Top 100 (ARIA) peaks from January 1990 to December 2010: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 135.
- "Where the River Meets the Sea" (ARIA) peak: "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 14 November 2016". Retrieved 2017-05-02 – via Imgur.
- All ARIA-era (from 13 June 1988) singles chart peaks: "Response from ARIA re: Icehouse singles chart history, received 1 May 2018". Retrieved 2018-05-01 – via Imgur. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the single's peak on the national chart.
- Icehouse Plays Flowers: "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 9 November 2020". The ARIA Report. No. 1601. Australian Recording Industry Association. 9 November 2020. p. 6.
- German albums chart peaks:
- Primitive Man: "Icehouse – Primitive Man (album)" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 2017-05-02.
- Sidewalk: "Icehouse – Sidewalk (album)" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 2017-05-02.
- Measure for Measure: "Icehouse – Measure for Measure (album)" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 2017-05-02.
- Great Southern Land: "Icehouse – Great Southern Land (album)" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 2017-05-02.
- "charts.nz > Icehouse in New Zealand Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2008-06-20.
- "swedishcharts.com > Icehouse in Swedish Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2008-06-19.
- UK chart peaks:
- Top 100 peaks: "Official Charts > Icehouse". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 2017-05-02.
- Top 200 peaks from November 1994 to December 2010: "Chart Log UK 1994–2010 > I Am Arrows – Laura Izibor". zobbel.de. Retrieved 2017-05-02.
- "Icehouse - Artist Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 2008-06-11.
- "2006 ARIA Hall of Fame Awards". ARIA. Retrieved 2008-06-11.
- "ABC Countdown: Icehouse". Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). Archived from the original on 2006-08-20. Retrieved 2008-07-09.
- "Canadian Recording Industry Association – Search Certification Database". Canadian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 2010-01-17. Retrieved 2008-06-22. Note: User must define search parameters as "Icehouse."
- Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
- "Icehouse Plays Flowers". JB Hi-Fi. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
- "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 1997 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 2008-07-09.
- "Media Release: Icehouse - White Heat" (PDF).
- "austriancharts.at > Icehouse in der Österreichischen Hitparade". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2008-06-20.
- German singles chart peaks:
- "Hey Little Girl": "Icehouse – Hey Little Girl (single)" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 2017-05-02.
- "Street Café": "Icehouse – Street Café (single)" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 2017-05-02.
- "Search results for:Icehouse". hitparade.ch. Archived from the original on 2008-12-02. Retrieved 2008-06-20.
- "Billboard Music Charts - Search Results - Icehouse". Billboard. Retrieved 2008-06-20.
- Icehouse discography at IMDb
- "Icehouse - Live at the Ritz". Discogs. Retrieved 2008-06-25.
External links
- Icehouse at AllMusic
- Icehouse discography at Discogs
- Icehouse at MusicBrainz
- Official Icehouse - Iva Davies website reactivated on 2008-06-26, archived at Pandora on 2004-07-05