Icehouse discography
| Icehouse discography | |
|---|---|
| Studio albums | 7 |
| EPs | 2 |
| Soundtrack albums | 1 |
| Live albums | 3 |
| Compilation albums | 7 |
| Singles | 42 |
| Video albums | 3 |
| Music videos | 31 |
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 seven studio albums, one soundtrack album, as well as four remix albums and forty-one singles.
As Flowers, in 1980 they released three singles and the album Icehouse in Australia on the independent Regular Records label.[2] 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.[3] 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,[2] 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
[edit]Studio albums
[edit]| Year | Title | Chart peak positions | Certifications | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [4] |
GER [5] |
NZ [6] |
SWE [7] |
UK [8] |
US [9] | |||
| Icehouse[a] |
|
4 | — | 2 | — | — | 82 | |
| Primitive Man[b] |
|
3 | 5 | 1 | 31 | 64 | 129 | |
| Sidewalk |
|
8 | 39 | 2 | — | — | — |
|
| Measure for Measure |
|
8 | 37 | 2 | — | — | 55 |
|
| Man of Colours |
|
1 | — | 1 | — | 93 | 43 | |
| Code Blue |
|
7 | — | 7 | — | — | — |
|
| Big Wheel |
|
44 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country. | ||||||||
^ 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 the UK in 1983 as Love in Motion
Soundtrack albums
[edit]| Title | Details | Charts peak position |
|---|---|---|
| NZ [6] | ||
| The Berlin Tapes (credited to Iva Davies and Icehouse) |
|
47 |
Remix albums
[edit]| Title | Details | Charts peak position | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [4] | ||||
| Full Circle |
|
— | ||
| Meltdown |
|
100 | ||
| The Extended Mixes, Vol. 1 |
|
— | ||
| The Extended Mixes, Vol. 2 |
|
— | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country. | ||||
Live albums
[edit]| Title | Details | Chart peak position | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [4] | ||||
| In Concert |
|
— | ||
| DubHOUSE |
|
— | ||
| Icehouse in Concert |
|
— | ||
| Icehouse Plays Flowers |
|
63 | ||
| 1984 Live Desk Tape |
|
— | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country. | ||||
Compilation albums
[edit]| Title | Details | Chart peak positions | Certifications | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [4] |
GER [5] |
NZ [6] | |||
| Great Southern Land | 2 | 53 | 5 | ||
| Masterfile |
|
25 | — | — | |
| The Singles (A sides... and selected B sides) |
|
— | — | — | |
| Love in Motion |
|
— | — | — | |
| No Promises |
|
— | — | — | |
| Heroes |
|
68 | — | — | |
| White Heat: 30 Hits |
|
5 | — | 10 |
|
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country. | |||||
Extended plays
[edit]| Title | Details | Chart peak positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [4] | ||||
| Fresco |
|
— | ||
| Spin One |
|
112 | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country. | ||||
Singles
[edit]| Year | Title | Chart peak positions | Album | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [4] |
AUT [23] |
GER [24] |
NZ [6] |
SWI [25] |
UK [8] |
US [26] |
US Rock [26] |
US Dance [26] | |||
| 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 | |
| 1982 | "Great Southern Land" | 5 | — | — | 10 | — | 83 | — | — | — | Primitive Man |
| "Hey Little Girl" | 7 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 17 | — | 31 | 55 | ||
| 1983 | "Street Café" | 57 | — | 28 | 40 | — | 62 | — | — | — | |
| "Uniform" (UK/US only release) | — | — | — | — | — | 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 | Measure for Measure |
| 1986 | "Baby, You're So Strange" | 14 | — | — | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Mr. Big" | 18 | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Cross the Border" | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | — | ||
| "Paradise" (UK/US only release) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 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 | — | 112 | 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" (featuring Christina Amphlett) | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Masterfile |
| 1993 | "Satellite" | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Big Wheel |
| "Big Wheel" | 131 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994 | "Invisible People" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1995 | "Heaven" (Iva Davis and Icehouse) | 133 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Berlin Tapes |
| 1996 | "Complicated Game" / "Loving the Alien" (Iva Davis and Icehouse) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1997 | "Hey Little Girl" ('97 Remixes) | — | — | — | — | — | 182 | — | — | — | Single only |
| 2002 | "Lay Your Hands on Me" (Icehouse vs Speed of Light) | 85 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Meltdown |
| 2004 | "Street Café (2004)" (Europe release only) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Heroes" (The Athens Mix) | 87 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Heroes | |
| 2015 | "Endless Ocean" (Paul Reef vs Icehouse) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Singles only |
| 2021 | "Hey Little Girl" (Antipodeans vs Icehouse)[27] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2023 | "Great Southern Land" (Cassian vs Icehouse)[28] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Get It On" (with Simple Minds)[29] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country. | |||||||||||
Music videos
[edit]| Year | Title | Director(s)[3] |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | "Can't Help Myself" | |
| "We Can Get Together" | ||
| 1981 | "Sister" (live) | |
| "Walls" | ||
| "Icehouse" | Russell Mulcahy | |
| 1982 | "Great Southern Land" | |
| "Hey Little Girl" | Russell Mulcahy | |
| 1983 | "Street Café" | |
| 1984 | "Taking the Town" | Steve Hopkins |
| "Don't Believe Anymore" | Marcello Anciano | |
| 1985 | "No Promises" | John Scarlett-Davies |
| 1986 | "Baby You're So Strange" | |
| "No Promises" (US version) | Dee Trattmann | |
| "Mr. Big" | ||
| "Cross the Border" | John Jopson | |
| 1987 | "Crazy" (Australian version) | Mark Joffe |
| "Electric Blue" | John Jopson | |
| "Crazy" (US version) | ||
| 1988 | "My Obsession" | |
| "Man of Colours" | ||
| "Nothing Too Serious" | ||
| 1989 | "Great Southern Land" (US version) | |
| "Touch the Fire" | ||
| 1990 | "Big Fun" | |
| "Miss Divine" | ||
| "Anything Is Possible" | ||
| 1992 | "Love in Motion" (featuring Christina Amphlett) | |
| 1993 | "Satellite" | |
| "Big Wheel" | ||
| 1994 | "Invisible People" | |
| 2021 | "Hey Little Girl" |
Video albums
[edit]| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| Icehouse: Live at the Ritz |
|
| Great Southern Land |
|
| Masterfile - The Video |
|
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e 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 17 May 2003. Retrieved 18 June 2008.
- ^ a b Holmgren, Magnus. "The Flowers / Icehouse". Australian Rock Database. Passagen.se (Magnus Holmgren). Archived from the original on 29 September 2013. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
- ^ a b Alex S. Garcia, ed. (2008). "Icehouse artist videography". mvdbase.com. Retrieved 19 June 2008.
- ^ a b c d e f 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 2 December 2008. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
- 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 2 May 2017 – 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 1 May 2018 – 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.
- ^ a b German albums chart peaks:
- Primitive Man: "Icehouse – Primitive Man (album)" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
- Sidewalk: "Icehouse – Sidewalk (album)" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
- Measure for Measure: "Icehouse – Measure for Measure (album)" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
- Great Southern Land: "Icehouse – Great Southern Land (album)" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
- ^ a b c d "charts.nz > Icehouse in New Zealand Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 June 2008.
- ^ "swedishcharts.com > Icehouse in Swedish Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 June 2008.
- ^ a b UK chart peaks:
- Top 100 peaks: "Official Charts > Icehouse". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
- Top 200 peaks from November 1994 to December 2010: "Chart Log UK 1994–2010 > I Am Arrows – Laura Izibor". zobbel.de. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
- ^ "Icehouse - Artist Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 11 June 2008.
- ^ "2006 ARIA Hall of Fame Awards". ARIA. Retrieved 11 June 2008.
- ^ Baker, Glen A. (28 May 1983). "Australia - Explosive Talent Gains Temper Year of playing Dangerously" (PDF). Billboard. p. 12. Retrieved 10 November 2021 – via World Radio History.
- ^ "Official Top 40 Albums". Recorded Music NZ. 4 September 1983. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
- ^ "Official Top 40 Albums". Recorded Music NZ. 18 November 1984. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
- ^ "Official Top 40 Albums". Recorded Music NZ. 2 November 1986. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
- ^ "ABC Countdown: Icehouse". Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). Archived from the original on 20 August 2006. Retrieved 9 July 2008.
- ^ "Canadian Recording Industry Association – Search Certification Database". Canadian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 26 January 2010. Retrieved 22 June 2008. Note: User must define search parameters as "Icehouse."
- ^ "Official Top 40 Albums". Recorded Music NZ. 20 December 1987. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ "Official Top 40 Albums". Recorded Music NZ. 18 March 1990. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
- ^ "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 1997 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 9 July 2008.
- ^ "ARIA Artists Top 50 Albums for 2021". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- ^ "austriancharts.at > Icehouse in der Österreichischen Hitparade". Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 June 2008.
- ^ German singles chart peaks:
- "Hey Little Girl": "Icehouse – Hey Little Girl (single)" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
- "Street Café": "Icehouse – Street Café (single)" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
- ^ "Search results for:Icehouse". hitparade.ch. Archived from the original on 2 December 2008. Retrieved 20 June 2008.
- ^ a b c "Billboard Music Charts - Icehouse". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 14 April 2013. Retrieved 20 June 2008.
- ^ "Hey Little Girl (The Antipodeans vs. ICEHOUSE) - EP". Apple Music. 29 October 2021. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
- ^ "Cassian pays homage to Australia with remake of ICEHOUSE's 1982 classic, 'Great Southern Land'". dancing astronaut. 12 May 2023. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
- ^ "Icehouse and Simple Minds Cover T.Rex 'Get It On'". noise11. 25 November 2023. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
External links
[edit]- 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