1984 studio album by Icehouse
Sidewalk Released 26 June 1984 (1984-06-26 ) Recorded February 1984 Studio
Genre
Length 45 :09 Label
Producer
Sidewalk is the third studio album by Australian rock band Icehouse , released on 26 June 1984 by Chrysalis Records and Regular Records . It peaked at No. 8 on the National albums chart. Founding member Iva Davies used the Fairlight CMI digital sampling synthesizer on this more sombre and reflective album.[ 4] This is the first studio album that bassist Guy Pratt worked on as a member of the band. Pratt would later become a session musician , and go on to work with artists such as Pink Floyd , Roxy Music , David Bowie , Madonna and Michael Jackson .[ 5]
In 2002, Warner Music re-released the album, digitally remastered by Davies and Ryan Scott, with four bonus tracks.[ 6]
Included are two tracks, "Shot Down" and "The Mountain", that were used for the Russell Mulcahy 1984 film Razorback .[ 6] [ 7] [ 8] [ 9] Iva Davies also composed the film's score.
Track listing
All songs written by Iva Davies .[ 10]
Side two Title 6. "Sidewalk" 4:08 7. "Dusty Pages " 4:48 8. "On My Mind" 3:43 9. "Shot Down" 5:02 10. "The Mountain" 4:52 Total length: 45:09
2002 reissue bonus tracks Title 11. "Java" 4:54 12. "Dance On" 3:58 13. "Dusty Pages" (Single Version) 4:03 14. "Taking the Town" (Extended Version) 5:09
Personnel
Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.[ 6] [ 11]
Icehouse
Additional musicians
Joe Camilleri – saxophone (tracks 2, 3, 5, 10)
Remy Corps – backing vocals (track 1)
James SK Wān – bamboo flute
Production
Iva Davies – producer ; engineer ; mixing
John Brand – producer
Andy Hilton – engineer
Jim Taig – assistant engineer
David Jerden – mixing
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
References
External links
Keith Welsh
Don Brown
Michael Hoste
Anthony Smith
John Lloyd
Robert Kretschmer
Guy Pratt
Andy Qunta
Glenn Krawczyk
Simon Lloyd
Paul Wheeler
Roger Mason
Paul Gildea
Tony Llewellyn
David Chapman
Max Lambert
Adrian Wallis
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