Sidewalk (album)

Sidewalk
Studio album by Icehouse
Released June 26, 1984 (1984-06-26)
Recorded February 1984
Studio EMI Studios 301, Sydney, Baby-Oh, and El Dorado Studios, Los Angeles, California
Genre
Length 45:09
Label
Producer
Icehouse chronology
Primitive Man
(1982)
Sidewalk
(1984)
Boxes
(1985)
Singles from Sidewalk
  1. "Taking the Town"
    Released: April 22, 1984
  2. "Don't Believe Anymore"
    Released: July 31, 1984
  3. "Dusty Pages"
    Released: November 2, 1984
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic (1984)[1]
AllMusic (2002)[2]

Sidewalk is the third studio album by the Australian rock band Icehouse. It was originally released in June 1984, on the labels Regular, Chrysalis, and reached #8 on the National albums chart with singles "Taking the Town" (#22 in May), "Don't Believe Anymore" (#22 August) and "Dusty Pages" (#82 November).[3] Founding member Iva Davies used the Fairlight CMI digital sampling synthesizer on this more sombre and reflective album,[4] included are two tracks used for the Russell Mulcahy 1984 film Razorback, which he had recorded in 1983.[5][6][7][8]

In 2002, Warner Music re-released the album, digitally remastered by Davies and Ryan Scott, with four bonus tracks.[5]

The music video for "Taking The Town" was filmed by Russell Mulchany in Sydney, and used similar effects to Elton John's "Sad Songs (Say So Much)", filmed in Rushcutters Bay also by Russell Milchany when John was in Sydney for his first marriage.

Track listing

All songs written by Iva Davies.[9]

  1. "Taking the Town" – 3:34
  2. "This Time" – 4:15
  3. "Someone Like You" – 4:17
  4. "Stay Close Tonight" – 5:09
  5. "Don't Believe Anymore" – 5:18
  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^

^ Originally used on the score for the Russell Mulcahy 1984 film Razorback.[5]

The 2002 reissue also featured bonus tracks:[5]

  1. "Java" – 4:54
  2. "Dance On" – 3:58
  3. "Dusty Pages" (Single Version) – 4:03
  4. "Taking the Town" (Extended Version) – 5:09

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.[5][10]

Icehouse members
Additional musicians
Production team

Chart performance

Chart Peak
Position
Australian Albums Chart 8

References

  1. Allmusic (1984) review
  2. Allmusic (2002) review
  3. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. Note: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1970 until ARIA created their own charts in mid-1988.
  4. McFarlane, Ian (1999). Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86448-768-2. Archived from the original (doc) on 2003-05-17. Retrieved 2008-06-11.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 "Sidewalk (bonus tracks)". allmusic guide. Retrieved 2008-07-01.
  6. "Artist: Icehouse". Warner Music Australia. Retrieved 2008-06-16.
  7. "Razorback trailer details". National Film & Sound Archive (NFSA). Retrieved 2008-06-16.
  8. "Razorback (1984) full cast & crew". Internet Movie Database (IMDb). Retrieved 2008-06-16.
  9. "APRA search engine". APRA. Archived from the original on January 24, 2008. Retrieved 2008-06-27. Note: requires user to input song title e.g. TAKING THE TOWN
  10. Holmgren, Magnus. "The Flowers / Icehouse". Australian Rock Database. Passagen.se (Magnus Holmgren). Archived from the original on 29 September 2013. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
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