Icehouse discography

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Icehouse discography
Studio albums7
Live albums3
Compilation albums7
Video albums3
Music videos31
EPs2
Singles42
Soundtrack albums1

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.

Contents

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

Studio albums

YearTitleChart peak positions Certifications
AUS
[4]
GER
[5]
NZ
[6]
SWE
[7]
UK
[8]
US
[9]
Icehouse [a] 4282
Primitive Man [b]
  • Released: 6 September 1982
  • Label: Regular / Chrysalis
  • Producer: Iva Davies, Keith Forsey
3513164129
  • ARIA: Platinum [11]
  • RMNZ: Platinum [12]
Sidewalk
  • Released: 26 June 1984
  • Label: Regular / Chrysalis
  • Producer: Iva Davies
8392
Measure for Measure
  • Released: 21 April 1986
  • Label: Regular / Chrysalis
  • Producer: David Lord, Rhett Davies
837255
Man of Colours
  • Released: 21 September 1987
  • Label: Regular / Chrysalis
  • Producer: David Lord
119343
Code Blue
  • Released: 11 November 1990
  • Label: Regular
  • Producer: Nick Launay
77
  • ARIA: Platinum [18]
Big Wheel
  • Released: 25 October 1993
  • Label: dIVA / Massive
  • Producer: Iva Davies
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

TitleDetailsCharts peak position
NZ
[6]
The Berlin Tapes
(credited to Iva Davies and Icehouse)
  • Released: October 1995
  • Label: dIVA / Massive
  • Producer: Iva Davies
47

Remix albums

TitleDetailsCharts peak position
AUS
[4]
Full Circle
  • Released: December 1994
  • Label: Massive
  • Producer: Iva Davies, various
Meltdown 100
The Extended Mixes, Vol. 1
The Extended Mixes, Vol. 2
  • Released: 1 January 2013
  • Label: dIVA / UMA
  • Producer: Iva Davies, various
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country.

Live albums

TitleDetailsChart
peak position
AUS
[4]
In Concert
DubHOUSE
  • Released: 1 January 2014
  • Label: dIVA
  • Producer: Iva Davies
Icehouse in Concert
Icehouse Plays Flowers
  • Released: 30 October 2020 [19]
  • Label: dIVA (DIVAU1011)
  • Recorded live at the St. Kilda Festival 9th Feb 2020.
63
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country.

Compilation albums

TitleDetailsChart peak positions Certifications
AUS
[4]
GER
[5]
NZ
[6]
Great Southern Land 2535
  • ARIA: 2× Platinum [18]
  • RMNZ: Platinum [20]
Masterfile
  • Released: 3 November 1992
  • Label: Massive
  • Format: CD, VHS
25
The Singles
(A sides... and selected B sides)
  • Released: February 1996
  • Label: Massive / dIVA
  • Format: Limited Edition 3× CD
Love in Motion
  • Released: September 1996 (Europe)
  • Label: Massive / dIVA
  • Format: CD
No Promises
  • Released: 1997
  • Label: Massive / dIVA
  • Format: CD
Heroes 68
White Heat: 30 Hits
  • Released: August 2011
  • Label: Universal Music Australia
  • Format: 2× CD, DVD
510
  • ARIA: Platinum [22]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country.

Extended plays

TitleDetailsChart peak positions
AUS
[4]
Fresco
Spin One
  • Released: June 1993
  • Label: dIVA / Massive
  • Producer: Iva Davies
112
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country.

Singles

YearTitleChart peak positionsAlbum
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"102950 Icehouse
"We Can Get Together"16366251
1981"Walls"2043
"Icehouse"28
"Love in Motion"1035Single only
1982"Great Southern Land"51083 Primitive Man
"Hey Little Girl"79592173155
1983"Street Café"57284062
"Uniform" (UK/US only release)83
1984"Taking the Town"2932 Sidewalk
"Don't Believe Anymore"3136
"Dusty Pages"82
1985"No Promises"3029727997 Measure for Measure
1986"Baby, You're So Strange"1421
"Mr. Big"1815
"Cross the Border"6519
"Paradise" (UK/US only release)
1987"Crazy"410381410 Man of Colours
"Electric Blue"1453710
"My Obsession"121488
1988"Man of Colours"28
"Nothing Too Serious"2939
1989"Touch the Fire"133911284 Great Southern Land
1990"Jimmy Dean"47
"Big Fun"47 Code Blue
"Miss Divine"16
"Anything Is Possible"4930
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)182Single 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

YearTitleDirector(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

TitleDetails
Icehouse: Live at the Ritz
Great Southern Land
  • Released: 1989
  • Label: Regular Records (83078)
  • Format: VHS
  • Recorded in 1989
Masterfile - The Video
  • Released: 1992
  • Label: Massive Video (MV 001)
  • Format: VHS
  • 16 video clips

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