Monday, July 16, 2012 4:39 PM

Icehouse; multi million sellers in Australia – boasting an enviable catalogue which spans generations – the soundtrack to our history.

2012 represents an important year for Icehouse; the 25th anniversary of the centrepiece of the Icehouse catalogue; Man Of Colours. 


Man Of Colours was ICEHOUSE's best-selling album, which was released in September 1987 on Regular Records/Chrysalis Records. The album peaked at #1 on the Australian album charts for 11 weeks from 5 October 1987, and has sold over 1 million copies. “Electric Blue” was their only Australian #1 single. The release of the album and its singles marked the zenith of ICEHOUSE's commercial success, both locally and internationally. 


Iva Davies was joined by Robert Kretschmer (guitars), Andy Qunta (keyboards, piano), Simon Lloyd (reeds, brass, keyboards, programming), Stephen Morgan (bass guitar) and Paul Wheeler (drums, percussion) in recording the album from February 1987. It was the first Australian album to supply five Top 30 hit singles: "Crazy" (#3 in July), "Electric Blue" (co-written by Davies and John Oates of US band Hall and Oates) (#1, October), "My Obsession" (#5, December), "Man of Colours" (#28, February 1988) and "Nothing Too Serious" (#29, May 1988). With US chart success for "Crazy", which reached #14 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #10 on its Mainstream Rock chart, and "Electric Blue" (#7 Hot 100, #10 Mainstream), the album Man of Colours reached #43 on the Billboard 200

Upcoming concerts

WEDNESDAY 10 OCTOBER 2012

Waves
Towradgi, NSW, Australia


WEDNESDAY 24 OCTOBER 2012

Southport RSL
Gold Coast, QLD, Australia

FRIDAY 26 OCTOBER 2012

Icehouse Onstage 9
Alexandra Hills Hotel
Brisbane, QLD, Australia

SATURDAY 27 OCTOBER 2012

Eatons Hill Hotel & Function Centre
Brisbane, QLD, Australia

SATURDAY 03 NOVEMBER 2012

Enmore Theatre
Sydney, NSW, Australia

MONDAY 05 NOVEMBER 2012

Hamer Hall
Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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