Ice on Fire

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Ice on Fire
Studio album by Elton John
Released November 4, 1985
Recorded 1985
Genre Soft rock, pop, New Wave
Length 46:17
Label Geffen (US/Canada)
Rocket Records
Producer Gus Dudgeon
Elton John chronology
Breaking Hearts
(1984)		 Ice on Fire
(1985)		 Leather Jackets
(1986)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 2.5/5 stars [1]
Rolling Stone (not rated) [2]

Ice on Fire is the nineteenth studio album by the British singer-songwriter Elton John, recorded at Sol Studios and released in 1985. It was the first album since Blue Moves produced by John's original longtime producer, Gus Dudgeon. But it was met with little praise, and only reached number 48 on the US charts, although it reached # 3 in the UK. George Michael appears on two tracks on the album: "Nikita" and "Wrap Her Up".

Despite the mediocre sales of the album in the US, both those tracks became Top 20 hits, the former reaching # 7 in the US and # 3 in the UK. Roger Taylor and John Deacon of Queen play drums and bass guitar respectively on the track "Too Young". In the U.S. it was certified Gold on 6/26/1986 by the RIAA

Contents

[edit] Track listing

All songs written by Elton John and Bernie Taupin, except where noted

[edit] Side one

  1. "This Town" – 3:56
  2. "Cry to Heaven" – 4:15
  3. "Soul Glove" – 3:31
  4. "Nikita" – 5:42
  5. "Too Young" – 5:13

[edit] Side two

  1. "Wrap Her Up" – 6:21 (Elton John, Davey Johnstone, Fred Mandel, Charlie Morgan, Bernie Taupin, Paul Westwood)
  2. "Satellite" – 4:37
  3. "Tell Me What the Papers Say" – 3:40
  4. "Candy by the Pound" – 3:56
  5. "Shoot Down the Moon" – 5:00

[edit] Bonus track (On the 1985 original CD and the 1992 MCA and Geffen reissue)

  1. "Act of War" (duet with Millie Jackson)

[edit] Bonus tracks (1999 Mercury reissue)

  1. "The Man Who Never Died" (Elton John)
  2. "Restless (Live 1984)"
  3. "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word (Live 1977)" [erroneously listed as "Live 1984"]
  4. "I'm Still Standing (Live 1984)"

The remastered 1999 version did not include "Act of War"; the 1985 original CD issue and the 1999 remaster have a longer intro to "Satellite" than the LP issue. The live version of "Sorry Seems to be the Hardest Word" is not the version found on the 12" single of "Nikita", but is an unreleased version from 1977 (Live at Rainbow Rock in May). It is unknown why the switch occurred. The other two live tracks were recorded at Wembley Stadium during the tour for the album Breaking Hearts.

"The Man Who Never Died" is a song written about John Lennon, in addition to Empty Garden (Hey Hey Johnny) from Elton John's album Jump Up!.

[edit] B-sides

Song Format
"Act of War (Part 2)" Act of War 7" (UK) / 12" (US)
"Act of War (Part 3)" Act of War 12" (US/UK)
"Act of War (Part 4)" Act of War 12" (US/UK)
"Act of War (Part 5)" Act of War 7" (UK) / 12" (UK)
"Act of War (Part 6)" Act of War 12" (UK)
"The Man Who Never Died" Nikita 7" / 12" (UK) / Wrap Her Up 7" (US)
"Restless (Live 1984)" Wrap Her Up 7" / 12" (UK) / Nikita 7" (US)
"Too Low for Zero (Live 1984)" Wrap Her Up 7" (UK)
"Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word (Live 1984)" Nikita 12" (UK)
"I'm Still Standing (Live 1984)" Nikita 12" (UK)
"Wrap Her Up (Club Mix)" Wrap Her Up 12" (UK)
"Wrap Her Up (Extended Mix)" Wrap Her Up 12" (UK)
"Whole Lotta Shakin' Going On/I Saw Her Standing There/Twist And Shout (Live 1984)" Cry to Heaven 7" (double) / 12" (UK)
"Your Song (Live 1984)" Cry to Heaven 7" (double) (UK)

[edit] Personnel

[edit] Credits

[edit] Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
France (SNEP)[3] Gold 99,000[4]
Germany (BVMI)[5] Gold 250,000^
Netherlands (NVPI)[6] Gold 50,000^
Sweden (GLF)[7] Platinum 100,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[8] 2× Platinum 100,000x
United Kingdom (BPI)[9] Platinum 300,000^
United States (RIAA)[10] Gold 500,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

[edit] Charts

[edit] Chart positions

Chart Peak
position
Australian Kent Music Report Albums Chart[11] 6
Austrian Albums Chart[12] 9
Canadian RPM Albums Chart[13] 49
Dutch Mega Albums Chart[14] 6
New Zealand Albums Chart[15] 8
Norwegian VG-lista Albums Chart[16] 2
Swedish Albums Chart[17] 16
Swiss Albums Chart[18] 2
UK Albums Chart[19] 3
U.S. Billboard 200 [20] 48
West German Media Control Albums Chart[21] 5

[edit] Year-end charts

Chart (1985) Position
Australian Albums Chart[11] 77
UK Albums Chart[22] 45
Chart (1986) Position
Austrian Albums Chart[23] 19
Canadian Albums Chart[24] 56
French Albums Chart[25] 54
Swiss Albums Chart[26] 3
U.S. Billboard 200[27] 97

[edit] References

  1. ^ Ice on Fire at Allmusic
  2. ^ [1][dead link]
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  4. ^ "Les Albums Or" (in French). infodisc.fr. SNEP. http://www.infodisc.fr/CDCertif_O.php?debut=1500. Retrieved 2011-10-29. 
  5. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Elton John; 'Ice on Fire')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. http://www.musikindustrie.de/gold_platin_datenbank/?action=suche&strTitel=Ice+on+Fire&strInterpret=Elton+John&strTtArt=alben&strAwards=checked. 
  6. ^ "Dutch album certifications – Elton John – Ice on Fire" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. http://www.ifpi.nl/nvpi/pagina.asp?pagkey=60463. 
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  8. ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Elton John; 'Ice on Fire')". Hung Medien. http://www.swisscharts.com/search_certifications.asp?search=Elton+John+Ice+on+Fire. 
  9. ^ "British album certifications – Elton John – Ice on Fire". British Phonographic Industry. http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx.  Enter Ice on Fire in the field Search. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Click Go
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  20. ^ "allmusic ((( Ice on Fire > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))". allmusic.com. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r10484/charts-awards. Retrieved 2011-10-29. 
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