Sidewalk (album)

Sidewalk
Sidewalk
Studio album by Icehouse
Released	26 June 1984
Recorded	February 1984
Studio	EMI Studios 301 (Sydney); Baby-Oh (Los Angeles); El Dorado (Los Angeles);
Genre	New wave; synth-pop; pop rock;
Length	45:09
Label	Chrysalis; Regular;
Producer	Iva Davies; John Brand;
Icehouse chronology
Singles from Sidewalk
	"Taking the Town"; Released: April 1984; "Don't Believe Anymore"; Released: 2 July 1984; "Dusty Pages"; Released: 26 November 1984;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic (1984)	^[2]
AllMusic (2002)	^[3]

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]

Use in other media

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 one
No.	Title	Length
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

Side two
No.	Title	Length
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
No.	Title	Length
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

Iva Davies – vocals; guitar; oboe; Fairlight CMI programming; drum programming
Robert Kretschmer – guitar; backing vocals
John Lloyd – drums; percussion; backing vocals
Guy Pratt – bass guitar; backing vocals
Andy Qunta – keyboards

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

Weekly chart performance for *Sidewalk*
Chart (1984–85)	Peak position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)^[12]	8
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[13]	39
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[14]	2

Year-end charts

1984 year-end chart performance for *Sidewalk*
Chart (1984)	Position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)^[15]	44
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[16]	40

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ)^[17]	Gold	7,500^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ "Kent Music Report No 543 – 26 November 1984 > Singles: New Releases". Imgur.com (original document published by Kent Music Report). Retrieved 28 November 2017.
^ Allmusic (1984) review
^ Allmusic (2002) review
^ McFarlane, Ian (1999). Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop (doc). Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86448-768-2. Retrieved 11 June 2008.
^ biography, retrieved 22 September 2015
^ ^a ^b ^c "Sidewalk (bonus tracks)". allmusic guide. Retrieved 1 July 2008.
^ "Artist: Icehouse". Warner Music Australia. Archived from the original on 11 June 2008. Retrieved 16 June 2008.
^ "Razorback trailer details". National Film & Sound Archive (NFSA). Retrieved 16 June 2008.
^ "Razorback (1984) full cast & crew". Internet Movie Database (IMDb). Retrieved 16 June 2008.
^ "APRA search engine". APRA. Archived from the original on 24 January 2008. Retrieved 27 June 2008. Note: requires user to input song title e.g. TAKING THE TOWN
^ Holmgren, Magnus. "The Flowers / Icehouse". Australian Rock Database. Passagen.se (Magnus Holmgren). Archived from the original on 29 September 2013. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 147. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Icehouse – Sidewalk" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
^ "Charts.nz – Icehouse – Sidewalk". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
^ "Forum – ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts – 1984". Australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
^ "Top Selling Albums of 1984 — The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Recorded Music New Zealand. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
^ "Official Top 40 Albums". Recorded Music NZ. 18 November 1984. Retrieved 6 December 2022.

External links

Sidewalk at Discogs (list of releases)

[1] "Kent Music Report No 543 – 26 November 1984 > Singles: New Releases". Imgur.com (original document published by Kent Music Report). Retrieved 28 November 2017.

[2] Allmusic (1984) review

[3] Allmusic (2002) review

[McF-4] McFarlane, Ian (1999). Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop (doc). Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86448-768-2. Retrieved 11 June 2008.

[5] biography, retrieved 22 September 2015

[Allmusic-6] "Sidewalk (bonus tracks)". allmusic guide. Retrieved 1 July 2008.

[Warner-7] "Artist: Icehouse". Warner Music Australia. Archived from the original on 11 June 2008. Retrieved 16 June 2008.

[NFSA-8] "Razorback trailer details". National Film & Sound Archive (NFSA). Retrieved 16 June 2008.

[9] "Razorback (1984) full cast & crew". Internet Movie Database (IMDb). Retrieved 16 June 2008.

[APRA-10] "APRA search engine". APRA. Archived from the original on 24 January 2008. Retrieved 27 June 2008. Note: requires user to input song title e.g. TAKING THE TOWN

[Holmgren-11] Holmgren, Magnus. "The Flowers / Icehouse". Australian Rock Database. Passagen.se (Magnus Holmgren). Archived from the original on 29 September 2013. Retrieved 21 March 2014.

[aus-12] Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 147. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

[ac_Germany4_Icehouse-13] "Offiziellecharts.de – Icehouse – Sidewalk" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 2 February 2022.

[ac_New_Zealand_Icehouse-14] "Charts.nz – Icehouse – Sidewalk". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 December 2021.

[15] "Forum – ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts – 1984". Australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 March 2017.

[16] "Top Selling Albums of 1984 — The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Recorded Music New Zealand. Retrieved 2 February 2022.

[17] "Official Top 40 Albums". Recorded Music NZ. 18 November 1984. Retrieved 6 December 2022.

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v t e Icehouse
Iva Davies 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
Studio albums	Icehouse (as Flowers) Primitive Man Sidewalk Boxes Measure for Measure Man of Colours Code Blue Big Wheel
Soundtracks	The Berlin Tapes
Remix albums	Full Circle Meltdown
Compilations	Great Southern Land Masterfile The Singles Love In Motion No Promises Heroes White Heat: 30 Hits
EPs	Fresco EP Spin One
Singles	"Can't Help Myself" "We Can Get Together" "Walls" "Icehouse" "Love in Motion" "Great Southern Land" "Hey Little Girl" "Taking the Town" "Don't Believe Anymore" "Dusty Pages" "No Promises" "Crazy" "Electric Blue" "My Obsession" "Love in Motion" (feat. Chrissy Amphlett) "Great Southern Land" (remix) "Hey Little Girl '97 remixes"
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