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Released
  
4 November 1985

Length
  
46:17

Artist
  
Elton John

Producer
  
Gus Dudgeon

Recorded
  
January 1985

Ice on Fire(1985)
  
Leather Jackets(1986)

Release date
  
4 November 1985

Label
  
The Rocket Record Company

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Genres
  
Pop music, Pop rock, Soft rock, New wave

Similar
  
Elton John albums, Pop music albums

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Ice on Fire, released in November 1985, is the nineteenth official album release for Elton John. Recorded at Sol Studios, it was his first album since Blue Moves produced by his original long-time producer, Gus Dudgeon, who was responsible for John's success in that timespan, but it was met with little praise, and only reached #48 on the US charts, although it reached #3 in the UK. George Michael, then of Wham!, appears on two tracks on the album: "Nikita" and "Wrap Her Up".

Contents

Despite the mediocre sales of the album in the US, "Nikita" and "Wrap Her Up" 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 "Too Young". In the US it was certified gold in June 1986 by the RIAA.

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Track listing

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

Side one

  1. "This Town" – 3:56
  2. "Cry to Heaven" – 4:16
  3. "Soul Glove" – 3:31
  4. "Nikita" – 5:43
  5. "Too Young" – 5:12

Side two

  1. "Wrap Her Up" (John, Taupin, Davey Johnstone, Fred Mandel, Charlie Morgan, Paul Westwood) – 6:21
  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" – 5:09

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

  1. "Act of War" (Duet with Millie Jackson) – 4:43

Bonus tracks (1999 Mercury reissue)

  1. "The Man Who Never Died" (John) – 5:12
  2. "Restless" (Live 1984) – 4:25
  3. "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" (Live 1977) (Erroneously listed as "Live 1984") – 3:23
  4. "I'm Still Standing" (Live 1984) – 4:52

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, and has a slightly different vocal mix. 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.

According to Elizabeth Rosenthal in her book, His Songs: The Musical Journey of Elton John, the LP's closing track, "Shoot Down the Moon", was considered for the James Bond film A View to a Kill, but the producers instead decided to go with the title track as performed by Duran Duran.

"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!

Personnel

  • David Bitelli: horn arrangements (1, 3, 6, 9), baritone saxophone (1, 6, 9), tenor saxophone (3, 6)
  • Alan Carvell: backing vocals (3, 5, 7-9)
  • Kiki Dee: backing vocals (3, 5, 6, 8, 9)
  • Raul D'Oliveira: trumpet (1, 3, 6, 9)
  • Gus Dudgeon: Simmons drums on "Too Young" and "Act of War", horn arrangements (3, 6), arrangements (10)
  • Deon Estus: bass guitar (3, 7, 11)
  • John Deacon: bass guitar on "Too Young"
  • Mel Gaynor: drums (3, 7, 11)
  • Millie Jackson: vocals on "Act of War"
  • Elton John: lead vocals, acoustic piano (1-3, 5, 8, 10, 11), Yamaha GS1 piano (4, 5), synthesizer (4, 7, 9, 11), backing vocals (4)
  • Davey Johnstone: electric guitar (1, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11), Spanish guitar (2), synth guitar (2, 7), backing vocals (3, 5, 6-9)
  • Nik Kershaw: electric guitar on "Nikita", "Satellite" and "Act of War"; backing vocals on "Nikita"
  • Katie Kissoon: backing vocals (3, 5, 6, 8, 9)
  • Fred Mandel: synthesizers (1, 4, 5, 10, 11), keyboards (2, 3, 6-9), sequencer (6), electric guitar (7, 11), finger snaps (7), arrangements (10)
  • Dave Mattacks: drums (4, 8, 9), military snare on "Too Young"
  • George Michael: backing vocals on "Nikita", featured vocals on "Wrap Her Up"
  • Charlie Morgan: drums (1, 2, 6)
  • James Newton-Howard: string arrangements on "Soul Glove" and "Wrap Her Up"
  • Pino Palladino: bass guitar (10)
  • David Paton: bass guitar (4, 8, 9)
  • Nick Pentelow: tenor saxophone (9)
  • Chris Pyne: trombone (9)
  • Frank Ricotti: percussion (3, 5), vibraphone (9)
  • Sister Sledge: backing vocals on "This Town"
  • Paul Spong: trumpet (1, 3, 6, 9)
  • Bob Sydor: tenor saxophone (3)
  • Rick Taylor: trombone (1, 3, 6, 9), horn arrangements (9)
  • Roger Taylor: drums on "Too Young"
  • Pete Thomas: tenor saxophone (9)
  • Phil Todd: alto saxophone (6)
  • Paul Westwood: bass guitar (1, 2, 6)
  • Pete Wingfield: backing vocals (3, 5, 6-9)

    • Credits

  • Produced by Gus Dudgeon
  • All lyrics by Bernie Taupin
  • Recorded by Stuart Epps
  • Mixed and Edited by Graham Dickson and Gus Dudgeon
  • Additional mix and editing by Tom Pearce
  • Mastered by Gordon Vicary
  • Design: David Larkham
  • Photography: Terry O'Neill

    • Songs

    1This Town3:56
    2Cry to Heaven4:17
    3Soul Glove3:31

    References

    Ice on Fire Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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