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| artist = [[Icehouse (band)|Icehouse]]
| artist = [[Icehouse (band)|Icehouse]]
| cover = Man Colours.jpg
| cover = Man Colours.jpg
| border = yes
| alt =
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|1987|09|21|df=y}}
| released = {{Start date|1987|09|21|df=y}}
| recorded = February – May 1987
| recorded = February – May 1987
| studio = {{hlist|[[Studios 301|EMI Studios 301]] (Sydney)|Trash (Sydney)|Crescent ([[Bath, Somerset|Bath]])}}
| studio = *[[Studios 301|EMI Studios 301]], Sydney, Australia
*Crescent, [[Bath, Somerset|Bath]], UK
| genre =
| genre = * [[Rock music|Rock]]
* [[Rock music|Rock]]
* [[New wave music|new wave]]
* [[New wave music|new wave]]
| length = {{duration|m=44|s=36}} (AUS 1987 LP)<br />56:45 (AUS 1987 CD)
| length = {{duration|m=44|s=36}} (AUS 1987 LP)<br />56:45 (AUS 1987 CD)
| label =
| label = * [[Regular Records|Regular]]
* [[Regular Records|Regular]]
* [[Chrysalis Records|Chrysalis]]
* [[Chrysalis Records|Chrysalis]]
| producer = [[David Lord (producer)|David Lord]]
| producer = [[David Lord (producer)|David Lord]]
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| single1 = [[Crazy (Icehouse song)|Crazy]]
| single1 = [[Crazy (Icehouse song)|Crazy]]
| single1date = 8 June 1987
| single1date = 8 June 1987
| single2 = [[Electric Blue (song)|Electric Blue]]
| single2 = [[Electric Blue (Icehouse song)|Electric Blue]]
| single2date = 31 August 1987
| single2date = 31 August 1987
| single3 = [[My Obsession (Icehouse song)|My Obsession]]
| single3 = [[My Obsession (Icehouse song)|My Obsession]]
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| alt =
| caption = 1988 Black-sleeve release (Regular Records)
| caption = 1988 Black-sleeve release (Regular Records)
}}
}}}}
}}
{{Album reviews
{{Album reviews
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
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| rev2score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Page|first=Betty|date=27 February 1988|title=Albums|magazine=[[Record Mirror]]|page=15}}</ref>
| rev2score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Page|first=Betty|date=27 February 1988|title=Albums|magazine=[[Record Mirror]]|page=15}}</ref>
}}
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'''''Man of Colours''''' is the fifth studio album by Australian [[Rock music|rock]]/[[synthpop]] band [[Icehouse (band)|Icehouse]], released locally on 21 September 1987 on [[Regular Records]] / [[Chrysalis Records]].<ref name="McF">{{cite book |title=Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofau00mcfa |format=doc |last=McFarlane |first=Ian |author-link=Ian McFarlane |publisher=[[Allen & Unwin]] |year=1999 |isbn=1-86448-768-2 |access-date=2008-07-03 |url-access=registration }}</ref><ref name="Count">{{cite web|url=http://www.countdownmemories.com/exclusive_interviews/iva_davies_interview.html |title=An interview with Iva Davies |last=Grech |first=Jason |date=2004-07-23 |publisher=Countdown Memories |access-date=2008-07-03 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071108014704/http://www.countdownmemories.com/exclusive_interviews/iva_davies_interview.html |archive-date=8 November 2007 }}</ref><ref name="Warner">{{cite web|url=http://www.warnermusic.com.au/artist,w_artist,49247 |title=Artist: Icehouse |publisher=Warner Music Australia |access-date=2008-07-03 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080611054259/http://www.warnermusic.com.au/artist%2Cw_artist%2C49247 |archive-date=11 June 2008 }}</ref>
'''''Man of Colours''''' is the fifth studio album by Australian [[Rock music|rock]]/[[synthpop]] band [[Icehouse (band)|Icehouse]], released locally on 21 September 1987 on [[Regular Records]] / [[Chrysalis Records]].<ref name="McF">{{cite book |title=Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofau00mcfa |format=doc |last=McFarlane |first=Ian |author-link=Ian McFarlane |publisher=[[Allen & Unwin]] |year=1999 |isbn=1-86448-768-2 |access-date=2008-07-03 |url-access=registration }}</ref><ref name="Count">{{cite web|url=http://www.countdownmemories.com/exclusive_interviews/iva_davies_interview.html |title=An interview with Iva Davies |last=Grech |first=Jason |date=2004-07-23 |publisher=Countdown Memories |access-date=2008-07-03 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071108014704/http://www.countdownmemories.com/exclusive_interviews/iva_davies_interview.html |archive-date=8 November 2007 }}</ref><ref name="Warner">{{cite web|url=http://www.warnermusic.com.au/artist,w_artist,49247 |title=Artist: Icehouse |publisher=Warner Music Australia |access-date=2008-07-03 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080611054259/http://www.warnermusic.com.au/artist%2Cw_artist%2C49247 |archive-date=11 June 2008 }}</ref>


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==Release and reception==
==Release and reception==
The album peaked at [[Number-one albums of 1987 (Australia)|No. 1 on the Australian album]] charts for 11 weeks from 5 October 1987<ref name="Kent">{{cite book|title=Australian Chart Book 1970-1992|last=Kent|first=David|author-link=David Kent (historian)|publisher=Australian Chart Book|location=[[St Ives, New South Wales|St Ives]], N.S.W.|year=1993|isbn=0-646-11917-6|title-link=Kent Music Report}} NOTE: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1970 until [[Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA]] created their own [[ARIA Charts|charts]] in mid-1988.</ref> and has sold over 700,000 copies.<ref name="Warner"/> "[[Electric Blue (song)|Electric Blue]]" was their only Australian No. 1 single,<ref name="Kent"/> the release of the album and its five singles marked the zenith of Icehouse's commercial success, both locally and internationally. Several other songs from the album also charted well.
The album peaked at [[Number-one albums of 1987 (Australia)|No. 1 on the Australian album]] charts for 11 weeks from 5 October 1987<ref name="Kent">{{cite book|title=Australian Chart Book 1970-1992|last=Kent|first=David|author-link=David Kent (historian)|publisher=Australian Chart Book|location=[[St Ives, New South Wales|St Ives]], N.S.W.|year=1993|isbn=0-646-11917-6|title-link=Kent Music Report}} NOTE: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1970 until [[Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA]] created their own [[ARIA Charts|charts]] in mid-1988.</ref> and has sold over 700,000 copies.<ref name="Warner"/> "[[Electric Blue (Icehouse song)|Electric Blue]]" was their only Australian No. 1 single,<ref name="Kent"/> the release of the album and its five singles marked the zenith of Icehouse's commercial success, both locally and internationally. Several other songs from the album also charted well.


It was the first Australian album to supply five top 30 hit singles "[[Crazy (Icehouse song)|Crazy]]" (No. 4 in July), "Electric Blue" (co-written by Davies and [[John Oates]] of US band [[Hall & Oates]])<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.apra.com.au/site/public/searchworksresult.stm?worktitle=ELECTRIC%20BLUE&switchdet=Y |title="Electric Blue" search result |publisher=[[Australasian Performing Right Association]] |access-date=2008-06-25 }} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> (No. 1, October), "[[My Obsession (Icehouse song)|My Obsession]]" (No. 12, December), "Man of Colours" (No. 28, February 1988) and "Nothing Too Serious" (No. 29, May 1988).<ref name="Kent"/> With US chart success for "Crazy", which reached No. 14 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] and No. 10 on its [[Mainstream Rock Tracks|Mainstream Rock]] chart, and "Electric Blue" (No. 7 Hot 100, No. 10 Mainstream), the album ''Man of Colours'' reached No. #43 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]].<ref name="BillS">{{cite web |url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p4538|pure_url=yes}} |title=''Billboard'' singles charts |publisher=[[Allmusic]] |access-date=2008-06-11 }}</ref><ref name="BillA">{{cite web |url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p4538|pure_url=yes}} |title=''Billboard'' albums charts |publisher=[[Allmusic]] |access-date=2008-06-13 }}</ref>
It was the first Australian album to supply five top 30 hit singles "[[Crazy (Icehouse song)|Crazy]]" (No. 4 in July), "Electric Blue" (co-written by Davies and [[John Oates]] of US band [[Hall & Oates]])<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.apra.com.au/site/public/searchworksresult.stm?worktitle=ELECTRIC%20BLUE&switchdet=Y |title="Electric Blue" search result |publisher=[[Australasian Performing Right Association]] |access-date=2008-06-25 }} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> (No. 1, October), "[[My Obsession (Icehouse song)|My Obsession]]" (No. 12, December), "Man of Colours" (No. 28, February 1988) and "Nothing Too Serious" (No. 29, May 1988).<ref name="Kent"/> With US chart success for "Crazy", which reached No. 14 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] and No. 10 on its [[Mainstream Rock Tracks|Mainstream Rock]] chart, and "Electric Blue" (No. 7 Hot 100, No. 10 Mainstream), the album ''Man of Colours'' reached No. #43 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]].<ref name="BillS">{{cite web |url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p4538|pure_url=yes}} |title=''Billboard'' singles charts |publisher=[[Allmusic]] |access-date=2008-06-11 }}</ref><ref name="BillA">{{cite web |url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p4538|pure_url=yes}} |title=''Billboard'' albums charts |publisher=[[Allmusic]] |access-date=2008-06-13 }}</ref>
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|headline = Australian release
|headline = Australian release
|title1 = [[Crazy (Icehouse song)|Crazy]]
|title1 = [[Crazy (Icehouse song)|Crazy]]
|note1 = [[Iva Davies]], Robert Kretschmer, [[Andy Qunta]]
|writer1 = [[Iva Davies]], Robert Kretschmer, [[Andy Qunta]]
|length1 = 3:24
|length1 = 3:24
|title2 = [[Electric Blue (song)|Electric Blue]]
|title2 = [[Electric Blue (Icehouse song)|Electric Blue]]
|note2 = Davies, [[John Oates]]
|writer2 = Davies, [[John Oates]]
|length2 = 4:24
|length2 = 4:24
|title3 = Nothing Too Serious
|title3 = Nothing Too Serious
|note3 = Davies
|writer3 = Davies
|length3 = 3:28
|length3 = 3:28
|title4 = Man of Colours
|title4 = Man of Colours
|note4 = Davies
|writer4 = Davies
|length4 = 5:12
|length4 = 5:12
|title5 = Heartbreak Kid
|title5 = Heartbreak Kid
|note5 = Davies, Kretschmer
|writer5 = Davies, Kretschmer
|length5 = 5:19
|length5 = 5:19
|title6 = Kingdom
|title6 = Kingdom
|note6 = Davies
|writer6 = Davies
|length6 = 4:52
|length6 = 4:52
|title7 = [[My Obsession (Icehouse song)|My Obsession]]
|title7 = [[My Obsession (Icehouse song)|My Obsession]]
|note7 = Davies
|writer7 = Davies
|length7 = 4:09
|length7 = 4:09
|title8 = Girl in the Moon
|title8 = Girl in the Moon
|note8 = Davies, Kretschmer
|writer8 = Davies, Kretschmer
|length8 = 4:01
|length8 = 4:01
|title9 = Anybody's War
|title9 = Anybody's War
|note9 = Davies
|writer9 = Davies
|length9 = 4:05
|length9 = 4:05
|title10 = Sunrise
|title10 = Sunrise
|note10 = Davies, Kretschmer
|writer10 = Davies, Kretschmer
|length10 = 5:45
|length10 = 5:45
}}
}}
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|headline = 2002 remaster bonus tracks
|headline = 2002 remaster bonus tracks
|title13 = Shakin' the Cage
|title13 = Shakin' the Cage
|note13 = Davies, Kretschmer, Qunta, Simon Lloyd
|writer13 = Davies, Kretschmer, Qunta, Simon Lloyd
|length13 = 4:00
|length13 = 4:00
|title14 = Over My Head
|title14 = Over My Head
|note14 = Davies, Kretschmer, Qunta, Lloyd
|writer14 = Davies, Kretschmer, Qunta, Lloyd
|length14 = 3:47
|length14 = 3:47
|title15 = Touch the Fire
|title15 = Touch the Fire
|note15 = Davies
|writer15 = Davies
|length15 = 3:46
|length15 = 3:46
|title16 = Jimmy Dean
|title16 = Jimmy Dean
|note16 = Davies, Kretschmer
|writer16 = Davies, Kretschmer
|length16 = 4:00
|length16 = 4:00
|title17 = Electric Blue
|title17 = Electric Blue
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|title1 = [[Crazy (Icehouse song)|Crazy]]
|title1 = [[Crazy (Icehouse song)|Crazy]]
|length1 = 4:48
|length1 = 4:48
|title2 = [[Electric Blue (song)|Electric Blue]]
|title2 = [[Electric Blue (Icehouse song)|Electric Blue]]
|length2 = 4:38
|length2 = 4:38
|title3 = My Obsession
|title3 = My Obsession
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|headline = Japanese release
|headline = Japanese release
|title1 = [[Crazy (Icehouse song)|Crazy]]
|title1 = [[Crazy (Icehouse song)|Crazy]]
|title2 = [[Electric Blue (song)|Electric Blue]]
|title2 = [[Electric Blue (Icehouse song)|Electric Blue]]
|title3 = Nothing Too Serious
|title3 = Nothing Too Serious
|title4 = Man of Colours
|title4 = Man of Colours
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== Personnel ==
== Personnel ==
'''Icehouse members'''
'''Icehouse members'''
* [[Iva Davies]] – vocals, guitars, keyboards, [[Fairlight CMI]], [[cor anglais]]
* [[Iva Davies]] – vocals, guitars, [[Roland D-50]], [[Fairlight CMI]], [[cor anglais]]
* Robert Kretschmer – guitars
* Robert Kretschmer – guitars
* Simon Lloyd – [[Reed (instrument)|reeds]], [[Brass instrument|brass]], keyboards, programming
* Simon Lloyd – [[Reed (instrument)|reeds]], [[Brass instrument|brass]], keyboards, programming
* Stephen Morgan – bass guitar
* Stephen Morgan – bass guitar
* [[Andy Qunta]] – keyboards, piano, backing vocals
* [[Andy Qunta]] – keyboards, piano, backing vocals
* Paul Wheeler – drums, [[Percussion instrument|percussion]]
* Paul Wheeler – [[Linn LM-1]], [[Percussion instrument|percussion]]


'''Additional musicians'''
'''Additional musicians'''
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===Year-end charts===
===Year-end charts===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
! Chart (1987)
! Chart (1987)
! Position
! Position
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! scope="row"| Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)<ref>{{cite book|last=Kent|first=David|author-link=David Kent (historian)|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992|edition=illustrated|publisher=Australian Chart Book|location=St Ives, N.S.W.|year=1993|isbn=0-646-11917-6|page=438}}</ref>
! scope="row"| Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)<ref>{{cite book|last=Kent|first=David|author-link=David Kent (historian)|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992|edition=illustrated|publisher=Australian Chart Book|location=St Ives, N.S.W.|year=1993|isbn=0-646-11917-6|page=438}}</ref>
| 18
| 18
|-
! scope="row" | New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nztop40.co.nz/chart/albums?chart=3876|title=Top Selling Albums of 1987 — The Official New Zealand Music Chart|publisher=[[Recorded Music New Zealand]]|access-date=5 February 2022}}</ref>
| 33
|}
|}


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|publisher=[[Canadian Recording Industry Association]]
|publisher=[[Canadian Recording Industry Association]]
|access-date=2008-06-22
|access-date=2008-06-22
|url-status=dead
|url-status=dead
|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/5mr0GAx8V?url=http://www.cria.ca/cert_db_search.php
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100126233429/http://www.cria.ca/cert_db_search.php
|archive-date=2010-01-17}} Note: User must define search parameters as "Icehouse."</ref>}}
|archive-date=2010-01-26}} Note: User must define search parameters as "Icehouse."</ref>}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|type=album|artist=Icehouse|title=Sidewalk |relyear=1987|certyear=1987|award=Platinum|certref=<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nztop40.co.nz/chart/albums?chart=3281|title=Official Top 40 Albums|website=[[Recorded Music NZ]]|date=20 December 1987|access-date=6 December 2022}}</ref>}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true}}


Latest revision as of 20:15, 11 June 2024

Man of Colours
Studio album by
Icehouse
Released21 September 1987 (1987-09-21)
RecordedFebruary – May 1987
Studio
Genre
Length44:36 (AUS 1987 LP)
56:45 (AUS 1987 CD)
Label
ProducerDavid Lord
Icehouse chronology
Measure for Measure
(1986) 		Man of Colours
(1987) 		Great Southern Land
(1989)
Singles from Man of Colours
  1. "Crazy"
    Released: 8 June 1987
  2. "Electric Blue"
    Released: 31 August 1987
  3. "My Obsession"
    Released: 23 November 1987
  4. "Man of Colours"
    Released: 8 February 1988
  5. "Nothing Too Serious"
    Released: 16 May 1988
Man of Colours
1988 Black-sleeve release (Regular Records)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Record Mirror[2]

Man of Colours is the fifth studio album by Australian rock/synthpop band Icehouse, released locally on 21 September 1987 on Regular Records / Chrysalis Records.[3][4][5]

Cover art

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The cover artwork, designed by Iva Davies and Robert Kretschmer, depicts a human figure holding three different coloured flowers.[6] An alternate Limited Black Sleeve release depicted the cover art on a reversed background from Regular Records in Australia but had the same track listing.

Release and reception

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The album peaked at No. 1 on the Australian album charts for 11 weeks from 5 October 1987[7] and has sold over 700,000 copies.[5] "Electric Blue" was their only Australian No. 1 single,[7] the release of the album and its five singles marked the zenith of Icehouse's commercial success, both locally and internationally. Several other songs from the album also charted well.

It was the first Australian album to supply five top 30 hit singles "Crazy" (No. 4 in July), "Electric Blue" (co-written by Davies and John Oates of US band Hall & Oates)[8] (No. 1, October), "My Obsession" (No. 12, December), "Man of Colours" (No. 28, February 1988) and "Nothing Too Serious" (No. 29, May 1988).[7] With US chart success for "Crazy", which reached No. 14 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 10 on its Mainstream Rock chart, and "Electric Blue" (No. 7 Hot 100, No. 10 Mainstream), the album Man of Colours reached No. #43 on the Billboard 200.[9][10]

The album won the ARIA Award for Album of the Year and ARIA Award for Highest Selling Album at the ARIA Music Awards of 1988;[11] the associated song "Electric Blue" won 'Most Performed Australasian Popular Work' at the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) Music Awards for its writers Davies and Oates.[12]

Reissues

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Different versions of the album have been released, the initial Australian release by Regular Records (see infobox above right) was as a ten track vinyl LP or as a music cassette or as a twelve track CD with two additional mixes of "Crazy". The US / UK release by Chrysalis Records had a different track order from the Australian LP, and the track lengths for the two big singles ("Crazy" and "Electric Blue") are longer on this version of the album. The 1997 Japanese CD version released by For Life Records had two different tracks added. In 2002, Warner Music Australia re-released Man of Colours, with Davies and Ryan Scott digitally remastering, including five bonus tracks.[6] In Australia, the album was also offered on three limited edition coloured vinyl pressings, which were the colours of the flowers that the human figure on the cover was holding.

Track listing

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Songwriters according to Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA).[13]

Australian release
No.TitelWriter(s)Length
1."Crazy"Iva Davies, Robert Kretschmer, Andy Qunta3:24
2."Electric Blue"Davies, John Oates4:24
3."Nothing Too Serious"Davies3:28
4."Man of Colours"Davies5:12
5."Heartbreak Kid"Davies, Kretschmer5:19
6."Kingdom"Davies4:52
7."My Obsession"Davies4:09
8."Girl in the Moon"Davies, Kretschmer4:01
9."Anybody's War"Davies4:05
10."Sunrise"Davies, Kretschmer5:45
CD version bonus tracks
No.TitelLength
11."Crazy" (12" version)7:21
12."Crazy" (Midnight Mix)4:48
2002 remaster bonus tracks
No.TitelWriter(s)Length
13."Shakin' the Cage"Davies, Kretschmer, Qunta, Simon Lloyd4:00
14."Over My Head"Davies, Kretschmer, Qunta, Lloyd3:47
15."Touch the Fire"Davies3:46
16."Jimmy Dean"Davies, Kretschmer4:00
17."Electric Blue" (Extended Mix) 7:34
US/UK release
No.TitelLength
1."Crazy"4:48
2."Electric Blue"4:38
3."My Obsession"4:07
4."Man of Colours"5:09
5."Heartbreak Kid"5:18
6."The Kingdom"4:51
7."Nothing Too Serious"3:25
8."Girl in the Moon"4:00
9."Anybody's War"4:05
10."Sunrise"5:44
CD bonus tracks
No.TitelLength
11."Crazy" (12" mix)7:22
12."Crazy" (Midnight Mix)4:49
Japanese release
No.TitelLength
1."Crazy" 
2."Electric Blue" 
3."Nothing Too Serious" 
4."Man of Colours" 
5."Heartbreak Kid" 
6."Kingdom" 
7."My Obsession" 
8."Girl in the Moon" 
9."Anybody's War" 
10."Sunrise" 
1997 remixes
No.TitelLength
11."Man of Colours" (6 am Mix) 
12."Shakin' the Cage" (D. Lord Mix) 

Personnel

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Icehouse members

Additional musicians

  • Andy Cichon – bass guitar
  • Stuart Gordon – strings
  • David Lord – additional keyboards
  • Glenn Tommey – guitar, percussion
  • John Oates – backing vocals on "Electric Blue"
  • Shena Power – backing vocals
  • Tommy Dassolo – triangle
  • Karl Chandler – tuba

Recording details

  • Producer – David Lord
  • Engineer – David Hemming, David Wright
    • Assistants – Carrie Motzing, Greg Henderson
  • Studio – EMI Studios 301 and Trash Studios, Sydney, Australia and Crescent Studios, Bath, Somerset
  • Mixer – David Lord, assisted by Raine Shine @ Crescent Studios, except:
    • "Crazy", mixed by David Lord, assisted by David Hemming @ E.M.I. Studios 301, Sydney
    • "Man of Colours" mixed by Iva Davies, assisted by David Hemming @ Albert Studios, Sydney
    • "Electric Blue" and "My Obsession" mixed by Michael Brauer @ Sigma Sound Studios, New York City, United States
  • Mastering: Don Bartley, assisted by David Hemming @ E.M.I. Studios, Sydney
  • Digital remastering (2002) – Iva Davies, Ryan Scott

Art work

  • Artwork – Iva Davies, Robert Kretschmer
  • Art direction and layout – Sue Goff
  • Photography – Hugh Stewart

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Chart (1987–1988) Peak
position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[7] 1
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[14] 41
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[15] 1
UK Albums (OCC)[16] 93
US Billboard 200[17] 43

Year-end charts

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Chart (1987) Position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[18] 18
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[19] 33

Certifications and sales

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[20] 7× Platinum 490,000^
Canada (Music Canada)[21] Gold 50,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[22] Platinum 15,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Page, Betty (27 February 1988). "Albums". Record Mirror. p. 15.
  3. ^ McFarlane, Ian (1999). Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop (doc). Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86448-768-2. Retrieved 3 July 2008.
  4. ^ Grech, Jason (23 July 2004). "An interview with Iva Davies". Countdown Memories. Archived from the original on 8 November 2007. Retrieved 3 July 2008.
  5. ^ a b "Artist: Icehouse". Warner Music Australia. Archived from the original on 11 June 2008. Retrieved 3 July 2008.
  6. ^ a b "Man of Colours (import bonus tracks) credits". allmusic guide. Retrieved 5 July 2008.
  7. ^ a b c d Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970-1992. St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. NOTE: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1970 until ARIA created their own charts in mid-1988.
  8. ^ ""Electric Blue" search result". Australasian Performing Right Association. Retrieved 25 June 2008. [dead link]
  9. ^ "Billboard singles charts". Allmusic. Retrieved 11 June 2008.
  10. ^ "Billboard albums charts". Allmusic. Retrieved 13 June 2008.
  11. ^ "ARIA Awards winners by artist". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Archived from the original on 27 September 2008. Retrieved 13 June 2008.
  12. ^ "APRA Music Awards – winners 1988". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Archived from the original on 23 July 2008. Retrieved 13 June 2008.
  13. ^ "Australasian Performing Right Association". APRA. Archived from the original on 5 May 2008. Retrieved 2 July 2008. Note: requires user to input song title e.g. CRAZY
  14. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Icehouse – Man of Colours" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  15. ^ "Charts.nz – Icehouse – Man of Colours". Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
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