Sidewalk (album)

Sidewalk
Studio album by
Icehouse
Released26 June 1984 (1984-06-26)
RecordedFebruary 1984
Studio
Genre
Length45:09
Label
Producer
Icehouse chronology
Fresco EP
(1983) 		Sidewalk
(1984) 		Boxes
(1985)
Singles from Sidewalk
  1. "Taking the Town"
    Released: April 1984
  2. "Don't Believe Anymore"
    Released: 2 July 1984
  3. "Dusty Pages"
    Released: 26 November 1984[1]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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]

  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
  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
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference Allmusic was invoked but never defined (see the help page).