| Ice on Fire | ||||
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| Released | 4 November 1985 | |||
| Recorded | January – June 1985 | |||
| Studio | Sol Studios (Cookham, Berkshire, UK) and CTS Studios (Wembley, London, UK) | |||
| Genre | Pop, pop rock | |||
| Length | 45:41 | |||
| Label | Geffen (US), Rocket (UK) | |||
| Producer | Gus Dudgeon | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [2] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [3] |
| Rolling Stone | (not rated)[4] |
Ice on Fire is the nineteenth studio album by English musician Elton John, released in 1985. It was recorded at Sol Studios and his first album since Blue Moves produced by his original long-time producer, Gus Dudgeon. David Paton and Charlie Morgan appear for the first time on bass and drums respectively, replacing original Elton John Band members Dee Murray and Nigel Olsson. Fred Mandel, who had played with John during the Breaking Hearts Tour, also contributed guitar and keyboards.
The album was met with little praise and only reached #48 on the US Billboard 200 charts, although it reached #3 on the UK Albums Chart. "Nikita" and "Wrap Her Up" became top 20 hits. The latter reached #20 on the US Billboard Hot 100, and the former reached #7 in the US and #3 on the UK singles chart. In the US, the album was certified gold in June 1986 by the RIAA.
- ^ Strong, Martin Charles (1995). Great rock discography. Canongate Press. p. 439. ISBN 978-0-86241-541-9.
- ^ Ice on Fire at AllMusic
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2011). "John, Elton". The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th concise ed.). London: Omnibus Press. p. 2,003. ISBN 978-0-85712-595-8.
- ^ [1] Archived 2 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine