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ICEHOUSE is an australian new wave band
created in 1980 in Sydney by IVA DAVIES (sing/guitar/synths,
born on the 22/05/1955 in Wauchope, New South Wales) which principal line-up features ROBERT KRETSCHMER (guitar),
SIMON LLOYD (saxophone/synths), STEPHEN MORGAN (bass) and
PAUL WHEELER (drums/sing, born on the 30/11/1965 in
Sydney).
In 1977, IVA DAVIES create the band
FLOWERS, but a scottish group is named aswell. ICEHOUSE
is the australian for asylums. They open concerts for
SIMPLE MINDS. GUY PRATT (bass, born on the 31/01/1962 in
London in the U.K.) leaves them in 1985 for joining THE
SMITHS and work for BRYAN FERRY and THE PINK FLOYD.
MICHAEL HOSTE (synths) quits ICEHOUSE during the "Hey
little girl Tour" in 1983. He goes to Germany.
Their 2 greatest hits will be "HEY
LITTLE GIRL" (#2 in Switzerland, #5 in Germany,
#7 in Australia, #9 in Austria, #12 in the Netherlands, #15
in Ireland and #17 in the U.K.) and "ELECTRIC
BLUE" (#1 in Australia on the 14/11/1987 for one
week, and #7 in the USA in april 1988).
1. |
CAN'T
HELP MYSELF |
1980 |
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2. |
WE
CAN GET TOGETHER |
1980 |
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3. |
WALLS |
1981 |
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4. |
LOVE
IN MOTION |
1981 |
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10 |
5. |
ICE
HOUSE |
1982 |
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6. |
GREAT
SOUTHERN LAND / BYRRALKU DHANGUDHA |
1982 |
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7. |
UNIFORM |
1982 |
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8. |
BREAK
THESE CHAINS |
1982 |
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9. |
HEY
LITTLE GIRL |
1982 |
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07 |
10. |
STREET
CAFE |
1983 |
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57 |
11. |
TAKING
THE TOWN |
1984 |
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29 |
12. |
DON'T
BELIEVE ANYMORE |
1984 |
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31 |
13. |
DUSTY
PAGES |
1984 |
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82 |
14. |
NO
PROMISES |
1985 |
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30 |
15. |
BABY,
YOU'RE SO STRANGE |
1986 |
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14 |
16. |
PARADISE |
1986 |
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17. |
MR.
BIG |
1986 |
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18. |
CROSS
THE BORDER |
1986 |
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19. |
CRAZY |
1987 |
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14 |
04 |
20. |
ELECTRIC
BLUE |
1987 |
53 |
07 |
01 |
21. |
MY
OBSESSION |
1987 |
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88 |
12 |
22. |
MAN
OF COLOURS |
1988 |
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28 |
23. |
NOTHING
TOO SERIOUS |
1988 |
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29 |
24. |
TOUCH
THE FIRE |
1989 |
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84 |
15 |
25. |
JIMMY
DEAN |
1990 |
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41 |
26. |
BIG
FUN |
1990 |
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51 |
27. |
MISS
DIVINE |
1990 |
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17 |
28. |
ANYTHING
IS POSSIBLE |
1990 |
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46 |
29. |
WHERE
THE RIVER MEETS THE SEA |
1991 |
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30. |
SATELLITE |
1993 |
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83 |
31. |
BIG
WHEEL |
1993 |
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32. |
SHAKIN'
THE CAGE |
1993 |
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33. |
INVISIBLE
PEOPLE |
1994 |
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34. |
HEAVEN |
1995 |
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35. |
COMPLICATED
GAME |
1996 |
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36. |
LAY
YOUR HANDS ON ME (vs.
SPEED OF LIGHT) |
2002 |
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37. |
HEROES
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DAVID BOWIE |
2004 |
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