Man of Colours

Icehouse: Iva Davies (vocals, guitars, keyboards, cor anglais, Fairlight synthesizer); Robert Kretschmr (guitars, background vocals); David Lord (keyboards, background vocals); Andy Qunta (piano, keyboards, background vocals); Simon Lloyd (reeds, brass, keyboards, background vocals); Stephen Morgan (bass, background vocals); Paul Wheeler (drums, percussion, background vocals).
Additional personnel: Glen Tommey, Shena Power, Stuart Gordon (percussion, guitars, background vocals); John Oates (background vocals).

Recorded at E.M.I. Studios 301 and Trash Studios, Sydney, Australia and Crescent Studios, Bath, England.
On their fifth album, the smooth pop style of Australia's Icehouse is garnished with even more bouncy synthesizers and lavish melodies than their earlier work. Lead singer Iva Davies elaborated slant is immediately forthcoming in all the tunes on this album, but is truly the best working part behind the group. Man of Colours' first two tracks attached themselves to the Top 40, with "Crazy" peaking at number 17 in 1987 and "Electric Blue" reaching number seven in 1988, a song co-written by John Oates. ~ Mike DeGagne