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Elton John- ICE ON FIRE- CD- 1985/1998- William A Bong Ltd./Mercury Records Ltd. (London)- 731455847628- 400 grn
ELTON JOHN THE CLASSIC YEARS Series.
ICE ON FIRE is the nineteenth studio album by English musician Elton John. Recorded at Sol Studios and released in November 1985, it was 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 band members Dee Murray and Nigel Olsson. Fred Mandel, who had played with John during the Breaking Hearts tour, also contributed guitar and keyboards. When Elton John made his 19th studio album, ICE ON FIRE, released on November 4, 1985, it was a case of returning collaborators, absent friends, and a starry guest list. Featuring ten new John-Taupin songs, the album was recorded in the first half of the year at Sol Studios, in the Berkshire town of Cookham. The facility was owned by Gus Dudgeon, who was producing Elton for the first time since 1976’s Blue Moves. As he came back in, longtime band regulars Nigel Olsson and Dee Murray were going in the other direction, replaced by David Paton (the Scottish bassist-vocalist best known as a member of Pilot and for playing with The Alan Parsons Project) and session drummer Charlie Morgan.
PERSONNEL: Elton John – lead vocals, acoustic piano, Yamaha GS1 piano, synthesizer, backing vocals; Fred Mandel – synthesizers, keyboards, sequencer, electric guitar, finger snaps, arrangements; Davey Johnstone – electric guitar, Spanish guitar, synth guitar, backing vocals; Nik Kershaw – electric guitar, backing vocals; Paul Westwood, Deon Estus, David Paton, John Deacon, Pino Palladino – bass; Charlie Morgan, Mel Gaynor, Roger Taylor – drums; Dave Mattacks – drums, military snare; Frank Ricotti – percussion, vibraphone; James Newton Howard – string arrangements; Gus Dudgeon – horn arrangements, Simmons drums, arrangements; David Bitelli – horn arrangements, baritone saxophone, tenor saxophone; Bob Sydor, Nick Pentelow, Pete Thomas – tenor saxophone; Phil Todd – alto saxophone; Rick Taylor – trombone, horn arrangements; Chris Pyne – trombone; Raul D'Oliveira, Paul Spong – trumpet; George Michael – featured vocals.
Sandwiched between 1984's Top 20 hit Breaking Hearts and 1986's commercial disaster Leather Jackets, 1985's ICE ON FIRE is a forgotten Elton John effort. While it is hardly a masterpiece [it isn't even up to the standard of such '80s efforts as Too Low For Zero] it's still an enjoyable record, living proof of the power of professionalism. John was riding high on his comeback of the early '80s and ready to turn out another record. And that's what ICE ON FIRE is - another Elton John album, in the best possible sense. Sure, it does mark the reunion of John and lyricist Bernie Taupin with producer Gus Dudgeon, who helmed John's greatest recordings, but you'd never know it from the sound of the record. ICE ON FIRE is pure 1985, heavy on synthetic drums and keyboards - the kind of record where Davy Johnstone is credited with guitar, but it never sounds as if there's a guitar on the record, or any other "real" instrument, for that matter. That's not really a criticism, since John always made state-of-the-art records, so it should come as little surprise that this sounds like its time; it's sort of fun, in a way, since it instantly brings back its era. The biggest complaint is that much of the record never rises to the level of memorable. The two singles, the cold-war ballad "Nikita" and the George Michael-featured "Wrap Her Up," are the strongest items here, but even those are rather disposable. The rest of the album shares the same sparkling, canned production, and a few songs could have held their own on the Top 40, but much of it is just average Elton.
Comes In A Standard Jewel Case With Clear Tray Includes 16-Page Booklet.
Made In The U.K.
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