Boxes (Icehouse album)
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Boxes is a soundtrack album by Australia
n band, Icehouse
released by Festival Records / Chrysalis Records
in November 1985. The work was originally conceived by its composers, Iva Davies
and Robert Kretschmer, in collaboration with choreographer Graeme Murphy
of the Sydney Dance Company
for performance as the ballet Boxes. The first live performance of Boxes was given by the Sydney Dance Company together with Davies and Kretschmer of Icehouse and guest percussionist Masaki Tanazawa in the Opera Theatre of the Sydney Opera House
on 7 November 1985. Boxes was released in the US
under the name Sydney Dance Company. The single "No Promises
" was released as a 12" in November and a cassingle in December on Regular Records for Australian and New Zealand markets, it contained other tracks from Boxes; two tracks from Boxes were later released on their next studio album Measure for Measure
in April 1986.
^ tracks also on "No Promises
" 12" single in 1985
&& tracks, different versions, also on Measure for Measure
in 1986
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n band, Icehouse
Icehouse (band)
Icehouse is an Australian rock band, formed as Flowers in 1977 in Sydney. Initially known in Australia for their pub rock style, they later achieved mainstream success playing new wave and synthpop style music and attained Top Ten singles chart success in both Europe and the U.S...
released by Festival Records / Chrysalis Records
Chrysalis Records
Chrysalis Records was a British record label that was created in 1969. The name was both a reference to the pupal stage of a butterfly and a combination of its founders names, Chris Wright and Terry Ellis...
in November 1985. The work was originally conceived by its composers, Iva Davies
Iva Davies
Iva Davies , is the frontman for Australian electro/new wave/rock band Icehouse.-Biography:...
and Robert Kretschmer, in collaboration with choreographer Graeme Murphy
Graeme Murphy
Graeme Murphy is an Australian dance choreographer. Together with his fellow dancer Janet Vernon, he has guided Sydney Dance Company to become one of Australia's most successful and well-known dance companies....
of the Sydney Dance Company
Sydney Dance Company
The Sydney Dance Company is one of Australia's most successful and well-known contemporary dance companies. The company was founded in 1969 as the dance-in-education group Ballet in a Nutshell by Suzanne Musitz , later changing its name to Athletes and Dancers, and Dance Company ...
for performance as the ballet Boxes. The first live performance of Boxes was given by the Sydney Dance Company together with Davies and Kretschmer of Icehouse and guest percussionist Masaki Tanazawa in the Opera Theatre of the Sydney Opera House
Sydney Opera House
The Sydney Opera House is a multi-venue performing arts centre in the Australian city of Sydney. It was conceived and largely built by Danish architect Jørn Utzon, finally opening in 1973 after a long gestation starting with his competition-winning design in 1957...
on 7 November 1985. Boxes was released in the US
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
under the name Sydney Dance Company. The single "No Promises
No Promises (Icehouse song)
"No Promises" is the first single released by Australian band, Icehouse from the band's 1986 album, Measure for Measure and was released in November 1985 on Regular Records as 7" Vinyl Single and 12" Vinyl Single formats. It was also released in the UK and Europe by Chrysalis Records again on 7"...
" was released as a 12" in November and a cassingle in December on Regular Records for Australian and New Zealand markets, it contained other tracks from Boxes; two tracks from Boxes were later released on their next studio album Measure for Measure
Measure for Measure (album)
Measure for Measure is the April 1986 studio album by Australian rock synthpop band Icehouse and was the third album in the world to be recorded entirely digitally. The album, which peaked at #8 on the National albums charts, features the singles "No Promises", "Baby, You're So Strange", "Mr. Big",...
in April 1986.
Track listing
- "Early Images" - 3:48
- "Terra Incognita" - 1:47 ^
- "Solitaire" - 4:22
- "A Break in the Clouds" - 4:15
- "Love Dance" - 2:57
- "No PromisesNo Promises (Icehouse song)"No Promises" is the first single released by Australian band, Icehouse from the band's 1986 album, Measure for Measure and was released in November 1985 on Regular Records as 7" Vinyl Single and 12" Vinyl Single formats. It was also released in the UK and Europe by Chrysalis Records again on 7"...
" - 6:03 ^ && - "The Tempest - Part 1" - 2:21 ^
- "The Tempest - Part 2" - 2:27 ^
- "Gravity" - 1:41 ^
- "Indian Summer" - 3:46
- "Russian Dolls" - 5:14
- "Regular Boys" - 2:38
- "Familiar Winds" - 2:02
- "The Walker" - 1:25
- "No Promises" (reprise) - 1:22
- "Surgery" - 2:36
- "Regular Boys" (reprise) - 3:17 &&
- "Labyrinth - Part 1" - 1:21
- "Labyrinth - Part 2" - 1:00
- "Liberation - Part 1" - 1:24
- "Liberation - Part 2" - 1:55
^ tracks also on "No Promises
No Promises (Icehouse song)
"No Promises" is the first single released by Australian band, Icehouse from the band's 1986 album, Measure for Measure and was released in November 1985 on Regular Records as 7" Vinyl Single and 12" Vinyl Single formats. It was also released in the UK and Europe by Chrysalis Records again on 7"...
" 12" single in 1985
&& tracks, different versions, also on Measure for Measure
Measure for Measure (album)
Measure for Measure is the April 1986 studio album by Australian rock synthpop band Icehouse and was the third album in the world to be recorded entirely digitally. The album, which peaked at #8 on the National albums charts, features the singles "No Promises", "Baby, You're So Strange", "Mr. Big",...
in 1986
Personnel
- Music:Iva DaviesIva DaviesIva Davies , is the frontman for Australian electro/new wave/rock band Icehouse.-Biography:...
, Bob Kretschmer, Masaki Tanazawa - Studio/s: Trash Studios, Sydney, Australia
- Mix: Warne Livesey @ Crescent Studios, Bath, England.
- Producer/s: Iva Davies and Bob Kretschmer