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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.

Ice on Fire

Studio album by

Elton John

Released

4 November 1985

Recorded

January – June 1985

Studio

Sol Studios (Cookham, Berkshire, UK) and CTS Studios (Wembley, London, UK).

Genre

Soft rock, pop rock, new wave

Length

45:41

Label

Geffen (US), Rocket (UK)

Producer

Gus Dudgeon

Elton John chronology

Breaking Hearts
(1984)

Ice on Fire
(1985)

Leather Jackets
(1986)

Singles from Ice on Fire

"Nikita"
Released: 4 October 1985
"Wrap Her Up"
Released: November 1985
"Cry to Heaven"
Released: February 1986
"Soul Glove"
Released: 1985 (Spain only)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Rolling Stone	(not rated)[2]

The album was met with little praise and only reached #48 on the US charts, although it reached #3 in the UK. "Nikita" and "Wrap Her Up" became top 20 hits. The latter reached #20 in the US, and the former reached #7 in the US and #3 in the UK. In the US, the album was certified gold in June 1986 by the RIAA.

Background

The title of the album contains a line from the lyrics of "Nikita".

"With eyes that looked like ice on fire"

Guests on the recording include Nik Kershaw; Sister Sledge; Pino Palladino; Mel Gaynor and Millie Jackson, who duetted with John on "Act of War"; George Michael, then of Wham!, who appears on "Nikita" and "Wrap Her Up"; and Roger Taylor and John Deacon of Queen who play drums and bass guitar on "Too Young".

According to Elizabeth Rosenthal in her book, His Songs: The Musical Journey of Elton John (p. 260; First edition), the LP's closing track, "Shoot Down the Moon", was considered for the James Bond film A View to a Kill, but the producers instead decided to go with the title track as performed by Duran Duran.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Elton John and Bernie Taupin, except where noted.

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"This Town"	3:56
2.	"Cry to Heaven"	4:16
3.	"Soul Glove"	3:31
4.	"Nikita"	5:43
5.	"Too Young"	5:12

Side two
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Wrap Her Up" (John, Taupin, Davey Johnstone, Fred Mandel, Charlie Morgan, Paul Westwood)	6:21
2.	"Satellite" (4:37 in length on CD reissue)	3:57
3.	"Tell Me What the Papers Say"	3:40
4.	"Candy by the Pound"	3:56
5.	"Shoot Down the Moon"	5:09
Total length:		45:41

Sides one and two were combined as tracks 1–10 on CD reissues.

Bonus track (On the 1985 original CD and the 1992 MCA reissue)
No.	Title	Length
11.	"Act of War" (Duet with Millie Jackson)	4:43
Total length:		50:24

Bonus tracks (1999 Mercury reissue)
No.	Title	Length
11.	"The Man Who Never Died" (John)	5:12
12.	"Restless" (Live 1984)	4:25
13.	"Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" (Live 1977 (Erroneously listed as "Live 1984"))	3:23
14.	"I'm Still Standing" (Live 1984)	4:52
Total length:		64:13

Notes

The remastered 1999 version did not include "Act of War"; the 1999 remaster had a longer intro to "Satellite" than the LP and the 1985 CD issue, and has a slightly different vocal mix. The live version of "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" is not the version found on the 12" single of "Nikita", but is an unreleased version from 1977 (Live at Rainbow Rock in May). It is unknown why the switch occurred. The other two live tracks were recorded at Wembley Stadium during the tour for the album Breaking Hearts.
"The Man Who Never Died" is a song written about John Lennon, in addition to "Empty Garden (Hey Hey Johnny)", from Elton John's album Jump Up!

Personnel

Track numbering refers to CD and digital releases of the album.

Elton John – lead vocals, acoustic piano (1–3, 5, 8, 10, 11), Yamaha GS1 piano (4, 5), synthesizer (4, 7, 9, 11), backing vocals (4)
Fred Mandel – synthesizers (1, 4, 5, 10, 11), keyboards (2, 3, 6–9), sequencer (6), electric guitar (7, 11), finger snaps (7), arrangements (10)
Davey Johnstone – electric guitar (1, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11), Spanish guitar (2), synth guitar (2, 7), backing vocals (3, 5, 6–9)
Nik Kershaw – electric guitar (4, 7, 11), backing vocals (4)
Paul Westwood – bass (1, 2, 6)
Deon Estus – bass (3, 7, 11)
David Paton – bass (4, 8, 9)
John Deacon – bass (5)
Pino Palladino – bass (10)
Charlie Morgan – drums (1, 2, 6)
Mel Gaynor – drums (3, 7, 11)
Dave Mattacks – drums (4, 8, 9), military snare (5)
Roger Taylor – drums (5)
Frank Ricotti – percussion (3, 5), vibraphone (9)
James Newton Howard – string arrangements (3, 6)
Gus Dudgeon – horn arrangements (3, 6), Simmons drums (5, 11), arrangements (10)
David Bitelli – horn arrangements (1, 3, 6, 9), baritone saxophone (1, 6, 9), tenor saxophone (3, 6)
Bob Sydor – tenor saxophone (3)
Phil Todd – alto saxophone (6)
Nick Pentelow – tenor saxophone (9)
Pete Thomas – tenor saxophone (9)
Rick Taylor – trombone (1, 3, 6, 9), horn arrangements (9)
Chris Pyne – trombone (9)
Raul D'Oliveira – trumpet (1, 3, 6, 9)
Paul Spong – trumpet (1, 3, 6, 9)
Sister Sledge – backing vocals (1)
Alan Carvell – backing vocals (3, 5, 7–9)
Kiki Dee – backing vocals (3, 5, 6, 8, 9)
Katie Kissoon – backing vocals (3, 5, 6, 8, 9)
Pete Wingfield – backing vocals (3, 5, 6–9)
George Michael – backing vocals (4), featured vocals (6)
Millie Jackson – lead and backing vocals (11)

Production

Produced by Gus Dudgeon
All lyrics by Bernie Taupin
Recorded by Stuart Epps
Mixed and Edited by Graham Dickson and Gus Dudgeon
Additional Mixing and Editing by Tom Pearce
Mastered by Gordon Vicary at The Townhouse (London, UK).
Design – David Larkham
Photography – Terry O'Neill

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[3]	6
Austrian Albums Chart[4]	9
Canadian RPM Albums Chart[5]	49
Dutch Mega Albums Chart[6]	6
New Zealand Albums Chart[7]	8
Norwegian VG-lista Albums Chart[8]	2
Spanish Albums Chart[9]	6
Swedish Albums Chart[10]	16
Swiss Albums Chart[11]	2
UK Albums Chart[12]	3
US Billboard 200[13]	48
West German Media Control Albums Chart[14]	5

Year-end charts

Chart (1985)	Position
Australian Albums Chart[3]	77
UK Albums Chart[15]	45
Chart (1986)	Position
Austrian Albums Chart[16]	19
Canadian Albums Chart[17]	56
French Albums Chart[18]	54
Swiss Albums Chart[19]	3
US Billboard 200[20]	97

Certifications

Sales certifications for *Ice on Fire*
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria)[21]	Gold	25,000^*
Belgium (BEA)[22]	Gold	25,000^*
France (SNEP)[23]	Gold	100,000^*
Germany (BVMI)[24]	Gold	250,000^{^}
Netherlands (NVPI)[25]	Gold	80,000[26]
New Zealand (RMNZ)[27]	Platinum	15,000^{^}
Spain	—	48,500[26]
Sweden (GLF)[28]	Platinum	100,000^{^}
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[29]	2× Platinum	100,000^{^}
United Kingdom (BPI)[30]	Platinum	300,000^{^}
United States (RIAA)[31]	Gold	500,000^{^}
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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Archived 2 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine
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External links

Ice on Fire at Discogs (list of releases)

v t e Elton John
Songs Albums Singles Concerts Videos Awards
Studio albums	Empty Sky Elton John Tumbleweed Connection Madman Across the Water Honky Château Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player Goodbye Yellow Brick Road Caribou Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy Rock of the Westies Blue Moves A Single Man Victim of Love 21 at 33 The Fox Jump Up! Too Low for Zero Breaking Hearts Ice on Fire Leather Jackets Reg Strikes Back Sleeping with the Past The One Duets Made in England The Big Picture Songs from the West Coast Peachtree Road The Captain & the Kid The Diving Board Wonderful Crazy Night Regimental Sgt. Zippo The Lockdown Sessions
Live albums	17-11-70 Here and There Live in Australia with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Elton John One Night Only – The Greatest Hits Elton 60 – Live at Madison Square Garden Live from Moscow 1979
Soundtrack albums	Friends The Lion King (1994) Elton John and Tim Rice's Aida The Muse The Road to El Dorado Gnomeo & Juliet Rocketman The Lion King (2019)
Compilation albums	Greatest Hits Greatest Hits Volume II The Thom Bell Sessions Lady Samantha Greatest Hits Vol. 3 The Complete Thom Bell Sessions To Be Continued The Very Best of Elton John Rare Masters Greatest Hits 1976–1986 Chartbusters Go Pop Classic Elton John Love Songs Prologue Greatest Hits 1970–2002 Elton John's Christmas Party Rocket Man: The Definitive Hits Diamonds Elton: Jewel Box
Other albums	Two Rooms: Celebrating the Songs of Elton John & Bernie Taupin The Union Good Morning to the Night Revamp & Restoration
Video albums	The Afternoon Concert The Night Time Concert Night and Day Concert Live in Australia The Very Best of Elton John Live in Barcelona Love Songs Elton John One Night Only – The Greatest Hits Dream Ticket Elton 60 – Live at Madison Square Garden The Red Piano
Concert tours	1970 World Tour West of the Rockies Tour Louder Than Concorde Tour 1979 tour of the Soviet Union 1980 World Tour Jump Up Tour Too Low for Zero Tour European Express Tour Breaking Hearts Tour Ice on Fire Tour Tour De Force Sleeping with the Past Tour The One Tour Face to Face 1994 Face to Face 1995 Made in England Tour Face to Face 1998 An Evening with Elton John Medusa Tour Stately Home Tour Face to Face 2001 Songs from the West Coast Tour Face to Face 2002 A Journey Through Time 2003 Tour Face to Face 2003 2004 Tour Peachtree Road Tour 2006 European Tour The Captain and the Kid Tour Rocket Man: Greatest Hits Live Face to Face 2009 Face to Face 2010 2010 European Tour Greatest Hits Tour 40th Anniversary of the Rocket Man The Diving Board Tour Follow the Yellow Brick Road Tour All the Hits Tour The Final Curtain Tour Wonderful Crazy Night Tour Farewell Yellow Brick Road
Concert residencies	The Red Piano The Million Dollar Piano
Miscellaneous performances	List of Elton John and Ray Cooper concert tours The Union Tour
Musicals	The Lion King 1994 film 2019 film 1997 musical The Road to El Dorado Billy Elliot the Musical Aida Lestat The Devil Wears Prada Tammy Faye
Related articles	Bernie Taupin Elton John Band Gus Dudgeon Paul Buckmaster John Reid Ray Williams Dick James David Furnish Kiki Dee Elton John AIDS Foundation Watford F.C. Bluesology Hookfoot Woodside, Old Windsor Rocket Pictures Elton John: Tantrums & Tiaras Elton John: Me, Myself & I The Union Elton John: The Classic Years Rocketman (film) Me
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