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Man of Colours by Icehouse
Man of Colours is an album by Icehouse, released in 1987. 2 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 13 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Crazy”, on 6 lists with a best position of #28.
Man of Colours, Icehouse's fifth album, came out in Australia on 21 September 1987 through Regular and Chrysalis, and it caught the band at the very peak of its commercial pull. Iva Davies, the singer, songwriter and producer who has steered the Sydney outfit since its Flowers days, builds a gleaming, big-sky sound here, all shimmering synths and chiming guitars, and he designed the cover with Robert Kretschmer: a figure clutching three flowers of different colours.
It sat at number one in Australia for 11 weeks and has sold more than 700,000 copies, and it was the first Australian album to throw off five top 30 singles: "Crazy", a nervy pop rush; "Electric Blue", co-written with John Oates of Hall & Oates and the band's only Australian chart-topping single; plus "My Obsession", the title track and "Nothing Too Serious".
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Man of Colours on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crazy | 6 | #28 | – | 1987–2003 | |
| 2 | Electric Blue | 7 | #61 | – | 1988–2026 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.