Song · Cocteau Twins
“Ivo” by Cocteau Twins
From the album Treasure (1984)
“Ivo” by Cocteau Twins appears on 2 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 1984 and 2024. It was first released in 1984 on the album Treasure. Its best result is #16 on the John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1984. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #75 alternative song of 1984.
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"Ivo" comes from Treasure, the Cocteau Twins' third album, released by 4AD in 1984, and the writing is credited to all three members: Elizabeth Fraser, Robin Guthrie and Simon Raymonde. Treasure is where the band settled on the lineup that would carry them from then on, Fraser singing, Guthrie on guitar and Raymonde on bass, and where they fully gave themselves over to the ethereal sound that became their signature. Drostan John Madden and John Turner engineered.
The band themselves felt the album was underdeveloped, but critics came to rank it among their most admired work, and it was their first to crack the UK Top 40.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 16 | John Peel (BBC Radio 1) | John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1984 | 48 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 670 | KEXP | The Best Opening Tracks of All Time | 738 |
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