''Ice'n'Green'' is a 1994 album by British-Italian based

Eurodance Euro-Dance (sometimes referred to as Euro-NRG, Euro-electronica or Euro) is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in the late 1980s in Europe. It combines many elements of hip hop, techno, Hi-NRG, house music, and Euro-Disco. This ...

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ICE MC Ice MC (born Ian Campbell, 22 March 1965) is a British rapper who started his professional music career in Italy when he got signed to Robyx and made his debut with the single " Easy". He's best known for the Eurodance hit singles " Take Away ...

. It was his third album and produced three successful singles. It includes two versions for each of two of his greatest hits, " It's a Rainy Day" and "

Think About the Way "Think About the Way" is a song by British-based rapper Ian Campbell (artist), Ice MC, released in March 1994 as the second single from his third album, ''Ice'n'Green'' (1994), on which it appears in four versions, and his tenth single overall. I ...

". Later, the album was re-released with remixed versions and was re-entitled ''Ice'n'Green (The Remix Album)''.

Roberto Zanetti Roberto Zanetti (born 28 November 1956) is an Italian singer and music producer from Massa, Tuscany. As a singer, he is known under the stage name Savage and as a music producer he uses the alias Robyx. In 1989, he recorded " I Just Died in Yo ...

, well known under his pseudonym of Robyx, wrote and produced all tracks. The album achieved success in France, where it peaked at #5 for two weeks in January 1995. It remained in the top 50 for twenty weeks and eventually earned a gold disc. It was briefly ranked for a sole week in Austria, three weeks in Sweden, six weeks in Switzerland and nine weeks in Germany, but was unable to reach the top 30 in these countries. The album passed almost unnoticed in the U.S. and was not charted in the UK.

Critical reception

Generally, the album received positive reviews from critics. ''

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'' stated, "Like many dance albums, this has too many tracks that sound alike, but ''Ice'n'Green'' is a lot of fun and consistently enjoyable." ''

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'' wrote, "Ice Cube, Ice T. and Ice MC. Despite their obsession with ice, they've found three different ways to defrost the airwaves. Italy's contender, the MC that is, is the Euro dance kind as we've seen from the hits Think About The Way and It's A Rainy Day. But he's much more than just vintage continental, and is branching out into ragga as well (Labba Ling)."

Track listing

# " It's a Rainy Day" Robyx — 4:12 # "Labba Ling" Malatesti, Robyx, Salani, Vivaldi — 4:06 # "

Take Away the Colour "Take Away the Colour" is a 1993 song by British Eurodance artist Ice MC. It was released as the first single from his third album, ''Ice'n'Green'' (1994), on which it appears as third track, and his ninth single overall. It was written and produc ...

" Robyx — 3:25 # "

" Robyx — 4:16 # "Look After Nature" Malatesti, Robyx, Salani, Vivaldi — 3:50 # "Run Fa Cover" Malatesti, Robyx, Salani, Vivaldi — 4:37 # "Russian Roulette" Malatesti, Robyx, Salani, Vivaldi — 4:23 # "The Britaican" Malatesti, Robyx, Salani, Vivaldi — 3:20 # "Dark Night Rider" Malatesti, Robyx, Salani, Vivaldi — 4:09 # "It's a Rainy Day" (happyman radio mix)" Robyx — 3:23 # "Funkin' With You" Robyx — 3:25 # "Afrikan Buzz" Robyx — 3:50 # "Think About the Way" (Pumped Up Club Mix) Robyx — 5:54 # "Think About the Way" (Noche De Luna Mix) Robyx — 6:22 # "Think About the Way" (Answering Machine Mix) Robyx — 5:34 Version Polygram distribution

Track listing

# " It's a Rainy Day" - (Radio Version) Robyx — 4:12 # "Labba Ling" Malatesti, Robyx, Salani, Vivaldi — 4:06 # "

" - (Radio Mix) Robyx — 3:25 # "

" Robyx — 4:16 # "Look After Nature" Malatesti, Robyx, Salani, Vivaldi — 3:50 # "Run Fa Cover" Malatesti, Robyx, Salani, Vivaldi — 4:37 # "Russian Roulette" Malatesti, Robyx, Salani, Vivaldi — 4:23 # "The Britaican" Malatesti, Robyx, Salani, Vivaldi — 3:20 # "Dark Night Rider" Malatesti, Robyx, Salani, Vivaldi — 4:09 # "It's a Rainy Day" (happyman radio mix)" Robyx — 3:23 # "Funkin' With You" Robyx — 3:25 # "Afrikan Buzz" Robyx — 3:50 # "Think About the Way" Robyx — 5:54 # "Easy" Robyx — 3:44 # "Cinema" Robyx — 3:46

Credits

* Engineered by Francesco Alberti * Arranged and produced by Robyx * Vocals by Ian Campbell and Alexia

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