''Meltdown'' is a

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album by Australian

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band, Icehouse with tracks remixed by Australian electronic musicians and bands including

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, sonicanimation and

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. It was released in October 2002 within Australia by dIVA Records (Icehouse founder

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' own label) under

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. The single "Lay Your Hands on Me" (Icehouse Vs. Speed Of Light) peaked at #85 on the Australian singles chart. The album was re-released, in 2004 by Rock Up label / Star Records, as ''Street Cafe'' or more fully ''Street Cafe and Other Remixed Hits'' with a slightly different track order and different cover art (see infobox below right).

Track listing

''Meltdown'' 2002 release # "

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(Cafe Latte Mix)" (Ivan Gough of

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and Colin Snape of The Jenifers) – 9:03 # " Love in Motion" (

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) – 3:38 # "

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" (

) – 4:48 # "Street Cafe" (Smash N Grab) – 3:56 # "Cross the Border" (Sonic Assault Mix Edit) (Funk Corporation) – 4:02 # "

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" (

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) – 4:41 # " Electric Blue" (Skipraiders) – 4:09 # "Lay Your Hands on Me" (Icehouse Vs. Speed Of Light) – 3:57 # " We Can Get Together" ( sonicanimation) – 3:56 # " Can't Help Myself" (

) – 4:13 # " Icehouse" ( Pee Wee Ferris & John Ferris) – 5:49 # "Crazy" (

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) – 4:11 # "

No Promises No Promises may refer to: Music Albums * ''No Promises'' (Carla Bruni album) (2007) * ''No Promises'' (Icehouse album) (1997) Songs * "No Promises" (Bryan Rice song), a 2005 song from the soundtrack of ''Nynne'', covered by Shayne Ward ...

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tatto) – 6:55 # "Man of Colours" (Endorphin) – 5:18 ''Street Cafe'' 2004 release
ote: same re-mixers as above# "Street Cafe" – 3:56 # "Don't Believe Anymore" – 9:03 # "Love in Motion" – 3:38 # "Hey Little Girl" – 4:48 # "Cross the Border" – 4:02 # "Great Southern Land" – 4:41 # "Electric Blue" – 4:09 # "Lay Your Hands on Me" – 3:57 # "We Can Get Together" – 3:56 # "Can't Help Myself" – 4:13 # "Icehouse" – 5:49 # "Crazy" – 4:11 # "No Promises" – 6:55 # "Man of Colours" – 5:18

Personnel

Credited to: *

– remixing, mixing *

– remixing * Pee Wee Ferris & John Ferris – remixing * Darren Glen – producer, remixing * Ivan Gough – remixing *

– producer, remixing * Andy J – producer, remixing * Steve Millard – executive producer * Kathy Naunton – mastering @ dB Mastering * Craig Obey – producer, remixing, mixing * Skipraiders – remixing * Colin Snape – remixing * David Solm – photography * sonicanimation – remixing * Voice – design & art direction *

– remixing

Charts

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Meltdown (Icehouse Album) Icehouse (band) albums 2002 remix albums Warner Music Group remix albums