''Ice'n'Green'' is a 1994 album by British-Italian based
Eurodance
Eurodance (sometimes referred to as Euro-NRG) is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in the late 1980s in Europe. It combines many elements of Hip-hop, rap, techno and Eurodisco. This genre of music is heavily influenced by the use ...
artist
ICE MC
Ice MC (born Ian Colin Campbell, 22 March 1965) is a British rapper who started his professional music career in Italy, when he got a record deal signing to record producer and singer Savage and released his debut single " Easy" in 1989. He's ...
. 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
"It's a Rainy Day" is a song by British, Italy based Eurodance artist Ice MC, released in August 1994 by Italian label Dance World Attack as the third single from his third album, '' Ice'n'Green'' (1994), on which it appears in two versions, and ...
" and "
Think About the Way". Later, the album was re-released with remixed versions and was re-entitled ''Ice'n'Green (The Remix Album)''.
Roberto Zanetti, 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. ''
Allmusic
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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." ''
Music & Media
''Music & Media'' was a pan-European magazine for radio, music and entertainment. It was published for the first time in 1984 as ''Eurotipsheet'', but in 1986 it changed name to ''Music & Media''. It was originally based in Amsterdam, but later m ...
'' 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
"It's a Rainy Day" is a song by British, Italy based Eurodance artist Ice MC, released in August 1994 by Italian label Dance World Attack as the third single from his third album, '' Ice'n'Green'' (1994), on which it appears in two versions, and ...
"
Robyx — 4:12
# "Labba Ling"
Malatesti, Robyx, Salani, Vivaldi — 4:06
# "
Take Away the Colour"
Robyx — 3:25
# "
Think About the Way"
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
"It's a Rainy Day" is a song by British, Italy based Eurodance artist Ice MC, released in August 1994 by Italian label Dance World Attack as the third single from his third album, '' Ice'n'Green'' (1994), on which it appears in two versions, and ...
" - (Radio Version)
Robyx — 4:12
# "Labba Ling"
Malatesti, Robyx, Salani, Vivaldi — 4:06
# "
Take Away the Colour" - (Radio Mix)
Robyx — 3:25
# "
Think About the Way"
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
Charts
Certifications
References
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1994 albums
Ian Campbell (rapper) albums