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* AlbumTitleDrop: Comes in "Nikita"
"Nikita", with a line stating "With eyes that looked like ice on fire".
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* GenderBlenderName: It is well-known by now that Nikita is actually a gender-neutral Russian name, though the music video for "Nikita" presents the eponymous affection as a woman. Elton would later clarify that Nikita is supposed to be a man.
* TheGreatPoliticsMessUp: "Nikita" evokes the cooling of the Cold War, which would in 1986 lead to the advent of ''glasnost'' and ''perestroika''.
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* GenderBlenderName: It is well-known by now that Nikita is actually a gender-neutral Russian name, though the music video for "Nikita" presents the eponymous affection as a woman. Elton would later clarify that Nikita is supposed to be a man.
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* TheGreatPoliticsMessUp: "Nikita" evokes the cooling of the Cold War, which would in 1986 lead to the advent of ''glasnost'' and ''perestroika''.
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''Magazine/RollingStone'' didn't even bother to rate the album. [=AllMusic=] rates it only 2.5 out of 5 stars. It went Platinum in the United Kingdom, reaching #4 on the Official Charts Company album chart. It went gold in the United States, but only hit #48 on the Billboard 200 album chart
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''Magazine/RollingStone'' didn't even bother to rate the album. [=AllMusic=] rates it only 2.5 out of 5 stars. It went Platinum in the United Kingdom, reaching #4 on the Official Charts Company album chart. It went gold Gold in the United States, but only hit #48 on the Billboard 200 album chart
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''Ice on Fire'' is the nineteenth studio album recorded by English pop musician Music/EltonJohn. It was released through Rocket Records in the United Kingdom, and Creator/GeffenRecords in the United States, on November 4, 1985.
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''Ice on Fire'' is the nineteenth studio album recorded by English pop musician Music/EltonJohn. It was released through Rocket Records in the United Kingdom, and Creator/GeffenRecords in the United States, on 4 November 4, 1985.
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''Ten of your tin soldiers in a row\\
With eyes that looked like ice on fire'']]
->''There are ladies, illegal X's''\\
''Mona Lisas, well connected''\\
''They may be shady, English roses''\\
''Blue blooded, turned up noses''\\
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''Money talks, see what it catches''\\
''Postage paid, no strings attached''\\
''She's a honey, she's a tramp''\\
''Roaring twenties, molls and vamps''
-->'''"Wrap Her Up"'''
''Ice on Fire'' is the nineteenth studio album recorded by English pop musician Music/EltonJohn. It was released through Rocket Records in the United Kingdom, and Creator/GeffenRecords in the United States, on November 4, 1985.
This album was recorded as Elton was warming up to participate in the English staging for Live Aid. But a big problem for the next two albums was going to be increasing cocaine use. And he was beginning to get saturated in the market, as sales would prove.
''Magazine/RollingStone'' didn't even bother to rate the album. [=AllMusic=] rates it only 2.5 out of 5 stars. It went Platinum in the United Kingdom, reaching #4 on the Official Charts Company album chart. It went gold in the United States, but only hit #48 on the Billboard 200 album chart
The album spawned three singles: "Nikita", "Wrap Her Up", and "Cry to Heaven". The first two were hits in the US and UK, with "Nikita" reaching #3 in the UK, and #7 on the Billboard Hot 100.
The album was reissued by [[Creator/{{MCA}} MCA Records]] for release in North America in 1992. The reissue added the CD-exclusive track "Act of War" to the other versions. It was reissued again by Creator/MercuryRecords in 1999 with three added live tracks and a new song, as well as an extended mix of the song "Satellite", though it excised "Act of War" again.
!!Tracklist
[[AC:Side One]]
# "This Town" (3:56)
# "Cry to Heaven" (4:16)
# "Soul Glove" (3:31)
# "Nikita" (5:43)
# "Too Young" (5:12)
[[AC:Side Two]]
[numlist:6]
# "Wrap Her Up" (6:21)
# "Satellite" (3:57*)
# "Tell Me What the Papers Say" (3:40)
# "Candy by the Pound" (3:56)
# "Shoot Down the Moon" (5:09)
# "Act of War" (4:43)
[/numlist]
[=*=] = "Satellite" was extended to 4:37 in the 1999 reissue
[=**=] = "Act of War" was a CD-exclusive track
!!"But the kids just watch the tropes:"
* AlbumTitleDrop: Comes in "Nikita"
* GenderBlenderName: It is well-known by now that Nikita is actually a gender-neutral Russian name, though the music video for "Nikita" presents the eponymous affection as a woman. Elton would later clarify that Nikita is supposed to be a man.
* TheGreatPoliticsMessUp: "Nikita" evokes the cooling of the Cold War, which would in 1986 lead to the advent of ''glasnost'' and ''perestroika''.
With eyes that looked like ice on fire'']]
->''There are ladies, illegal X's''\\
''Mona Lisas, well connected''\\
''They may be shady, English roses''\\
''Blue blooded, turned up noses''\\
\\
''Money talks, see what it catches''\\
''Postage paid, no strings attached''\\
''She's a honey, she's a tramp''\\
''Roaring twenties, molls and vamps''
-->'''"Wrap Her Up"'''
''Ice on Fire'' is the nineteenth studio album recorded by English pop musician Music/EltonJohn. It was released through Rocket Records in the United Kingdom, and Creator/GeffenRecords in the United States, on November 4, 1985.
This album was recorded as Elton was warming up to participate in the English staging for Live Aid. But a big problem for the next two albums was going to be increasing cocaine use. And he was beginning to get saturated in the market, as sales would prove.
''Magazine/RollingStone'' didn't even bother to rate the album. [=AllMusic=] rates it only 2.5 out of 5 stars. It went Platinum in the United Kingdom, reaching #4 on the Official Charts Company album chart. It went gold in the United States, but only hit #48 on the Billboard 200 album chart
The album spawned three singles: "Nikita", "Wrap Her Up", and "Cry to Heaven". The first two were hits in the US and UK, with "Nikita" reaching #3 in the UK, and #7 on the Billboard Hot 100.
The album was reissued by [[Creator/{{MCA}} MCA Records]] for release in North America in 1992. The reissue added the CD-exclusive track "Act of War" to the other versions. It was reissued again by Creator/MercuryRecords in 1999 with three added live tracks and a new song, as well as an extended mix of the song "Satellite", though it excised "Act of War" again.
!!Tracklist
[[AC:Side One]]
# "This Town" (3:56)
# "Cry to Heaven" (4:16)
# "Soul Glove" (3:31)
# "Nikita" (5:43)
# "Too Young" (5:12)
[[AC:Side Two]]
[numlist:6]
# "Wrap Her Up" (6:21)
# "Satellite" (3:57*)
# "Tell Me What the Papers Say" (3:40)
# "Candy by the Pound" (3:56)
# "Shoot Down the Moon" (5:09)
# "Act of War" (4:43)
[/numlist]
[=*=] = "Satellite" was extended to 4:37 in the 1999 reissue
[=**=] = "Act of War" was a CD-exclusive track
!!"But the kids just watch the tropes:"
* AlbumTitleDrop: Comes in "Nikita"
* GenderBlenderName: It is well-known by now that Nikita is actually a gender-neutral Russian name, though the music video for "Nikita" presents the eponymous affection as a woman. Elton would later clarify that Nikita is supposed to be a man.
* TheGreatPoliticsMessUp: "Nikita" evokes the cooling of the Cold War, which would in 1986 lead to the advent of ''glasnost'' and ''perestroika''.
