White Heat: 30 Hits is a two-disc compilation album by Australian rock band Icehouse, released on 26 August 2011 in Australia. While it is technically their third best-of compilation, following 1989's Great Southern Land and 1992's Masterfile (not counting a singles box set released in the mid-1990s that was not widely distributed), it is the first such compilation spanning the band's entire career, including both their early- to mid-1980s hits and material from their most commercially successful period, beginning with the studio album Man of Colours (1987).

White Heat: 30 Hits
Compilation album by
Released26 August 2011 (2011-08-26)
Recorded1980–1993
Genre
Label
Producer
Icehouse chronology
Heroes
(2004)
White Heat: 30 Hits
(2011)

The album presents the band's complete singles catalogue, all in chronological order, with 15 tracks on each disc. There is also a 3-disc edition which includes a DVD featuring all 32 of the band's music videos, also in chronological order. The DVD contains a 5.1 mix in Dolby Digital AC-3.

The album's cover art was designed by Sydney design studio Debaser, and features the laser cage in which Iva Davies performed during the band's time as Flowers. This can be seen in the "Flowers Folio" section of the band's website.[1] The tracks were remastered by Steve Smart at Studios 301 Mastering.

Track listing

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Standard edition disc 1
No.TitleOriginal albumLength
1."Can't Help Myself" (as Flowers)Icehouse3:10
2."We Can Get Together" (as Flowers)Icehouse3:46
3."Walls" (as Flowers)Icehouse4:22
4."Icehouse" (as Flowers)Icehouse4:24
5."Love in Motion" (original single mix) 3:40
6."Great Southern Land"Primitive Man5:16
7."Hey, Little Girl"Primitive Man4:25
8."Street Cafe" (single mix)Primitive Man4:12
9."Glam" (single version)Primitive Man3:22
10."Taking the Town"Sidewalk3:34
11."Don't Believe Anymore"Sidewalk5:17
12."Dusty Pages" (single version)Sidewalk4:03
13."No Promises"Measure for Measure4:40
14."Baby, You're So Strange"Measure for Measure3:58
15."Mr Big"Measure for Measure3:31
Standard edition disc 2
No.TitleOriginal albumLength
1."Cross the Border"Measure for Measure4:23
2."Crazy"Man of Colours3:23
3."Electric Blue"Man of Colours4:24
4."My Obsession"Man of Colours4:09
5."Man of Colours"Man of Colours5:12
6."Nothing Too Serious"Man of Colours3:27
7."Touch the Fire"Great Southern Land3:48
8."Jimmy Dean"Great Southern Land3:42
9."Big Fun"Code Blue4:00
10."Miss Divine"Code Blue4:20
11."Anything Is Possible"Code Blue4:20
12."Satellite"Big Wheel4:19
13."Big Wheel"Big Wheel4:27
14."Invisible People"Big Wheel6:11
15."Love in Motion" (with Christina Amphlett)Masterfile4:41
  1. "Can't Help Myself"
  2. "We Can Get Together" (Australasian version)
  3. "We Can Get Together" (international version)
  4. "Walls"
  5. "Icehouse"
  6. "Love in Motion" (original version)
  7. "Great Southern Land"
  8. "Hey, Little Girl"
  9. "Street Cafe"
  10. "Glam"
  11. "Taking the Town"
  12. "Don't Believe Anymore"
  13. "Dusty Pages"
  14. "No Promises" (international version)
  15. "No Promises" (UK version)
  16. "Baby, You're So Strange"
  17. "Mr Big"
  18. "Cross the Border"
  19. "Crazy" (Australasian version)
  20. "Crazy" (international version)
  21. "Electric Blue"
  22. "My Obsession"
  23. "Man of Colours"
  24. "Nothing Too Serious"
  25. "Touch the Fire"
  26. "Big Fun"
  27. "Miss Divine"
  28. "Anything Is Possible"
  29. "Satellite"
  30. "Big Wheel"
  31. "Invisible People"
  32. "Love in Motion" (with Christina Amphlett)
  33. "Sister" (from Countdown 1980)

Charts

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[5] Platinum 70,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ "Home". icehouse-ivadavies.com.
  2. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Icehouse – White Heat: 30 Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  3. ^ "Charts.nz – Icehouse – White Heat: 30 Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  4. ^ "ARIA Top 100 Albums 2011". ARIA. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  5. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2014 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
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