''Icon'' is the debut album by American rock band
Icon
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. It included their biggest metal radio hit song, "On Your Feet".
The album was recorded mostly in the summer of 1983, with three additional songs "World War", "Killer Machine" and "Rock'N Roll Maniac" recorded in the winter to replace the two "weakest" songs to make a stronger album.
The band toured the United States extensively to support the album, mainly headlining big clubs but also playing with other bands such as
Accept and
Autograph
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The album was re-released the same year with songs 1 and 3 remixed, and a video was made for the remix of "On Your Feet". The album has seen multiple re-releases on CD, in Japan and on the European labels
Bear Tracks, AxeKiller and
Rock Candy
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Track listing
Side one
#"(Rock On) Through the Night" ''
(Dan Wexler, Stephen Clifford, John Aquilino)'' – 3:31
#"Killer Machine" ''
(Aquilino, Wexler)'' – 3:31
#"On Your Feet" ''
(Aquilino, Clifford)'' – 3:22
#"World War" ''
(Wexler, Tracy Wallach, Clifford)'' – 4:30
#"Hot Desert Night" ''
(Wexler, Clifford)'' – 3:49
Side two
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"Under My Gun" ''(Wexler)'' – 3:30
#"Iconoclast" ''(Wexler, Aquilino)'' – 1:26
#"Rock n' Roll Maniac" ''(Wexler, Clifford, Aquilino, Wallach, Pat Dixon)'' – 3:58
#"I'm Alive" ''(Wexler)'' – 4:08
#"It's Up to You" ''(Wexler, Clifford, Wallach)'' – 5:05
Personnel
;Icon
*Stephen Clifford – vocals
*John Aquilino – guitars
*Dan Wexler – guitars, vocals
*Tracy Wallach – bass, vocals
*Pat Dixon – drums
;Production
*Mike Varney
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– producer
*Allen Sudduth – engineer
*Stephen Marcussen
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– mastering at Precision Lacquer, Hollywood, California
*Roy Kohara – art direction
*James Dowlen – cover illustration
*John O'Brien – logo design
*Rick Monzon – logo illustration
*Karen Filter – photography
*Volker Kurze – re-issue producer
*Peter Morticelli – manager
References
1984 debut albums
Icon (band) albums
Albums produced by Mike Varney
Capitol Records albums
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