Ice on Fire is the nineteenth studio album by British singer-songwriter Elton John, recorded at Sol Studios and released on November 4, 1985. It was the first album since Blue Moves produced by his original longtime producer, Gus Dudgeon, who was responsible for John's success in that timespan, but it was met with little praise, and only reached #48 on the US charts, although it reached #3 in the UK. George Michael, then of Wham!, appears on two tracks on the album: "Nikita" and "Wrap Her Up".
Despite the mediocre sales of the album in the US, "Nikita" and "Wrap Her Up" became Top 20 hits, the former reaching #7 in the US and #3 in the UK. Roger Taylor and John Deacon of Queen play drums and bass guitar respectively on the track "Too Young". Ice on Fire was certified Gold in the U.S. by the RIAA.
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