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}} ''Primitive Man'' is an album by the Australian synthpop band Icehouse, released in September 1982. In January 1982, Icehouse founder Iva Davies started recording ''Primitive Man'' essentially as a solo project, it was co-produced with Keith Forsey who later worked with Simple Minds and Billy Idol. Forsey supplied additional percussion; Davies supplied vocals, lead guitar, keyboards (Sequential Circuits Prophet-5), bass guitar and programmed the Linn drum machine.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=''Masterfile'' )〕 Released as an Icehouse album, ''Primitive Man'' reached #3 on the National album charts and provided their international breakthrough single, "Hey Little Girl" which peaked at #7 in Australia,〔 #2 in Switzerland,〔(【引用サイトリンク】 publisher = hitparade.ch )〕 #5 in Germany,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Search results for:Icehouse )〕 Top 20 in UK,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Icehouse on UK charts )〕 Sweden and Netherlands,〔 and #31 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Mainstream Rock chart. Another single "Great Southern Land" made the Australian Top 5,〔 it was later featured in the 1988 Yahoo Serious film ''Young Einstein'',〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=''Young Einstein'' soundtrack listing )〕 and remains their most popular song according to listeners of Triple M in 2007.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Triple M's Essential 2007 Countdown )〕 To promote ''Primitive Man'' on tour, Davies re-assembled Icehouse with Michael Hoste (keyboards) and John Lloyd (drums), and new members: Bob Kretschmer (guitar, backing vocals), Guy Pratt (bass guitar, backing vocals) and Andy Qunta (keyboards, backing vocals).〔 After the United Kingdom Top 20 chart success of "Hey Little Girl" the album was re-released as ''Love In Motion'' in 1983 and contained the same tracks in different order except "Break These Chains" being replaced by "Love in Motion"; the alternate cover work was a still from the Russell Mulcahy directed video for "Hey Little Girl" (see infobox below right).〔 〕 In 1996, Icehouse released a compilation album called ''Love in Motion'' on dIVA / Massive Records, which contains "Love in Motion" but does not have any material from the original Australian release of ''Primitive Man''. ''Primitive Man'' represented a slight departure from earlier material and a move from the more rock based style of their first album to the synth based, more atmospheric albums such as ''Sidewalk'' and ''Measure for Measure''. This style is exemplified in "Hey Little Girl", a very relaxed, introspective song which reflects the overall tone of the album punctuated by the heavier "Glam" and the more dance based "Mysterious Thing". The final track "Goodnight Mr. Matthews" was Iva Davies by his own account directly referencing John Lennon's songwriting and singing style for the first and only time.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=''Re: Iva's response – FROM INSIDE THE MIND OF MR MATTHEWS'' )〕 ==Track listing== All songs written by Iva Davies.〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=APRA ) 〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Primitive Man (album)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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