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James Reyne (album)

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Released
  
September 1987

Genre
  
Rock music

Label
  
Capitol Records, EMI

Recorded
  
1987

Length
  
50:39

Producer
  
Davitt Sigerson

James Reyne's self-titled studio album was released in September 1987 and was the singer's first solo venture since the break-up of the band Australian Crawl in 1986.

Contents

The album saw six singles released in Australia the first being, "Fall of Rome", "Hammerhead", "Rip it Up", "Heaven on a Stick", "Motor's Too Fast" and "Always The Way".

The album is due to be re-released on vinyl in January 2017 to celebrate its 30th anniversary.

Review

Tomas Mureika of All Music said, "Reyne uses his voice as an instrument, leaping wildly across complex melody lines littered with irresistable [sic] hooks" adding the album is "one of the most striking albums of the late-eighties".

Track listing

CD/ Vinyl (CDP 746941 2)
  1. "Fall of Rome" (Reyne)
  2. "Hammerhead" (Reyne / Hussey)
  3. "Mr. Sandman" (Reyne / Hussey)
  4. "Counting on Me" (Reyne / Sigerson)
  5. "Always The Way" (Reyne / Hussey)
  6. "Land of Hope And Glory" (Reyne)
  7. "Heaven on a Stick" (Reyne / Hussey)
  8. "Motor's Too Fast" (Reyne / Hussey) (US & European release and 1988 Australian re-release)
  9. "Rip it Up" (Reyne / Scott / Sigerson)
  10. "Burning Wood" (Reyne)
  11. "The Traveller" (Reyne / Scott / Sigerson)
  12. "Coin in a Plate" (Reyne / Hussey) (1987 Australian release only)

Personnel

  • James Reyne – Vocals, guitar
  • Jef Scott – Guitars, bass, vocals
  • David Far Agher – Bass
  • John Watson – Drums & percussion

    • Guests

  • Phil Shenale – Keyboards
  • David Baerwald – Guitar
  • David Lindley – Lap steel & Hawaiian Guitars
  • Paulinho Da Costa – percussion
  • Olivia Newton-John – backing vocals on 'Hammerhead'
  • Bill Payne – Piano
  • David Ricketts – Guitar, keyboards
  • Peter Snell – Guitar
  • Lee Curreri – Keyboards
  • Bob Thiele – Keyboards

    • References

    James Reyne (album) Wikipedia
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