James Reyne (album)

James Reyne
Studio album by James Reyne
Released	1987
Recorded	1987
Genre	Rock music
Length	50:39
Label	Capitol Records, EMI
Producer	Davitt Sigerson
James Reyne chronology
James Reyne (1987) Hard Reyne (1989)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

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

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".

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".^[2]

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)

Chart positions

Weekly Chart

Year End Chart

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

See also

List of Top 25 albums for 1987 in Australia

References