James Reyne
New album TOON TOWN LULLABY released July 2020.
November 2015 saw th… Read Full Bio ↴New album TOON TOWN LULLABY released July 2020.
November 2015 saw the release of ALL THE HITS LIVE, an album recorded earlier that year at Perth's Astor Theatre. James released a brand new album THIRTEEN in March 2012, containing the singles English Girls, Capsize and Whatcha Gonna Do About It?
James Reyne came to recognition to the Australian public as lead singer of classic Australian band Australian Crawl in the 1970's. They had a number of hits including "Reckless", "Boys Light Up", "Beautiful People", "Shutdown", "Errol", "Oh No Not You Again" and "Downhearted"
After the band split in 1986, James spent some time in the United States and Europe, returning to Australia in 1987.
His first solo album, "JAMES REYNE" (1987) went triple platinum and included three top 10 singles: "Fall Of Rome", "Hammerhead" and "Motors Too Fast". Other singles from this album included "Always The Way" and "Ript It Up".
In the following years James released more solo albums, "HARD REYNE" (1989) which contaimed the Top 40 singles "House Of Cards", "One More River" and "Trouble In Paradise".
In 1991 James returned with his most successful Australian album "ELECTRIC DIGGER DANDY"(1991), which effortlessly mirrored the success of the first. This album contained the smash hits "Slave", "Any Day Above Ground" and "Some People'", plus a reworking of the Aussie Crawl song "Reckless".
James joined country music star James Blundell and recorded the classic Dingoes song "WAY OUT WEST" which exploded into the number 1 position on the Australian charts in 1992.
He next joined Daryl Braithwaite, Jef Scott and Simon Hussey on the very successful album "THE COMPANY OF STRANGERS" in 1993 which included the top 40 hits "Motor City", "Sweet Love" and "Daddy's Gonna Make You A Star".
James then returned to Los Angeles to record with renowned producer Stewart Levine, arriving back in 1994 with the critically acclaimed CD "THE WHIFF OF BEDLAM". The album was a departure in sound for James and featured a more organic sound, complete with brass section. The album spawned the hits "Red Light Avenue", "Day In The Sun" and the final single "It's Only Natural" in 1995.
While touring the album in Australia and overseas during this period, James released the energetic and profilic double Live album titled LIVE IN RIO, recorded in Brazil. A single "Oh No Not You Again" was featured from this CD.
Throughout his career James has appeared in several and varied theatrical, film and television productions and concert events, the more visible of these including "Return To Eden", "Tina; What's Love Got To Do With It?", television drama "State Coroner" and "The Little Shop Of Horrors" (1996)
While signing to Roadshow Music in 1997, James headed into the studio with famed producer and produced a single "Brand New Emperor's Clothes", to be featured on a forthcoming album.
In 1999 James recorded and released the CD "DESIGN FOR LIVING" with friends and brothers Scott and Brett Kingman. Arguably the most critically applauded album of his career, it further cemented his position as a unique, witty, thoughtful and challenging songwriter and singer. This album featured the singles "Wonderful Today", "Not Waving, Drowning" and the classic live favourite "Reno".
2004 saw the completion of "SPEEDBOATS FOR BREAKFAST", released on Liberation Records. It was a self funded project and saw James break free of the record company restrictions and allowed to him to be in control creatively. Radio-only singles "Bug" and "Rainbows Dead End" were featured on this CD.
Rainbows Dead End Music Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFaXnfZbBAs
As part of the Liberation Blue Accoustic series, James released two highly successgful accoustic albums in recent times. …"AND THE HORSE YOU RODE IN ON"" which allowed James to revisit many of the above titles with little more than a lone acoustic guitar underpinning the most distinctive voice of his generation.
More reworkings of his solo and Australian Crawl material were sounded on "GHOST SHIP" released in 2007.
2007 saw the release of James 8th Studio album. "EVERY MAN A KING" closing a 30-year circle since James first led Australian Crawl into the front line of the Oz rock boom. His eye and pen grew sharper through a platinum-lined solo career, but never have his wit and poignancy been on more consistently solid musical ground than they are here. Stand-out tracks include "Little Man You've Had a Busy Day", "Light In The Tunnel" and "The Postman".
Following a live DVD release in late 2007, titled "One Night In Melbourne", a CD/DVD of the show was available in 2009. The show was filmed and recorded at Melbourne's Palais Theatre and saw James perform 30 songs from his vast catalogue.
One project, titled JAMES REYNE SINGS THE KING has James performing and re-interpreting 14 classic Elvis Presley songs. The album TCB was released in April 2010. A dedicated website has been set up to support the project. http://www.jamesreyneTCB.com
A new album, Thirteen was released in March 2012.
November 2015 saw th… Read Full Bio ↴New album TOON TOWN LULLABY released July 2020.
November 2015 saw the release of ALL THE HITS LIVE, an album recorded earlier that year at Perth's Astor Theatre. James released a brand new album THIRTEEN in March 2012, containing the singles English Girls, Capsize and Whatcha Gonna Do About It?
James Reyne came to recognition to the Australian public as lead singer of classic Australian band Australian Crawl in the 1970's. They had a number of hits including "Reckless", "Boys Light Up", "Beautiful People", "Shutdown", "Errol", "Oh No Not You Again" and "Downhearted"
After the band split in 1986, James spent some time in the United States and Europe, returning to Australia in 1987.
His first solo album, "JAMES REYNE" (1987) went triple platinum and included three top 10 singles: "Fall Of Rome", "Hammerhead" and "Motors Too Fast". Other singles from this album included "Always The Way" and "Ript It Up".
In the following years James released more solo albums, "HARD REYNE" (1989) which contaimed the Top 40 singles "House Of Cards", "One More River" and "Trouble In Paradise".
In 1991 James returned with his most successful Australian album "ELECTRIC DIGGER DANDY"(1991), which effortlessly mirrored the success of the first. This album contained the smash hits "Slave", "Any Day Above Ground" and "Some People'", plus a reworking of the Aussie Crawl song "Reckless".
James joined country music star James Blundell and recorded the classic Dingoes song "WAY OUT WEST" which exploded into the number 1 position on the Australian charts in 1992.
He next joined Daryl Braithwaite, Jef Scott and Simon Hussey on the very successful album "THE COMPANY OF STRANGERS" in 1993 which included the top 40 hits "Motor City", "Sweet Love" and "Daddy's Gonna Make You A Star".
James then returned to Los Angeles to record with renowned producer Stewart Levine, arriving back in 1994 with the critically acclaimed CD "THE WHIFF OF BEDLAM". The album was a departure in sound for James and featured a more organic sound, complete with brass section. The album spawned the hits "Red Light Avenue", "Day In The Sun" and the final single "It's Only Natural" in 1995.
While touring the album in Australia and overseas during this period, James released the energetic and profilic double Live album titled LIVE IN RIO, recorded in Brazil. A single "Oh No Not You Again" was featured from this CD.
Throughout his career James has appeared in several and varied theatrical, film and television productions and concert events, the more visible of these including "Return To Eden", "Tina; What's Love Got To Do With It?", television drama "State Coroner" and "The Little Shop Of Horrors" (1996)
While signing to Roadshow Music in 1997, James headed into the studio with famed producer and produced a single "Brand New Emperor's Clothes", to be featured on a forthcoming album.
In 1999 James recorded and released the CD "DESIGN FOR LIVING" with friends and brothers Scott and Brett Kingman. Arguably the most critically applauded album of his career, it further cemented his position as a unique, witty, thoughtful and challenging songwriter and singer. This album featured the singles "Wonderful Today", "Not Waving, Drowning" and the classic live favourite "Reno".
2004 saw the completion of "SPEEDBOATS FOR BREAKFAST", released on Liberation Records. It was a self funded project and saw James break free of the record company restrictions and allowed to him to be in control creatively. Radio-only singles "Bug" and "Rainbows Dead End" were featured on this CD.
Rainbows Dead End Music Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFaXnfZbBAs
As part of the Liberation Blue Accoustic series, James released two highly successgful accoustic albums in recent times. …"AND THE HORSE YOU RODE IN ON"" which allowed James to revisit many of the above titles with little more than a lone acoustic guitar underpinning the most distinctive voice of his generation.
More reworkings of his solo and Australian Crawl material were sounded on "GHOST SHIP" released in 2007.
2007 saw the release of James 8th Studio album. "EVERY MAN A KING" closing a 30-year circle since James first led Australian Crawl into the front line of the Oz rock boom. His eye and pen grew sharper through a platinum-lined solo career, but never have his wit and poignancy been on more consistently solid musical ground than they are here. Stand-out tracks include "Little Man You've Had a Busy Day", "Light In The Tunnel" and "The Postman".
Following a live DVD release in late 2007, titled "One Night In Melbourne", a CD/DVD of the show was available in 2009. The show was filmed and recorded at Melbourne's Palais Theatre and saw James perform 30 songs from his vast catalogue.
One project, titled JAMES REYNE SINGS THE KING has James performing and re-interpreting 14 classic Elvis Presley songs. The album TCB was released in April 2010. A dedicated website has been set up to support the project. http://www.jamesreyneTCB.com
A new album, Thirteen was released in March 2012.
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James Reyne Lyrics
A Day In The Sun You took a little white cloud And you're fixing up your…
After You've Gone Unhitch that wagon Unhitch that star I'll take my moonbeam…
Always the Way Your smile was so disarming You'd better mind your own affai…
Any Day Above Ground Took a look around this cocktail landscape At the mud and…
Beautiful People I said beautiful people They've got a robert palmer t-shirt…
Black And Blue World Never want to fight the lonely fight Never want to talk…
Bug I'm a bug In this rancid bordello town I'm a bug And I'm…
Burning Wood All these houses in a line Saying hey good morning so…
Coin In A Plate Came every day-ay Ten ton caterpillar, loa-oading bay-ay Shi…
Company Of Strangers So far away you know you're lost little girl You're really…
Counting on Me One could go to jail For taking drugs all night I do…
Daughters of the Northern Coast Ain′t nothing like the windy city Where the station wagon di…
Day In The Sun You took a little white cloud And you're fixing up your…
Design For Living We're terribly House and Garden At number 7b We live in th…
Don Meet me down by the jetty landing Where the pontoons bump…
Downhearted I left my heart back in the orient Down on Bali…
Drifting Away These boys are torn and tired They used to burn so…
English Girls Rain slickered off the Lillian Way Brompton afternoon so col…
Errol Convict state It just won't rate He want to get higher Ap…
Errol - Acoustic Convict state It just won't rate He want to get higher Apple…
Every Tooth A Tombstone Oooh don't it make you wanna run for cover The cafe'…
Fall of Rome Every morning when I wake from my bed I find I'm…
Five Miles Closer To The Sun I shot the glass And I cleaned the table And I went…
Glamourpuss A drunken giggle as you find the key To your little…
Goin My friend got out of jail today I picked him up…
Hammerhead Be my ritual Be my one desire Be my light be my…
Hangman's Wages Sitting like a hermit at the top of the stairs Real…
Harvest Moon She talked in riddles She talked in three dimensional She …
Heaven on a Stick We just want a bit of peace And relative quiet Just one…
Hoochie Gucci Fiorucci Mama Everyday I see you wearing things That have never been worn…
Hooray And Hallelujah She was the queen of all deception I was a fool…
House Of Cards When you move your stuff away from me When you caught…
How to Make Gravy Hello Dan, it's Joe here, I hope you're keeping well It's…
I Don't Get Out Much Anymore Moonlight in my Martini I've been fighting in the war Like…
Indisposed Want to tell you about my friend He got hit by…
It Anglo Reptillian, Wrist watch radio titters She waltzes her …
Lakeside I said hey, do you remember Where we used to sit All…
Lamp Of Heaven We caught the moon oh all things wasted Favours wealth and…
Land of Hope and Glory From the clatter of a honky tonk To the quiet of…
Lay Your Weary Head Down He sits in the shade of the old Jacaranda Quietly reading…
Lion In The Winter Living on the highway Way outside of town The lean to it…
Little Criminals Little Criminals don't look back Got a wheel in the slime …
Lizards From Lounges Escalator And the mannequins are all a go - go Smug parade…
Lustre Run your fingers through the vapour trails that cross the…
Motor He's just a local boy Modeling for magazines Nun-Chukka T…
Motor's Too Fast He's just a local boy Modeling for magazines Nun-Chukka Thin…
Mr. Sandman Mr. Sandman, got a good plan It's the best plan, don't…
Nail And so we wend our way to Big Smoke Cat on…
No Secrets I've seen all these faces Between the mountains & the beach…
No Such Thing As Love She was young when she left home She was such a…
Nothin's Too Good For My Baby Some day I'll make a plan I'm gonna tell Superman That not…
Oh No Not You Again Let me tell you about two young lovers that lived…
Oh Oh Kimberley I bet you've got a boyfriend Shackled out the back I bet…
On No Not You Again Let me tell you about two young lovers that lived…
One More River Livin' under northern lights. We're livin' under southern cr…
One More River - Acoustic Livin' under northern li-ights We're livin' under southern c…
Only A Fool Would Say That A world become one Of salads & sun Only a fool would…
Outback Woman Fetch me a drink of water My head was about to…
Poetry In Motion Look at you look at you Standing at the checkpoint It must…
Poor Man In The Penthouse Well I don't know the reason It came from nowhere But this…
Reckless Meet me down by the jetty landing Where the pontoons bump…
Reckless - Acoustic Meet down by the jetty landing Where the pontoons bump and…
Red Light Avenue Looking out upon this endless day Just got better now I…
Reno Another day begins Another lost weekend in Reno I think my…
Rip It Up This river's running deeper Water's cold as ice This river's…
Rumour We were going through the motions You know I need you…
She's Not You Let me tell you about two young lovers that lived…
Shine On Love is pain And days are rain Can't see the morning light B…
Slave There's a light in the valley There's a heart all alone And…
Sleeping My Way To The Top I really have become a monster I landed on my winged…
Some People I gotta message but I can't find the words to…
Stagefright I want everyone to think I've got the Gonzo connection As…
Stood Up I stood up for the first time when I was…
Stranger Than Fiction Go take a ride on Steamboat Willie Three little piggies and…
Sweet Love Some people have a fancy car They can show you everywhere…
Take A Giant Step It's everywhere outside your window Just beware, just you ch…
The Boys Light Up Let me tell you about my mountain home Where all the…
The Fall Of Rome Every morning when I wake from my bed I find I'm…
The Rainbow's Dead End Star-crossed junkie misfits on the run Some expensive wardr…
The Rainbows Dead End Star-crossed junkie misfits on the run Some expensive wardro…
The Traveler Well it's a hard time for the traveller And it's a…
The Traveller Well it's a hard time for the traveller And it's a…
Things Don You think it's going alright You think it's going fine girl…
Toon Town Lullaby Toon Town, Toon Town Lullaby Toon Town, 4th of July I'm gonn…
Trouble In Paradise Freshly - showered jet jockey's In the Chico Club bar Drinki…
Uptown Ruler A long tall daddy And his common law wife Shuffled out of…
Wake Up Dead Man No trouble gone away Blues, weary, lazy day No way, no way,…
Walking In The Dreamtime Went a'walking in the sunshine About a thousand Brumby ghost…
Water Watch the world turn, it's a slow burn Smoking in the…
Way Out West Way out west where the rain don't fall Got a job…
Who The Hell Do You Think You Are Somewhere just along that line He lost control Singing sir…
Who The Hell Do You Think You Are? Somewhere just along that line He lost control Singing siren…
Winds Of Change Last ditch desperado Tore the temple down down down Tore it …
You Let me tell you about two young lovers that lived…