James Reyne
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Background information | |
Birth name | James Michael Nugent Reyne |
Born | Lagos, Nigeria | 19 May 1957
Origin | Mount Eliza, Victoria, Australia |
Genres | Rock, folk rock |
Occupation(s) | Musician, singer-songwriter |
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Years active | 1975–present |
Labels | Geffen, Virgin, Liberation |
Website | jamesreyne |
James Michael Nugent Reyne OAM (born 19 May 1957) is an Australian musician. He achieved fame as the lead singer of Australian Crawl, and subsequently went on to a successful solo career.
Biography
Early years
Reyne was born in
Reyne lived in
Australian Crawl
In late 1978, Clutch Cargo was renamed Australian Crawl and started to gain popularity on the pub circuit. David Reyne left to continue an acting course and was replaced by Bill McDonough.
Solo career
1985–1999
While still with Australian Crawl, Reyne teamed with Lin Buckfield of Electric Pandas[9] to release a 1985 single, "R.O.C.K." / "Under My Thumb".[10]
In 1987, Reyne released his
His debut was followed in May 1989 by his next solo release, Hard Reyne, which featured the hits "House of Cards" (#17 ARIA Charts[13]) and "One More River" (#22 ARIA Charts[13]). The album was produced By Simon Hussey. The project was launched with a live televised performance on Australia's MTV program on the Nine Network and an Australian tour in late 1989. A further two singles, "Trouble in Paradise" (Oct 1989) and "Harvest Moon" (Jan 1990), were released from the album.[citation needed]
In 1991, Electric Digger Dandy was released. Mindful of the American market (where the album was released under the title of Any Day Above Ground), Electric Digger Dandy included a revamped version of the Australian Crawl hit "Reckless" as well as a cover of John Hiatt's "Stood Up", a duet with American singer-songwriter Tony Joe White. Single releases from the album included "Slave" (#10 ARIA Charts[13]), "Any Day Above Ground" and "Some People". It remains Reyne's highest-charting album in Australia, reaching No. 3 on the ARIA albums chart.[13]
In 1992, he recorded a duet with country singer
October 1994 saw the release of his fourth album, on the RooArt label, The Whiff of Bedlam, recorded in Los Angeles with Stewart Levine. The singles released from the album were "Red Light Avenue", "Day in the Sun" (Dec 1994) and "It's Only Natural" (April 1995).[citation needed]
Reyne and his band continued overseas to Europe, UK and South America. Recorded live in South America, the double-album "Live in Rio" was released in April 1996. A single edit of "Oh No, Not You Again (live)" was released to coincide with the album. In September 1996, Reyne took to the Enmore Theatre stage in a David Atkins production of the musical Little Shop of Horrors.[14]
Reyne returned to the studio in 1997 to work with producer Ashley Caddell. Now signed to Village Roadshow Music, the first release was "Brand New Emperor's Clothes" in October 1997. Reyne continued to write and record new material throughout 1998–1999. In 1999, the Design For Living album was released. In 1999, he was a guest performer on John Farnham's "I Can't Believe He's 50 Tour". His duet with Farnham, "Don't You Know It's Magic", is included in John Farnham's album Live at the Regent Theatre.
2004–2007
After a few years' break between studio albums, Reyne signed with Liberation Music in Australia. In 2004 he released Speedboats for Breakfast, which included the singles "Bug" and "The Rainbow's Dead End". Of "Bug" James said: "I wanted to create a song out of playing the same four chords going round and round, building and growing all the time, with things coming in and dropping out. The listener knows there's transition but there's no real point where the change is obvious". This was followed in March 2005 by the album ...And The Horse You Rode In On, which contained acoustic reworkings of some of his best-known solo and Australian Crawl compositions.[15]
In February 2005, Australian dance producers Smash 'n' Grab remixed Australian Crawl's "Reckless", which peaked at #42 in Australia.[13]
Reyne hosted Dig, a music show on
2010–present
In April 2010 Reyne released, TCB (Taking Care of Business), a collection of Elvis Presley covers. The album debuted at number 32 on the ARIA Albums chart. In November 2011, he released a single, "English Girls", followed by his most autobiographical song, "Capsize", in January 2012. Both songs feature on Reyne's album Thirteen (March 2012). Two more singles were released; "Whatcha Gonna Do About It?" and "Good Clean Fun".[citation needed]
In the Australia Day Honours of 2014, Reyne was recognised with a Medal of the Order of Australia in the General Division "for service to the performing arts as a singer/songwriter, and through support for a range of charitable organisations".[16]
Universal Records released a two-CD set, The Anthology, on 1 August 2014. The double album featured all of Reyne's earlier hits on Disc 1 and a collection of his more recent material and radio singles on Disc 2. In late 2014, Reyne launched a "James Reyne Plays Australian Crawl" series of shows across Australia. Performing only songs from the Australian Crawl catalogue, Reyne stated it was the closest thing to a reunion as fans were ever to get.[citation needed]
In July 2019, Reyne released an original song titled "Fearless" for the Australian film Palm Beach soundtrack.[17][18]
In April 2020, Reyne announced the release of his twelfth studio album, Toon Town Lullaby, alongside the album's lead single of the same name.
Acting career
Reyne appeared in the 1983 TV drama miniseries
Personal life
Reyne is the older brother of drummer and TV presenter
Reyne is the father of a daughter, and a son: Neighbours actor Jaime-Robbie Reyne.[26][27] He lives on the Mornington Peninsula.[28]
Discography
Albums (solo)
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Albums (Australian Crawl)
Albums (Company of Strangers)
- Company of Strangers (1993)
Awards and nominations
ARIA Music Awards
The
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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1988 | himself | Best New Talent | Nominated |
1989 | "Motor's Too Fast" | Best Male Artist | Nominated |
Country Music Awards of Australia
The Country Music Awards of Australia (CMAA) (also known as the Golden Guitar Awards) is an annual awards night held in January during the Tamworth Country Music Festival, celebrating recording excellence in the Australian country music industry. They have been held annually since 1973.[29]
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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1993 | "Way out West" (with James James Blundell) | Vocal Group or Duo of the Year | Won |
TV Week / Countdown Awards
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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1980 | James Reyne (Australian Crawl) | Most Popular Male Performer | Won |
1981 | James Reyne (Australian Crawl) | Most Popular Male Performer | Won |
1983 | James Reyne (Australian Crawl) | Most Popular Male Performer | Nominated |
References
- ^ a b Irving, Freda (7 June 1956). "The Ceremony Was Perfect". The Argus. p. 16. Retrieved 23 October 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "She'll wed an A.D.C." The Argus. 3 September 1955. p. 1. Retrieved 23 October 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ a b Holmgren, Magnus; Warnqvist, Stefan; Draper, Oliver; McDonough, Bill. "Australian Crawl". Australian Rock Database. Archived from the original on 22 October 2013. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
- ^ "James Reyne". Australian Rock Database. Archived from the original on 14 September 2013. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
- ^ ISBN 1-86448-768-2. Retrieved 1 March 2008.
- ^ "Triple M's Essential 2007 Countdown". Triple M. Archived from the original on 20 November 2008. Retrieved 2 March 2008.
- ^ ISBN 1-86373-898-3.
- Western Mail Ltd. p. 1.
- ^ "Spicks and Specks Episode Twenty Two". ABC. Archived from the original on 8 June 2008. Retrieved 5 April 2008.
- ^ ""R.O.C.K." / "Under My Thumb"". Rate Your Music. Archived from the original on 19 July 2012. Retrieved 5 April 2008.
- ^ "AMES REYNE - RIP IT UP TOUR". www.frontiertouring.com. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
- ^ a b "australian-charts.com > Discography James Reyne". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Australian chart peaks:
- Top 100 (ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIAfrom mid-1983 until 19 June 1988.
- Top 50 (ARIA Chart) peaks from 26 June 1988: "australian-charts.com > Discography James Reyne". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
- "Always the Way" (ARIA Chart) peak: "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 12 July 2016". Imgur.com. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
- "Trouble in Paradise" (ARIA Chart) peak: "Chartifacts > Week Ending: 12 May 1991 – Issue No.68 (from The ARIA Report Issue No. 68)". Imgur.com (original document published by ARIA). Retrieved 19 July 2016.
- Top 100 (ARIA Chart) peaks from January 1990 to December 2010: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
- "It's Only Natural" (ARIA Chart) peak: "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 5 June 2015". Imgur.com. Archived from the original on 5 June 2015. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
- Company of Strangers (ARIA Chart) peaks: "australian-charts.com > Discography Company of Strangers". Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 4 December 2015. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
- "She Don't Like That" (ARIA Chart) peak: "australian-charts.com > Smash 'n' Grab - She Don't Like That (song)". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
- Top 100 (
- ^ Little Shop of Horrors at AusStage: Performance opened 18 September 1996. Accessed 1 April 2015
- ^ "ARIA Report" (PDF). webarchive.nla.gov.au. 14 March 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 March 2005. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
- ^ "Australia Day 2014 Honours List OAM M-R" (PDF). Governor-General's office.
- ^ "Fearless is the brand new track from James Reyne – written especially for the upcoming Australian feature film 'Palm Beach'". Facebook. 4 July 2019. Archived from the original on 26 February 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
- ^ "Fearless single". Spotify. 5 July 2019. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
- ^ "Born to Run". The Sydney Morning Herald, 26 May 2003.
- ^ McFarlane, 'James Reyne' entry. Archived from the original on 6 August 2004. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
- Allmusic. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
- ^ "Higher Than Hope". MSN Music. Archived from the original on 13 July 2012. Retrieved 28 April 2008.
- ^ McFarlane, 'Company of Strangers' entry. Archived from the original on 6 August 2004. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
- ^ Holmgren, Magnus. "Company of Strangers". Australian Rock Database. Archived from the original on 20 October 2003. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
- ^ Hung, Steffen. "Discography Company of Strangers". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung). Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
- IMDb. Retrieved 5 March 2008.
- ^ "Jaime Robbie Reyne profile". Archived from the original on 3 January 2008. Retrieved 5 March 2008.
- ^ Wilmoth, Peter (10 June 2007). "Home, James". The Age. Retrieved 5 March 2008.
- ^ "Past Award Winners". Archived from the original on 25 October 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
- Portable document format (PDF)). Countdown Magazine. Australian Broadcasting Corporation(ABC). March 1987. Retrieved 16 December 2010.
External links
- James Reyne's Official Website
- James Reyne discography at MusicBrainz
- James Reyne Fan Forum Archived 2 July 2016 at the Wayback Machine
- James Reyne Official Facebook page