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James Reyne

James Reyne is an Australian rock musician and singer/songwriter both as a member of the iconic 1980s band Australian Crawl and solo work.. He is a successful singer/ songwriter and prolific artist...

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

Australian Crawl

Australian Crawl were an Australian rock band founded by James Reyne , Brad Robinson , Paul Williams , Simon Binks and David Reyne in 1978. David Reyne soon left and was replaced by Bill McDonough...

 in 1986.

The album saw four singles released in Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

 the first being, "Fall Of Rome", followed by "Motor's Too Fast" (which saw the album repackaged to include this song) and then "Hammerhead" and "Heaven On A Stick".

Track listing

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. "Rip It Up" (Reyne / Scott / Sigerson)
9. "Burning Wood" (Reyne)
10. "The Traveller" (Reyne / Scott / Sigerson)
11. "Coin in a Plate" (Reyne / Hussey)

Personnel

• James Reyne
  James Reyne
  James Reyne is an Australian rock musician and singer/songwriter both as a member of the iconic 1980s band Australian Crawl and solo work.. He is a successful singer/ songwriter and prolific artist...
  
   - 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
  Paulinho Da Costa
  Paulinho da Costa is a Brazilian percussionist born in Rio de Janeiro, considered one of the most recorded musicians of modern times. Playing over two hundred percussion instruments, he has participated in thousands of recording sessions, Grammy Award-winning albums, hit songs, soundtracks, radio...
  
   - percussion
• Olivia Newton-John
  Olivia Newton-John
  Olivia Newton-John AO, OBE is a singer and actress. She is a four-time Grammy award winner who has amassed five No. 1 and ten other Top Ten Billboard Hot 100 singles and two No. 1 Billboard 200 solo albums. Eleven of her singles and 14 of her albums have been certified gold by the RIAA...
  
  - vocals
• Bill Payne - Piano
• David Ricketts - Guitar, keyboards
• Peter Snell - Guitar
• Lee Curreri - Keyboards
• Bob Thiele - Keyboards