Hard Reyne

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Hard Reyne is the second solo album by Australian singer/songwriter James Reyne. It was released in May 1989 and peaked at number 7 on the ARIA Charts. The album produced three singles, "House of Cards", "One More River", "Trouble in Paradise".

Review

Tomas Mureika of All Music said; "Further collaboration with Simon Hussey finds Reyne treading water to some degree, trying to replicate the success of his debut, while lacking the fury and energy that made that album so utterly compelling. "One More River" and "Wake Up Deadman" share a more traditionally bluesy feel, while "House Of Cards" tries to echo the intensity of earlier classics. A mellower, less surprising effort. Hard Reyne is not a bad album by any means, there is just nothing here to render it great."

Track listing

CD/ Vinyl (CDP 791874 2)

1. "House of Cards" (James Reyne, Simon Hussey) - 4:26
2. "Rumour" (Reyne, Hussey) - 3:32
3. "No Such Thing As Love" (Reyne, Hussey) - 4:32
4. "One More River" (Reyne) - 4:01
5. "Shine On" (Reyne, Hussey) - 5:39
6. "Harvest Moon" (Reyne, Hussey) - 4:14
7. "Lamp of Heaven" (Reyne, Hussey) - 3:19
8. "Drifting Away (Confusion of Slow Novas)" (Reyne, Hussey) - 3:37
9. "Trouble In Paradise" (Reyne, Mark Grieg) - 4:08
10. "Five Miles Closer To The Sun" (Reyne, Hussey) - 4:37
11. "Wake Up Dead Man" (Reyne, Hussey) - 3:43

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1989)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)	7

Year-end charts

Chart (1989)	Position
Australian Albums Chart	34
Australian Artist Albums Chart	8

Credits

• Backing Vocals – Judy Cheeks (tracks: 4), Sony Southon (tracks: 5, 7, 9)
• Bass – Andy Cichon
• Drums – John Watson
• Guitar – James Ralston (tracks: 1 to 5, 9)
• Keyboards, Sequenced By [Programming], Congas – Simon Hussey
• Piano – Ollie Marland (tracks: 6)
• Saxophone – Gary Barnacle (tracks: 1, 4)
• Trumpet – John Thirkell (tracks: 1)