James Reyne – Hard Reyne (VG+/VG+) – LP, AU 1989

Hard Reyne is an LP by James Reyne from 1989 released on the Capitol Records label.

About this album

Hard Reyne is a sharp, radio-ready pop rock album that confirmed James Reyne as one of Australia’s leading solo voices. Released in 1989, it followed his work with Australian Crawl and showed him refining the melodic instincts, clipped phrasing and glossy songcraft that made his solo career so commercially potent. Built on sturdy hooks and polished mainstream production, the album strengthened Reyne’s reputation for writing songs that balanced nervous energy with immediate chorus appeal. Its success helped cement his place in late-1980s Australian rock, where pop accessibility and post-new-wave confidence overlapped.

Genre: Pop & Rock