''All the Hits Live'' is a
live album
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by
Australia
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n singer songwriter
James Reyne. The album was recorded live in
Astor Theatre, Perth on 5 September 2015. The band consisted of Brett Kingman and Phil Ceberano on guitar, Andy McIvor on bass, and former
Australian Crawl
Australian Crawl (often called Aussie Crawl or The Crawl by fans) were an Australian rock band founded by James Reyne (lead vocals/piano/harmonica), Brad Robinson (rhythm guitar), Paul Williams (bass), Simon Binks (lead guitar) and David R ...
member John Watson on drums.
Reyne said, "Such a time was had by all, we figured we'd be foolish not to commit it to tape. So herewith the results, recorded one hot September night way out west."
The album was announced on 4 November and released on 27 November 2015.
Reyne toured with
Moving Pictures throughout Australia from October 2015 – February 2016, further promoting the album
Reception
Lucy Barber-Hancock from Renowned for Sound said: "It's a powerful recording which emphasise's Reyne's sheer talent not only as a vocalist, but as an entertainer." adding "The album is expertly arranged, with a clear sense of rise and fall throughout." Barber-Hancock was critical of "his banter with the audience
hich at timesveers into self-indulgence".
Track listing
# "Daughters of the Northern Coast" (Guy McDonough / James Reyne) – 5:04
# "
Beautiful People" (Mark Hudson / James Reyne) – 3:51
# "Indisposed" (Bill McDonough / James Reyne / Brad Robinson / James Robinson) – 3:36
# "Lakeside" (James Reyne) – 5:52
# "
Way Out West" (Michael Bois / John Lee / Broderick Smith / Chris Stockley / Kerryn Tolhurst) – 3:31
# "
Motor's Too Fast" (Simon Hussey / James Reyne) – 4:31
# "
Slave
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" (James Reyne / James Valance / Jim Vallance) – 4:59
# "
Downhearted
"Downhearted" is the third single released by Australian surf rock band Australian Crawl from their debut album ''The Boys Light Up''. The song was written by Sean Higgins, Guy McDonough and Bill McDonough. All three songwriters had been band ...
" (Sean Higgins / Bill McDonough / Guy McDonough) – 3:33
# "
Reckless" (James Reyne) – 6:57
# "
Hammerhead" (Simon Hussey / James Reyne) – 5:07
# "Sweet Love" (Simon Hussey / Jeff Scott) – 6:03
# "Hoochie Gucci Fiorucci Mama" (David Briggs / James Reyne) – 3:19
;CD2
# "Always the Way" (Simon Hussey / James Reyne) – 6:30
# "La Califusa" (James Reyne) – 4:21
# "
One More River
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" (James Reyne) – 5:57
# "Unpublished Critics" (James Reyne / Paul Williams / Paul Williams) – 6:20
# "
Errol" (Guy McDonough / James Reyne) – 5:54
# "
Oh No Not You Again
"Oh No, Not You Again" is the third single by Australian rock band Australian Crawl from their 1981 studio album ''Sirocco''. The song was written and sung by Guy McDonough, the band's rhythm guitarist, and was about "two young lovers who lived o ...
" (Guy McDonough) – 5:05
# "
Fall Of Rome
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" (James Reyne) – 4:57
# "
Things Don't Seem
"Things Don't Seem" is the first single by Australian surf rock band Australian Crawl from their 1981 album ''Sirocco''. It was produced by Peter Dawkins The song features one of the band's most complex pieces of lead guitar work, thanks to the sk ...
" (Sean Higgins / Guy McDonough) – 6:05
# "
The Boys Light Up" (James Reyne) – 5:05
Charts
Release history
References
{{James Reyne
James Reyne albums
2015 live albums
Live albums by Australian artists