"Fall of Rome" is the first single from Australian rock musician
James Reyne
James Michael Nugent Reyne OAM (born 19 May 1957) is an Australian rock musician and singer-songwriter both in solo work and, until 1986, with the band Australian Crawl.
Biography
Early years
Reyne was born in Lagos, Nigeria. His father, Ro ...
's
self-titled debut solo studio album (1987).
Background and promotion
Reyne was the lead singer of Australian rock band
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 ...
, who played their final show is at the
Perth Entertainment Centre
The Perth Entertainment Centre was an indoor arena and cinema complex in Perth, Western Australia, located on Wellington Street at the northern edge of the Perth central business district. It was demolished as part of the Perth City Link projec ...
on 1 February 1986. Following this, Reyne began work on his solo career. Reyne performed "Fall of Rome" on the final episode of iconic TV series ''
Countdown
A countdown is a sequence of backward counting to indicate the time remaining before an event is scheduled to occur. NASA commonly employs the terms "L-minus" and "T-minus" during the preparation for and anticipation of a rocket launch, and eve ...
'' on 19 July 1987.
Track listings
7-inch and CD single
# "Fall of Rome" (edit) – 3:44
# "The Traveller" – 4:18
12-inch single
:A1. "Fall of Rome" (rock mix by Mike Ging) – 5:52
:A2. "The Traveller" – 4:18
:B1. "Fall of Rome" (edited version) – 3:42
:B2. "Fall of Rome" (instrumental) – 5:25
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
References
1987 singles
1987 songs
Capitol Records singles
James Reyne songs
Songs written by James Reyne
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