''The Anthology'' is a double CD

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. The album includes tracks from the last three decades. Reyne said "I've been working as a singer, musician and songwriter for a while now, and feel that it may only be that I've started to grasp how it all works relatively recently. I know I'm a better craftsman now than I was, so welcomed the idea of this Anthology/retrospective of my solo stuff. The first CD includes all the solo "hits" that I've had, but most importantly to me, provides a threshold to the later and more recent songs; tunes that many would never have heard. They are culled from the albums ''

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'' and I hope, provide an insight into what I've really been up to." Reyne performed a series of live acoustic shows to showcase ‘'The Anthology'’, in New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria.

Track listing

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Release history

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Anthology, The James Reyne albums Compilation albums by Australian artists Universal Music Australia albums 2014 compilation albums