Electric Digger Dandy
| Electric Digger Dandy | ||||
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| Released | June 1991 | |||
| Recorded | 1990–1991 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 47:00 | |||
| Label | Free City Music/ Virgin (Australia) Charisma (US) | |||
| Producer | Simon Hussey | |||
| James Reyne chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Electric Digger Dandy | ||||
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| Alternative cover | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
Electric Digger Dandy is the third solo studio album by Australian singer/songwriter James Reyne released in June 1991. The album was released in the United States as Any Day Above Ground. The album peaked at number 3 on the ARIA Charts and remains Reyne's highest-charting album.[2]
The album saw Reyne's return to a more electric sound. It features the singles "Slave", "Any Day Above Ground" and "Some People", as well as a new, acoustic rendition of the Australian Crawl song "Reckless".
Reception[edit]
Tomas Mureika of AllMusic wrote that on "Electric Digger Dandy Reyne expanded his musical boundaries with collaborations with Jim Vallance and Tony Joe White. The result is an invigorated Reyne, who seems to be having a great time winding his voice around gorgeous melodies and intense rants alike. Despite its nutty had-to-be-changed-for-America title, Digger Dandy finds a more introspective experimental Reyne, one content to play the music at a lower level and let his words and stiletto voice speak for itself."[3]
Track listing[edit]
- "Some People" (J. Reyne, J. Vallance) – 4:13
- "Slave" (J. Reyne, J. Vallance) – 4:13
- "Reckless" (J. Reyne) – 5:19
- "Any Day Above Ground" (J. Reyne) – 3:38
- "Take a Giant Step" (J. Reyne, S. Hussey) – 5:10
- "Company of Strangers" (J. Reyne, S. Hussey) – 4:05
- "Black and Blue World" (J. Reyne, B. Goldsmith) – 4:06
- "Stood Up" (J. Hiatt) – 4:52
- "Outback Woman" (J. Reyne, T. J. White) – 3:38
- "Water, Water" (J. Reyne) – 5:40
- "Lay Your Weary Head Down" (J. Reyne) – 2:34
Personnel[edit]
- James Reyne – vocals, guitar
- Jef Scott – guitars, bass, vocals
- Simon Hussey – keyboards, producer
- John Watson – drums
Guests[edit]
- Mick O'Connor – Hammond organ
- Renee Geyer – backing vocals
- Gene Black – guitar
- C. J. Vanston – keyboards
- Scott Griffiths – piano, Hammond organ, keyboards
- Steve Housden – guitar solo on "Slave"
- Richard Pleasance – mandolin
- Brett Kingman – electric guitar
- Mark Goldenberg – guitars, keyboards
- Kenny Aronoff – drums, percussion
- Jimmie Wood – harmonica
- Eric Lowen – backing vocals, acoustic guitar
- Dan Navarro – backing vocals, acoustic guitar
- Tony Joe White – electric guitar, harmonica, bass, drums
- John Pierce – bass
- Byron Berline – fiddle
- Jim McMains – backing vocals
Charts[edit]
Weekly charts[edit]
| Chart (1991) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA)[2] | 3 |
Year-end charts[edit]
| Chart (1991) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA)[4] | 83 |
Certifications[edit]
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[5] | Gold | 35,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References[edit]
- ^ ""Electric Digger Dandy" by James Reyne". AllMusic. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
- ^ a b "Australiancharts.com – James Reyne – Electric Digger Dandy". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 11, 2016.
- ^ "Any Day About Ground by James Reyne review". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
- ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 233.
- ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1991 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.
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