1991 James Reyne – Electric Digger Dandy
Electric Digger Dandy is the third solo studio album by Australian singer/songwriter James Reyne released in June 1991. The album was released in America as Any Day Above Ground. The album peaked at number 3 on the ARIA Charts, which remains Reyne’s highest charting album. 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.”
Tracks
1 Some People (James Reyne; Jim Vallance) 04:14
2 Slave (James Reyne; Jim Vallance) 04:13
3 Reckless (James Reyne) 05:20
4 Any Day Above Ground (James Reyne) 03:38
5 Take A Giant Step (James Reyne; Simon Hussey) 05:11
6 Company Of Strangers (James Reyne; Simon Hussey) 04:04
7 Black And Blue World (James Reyne; Brett Goldsmith) 04:07
8 Stood Up (John Hiatt) 04:54
9 Outback Woman (James Reyne; Tony Joe White) 03:39
10 Water, Water (James Reyne) 05:41
11 Lay Your Weary Head Down (James Reyne) 02:35
Musicians
1 Some People
| Bass | Jef Scott |
| Drums | John Watson |
| Guitar | James Reyne |
| Guitar | Gene Black |
| Acoustic Guitar | James Reyne |
| Hammond Organ | Mick O’Connor |
| Keyboards | Simon Hussey |
| Keyboards | CJ Vanston |
| Background Vocals | Renee Geyer |
| Vocals | James Reyne |
2 Slave
| Bass | Jef Scott |
| Drums | John Watson |
| Drums (programming) | Simon Hussey |
| Guitar (solo) | Steve Housden |
| Guitar | Jef Scott |
| Acoustic Guitar | Jef Scott |
| Hammond Organ | Scott Griffiths |
| Keyboards | Simon Hussey |
| Keyboards | Scott Griffiths |
| Piano | Scott Griffiths |
| Vocals | James Reyne |
3 Reckless
| Drums | John Watson |
| Drums (programming) | Simon Hussey |
| Guitar | Jef Scott |
| Guitar | Brett Kingman |
| Acoustic Guitar | James Reyne |
| Acoustic Guitar | Jef Scott |
| Mandolin | Richard Pleasance |
| Hammond Organ | Simon Hussey |
| Keyboards | Simon Hussey |
| Keyboards | Scott Griffiths |
| Vocals | James Reyne |
4 Any Day Above Ground
| Drums | Kenny Aronoff |
| Guitar | Mark Goldenberg |
| Guitar | Jef Scott |
| Acoustic Guitar | James Reyne |
| Keyboards | Simon Hussey |
| Harmonica | Jimmie Woods |
| Percussion | Kenny Aronoff |
| Vocals | James Reyne |
5 Take A Giant Step
| Bass | Jef Scott |
| Drums | John Watson |
| Guitar | Jef Scott |
| Guitar (solo) | James Reyne |
| Acoustic Guitar | James Reyne |
| Hammond Organ | Mick O’Connor |
| Vocals | James Reyne |
6 Company Of Strangers
| Bass | John Pierce |
| Drums | Kenny Aronoff |
| Guitar | James Reyne |
| Guitar | Mark Goldenberg |
| Acoustic Guitar | James Reyne |
| Keyboards | Mark Goldenberg |
| Percussion | Kenny Aronoff |
| Background Vocals | Eric Lowen |
| Background Vocals | Dan Navarro |
| Vocals | James Reyne |
7 Black And Blue World
| Bass | Jef Scott |
| Drums | John Watson |
| Drums (programming) | Simon Hussey |
| Guitar | Jef Scott |
| Acoustic Guitar | James Reyne |
| Acoustic Guitar | Jef Scott |
| Keyboards | Simon Hussey |
| Keyboards | Scott Griffiths |
| Piano | Scott Griffiths |
| Vocals | James Reyne |
8 Stood Up
| Acoustic Guitar | James Reyne |
| Acoustic Guitar | Dan Navarro |
| Acoustic Guitar | Eric Lowen |
| Vocals | James Reyne |
9 Outback Woman
| Bass | Tony Joe White |
| Drums | Tony Joe White |
| Guitar | Tony Joe White |
| Acoustic Guitar | James Reyne |
| Harmonica | Tony Joe White |
| Vocals | James Reyne |
10 Water, Water
| Bass | Jef Scott |
| Drums | John Watson |
| Drums (programming) | Simon Hussey |
| Guitar | Jef Scott |
| Acoustic Guitar | James Reyne |
| Mandolin | Richard Pleasance |
| Keyboards | Simon Hussey |
| Keyboards | Scott Griffiths |
| Vocals | James Reyne |
11 Lay Your Weary Head Down
| Bass | John Pierce |
| Drums | Kenny Aronoff |
| Guitar | Mark Goldenberg |
| Acoustic Guitar | James Reyne |
| Keyboards | Simon Hussey |
| Accordion | Mark Goldenberg |
| Fiddle | Byron Berline |
| Background Vocals | Jim McMains |
| Vocals | James Reyne |
Liner Notes
Producer – Simon Hussey (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 10)
Producer – Jim Scott (Tracks 4, 6, 8, 11)
Producer – James Reyne, Tony Joe White (Track 9)
Engineer – Michael Letbo, Jim Scott
Engineer (Assistant) – Nigel Derricks, Eric Rudd, Clif Norell, Julie Last, Max Garch, Ken Allardyce, Randy Pekich, Bob Lacivita, Tracy Chisholm
Mixed By – Michael Letbo, Jim Scott
Artwork – Mark Denning
Photography – Notarberadino
Mixed At The Soundcastle, LA, CA
Mixed At Metropolis Audio, Melbourne, AUS
Recorded At Oceanway Recording Studios, LA, CA
Recorded At Dodge City Sound, LA, CA
Recorded At Metropolis Audio, Melbourne, AUS
Phonographic Copyright Free City Music Ltd
Copyright Free City Music Ltd