Design for Living (album)

Design for Living
Australian album cover
Studio album by
Released23 February 1999
Recorded1998
GenreRock, pop, experimental
LabelVillage Roadshow, Liberation Records
ProducerJames Reyne, Ashley Cadell, Michael Letho
James Reyne chronology
Live in Rio
(1996)
Design for Living
(1999)
Reckless: 1979–1995
(2000)
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Design for Living is the fifth solo studio album by Australian singer/songwriter James Reyne released in February 1999. The album follows a four-year hiatus from recording, which saw Reyne's band Australian Crawl inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame, and Reyne working in theatre (Little Shop of Horrors) and television (State Coroner). The album was recorded with friends and brothers Scott and Brett Kingman and further cemented his position as a unique, witty, thoughtful and challenging songwriter and singer. "Not Waving Drowning" and "Wonderful Today" were released as singles. A limited edition 2CD was released featuring live recordings of Reyne's tracks. The album was re-issued by Liberation Records in 2006