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| Released | 25 July 1988 | |||
| Recorded | December 1987–April 1988 | |||
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| Length | 52:50 | |||
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| Producer | Ross Fraser | |||
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Age of Reason is the thirteenth studio album by Australian pop singer John Farnham. It was released through BMG in Australia on 25 July 1988 and debuted at No. 1 on the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) Albums Chart in August and remained on top for eight weeks. It was the follow-up to his previous No. 1 album, Whispering Jack, and was the highest-selling album in Australia in 1988. As of 1997, it was eight times platinum, indicating sales of over 560,000 units. It is also critically considered one of Farnham's best albums, with the title track "Age of Reason" and "Beyond the Call" being about the urgency for the world to wake up and solve its problems.
The first two singles from the album were "Age of Reason", which peaked at No. 1, and "Two Strong Hearts", at No. 6. Two further singles were released: "Beyond the Call", which reached the top 50, and "We're No Angels".
At the 1988 ARIA Awards, Farnham won the Best Male Artist, Best Adult Contemporary Album and the Outstanding Achievement Award.[1]
The album was re-released on vinyl on 18 August 2017 by Sony Music.