In late 1987, the group released an eponymous debut album, which was produced by Bruce Fairbairn and was mixed by Mike Fraser at Little Mountain Sound Studios in Vancouver, British Columbia.

[7] The Washington Post compared the Dan Reed Network's debut album to its live performances, saying, "numbers such as 'Get to You,' irritatingly synth-heavy on the record, were played with enough soul and engagingly invidious guitar to redeem them.

While at the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony in January 1989, Dan Reed met Nile Rodgers.

Dan Reed Network's third album, The Heat (1991), was their most successful in the UK,[3] but Mercury Records did not promote the band.

He and drummer Dan Pred auditioned several versions of each song to comprise a comprehensive 2-CD live set.

Dan Reed Network played a one-time-only reunion show on New Year's Eve 2012 with all original band members in Portland, Oregon.

This would be their first UK show in two decades, headlining the Enchanted Festival at Greenwoods Spa, Chelmsford, on October 12, 2013.

This album was to include live versions of songs and was a double CD set with online access and various other bonus options.

According to Dan Reed, the band was not satisfied with the label's promotion for the album, so they decided not to work with them in the future.

[9] Dan Reed Network's album Let’s Hear It For The King was released by Drakkar Entertainment on March 4, 2022.

[10] Reed continued to do solo work and collaborate with other musicians, including Nuno Bettencourt from the band Extreme.

Reed provided vocals for a 1992 rap-rock collaboration with the basketball team Portland Trail Blazers, "Bust a Bucket".

In the mid-1990s, Dan Reed formed a new band and released an album called Adrenaline Sky in 1998 under his own name.

[17] The most recent solo album by Dan Reed, titled Confessions, was released in 2017 via Zero One Entertainment.