It's a Man's Man's World is the second solo album by Australian soul/R & B

Soul music

Soul music is a music genre originating in the United States combining elements of gospel music and rhythm and blues. According to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, soul is "music that arose out of the black experience in America through the transmutation of gospel and rhythm & blues into a form of...

 singer Renée Geyer

Renée Geyer

Renée Rebecca Geyer is an Australian singer who has long been regarded as one of the finest exponents of jazz, soul and R&B idioms. She had commercial success as a solo artist in Australia, with "It's a Man's Man's World", "Heading in the Right Direction" and "Stares and Whispers" in the 1970s and...

, and the one that set her on the road to major success over the next 30+ years. She is backed by a who's who of contemporary Australian musicians, as would be the case whenever she chose to perform or record.

Track listing

1. It's a Man's Man's Man's World
   It's a Man's Man's Man's World
   "It's a Man's Man's Man's World" is a song by James Brown and Betty Jean Newsome. Brown recorded it on February 16, 1966 in a New York studio and released it as a single later that year. It reached #1 on the Billboard Top R&B Singles charts and #8 in the Billboard Hot 100...
   
    - 3.34 (James Brown
   James Brown
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   )
2. They Tell Me of an Uncloudy Day - 3.42 (Jackie Moore / Dave Crawford / Brad Shapiro)
3. Take Me Where You Took Me Last Night - 3.53 (Dee Ervin / Lynne Farr)
4. Since I Fell for You
   Since I Fell for You
   "Since I Fell for You" is a jazz and pop standard. The blues ballad was composed by Buddy Johnson in 1945 and was first popularized by his sister, Ella Johnson, with Buddy Johnson and His Orchestra. The biggest hit version was recorded by Lenny Welch in 1963, reaching number four on the U.S...
   
    - 3.42 (Buddy Johnson
   Buddy Johnson
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5. What Do I Do on Sunday Morning - 3.58 (Dennis Lambert / Brian Potter)
6. Love the Way You Love - 3.15 (Mark Punch / Garry Paige)
7. Scarlet Ribbons
   Scarlet Ribbons (For Her Hair)
   "Scarlet Ribbons " is a popular song. The music was written by Evelyn Danzig and the lyrics by Jack Segal."Scarlet Ribbons" was written in only 15 minutes in 1949 at Danzig's home in Port Washington New York after she invited lyricist Segal to hear her music...
   
    - 2.45 (Evelyn Danzig
   Evelyn Danzig
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    / Jack Segal)
8. Do Your Thing - 3.44 (Isaac Hayes
   Isaac Hayes
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   )
9. And I Love Him
   And I Love Her
   "And I Love Her" is a song recorded by The Beatles, written mainly by Paul McCartney . The fifth track on their third album, A Hard Day's Night, it was released 20 July 1964 with "If I Fell" as a single by Capitol Records in the United States, reaching #12 in Billboard.The Beatles performed "And I...
   
    - 5.14 (John Lennon
   John Lennon
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    / Paul McCartney
   Paul McCartney
   Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE, Hon RAM, FRCM is an English musician, singer-songwriter and composer. Formerly of The Beatles and Wings , McCartney is listed in Guinness World Records as the "most successful musician and composer in popular music history", with 60 gold discs and sales of 100...
   
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10. It's Been a Long Time - 3.23 (Melvin Wilson / James Baker)
11. Mama's Little Girl - 3.26 (Dennis Lambert / Brian Potter)
12. Once in a Lifetime Thing - 3.33 (Jim Weatherly)
13. Feel Good - 3.15 (Alan Ciner)

Album credits

Producer, arrangements: Tweed Harris

Engineers: Ian McKenzie; Ernie Rose

Recorded at Bill Armstrong Studios, Melbourne, Australia

Musicians

• Renée Geyer: vocals, backing vocals
• Phil Manning
  Phil Manning (musician)
  Philip John "Phil" Manning is an Australian blues singer-songwriter and guitarist. Manning has been a member of various groups including Chain and has had a solo career. As a member of Chain, Manning co-wrote their January 1971 single "Black and Blue", which became their only top 20 hit...
  
  : guitars
• Tim Gaze: guitars
• Steve Murphy: guitars
• Tony Naylor: guitars
• Tweed Harris: keyboards
• Barry "Big Goose" Sullivan: bass guitar
• Mike Kelly: bass guitar
• Geoff Cox: drums
• Julie McKenna, Wendy Reece, Bobby Bright, Mike Brady
  Mike Brady (musician)
  Mike Brady is an Australian musician most commonly associated with the Australian rules football anthems "Up There Cazaly", referring to 1920s and 30s St Kilda player Roy Cazaly and "One Day in September". "Up There Cazaly" topped the Australian singles charts in September 1979 and briefly held...
  
  : background vocals
• Gary Hyde: percussion

External Links

• http://www.reneegeyer.com.au/content/discography/disc_manswrld.html
• http://www.whiteroom.com.au/howlspace/en/geyerrenee/geyerrenee.htm