Renée Geyer at Her Very Best
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Renée Geyer At Her Very Best is the sixth solo album by Australian soul/R&B
singer Renée Geyer
and her first greatest hits collection, covering the first four years of her career. It is the only album with the Renée Geyer Band's original version of "Be There in the Morning", other than on the impossible-to-find vinyl single.
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 her first greatest hits collection, covering the first four years of her career. It is the only album with the Renée Geyer Band's original version of "Be There in the Morning", other than on the impossible-to-find vinyl single.
Track listing
- "Stares And Whispers" – 3.30 (John Footman / Frank Wilson / Terri McFadden)
- "Ready to Deal" – 3.30 (Renée Geyer Band)
- "Moving Along" – 6.08 (Renée Geyer / Mal Logan / Barry Sullivan / Judy Wieder)
- "Be There in the Morning" – 3.49 (Renée Geyer / Mal Logan / Barry Sullivan)
- "What Do I Do on Sunday Morning" – 3.56 (Dennis Lambert / Brian Potter)
- "Heading in the Right Direction" – 3.53 (Mark Punch / Garry Paige)
- "It's a Man's Man's Man's WorldIt'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...
" – 3.26 (James BrownJames BrownJames Joseph Brown was an American singer, songwriter, musician, and recording artist. He is the originator of Funk and is recognized as a major figure in the 20th century popular music for both his vocals and dancing. He has been referred to as "The Godfather of Soul," "Mr...
) - "If Loving You Is Wrong(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right" I Don't Want to Be Right" is a soul song written by Stax Records songwriters Homer Banks, Carl Hampton and Raymond Jackson. It has been performed by many singers, most notably by Luther Ingram, whose version topped the R&B chart for four weeks and rose to number three on the Billboard Hot 100...
" – 4.16 (Homer BanksHomer BanksHomer Banks was an African-American songwriter, singer and record producer, best known for his songs for Stax Records in the 1960s and 1970s...
/ Ray Jackson / Carl Jackson) - "Oh! Boy" – 2.56 (Eugene RecordEugene RecordEugene Record was the American lead vocalist of the Chicago, Illinois based band, The Chi-Lites, during the 1960s and 1970s.He was born Eugene Booker Record in Chicago...
) - "Theres No Such Thing As Love" – 3.43 (Anthony NewleyAnthony NewleyAnthony George Newley was an English actor, singer and songwriter. He enjoyed success as a performer in such diverse fields as rock and roll and stage and screen acting.-Early life:...
/ Ian FraserIan FraserIan Fraser may refer to:* Ian Fraser , New Zealand television interviewer and executive* Ian Fraser , Australian naturalist...
) - "I Really Love You" - 5.49 (Renée Geyer Band)
- "Shakey Ground" - 4.29 (Jeffrey BowenJeffrey BowenJeffrey Bowen was a songwriter and record producer, notable for his work at both Motown Records and Holland-Dozier-Holland's Invictus and Hot Wax labels. He is best known for his work with the Detroit male vocal groups Chairmen of the Board and The Temptations...
/ Edward Hazel / Al Boyd)
Album credits
- Renée Geyer Band (tracks 2,4,6,8,11,12)
- Renée Geyer: vocals, backing vocals
- Mark Punch: guitars (except 12)
- John Pugh: guitar (track 12)
- Mal Logan: keyboards
- Barry "Big Goose" Sullivan: bass guitar
- Greg Tell: drums
- Producers
- Gus McNeil (tracks 9 & 10), from the 1973 album Renee GeyerRenée Geyer (album)Renee Geyer is the first solo album by Australian soul/R&B singer Renée Geyer. She is backed by her then current band Mother Earth, though they receive only a small credit on the back of the LP sleeve.- Track listing :...
- Tweed Harris (tracks 5 & 7), from the 1974 album It's a Man's Man's World
- Renée Geyer Band & Ern Rose (tacks 2, 4, 6, 8 & 11), from the 1975 album Ready to DealReady to DealReady to Deal is the third solo album by Australian singer Renée Geyer and her Renée Geyer Band. Geyer had formed a touring outfit with session musicians...
- Renée Geyer Band & Ern Rose (track 12), from the 1976 album Really Really Love You: Live at the Dallas Brooks HallReally Really Love You: Live at the Dallas Brooks HallReally Really Love You: Live At The Dallas Brooks Hall is Renée Geyer's foutth solo and first live album, again credited to the Renée Geyer Band. This was her farewell concert prior to leaving for the U.S...
(Track 12) - Frank WilsonFrank Wilson (musician)Frank Wilson is an African American former songwriter and record producer for Motown Records.-Biography:He was born to James Wilson and Samantha Gibbs...
(tracks 1 & 3), from the 1977 album Moving AlongMoving AlongMoving Along is the fifth solo album by Australian soul/R&B singer Renée Geyer, and her first to be recorded in the US and released internationally. It was produced by famed Motown musician Frank Wilson who assembled the cream of US session players to back Geyer...
- Gus McNeil (tracks 9 & 10), from the 1973 album Renee Geyer
- Photography
- George Farrell
External links
- http://www.reneegeyer.com.au/content/discography/disc_bestof01.html
- http://www.whiteroom.com.au/howlspace/en/geyerrenee/geyerrenee.htm