Ready to Deal
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Ready 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. However, unlike her two previous albums where Geyer performed contemporary soul and R&B
hits, original material predominated here.
In October 2010, Ready to Deal by Renée Geyer was listed in the book, 100 Best Australian Albums
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Additional musicians
Recording details
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 Renée Geyer Band. Geyer had formed a touring outfit with session musicians. However, unlike her two previous albums where Geyer performed contemporary soul and 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...
hits, original material predominated here.
In October 2010, Ready to Deal by Renée Geyer was listed in the book, 100 Best Australian Albums
100 Best Australian Albums
100 Best Australian Albums is a compendium of rock and pop albums of the past 50 years as compiled by music journalists Toby Creswell, Craig Mathieson and John O'Donnell. The book was published on 25 October 2010 by Hardie Grant Books...
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Track listing
- "Sweet Love" (Renée GeyerRenée GeyerRenée 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...
, Mal Logan, Barry Sullivan, Mark Punch, Greg Tell) – 3.22 - "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...
" (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...
, Raymond Jackson, Carl Hampton) – 4.22 - "Spilt Milk" (Logan, Geyer, Sullivan, Tell, Punch) – 5.02
- "Whoop" (Logan, Geyer, Sullivan, Tell, Punch) – 6.53
- "Heading in the Right Direction" (Garry Paige, Punch) – 4.04
- "Two Sides" (Geyer, Logan, Sullivan, Punch, Tell) – 3.32
- "Ready to Deal" (Geyer, Logan, Sullivan, Punch, Tell) – 3.32
- "Love's Got a Hold" (Geyer, Logan, Punch, Sullivan, Tell) – 3.48
- I Really Love You (Geyer, Logan, Sullivan, Punch, Tell) – 5.55
Credits
Renée Geyer Band members- Renée GeyerRenée GeyerRenée 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...
— vocals, backing vocals - Mal Logan — keyboardsKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
- Mark Punch — guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
- Barry "Big Goose" Sullivan — bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- Greg Tell — drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
Additional musicians
- Tony Buchanan — saxophoneSaxophoneThe saxophone is a conical-bore transposing musical instrument that is a member of the woodwind family. Saxophones are usually made of brass and played with a single-reed mouthpiece similar to that of the clarinet. The saxophone was invented by the Belgian instrument maker Adolphe Sax in 1846...
, fluteFluteThe flute is a musical instrument of the woodwind family. Unlike woodwind instruments with reeds, a flute is an aerophone or reedless wind instrument that produces its sound from the flow of air across an opening... - Russell Smith — trumpetTrumpetThe trumpet is the musical instrument with the highest register in the brass family. Trumpets are among the oldest musical instruments, dating back to at least 1500 BCE. They are played by blowing air through closed lips, producing a "buzzing" sound which starts a standing wave vibration in the air...
Recording details
- Producer — Renée Geyer Band, Ernie Rose
- Engineer — Ernie Rose
- Studio — Bill Armstrong Studios, Melbourne, Australia