Ready to Deal
| Ready to Deal | ||||
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| Studio album by Renée Geyer Band | ||||
| Released | November 1975 | |||
| Recorded | August – September 1975 | |||
| Studio | Armstrongs Studios, Melbourne | |||
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| Length | 40.33 | |||
| Label | RCA/Mushroom | |||
| Producer | Renée Geyer Band, Ernie Rose | |||
| Renée Geyer Band chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Ready to Deal | ||||
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Ready to Deal is the third studio album by Australian singer Renée Geyer. The album was released in November 1975 and peaked at number 21, becoming Geyer's highest-charting album. The album is credited to Renée Geyer Band. The album features the track "Heading in the Right Direction" which became Geyer's first top 40 single in 1976.
"Sweet Love" featured in the 2000 film Chopper starring Eric Bana.[1]
In October 2010, Ready to Deal was listed in the book, 100 Best Australian Albums.[2]
Track listing
- Vinyl/ cassette (VPL1-0105)
Side one
- "Sweet Love" (Renée Geyer, Mal Logan, Barry Sullivan, Mark Punch, Greg Tell) – 3.22
- "If Loving You Is Wrong" (Homer Banks, Raymond Jackson, Carl Hampton) – 4.22
- "Spilt Milk" (Logan, Geyer, Sullivan, Tell, Punch) – 5.02
- "Whoop" (Logan, Geyer, Sullivan, Tell, Punch) – 6.53
Side Two
- "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
Personnel
Renée Geyer Band members[3]
- Renée Geyer — vocals, backing vocals
- Mal Logan – keyboards
- Mark Punch – guitar
- Barry "Big Goose" Sullivan – bass guitar
- Greg Tell – drums
Additional musicians
- Tony Buchanan – saxophone, flute
- Russell Smith – trumpet
Charts
| Chart (1975-1976) | Peak position |
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| Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[4] | 21 |
References
- ^ "Chopper". IMDb. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
- ^ O'Donnell, John; Creswell, Toby; Mathieson, Craig (October 2010). 100 Best Australian Albums. Prahran, Vic: Hardie Grant Books. ISBN 978-1-74066-955-9.
- ^ "Encyclopedia entry for 'Renee Geyer'". Whammo. Archived from the original on 3 August 2004. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992: 23 years of hit singles & albums from the top 100 charts. St Ives, N.S.W, Australia: Australian Chart Book. p. 124. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.