Wednesday, May 21, 2008

Renée Geyer Band - "Really Really Love You" (1976)






This is a live Renée Geyer album that comes between the previously-posted "Ready To Deal"(1975) and "Moving Along"(1977).

Apart from the band's own title track, and a version of the jazz standard "Masquerade", she covers contemporary soul/funk tracks by Johnny 'Guitar' Watson, the Temptations, Aretha Franklin (a duet of "It Only Happens" with Doug Williams), Sly Stone, and the Average White Band. Her cover of Watson's "Hard Head" has appeared on a few rare soul/funk compilations before.

In the "Moving Along" post I wrote about the initial perception in the USA radio market that she was an African-American singer - well, they clearly hadn't heard her speak before : her speaking voice is pure nasal Aussie suburban girl in the interactive crowd bits ...

Anyway it's her singing we're concerned with here, and this still comes from her great period. Enjoy!

TRACK LIST

01. Hard Head - 5.33 (Johnny Guitar" Watson)
02. Shakey Ground - 4.38 (Jeffrey Bowen / Edward Hazel / Al Boyd)
03. Person to Person - 4.08 (Average White Band)
04. It Only Happens (Duet with Doug Williams) - 4.18 (Mickey Denne / Ken Gold)
05. Booty - 5.06 (Sylvester Stewart)
06. Masquerade - 6.41 (Herb Magidson / Allie Wrubel)
07. Really Really Love You - 11.08 (Renée Geyer Band)

Renée Geyer Band

Renée Geyer: Vocals
John Pugh: Guitars
Mal Logan: Keyboards
Barry "Big Goose" Sullivan: Bass
Greg Tell: Drums
Russell Smith: Trumpet
Bruce Sandell: Saxophones
Miguel Carranza: Trombone
Doug Williams : backing vocals
Otis Kevinagh : backing vocals
Stanley Brown : backing vocals

CREDITS

Producers: Renée Geyer Band; Ern Rose
Engineer: Ernie Rose
Recorded at Dallas Brooks Hall, Melbourne, Australia
Cover Notes: Ian Meldrum
Cover Art / Concept: Ian McCausland & Colin Batrouney
Photography: David Parker

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32 comments:

  1. AnonymousMay 21, 2008 at 2:56 AM

    Thanks a bunch

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  2. R BoogzMay 21, 2008 at 4:50 AM

    ILL

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  3. AnonymousMay 21, 2008 at 9:08 AM

    Thanks for sharing this.
    'it only happens' is one of the sweetest 2 step soul tunes you will ever hear!

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  4. AnonymousMay 21, 2008 at 9:26 AM

    thankssssssssss

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  5. Doctor OkehMay 21, 2008 at 11:38 AM

    nice start simon
    gonna have to stay tuned for sho, I see a few already , I may be coming back for , thx for the headz up !

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  6. SergejMay 21, 2008 at 11:41 AM

    Thank you. Amazing Blog.

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  7. The AxemanMay 21, 2008 at 12:27 PM

    She's new to me. I'm looking forward to it. Thanks!

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  8. Simon666May 21, 2008 at 12:59 PM

    Thanks for commenting guys.
    Make sure you also check out the other two Renee Geyer albums here :

    http://neverenoughrhodes.blogspot.com/2008/05/moving-along-renee-geyer-1977.html

    and

    http://neverenoughrhodes.blogspot.com/2008/05/ready-to-deal-renee-geyer-band-1975.html

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  9. AnonymousMay 21, 2008 at 8:36 PM

    dear simon,

    can you put the fender compilations up to rapidshare?

    megaupload doesn't working around here....

    thankk you!

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  10. ishMay 21, 2008 at 9:48 PM

    thanks, Simon. Enjoyed the first two...downloading this now.

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  11. AnonymousMay 21, 2008 at 10:15 PM

    thanks for great job!

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  12. soulbrothaMay 21, 2008 at 11:32 PM

    Simon, you are kicking my booty! Thanks! :D

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  13. Simon666May 22, 2008 at 12:26 AM

    hi guys, a home-made "EP" of Renee Geyer rarities coming soon ....

    and second-last anonymous - yes, I can put them up in Rapidshare tomorrow - but tell me, does Megaupload not work in some countries?

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  14. BN-BMay 22, 2008 at 4:17 PM

    Simon, this RG stuff is really exciting and the live Herbie, man, it's killing me - thanks for the shares!

    Just posted another great lost LP from Brasil at my place. I think you'll dig the hell out of it.

    In harmony,
    Chris

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  15. Gianni aka Cesare BarbettaMay 22, 2008 at 5:10 PM

    perfect! thanks simon!

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  16. AnonymousMay 22, 2008 at 8:08 PM

    dear simon,

    yes, that's true megaupload doesn't working in many countries around the world.

    thanks for the rapidshare!

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  17. Simon666May 22, 2008 at 8:35 PM

    OK here's my problem -
    These Rhodes comps are about 130-140 MB.

    - Megaupload does 500 MB, whereas Rapidshare , Zshare and Mediafire only do 100 MB

    - Is there anything freeware for a Mac that can make RAR files , so I can split the archive and put it on Rapidshare ?

    I'm uploadiing to SendSpace as a temp measure for people who can't use Megapupload, but that only lasts a week, yes ?

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  18. AnonymousMay 22, 2008 at 8:56 PM

    sorry simon, I'm very poor on technical problems....

    I hope sendspace is working, thank you!

    the taiguara lp is also over 100mb?

    no more request

    anyway, thank you!

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  19. Simon666May 22, 2008 at 8:58 PM

    Sendspace link for
    "Never Enough Rhodes Compilation #1"

    http://www.sendspace.com/file/scw66r

    ... others coming

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  20. ishMay 22, 2008 at 9:10 PM

    Oddly though I've been a mac guy all my professional life I still use a PC for my music and home PC, at least for a little while longer. Is there no WINRAR for Mac? It's a really great app; for over 100MB files it can automatically split the archives as you make them and unzip them.

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  21. Simon666May 22, 2008 at 9:11 PM

    Sendspace link for
    "Never Enough Rhodes Compilation #2"

    http://www.sendspace.com/file/a5iu5t

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  22. Simon666May 22, 2008 at 9:34 PM

    Sendspace link for
    "Never Enough Rhodes Compilation #3 (In Brazil)"

    http://www.sendspace.com/file/ch11s8

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  23. Simon666May 23, 2008 at 5:43 AM

    hmmmm what's the bet that now I've uploaded those comps, I never hear from 'Anonymous' again ? :)

    Anyway ...

    Renee Geyer "Rsrities" EP added, check it out :

    http://neverenoughrhodes.blogspot.com/2008/05/rarities-ep-renee-geyer.html

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  24. Dreamer456May 23, 2008 at 8:23 AM

    Thanks. I just discovered your blog. Great stuff.

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  25. AnonymousMay 23, 2008 at 8:48 AM

    dear simon,

    thank you for the uploads!
    I will not disappiear cos I like great (fender) music!

    thank you!

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  26. Wone NationMay 26, 2008 at 12:10 PM

    Simon says " I shall blow your mind a few more times".........

    If I could speak for every downloader that doesn't know what they're getting a whiff of.....

    I would.....

    Let me say thank you before you end up going private lol.

    Appreciation

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  27. Simon666June 5, 2008 at 11:09 AM

    Have now posted ’Easy Pieces’ featuring Renée Geyer

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  28. JusticeJuly 4, 2008 at 8:07 PM

    thnk u

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  29. flageoletteJanuary 16, 2009 at 9:10 AM

    Thans man,

    Cheers,

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  30. paulFebruary 23, 2010 at 2:09 AM

    Just saw Renee perform last Sunday in the park, by the beach, in Altona, Melbourne,Australia. Was a great show, fantastic vocals, absolutely amazing. Used to watch her on the telly in the seventies, she will also be performing at the Byron Bay Blues and Roots Festival. Here is a link to her site, http://www.reneegeyer.com.au/ , thanks for sharing, and great site you have here, peace beeden

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  31. Simon666November 23, 2012 at 11:06 AM

    reupped, see post

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  32. ColonelMustardApril 28, 2015 at 9:09 PM

    Thanks so much for all the great music Simon, excuse me while I fill my boots...

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