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The Ultimate Collection (Renée Geyer Album)
''The Ultimate Collection'' (subtitled ''Celebrating Four Decades of Soul'') is the fourth greatest hits album by Australian musician Renée Geyer. It was released in March 2010 by Warner Music Australia and peaked at number 21 on the RIANZ charts, becoming Geyer's highest charting album in New Zealand. Background and release Geyer's career has spanned four decades and has achieved commercial success, appearing on the Australian charts since the 1970s to 2000s. The 17 tracks were selected by Geyer. She believes that they are fan favourites and are always requested at live shows. In 2005, Geyer was inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame. In a 2011 interview with Bendigo Weekly, Geyer said "People like it (the album) because it's the songs that I know are the most yelled out for me. I know these are the ones that people really want to hear. It's a basic sum-up of my career." Reception Julie Taylor from ''The Northern Advocate'' gave the album 3 out of 5 saying; "Her best known ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greatest Hits
A greatest hits album or best-of album is a type of compilation album that collects popular and commercially successful songs by a particular artist or band. While greatest hits albums are typically supported by the artist, they can also be created by record companies without express approval from the original artist as a means to generate sales. They are typically regarded as a good starting point for new fans of an artist, but are sometimes criticized by longtime fans as not inclusive enough or necessary at all. It is also common for greatest hits albums to include new recordings, remixes or unreleased alternate takes of the hit songs, plus other new material as bonus tracks to increase appeal for longtime fans (who might otherwise already own the recordings included). At times, a greatest hits compilation marks the first album appearance of a successful single that was never attached to a previous studio album. History The first greatest hits album was Johnny Mathis's ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Say I Love You (song)
"Say I Love You" is a song written by Eddy Grant in 1979. The song was first released on Grant's 1979 album '' Walking on Sunshine''. Renée Geyer version Australian musician Renée Geyer recorded a version in December 1980. The song was released in May 1981 as the lead single from her seventh studio album, '' So Lucky''. The song peaked at number 5 on the Australian Kent Music Report and at number 1 in New Zealand. Track listing ; Australian 7" Single *Side A "Say I Love You" *Side B "Bad Side of the Blues" ; International 7" Single *Side A "Say I Love You" - 3:30 *Side B "Good Lovin'" - 3:34 Charts Weekly charts Year-end charts Other versions *Lenny Zakatek released the song as a single in 1982. *Groove 21/20 remixed "Say I Love You", featuring Renée Geyer, which was released as the lead single to promote her album, ''The Best of Renee Geyer 1973-1998'' (1998). See also * List of number-one singles from the 1980s (New Zealand) The following lists the number-one ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heading In The Right Direction
"Heading in the Right Direction" is an Australian song written by Garry Paige and Mark Punch. It was first recorded by the Johnny Rocco Band in 1975 and made famous by the Renée Geyer Band later that year. Geyer's version was released in December 1975 as the second single from her third studio album '' Ready to Deal''. It became Geyer's first top 40 single, peaking at number 31 on the Kent Music Report. Reception ''Cash Box magazine'' in 1977 said "This is a R&B flavoured ballad though Ms. Geyer's vocal inflection does not lean in that direction. A classy production and a good hook." Track listing ; Australian 7" Single (102672) *Side A "Heading in the Right Direction" - 3:59 *Side B "Love's Got a Hold" - 3:47 Charts Cover versions * Bettye Swann released the song as a single on Atlantic Records in 1976. * Marilyn Ali covered the song in 1999. * John Farnham covered the song on his album, ''I Remember When I Was Young'' (2005). * Lucy Durack Lucy Durack (born 17 Nov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
So Lucky (Renée Geyer Album)
''So Lucky'' is the seventh studio album by Australian musician Renée Geyer. The album was released in November 1981 and includes Geyer's highest charting single " Say I Love You" which peaked at number 5 in Australia and number 1 in New Zealand. The album was released by Portrait Records in the United States of America in 1982 under the title Reneé Geyer. The songs were re-ordered. It was her second album released in that territory following the Polydor Records' '' Moving Along'' in 1977, which was also titled ''Reneé Geyer''. Track listing ;Vinyl/ cassette (L 37554) Side One # "Do You Know What I Mean" (Lee Michaels) - 3.20 # "Baby I've Been Missing You" (Chuck Jackson, Marvin Yancy) - 3.36 # " Say I Love You" (Eddy Grant) - 3.33 # "Come On" (Chuck Berry) - 2.39 # "You Don't Know Nothing About Love" ( Jerry Ragovoy) - 3.56 Side Two # "I Can Feel the Fire" (Ron Wood) - 4.15 # "Good Lovin'" (Renée Geyer, Ricky Fataar, Ian McLaglan, Johnny Lee Schell, Ray O'Hara) - 3.36 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moving Along
''Moving Along'' (self-titled in the US) is the fourth studio 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. Some notables were members of Stevie Wonder's band including Nathan Watts, Ray Parker Jr., Motown's most famous bass guitarist and Funk Brother James Jamerson, on backing vocals, Venetta Fields, and Mal and Barry from The Renée Geyer Band at Geyer's insistence. For this album, she re-recorded her Australian hit "Heading in the Right Direction" for the US market. Reception ''Cash Box magazine'' said "Geyer is an Australian songstress with dynamic interpretive qualities in her voice and material that ranged from disco to MOR. Already with an established reputation in her homeland... she seems poised and ready for a listen by the Yanks." Track listing ;Vinyl/ cassette (VPL1-0140 / PD ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Wilson (musician)
Frank Edward Wilson (December 5, 1940 – September 27, 2012) was an American songwriter, singer and record producer for Motown Records. Biography In 1965, Berry Gordy asked the producers Hal Davis and Marc Gordon to set up an office of Motown in Los Angeles. Wilson accepted an offer to join the team. In December 1965, "Stevie" by Patrice Holloway (V.I.P. 25001) was the first single released from the West Coast operation and featured Wilson in the songwriting credits. Asked by Gordy to re-locate to Detroit, Wilson went on to write and produce hit records for Brenda Holloway, Marvin Gaye, the Supremes, the Miracles, the Four Tops, the Temptations, Eddie Kendricks, and more. He became particularly important after Holland-Dozier-Holland left the company. Additionally, after leaving Motown, Wilson produced a gold disc earning album by Lenny Williams, former lead singer for Tower of Power, Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis Jr, former members of the Fifth Dimension, Alton McClain & ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stares And Whispers (song)
"Stares and Whispers" is a song by the Australian Renée Geyer Band. The song was released in April 1977 as the lead single from Geyer's fourth studio album '' Moving Along'' (1977); her first to be recorded in the US and released internationally. It became Geyer's first Australian top 20 single, peaking at number 17 on the Kent Music Report. In April 1977, Geyer performed the song on the 100th episode of the Australian TV show Countdown, which she also co-hosted. Track listing ; Australian 7" Single *Side A "Stares and Whispers" - 3:33 *Side B "Be There in the Morning" - 4:24 Charts Weekly charts Year-end charts Cover versions * Freda Payne covered the song in her album '' Stares and Whispers'' (1977). * Alton McClain and Destiny Alton McClain and Destiny was an American disco girl group from Los Angeles, California. Formed in 1978, the trio was composed of McClain, Delores Marie "D'Marie" Warren, and Robyrda Stiger. They signed to Polydor Records in the year of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sweet Life (album)
''Sweet Life'' is the tenth studio album by Australian soul and R&B singer Renée Geyer. The album was released in March 1999 and peaked at number 50 on the ARIA Charts. At the ARIA Music Awards of 1999, the album was nominated for ARIA Award for Best Adult Contemporary Album. Track listing # "Best Times" (Renée Geyer, Kenneth Crouch) – 4:47 # "Heaven (The Closest I'll Get)" (Geyer, John Clifforth) – 4:47 # "You Broke a Beautiful Thing" ( Paul Kelly) – 5:17 # "I'm Gonna Make You Love Me (featuring CBD) ( Jerry Ross, Kenneth Gamble Kenneth Gamble (born August 11, 1943, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) and Leon A. Huff (born April 8, 1942, Camden, New Jersey) are an American songwriting and production team credited for developing the Philadelphia soul music genre (also known as ..., Danny Williams) – 3:22 # "From Now On" (Geyer, John Clifforth, Michael den Elzen) – 4:27 # "Play Me" (featuring Paul Kelly) (Kelly) – 4:13 # "Knowing You Were Loved" ( Peter Milt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Brown
James Joseph Brown (May 3, 1933 – December 25, 2006) was an American singer, dancer, musician, record producer and bandleader. The central progenitor of funk music and a major figure of 20th century music, he is often referred to by the honorific nicknames "the Hardest Working Man in Show Business", "Godfather of Soul", "Mr. Dynamite", and "Soul Brother No. 1". In a career that lasted more than 50 years, he influenced the development of several music genres. Brown was one of the first 10 inductees into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame at its inaugural induction in New York on January 23, 1986. Brown began his career as a gospel singer in Toccoa, Georgia. He first came to national public attention in the mid-1950s as the lead singer of the Famous Flames, a rhythm and blues vocal group founded by Bobby Byrd. With the hit ballads " Please, Please, Please" and " Try Me", Brown built a reputation as a dynamic live performer with the Famous Flames and his backing band, sometimes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thieves In The Temple
"Thieves in the Temple" is a song by American musician Prince from the 1990 soundtrack album '' Graffiti Bridge''. Added at the last minute, it was the final song recorded for the album. "Thieves in the Temple" topped the US R&B chart and became a number six hit in the US, and a number seven hit in the UK. The single also peaked at number nine on the dance chart. The track has a unique sound, starting quietly with echoed keyboards and vocals before the main section of the song booms in with a pulsating synth bass, syncopated drum machines, Middle Eastern melodies and opera-like layered vocals. Prince also samples a harmonica solo from a recording by The Chambers Brothers. The vocals are emotional, and accuse the subject of rejecting Prince and lying to him. The "temple" in the title recalls the ever-present spirituality in many of Prince's songs. The maxi single contains extended lyrics that continue the theme before diverging into more dance-oriented material. The maxi singl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prince (musician)
Prince Rogers Nelson (June 7, 1958April 21, 2016), more commonly known mononymously as Prince, was an American singer-songwriter, musician, and record producer. The recipient of numerous awards and nominations, he is widely regarded as one of the greatest musicians of his generation. He was known for his flamboyant, androgynous persona; his wide vocal range, which included a far-reaching falsetto and high-pitched screams; and his skill as a multi-instrumentalist, often preferring to play all or most of the instruments on his recordings. Prince produced his albums himself, pioneering the Minneapolis sound. His music incorporated a wide variety of styles, including funk, R&B, rock, new wave, soul, synth-pop, pop, jazz, and hip hop. Born and raised in Minneapolis, Prince signed a record deal with Warner Bros. Records at the age of 19, soon releasing the albums '' For You'' (1978) and ''Prince'' (1979). He went on to achieve critical success with the influential albums '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shaky Ground
Shaky Ground is an American sitcom, created by Bob Keyes, Chip Keyes, and Doug Keyes, which starred Matt Frewer as Bob Moody, a hapless but supportive and caring father. Robin Riker played his wife and Matthew Brooks, Jennifer Love Hewitt, and Bradley Pierce played their children. The show aired on Fox from December 27, 1992 to May 23, 1993. Theme Bob Moody was mid-life, mid-career, middle-management and middle-class. He worked as a quality-control inspector for United General Technologies. He loved his family and worked hard to support them, but in ways was struggling with adulthood as well. Episodes often focused on Bob's thwarted ambitions at work, or the fact that he was not a traditional husband and father at home. Bob managed to get by as a result of finding the confidence to accept himself. Some episodes were surrealistic in nature, such as Bob trying an experimental hair-restoration product that slowly turned him into a werewolf. In another episode he takes up "Dance ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
