''Live at the Basement'' is the third
live album
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by Australian musician
Renée Geyer. The album was recorded in May 1986 and released by
Mushroom Records
Mushroom Records was an Australian flagship record label, founded in 1972 in Melbourne. It published and distributed many successful Australian artists and expanded internationally, until it was merged with Festival Records in 1998. Festival Mu ...
.
The album was recorded as Geyer's Australian 'farewell', as she boarded a plane to the
United States within 12 hours of recording the album.
At the
ARIA Music Awards of 1987, the album earned Geyer a nomination for
ARIA Award for Best Female Artist, losing out to
Jenny Morris.
Track listing
Vinyl/ cassette (L 38593)
Side one
# "
Sitting On the Dock of the Bay
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" (
Otis Redding,
Steve Cropper
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) - 5:04
# "Baby, I've Been Missing You" (
Chuck Jackson,
Marvin Yancy) (4:20)
# "
I've Got You, I Feel Good" (
James Brown
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) - 4:51
# "
It's a Man's, Man's, Man's World" (Betty Newsome, James Brown) - 7:11
Side two
# "Peace and Understanding Is Hard to Find" (Autry DeWalt, Ronald Harville) - 5:40
# "Who Was That Girl" (Al Saxon, Dave Carey) - 5:48
# "If You Leave Me, I'll Go Crazy" (James Brown) - 3:22
# "Release Yourself" (
Marc Jordan) - 8:02
Personnel
* Renée Geyer – vocals
*
Mark Williams – backing vocals
* Andy Thompson – saxophone
* Harry Brus – bass
* John Watson – drums
*
Steve Housden – guitar
* Jamie McKinley – keyboards
* Andy Thompson – saxophone
* Geoff Oakes – saxophone
* Mike Bukovsky – trumpet
References
{{Renée Geyer
Renée Geyer albums
Pop rock albums by Australian artists
1986 live albums
Live albums by Australian artists
Mushroom Records live albums