Ready to Deal

Ready to Deal
Studio album by Renée Geyer Band
Released	24 November 1975
Recorded	August–September 1975
Genre	Soul/R & B
Length	40.33
Label	RCA/Mushroom
Producer	Renée Geyer Band, Ernie Rose
Renée Geyer Band chronology
It's a Man's Man's World (1974) Ready to Deal (1975) Really Really Love You: Live at the Dallas Brooks Hall (1976)

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. The opening track 'Sweet Love' later featured in the 2000 film 'Chopper' starring Eric Bana.

In October 2010, Ready to Deal by Renée Geyer was listed in the book, 100 Best Australian Albums.^[1]

Track listing

1. "Sweet Love" (Renée Geyer, Mal Logan, Barry Sullivan, Mark Punch, Greg Tell)^[2] – 3.22
2. "If Loving You Is Wrong" (Homer Banks, Raymond Jackson, Carl Hampton)^[3] – 4.22
3. "Spilt Milk" (Logan, Geyer, Sullivan, Tell, Punch)^[4] – 5.02
4. "Whoop" (Logan, Geyer, Sullivan, Tell, Punch)^[5] – 6.53
5. "Heading in the Right Direction" (Garry Paige, Punch)^[6] – 4.04
6. "Two Sides" (Geyer, Logan, Sullivan, Punch, Tell)^[7] – 3.32
7. "Ready to Deal" (Geyer, Logan, Sullivan, Punch, Tell)^[8] – 3.32
8. "Love's Got a Hold" (Geyer, Logan, Punch, Sullivan, Tell)^[9] – 3.48
9. I Really Love You (Geyer, Logan, Sullivan, Punch, Tell)^[10] – 5.55

Credits

Renée Geyer Band members

• 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

Recording details

• Producer — Renée Geyer Band, Ernie Rose
• Engineer — Ernie Rose
• Studio — Bill Armstrong Studios, Melbourne, Australia

References

• Original album
• Chris Spencer's Who's Who of Australian Rock

1. O'Donnell, John; Creswell, Toby; Mathieson, Craig (October 2010). 100 Best Australian Albums. Prahran, Vic: Hardie Grant Books. ISBN 978-1-74066-955-9.
2. ""Sweet Love" at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 2009-04-10.
3. ""If Loving You Is Wrong" at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 2009-04-10.
4. ""Sweet Love" at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 2009-04-10.
5. ""Whoop" at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 2009-04-10.
6. ""Heading in the Right Direction" at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 2009-04-10.
7. ""Sweet Love" at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 2009-04-10.
8. ""Ready to Deal" at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 2009-04-10.
9. ""Love's Got a Hold" at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 2009-04-10.
10. ""I Really Love You" at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 2009-04-10.

External links

• Official website
• HowlSpace