Winner (album)
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| Studio album by Renée Geyer | |||||
| Released | 11 December 1978 | ||||
| Recorded | Crystal Sound Recording, Los Angeles, California | ||||
| Genre | Soul/R & B | ||||
| Length | 44.57 | ||||
| Label | RCA Records/ Mushroom | ||||
| Producer | Frank Wilson | ||||
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Winner is Renée Geyer's 6th solo album and her 2nd to be recorded in the U.S.A. Motown's Frank Wilson again manned the console howevever this time The Renée Geyer Band provided the rhythm section. They were once again ably supported by some of the very best U.S. session players. Winner contains 2 of Geyer's best ever performances in "Bad Side of the Blues" and on the jazzy "I Miss You", she proved she could scat with the best. However Geyer was neither happy with the album nor the promotion that US Polydor were providing and negotiated a release from her contract. She then brought the tapes home from Australia to be remixed but she still calls this, rather unfairly, "a bit of a Loser" This album and Renée Live, are the only 2 albums in her entire catalogue not to see CD release.
[edit] Track listing
1/ Money (That's What I Want) - 5.19 (Berry Gordy / Janie Bradford)
2/ I MIss You - 4.50 (Melvin Robinson / Judy Wieder)
3/ Save Me - 4.13 (Mark Punch / Garry Paige)
4/ Baby I'm the One - 4.36 (Dee Erwin/Alexandra Brown)
5/ Baby Be Mine - 3.46 (Jean Mc Clain)
6/ Sweet Kisses - 6.28 (Mark Punch)
7/ The Magic is Still There - 3.58 (Mark Punch / Garry Paige)
8/ Bad Side of the Blues - 4.03 (John Finley / Katherine Ornelas)
9/ Apartment C & D - 3.54 (John Footman / Judy Wieder / Ron Cederlund)
10/ I Don't Wanna Lose a Good Thing - 3.50 (Jack Allen / Shelby Flint)
[edit] Album Credits
Producer: Frank Wilson
Recorded at Crystal Sound Recording, Los Angeles, California
Mixing: John Sayers, Renée Geyer, Christo Curtis at Studio 301, Sydney, Australia
Cover Illustration: Shane Conroy
Musical Credits
Renée Geyer Band
Renée Geyer: Vocals, Backing Vocals
Mark Punch: Guitar
Tim Partridge: Bass
Greg Tell: Drums
Musicians
Guitars: Melvin Robinson
Piano, Clavinet, Synthesizer: Nate Morgan
Special Synthesizer Work: Michael Boddicker
Keyboards (Tracks 1,5): Neil Larsen
Saxophone: Ernie Watts
Horns (3,5,7): Tower Of Power Horns
Percussion: Jack Ashford; Frederick Lewis
Sources:
- Original Album
- Chris Spencer's Who's Who Of Australian Rock
- Confessions Of A Difficult Woman (Autobiography) (Harper Collins Publications-2000)
External Links:
http://www.reneegeyer.com.au/content/discography/disc_winner.html
http://www.whiteroom.com.au/howlspace/en/geyerrenee/geyerrenee.htm
