Ready to Deal

Ready to Deal is the third studio album by Australian singer Renée Geyer. The album was released in November 1975 and peaked at number 21, becoming Geyer's highest charting album. The album is credited to Renée Geyer Band. The album features the track "Heading in the Right Direction" which became Geyer's first top 40 single in 1976.

Ready to Deal
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 1975
RecordedAugust – September 1975
StudioArmstrongs Studios, Melbourne
Genre
Length40.33
LabelRCA/Mushroom
ProducerRenée 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)
Singles from Ready to Deal
  1. "(I Give You) Sweet Love"
    Released: October 1975
  2. "Heading in the Right Direction"
    Released: December 1975
  3. "If Loving You Is Wrong"
    Released: March 1976

"Sweet Love" featured in the 2000 film Chopper starring Eric Bana.[1]

In October 2010, Ready to Deal was listed in the book, 100 Best Australian Albums.[2]

Track listing

Vinyl/ cassette (VPL1-0105)

Side one

  1. "Sweet Love" (Renée Geyer, Mal Logan, Barry Sullivan, Mark Punch, Greg Tell) – 3.22
  2. "If Loving You Is Wrong" (Homer Banks, Raymond Jackson, Carl Hampton) – 4.22
  3. "Spilt Milk" (Logan, Geyer, Sullivan, Tell, Punch) – 5.02
  4. "Whoop" (Logan, Geyer, Sullivan, Tell, Punch) – 6.53

Side Two

  1. "Heading in the Right Direction" (Garry Paige, Punch) – 4.04
  2. "Two Sides" (Geyer, Logan, Sullivan, Punch, Tell) – 3.32
  3. "Ready to Deal" (Geyer, Logan, Sullivan, Punch, Tell) – 3.32
  4. "Love's Got a Hold" (Geyer, Logan, Punch, Sullivan, Tell) – 3.48
  5. "I Really Love You (Geyer, Logan, Sullivan, Punch, Tell) – 5.55

Weekly charts

Chart (1975/76) Peak
position
Australian Kent Music Report Albums Chart[3] 21

Credits

Renée Geyer Band members[4]

  • 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

References

  1. "Chopper". IMDb. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
  2. O'Donnell, John; Creswell, Toby; Mathieson, Craig (October 2010). 100 Best Australian Albums. Prahran, Vic: Hardie Grant Books. ISBN 978-1-74066-955-9.
  3. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  4. "Encyclopedia entry for 'Renee Geyer'". Whammo. Archived from the original on 3 August 2004. Retrieved 2 May 2017.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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