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.

The Ultimate Collection
Greatest hits album by Renée Geyer
Released	12 March 2010
Recorded	1973–2007
Genre	Jazz R&B soul pop funk
Length	71:09 [1]
Label	Warner Music Australia
Producer	various
Renée Geyer chronology
Renéessance (2009) The Ultimate Collection (2010) Swing (2013)

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.[2]

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."[3]

Reception

Julie Taylor from The Northern Advocate gave the album 3 out of 5 saying; "Her best known hit, Eddy Grant's "Say I Love You", is an essential, but somewhat out of place, inclusion in this collection of soulful classics. The more emotionally infused tracks such as "It's a Man's Man's World", "If Loving You Is Wrong" and "Love Don't Live Here Anymore" are artfully performed and wrench, rather than tug, on the heart strings. There are also lighter moments with "Shaky Ground" and a cover of "Prince's "Thieves in the Temple". Geyer has a strong voice and knows how to use it to full effect." [4]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Album	Length
1.	"It's a Man's Man's World"	James Brown, Betty Jean Newsome	It's a Man's Man's World	3:24
2.	"Best Times"	Renée Geyer, Kenneth Crouch	Sweet Life	4:45
3.	"Stares and Whispers"	John Footman, Frank Wilson, Terri McFadden	Moving Along	3:28
4.	"Say I Love You"	Eddy Grant	So Lucky	3:33
5.	"Heading in the Right Direction"	Garry Paige, Punch	Ready to Deal	4:01
6.	"It Only Happens" (with Doug Williams)	Mickey Denne, Ken Gold	Really Really Love You: Live at the Dallas Brooks Hall	4:40
7.	"Sweet Love" (credited to Renée Geyer Band)	Renée Geyer, Mal Logan, Barry Sullivan, Mark Punch, Greg Tell	Ready to Deal	3:21
8.	"If Loving You Is Wrong"	Homer Banks, Carl Hampton, Raymond Jackson	Ready to Deal	4:19
9.	"Shakey Ground"	Jeffrey Bowen, Edward Hazel Al Boyd	Really Really Love You: Live at the Dallas Brooks Hall	4:36
10.	"Baby I've Been Missing You"	Chuck Jackson, Marvin Yancy	So Lucky	3:36
11.	"Thieves in the Temple"	Prince	Tenderland	4:21
12.	"Midnight Train to Georgia"	Jim Weatherly	Tenderland	5:37
13.	"Steal Away"	Jimmy Hughes	Dedicated	3:36
14.	"Difficult Woman"	Paul Kelly	Difficult Woman	4:28
15.	"Love Don't Live Here Anymore"	Miles Gregory	Tenderland	6:45
16.	"God Only Knows"	Brian Wilson, Tony Asher	Difficult Woman	2:03
17.	"Why Can't We Live Together"	Timmy Thomas	Dedicated	4:39

Weekly charts

Chart (2010)	Peak position
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[5]	21

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Edition(s)	Label	Catalogue
Australia / New Zealand	12 March 2010	CD [6] Digital download [7]	standard	Warner Music Australia	5186584252

References

1. "The Ultimate Collection by Renee Geyer". AllMusic. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
2. "Ultimate Collection by Renee Geyer". Amazon. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
3. "Renee Geyer interview". Bendigo Weekly. 11 July 2011. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
4. "Album Review: The Ultimate Collection – Renee Geyer". NZ Herald. 18 November 2010. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
5. "Charts.nz – Renee Geyer – The Ultimate Collection". Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
6. "Ultimate Collection". Sanity. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
7. "The Ultimate Collection (Celebrating 4 Decades of Soul". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 15 May 2017.