Renee Geyer’s 25th album ‘Swing’ has debuted at no. 22 on this week’s ARIA chart.
Renee Geyer Swing
The album, released through Robert Rigby’s Fanfare label, is one of Renee’s best charting albums in her 40-year career.
Renee Geyer’s two highest charting albums are ‘Moving Along’ (1977) ‘Tenderland’ (2003). ‘Moving Along’ featured one of Renee’s greatest hits ‘Stares and Whisper’s’.
Both ‘Moving Along’ and ‘Tenderland’ peaked at no 11 on the Australian chart. Renee’s 1975 album ‘Ready To Deal’ reached 21.
Surprisingly, ‘So Lucky’ (1981) featuring the two Top 40 hits ‘Say I Love You’ (no. 5) and ‘Do You Know What I Mean’ (no. 29) only reached no. 36.
‘Swing’ is Renee’s first Big Band album featuring her interpretation of classics like ‘My Funny Valentine’, ‘Fly Me To The Moon’ and ‘What A Wonderful World’ as well as Big Band remakes of her own hits ‘Say I Love You’ and ‘It’s a Man’s, Man’s World’.
Watch the Noise11 interview with Renee Geyer discussing ‘Swing’ track by track here:
