Live at the Basement (Renée Geyer album)

Live at the Basement
Live album by Renée Geyer
Released	1986
Recorded	12 May 1986
Venue	The Basement, Sydney Australia
Genre	Blues rock R&B pop rock
Label	Mushroom
Producer	David Hayes, Tim Brooke-Hunt
Renée Geyer chronology
Sing to Me (1985) Live at the Basement (1986) Seven Deadly Sins (1993)

Live at the Basement is the third live album by Australian musician Renée Geyer. The album was recorded in May 1986 and released by Mushroom Records.

The album was recorded as Geyer's Australian 'farewell', as she boarded a plane to the United States within 12 hours of recording the album.^[1]

At the ARIA Music Awards of 1987, the album earned Geyer a nomination for ARIA Award for Best Female Artist, losing out to Jenny Morris.^[2]

Track listing

Vinyl/ cassette (L 38593)

Side one

1. "Sitting On the Dock of the Bay" (Otis Redding, Steve Cropper) - 5:04
2. "Baby, I've Been Missing You" (Chuck Jackson, Marvin Yancy) (4:20)
3. "I've Got You, I Feel Good" (James Brown) - 4:51
4. "It's a Man's, Man's, Man's World" (Betty Newsome, James Brown) - 7:11

Side two

1. "Peace and Understanding Is Hard to Find" (Autry DeWalt, Ronald Harville) - 5:40
2. "Who Was That Girl" (Al Saxon, Dave Carey) - 5:48
3. "If You Leave Me, I'll Go Crazy" (James Brown) - 3:22
4. "Release Yourself" (Marc Jordan) - 8:02

Personnel

• Renée Geyer – vocals
• Mark Williams – backing vocals
• Andy Thompson – saxophone
• Harry Brus – bass
• John Watson – drums
• Steve Housden – guitar
• Jamie McKinley – keyboards
• Andy Thompson – saxophone
• Geoff Oakes – saxophone
• Mike Bukovsky – trumpet

References

1. Live at the Basement (Vinyl). Renée Geyer. ABC Music. 1986.
2. "Best Female Artists". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). 1987. Retrieved 11 May 2017.