Swing (Renée Geyer album)


Swing is the fifteenth studio album by Australian soul and R&B singer Renée Geyer. Geyer told The Sydney Morning Herald that Swing was inspired by Frank Sinatra's 1966 recording with Count Basie in Las Vegas, an album she had long admired. But it took the success of Michael Buble to convince her that she should lend her distinctive voice to a big-band album.
Swing is Geyer's big band interpretation of classics as well as remakes of two of her own hits, "Say I Love You" and "It's a Man's Man's World".
Robert Rigby from FanFare Records said “The album is a collection of wonderful songs delivered by Renee in a tour de force. On this record she had a great deal especially with her great friend Paul Kelly on a classic Mel Torme song "Comin' Home Baby"”.
The album was released on 19 April 2013 and peaked at number 22 on the ARIA Charts.
Geyer toured the album across 2013.
At the ARIA Music Awards of 2013, the album was nominated for 'Best Jazz Album', losing to Smile by The Idea Of North.

Reception

Cameron Adams from Herald Sun said: "Timeless songs delivered by a timeless voice - sometimes it's that easy. Australian national treasure Renée Geyer is completely at home in front of a big band, joyfully losing herself in standards. Her mate Paul Kelly shows he can even pull off jazz duetting on the Mel Torme hit "Comin' Home Baby". Geyer also uses the opportunity to revisit some of her biggest hits, "Say I Love You" is injected with a Latin carnival feel that is infectious, while after all the times she's sung it she still causes instant goosebumps on "It's a Man's Man's World"." adding " the kind of album they used to make."

Track listing

  1. "Baby Please Don't Go" - 2:55
  2. "I Got Rhythm" - 3:37
  3. "I Wanna Be Around" - 2:19
  4. "Fly Me to the Moon" - 2:54
  5. "Comin' Home Baby" - 3:28
  6. "Alfie" - 3:46
  7. "Say I Love You" - 4:11
  8. "What a Wonderful World" - 5:24
  9. "My Funny Valentine" - 5:12
  10. "Somewhere" - 5:28
  11. "It's a Man's Man's World" - 5:57

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Release history