Renee Geyer – “(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don’t Want To Be Right”, “It’s A Man’s World”, “Stares And Whispers”, “Heading In The Right Direction”, “Do You Know What I Mean” and “Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood”

On a late January 1980 night at an open air festival in Ngaruawahia, New Zealand, in the southern summer heat, I heard Australian blues and soul singer Renee Geyer singing “(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don’t Want To Be Right”.

It has stuck in my mind ever since.

I could only find a couple of very short fragments of Renee Geyer singing “(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don’t Want To Be Right”, but I thought I’d include them anyway to give you a taste. Here she is in 1976:

And here’s a video excerpt of Renee Geyer’s version of “(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don’t Want To Be Right” in 1982:

One of Renee Geyer’s earlier successes was with the James Brown song “It’s A Man’s World”:

Her biggest Australian hit was “Stares And Whispers”, here live in 1977:

Renee Geyer’s first single released in the US and UK was “Heading In The Right Direction”, sung here live in 1976:

“Do You Know What I Mean” came out just after the Seventies ended:

And, still going strong three decades later, here with the classic “Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood”:

What a voice. Just like on a hot summer night 30 years ago.

Paul

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