Rush is the first album by Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

n singer Dean Geyer

Dean Geyer

Dean Stanley Geyer is an Australian Singer-Songwriter and Actor who came third in the 2006 season of the talent show television series, Australian Idol.-Early life:...

, released by Sony BMG in Australia on 28 May 2007 (see 2007 in music

2007 in music

This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2007.-January:*January 1 - George Shearing is knighted for services to music in the Queen's New Year Honours List. Evelyn Glennie becomes a Dame...

). The album "sums up everything that" Geyer has felt in the past year, he states "the process of creating, writing, recording and promoting has been a rush. But it's been such a joyous ride for me." Rush debuted in the top ten on the Australian ARIA Albums Chart making it his first top ten album. It also produced Geyer with his first top ten hit with "If You Don't Mean It

If You Don't Mean It

"If You Don't Mean It" is a pop song written by Chris Braide, Carl Falk and Didrik Thott, recorded by Dean Geyer for his first album Rush . Geyer states the song is about a girl who "says she loves him but doesn't show it by her actions...

" which spent twelve weeks in the top fifty. The album features a cover version

Cover version

In popular music, a cover version or cover song, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording of a contemporary or previously recorded, commercially released song or popular song...

 of the Edwin McCain

Edwin McCain

Edwin McCain is an American singer-songwriter and musician.-Career:While his albums are released under his name, he does have a permanent band, referred to as the Edwin McCain Band...

's song "I'll Be", that Geyer also sang on Australian Idol

Australian Idol

Australian Idol is a Logie Award-winning Australian singing competition, which began its first season on July 2003 and ended its run in November 2009. As part of the Idol franchise, Australian Idol originated from the reality program Pop Idol, which was created by British entertainment executive...

.

Track listing

1. "If You Don't Mean It
   If You Don't Mean It
   "If You Don't Mean It" is a pop song written by Chris Braide, Carl Falk and Didrik Thott, recorded by Dean Geyer for his first album Rush . Geyer states the song is about a girl who "says she loves him but doesn't show it by her actions...
   
   " (Chris Braide
   Chris Braide
   Christopher Braide is an English singer, songwriter, record producer published by Sony/ATV worldwide based in Los Angeles.Producer, Songwriter and Ivor Novello ASCAP and Billboard award winner Christopher Braide has achieved considerable success as a songwriter in the UK and the US. His songs have...
   
   , Carl Falk, Didrik Thott) — 3:12
2. "I Don't Wanna Wait" (Jess Cates
   Jess Cates
   Jess Cates is a Los Angeles based songwriter who has co-written multi-platinum selling songs such as Nick Lachey's "What’s Left Of Me", and the Backstreet Boys hit of 2006 "Incomplete". In recent years, Cates has worked in a commercially successful songwriting team with Lindy Robbins and Emanuel...
   
   , Lindy Robbins
   Lindy Robbins
   Lindy Robbins is a songwriter from Los Angeles. She has contributed many recognizable songs to popular culture.-Career:She started singing with her late, gifted musician father Walter Wissman when she was three-years-old, and was an acclaimed performer in NYC and LA before becoming a full-time...
   
   , Greg Wells
   Greg Wells
   Greg Wells is a multiple Grammy nominated musician, record producer and songwriter based in Los Angeles. Wells has produced and written hits with Adele, Weezer, Pink, Theophilus London, Deftones, Katy Perry, Rufus Wainwright, The All American Rejects, OneRepublic, Mika, Aerosmith, Burt Bacharach,...
   
   ) — 3:25
3. "Rush" (Geyer, Adam Reily) — 3:40
4. "Stay" (Matthew Gerrard
   Matthew Gerrard
   Matthew Gerrard is a Canadian record producer and songwriter. He has written hit singles by artists such as Nick Carter , Kelly Clarkson , Hilary Duff , Eden's Crush and Jesse McCartney...
   
   , Andy Stochansky
   Andy Stochansky
   Andy Stochansky is a songwriter living in Los Angeles who was once signed to RCA U.S. He first started out as one the most wanted drummers in the Canadian music scene. His popularity caught the attention of songstress Ani DiFranco. Living just south of the border in Buffalo, New York, she asked him...
   
   ) — 3:42
5. "I'll Be" (Edwin McCain
   Edwin McCain
   Edwin McCain is an American singer-songwriter and musician.-Career:While his albums are released under his name, he does have a permanent band, referred to as the Edwin McCain Band...
   
   ) — 4:48
6. "She Comes in Waves" (Greg Johnson
   Greg Johnson (musician)
   Greg Johnson is a singer/songwriter of melodic, lyric-based pop. He has seen success both as a solo artist and writing for others. Since 2002 he has been a resident of the United States, living in California.-Music career:...
   
   , Luke McMaster, Shelly Peiken
   Shelly Peiken
   Shelly Peiken is a multi-platinum Grammy nominated songwriter who is best known for her #1 hits "What a Girl Wants" and "Come on Over Baby ".Shelly and Meredith Brooks earned a Grammy nomination for Brooks's hit song "Bitch"....
   
   ) — 3:21
7. "Angel" (Geyer, Adrian Hannan, Barbara Hannan) — 3:55
8. "Written All Over Your Face" (Geyer, Tom Nichols, Paul L. Wiltshire) — 3:53
9. "She Takes Me" (Geyer, Richard Goncalves) — 3:40
10. "Can't Be You" (Anthony Egizii, Geyer, David Musumeci) — 4:06
11. "This World Won't Wait" (Geyer, Michael Stangel) — 3:28
12. "Secret Place" (Geyer, Reily) — 4:16
13. "One of a Kind" (iTunes Bonus Track) (Phil Buckle, Geyer) — 3:11

Charts

Chart (2007)	Peak position
Australian ARIA Albums Chart	7