| Gloria | |
| Cover: | Enchantment - Gloria single cover.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Enchantment |
| Album: | Enchantment |
| B-Side: | "Dance to the Music"[1] |
| Genre: | R&B |
| Length: | |
| Producer: | Michael Stokes[3] |
| Prev Title: | Call on Me |
| Prev Year: | 1975 |
| Next Title: | Come On and Ride |
| Next Year: | 1976 |
"Gloria" is a song performed by American R&B group Enchantment, issued as the second single from the group's eponymous debut album. It was written by lead singer Emanuel Johnson with frequent collaborator Michael Stokes;[2] and was produced by Stokes.[3] The song was the group's biggest hit on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at #25 in 1977.[4]
| Chart (1977) | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|
| US Billboard Hot 100 | 25 | |
| US R&B Singles (Billboard)[5] | 5 |
| Gloria | |
| Cover: | Jesse Powell - Gloria single cover.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Jesse Powell |
| Album: | Jesse Powell |
| B-Side: | "All I Need"[6] |
| Released: | [7] |
| Genre: | R&B |
| Length: | |
| Label: | Silas |
| Producer: | Michael Stokes[9] |
| Prev Title: | All I Need |
| Prev Year: | 1996 |
| Next Title: | I Like It |
| Next Year: | 1996 |
In 1996, American contemporary R&B singer Jesse Powell covered "Gloria" and included it on his eponymous debut album. The album features the song in a medley with another Enchantment song, "It's You That I Need", and is titled "The Enchantment Medley: Gloria/It's You That I Need",[10] but only "Gloria" was released as a single. Powell's version was also produced by Michael Stokes;[9] and it peaked at #51 on the Billboard R&B chart.[11]
The official music video for the song was directed by Lionel C. Martin.[12]
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