Gloria Gaynor (album) explained

Gloria Gaynor
Type:studio
Artist:Gloria Gaynor
Cover:Gloria gaynor 1982 album.jpg
Released:November 01, 1982
Studio:Ameraycan Studios, North Hollywood; Atlantic Studios, New York City; Power Station, New York City; Kendun Recorders, Burbank, California
Genre:Disco, R&B
Label:Atlantic
Producer:Yves Dessca, Rick Stevens, Amir Bayyan, Rick Stevens, Linwood Simon, Ollie E. Brown
Prev Title:I Kinda Like Me
Prev Year:1981
Next Title:I Am Gloria Gaynor
Next Year:1984

Gloria Gaynor is the tenth studio album by Gloria Gaynor and her only to be released on Atlantic Records after her contract with Polydor Records expired. The lead single release was a cover of The Supremes' "Stop in the Name of Love", followed by the singles "America" and "Tease Me". The album failed to garner much attention in either the U.S. or in Europe. It was re-released on CD by Hot Productions in 1997 with two previously unreleased re-recordings of "I Will Survive", added as track 1 (3:35) and a 5:03 Extended Mix as track 10. The album was reissued on 2014 by BBR Records, and did not include the re-recorded versions of "I Will Survive", although the extended version can be found on countless compilations by Gaynor over the years. Instead were included the single versions of "Stop in the Name of Love", "America" and "Tease Me", as well as the 12" disco version of "Stop in the Name of Love".

Track listings

  1. "Stop in the Name of Love" (Holland-Dozier-Holland) - 4:12
  2. "Runaround Love" (Fred Washington, Judy Wieder, Ollie E. Brown, Paul Jackson Jr.) - 4:18
  3. "Mack-Side" (Carlos Alomar, Linwood M. Simon) - 4:12
  4. "Tease Me" (James Washington, Thomas Woods) - 5:03
  5. "America" (Linwood M. Simon, Norbert Sloley) - 5:28
  6. "For You, My Love" (Linwood M. Simon, Norbert Sloley) - 4:14
  7. "Love Me Real" (Kathy Wakefield, William Smith) - 5:13
  8. "Even a Fool Would Let Go" (Kerry Chater, Tom Snow) - 3:27

Personnel