The Answer (album) explained
The Answer |
Type: | studio |
Artist: | Gloria Gaynor |
Cover: | The Answer (album).jpeg |
Released: | October 24, 1997 |
Genre: | R&B |
Label: | Personal Records, Florical Music |
Producer: | Christian P. Schneider, Don Oriolo |
Prev Title: | I'll Be There |
Prev Year: | 1994 |
Next Title: | I Wish You Love |
Next Year: | 2002 |
The Answer is the 16th album by singer-songwriter Gloria Gaynor. It was released in France on October 24, 1997. A version with a slightly different track list was released in Germany, under the title What a Life. The Answer includes the singles "Oh, What a Life", "Rippin' It Up", "Perfect World" and "Set Me Free". It was re-released under the original title in 2004.
Singles
"Oh, What a Life" was released as single from the album.[1] The single was more successful in Europe than America, reaching No.14 on the Italian chart[2] and being remixed and covered as club versions.
Track listing
All tracks composed by Christian P. Schneider and Don Oriolo; except where indicated
- Original release
- "You'll Be Mine" (Gloria Gaynor, Dirk Sengotta)
- "Rippin' It Up" (Harriet Roberts, Russell Courtenay)
- "Oh, What a Life"
- "You" (Christian P. Schneider, Don Oriolo, Gloria Gaynor)
- "Reunion"
- "Perfect World"
- "The Answer" (Gloria Gaynor)
- "Jealousy" (Don Oriolo)
- "It's My Time"
- "Set Me Free"
- "Oh What a Life" (Remix)
- "Rippin' It Up" (Remix)
- "Perfect World" (Remix)
- "Mighty High" (Remix)
- "Yo viviré (I Will Survive)" (Flamenco)
- German edition – named What a Life
- "Oh, What a Life"
- "Mighty High"
- "Rippin' It Up"
- "You"
- "You'll Be Mine"
- "The Answer"
- "Can't Take My Eyes Off You"
- "Reunion of Two Hearts"
- "Perfect World"
- "It's My Time"
- "Set Me Free"
- "Jealousy"
- "Rippin' It Up" (Remix)
- "Can't Take My Eyes off You" (Remix)
- "Perfect World" (Remix)
- 2004 reissue
- "You'll Be Mine"
- "Rippin' It Up"
- "You"
- "You Are the Answer"
- "Set Me Free"
- "Oh, What a Life"
- "It's My Time"
- "Reunion of Two Hearts"
- "Perfect World"
- "In All Ways a Woman"
- "Jealousy"
- "Mighty High"
- "Hallelujah"
- "Rippin It Up" (Remix)
- "Set Me Free" (Remix)
- "Oh, What a Life" (Remix)
- "Perfect World" (Remix)
External links
Notes and References
- L'autre Afrique – Issues 11–18 1997 – - Page 81 "Oh, What A Life, Gloria Gaynor, single extrait du nouvel album The Answer, Sony Music."
- Billboard – September 27, 1997 – Page 64