Gloria Gaynor (album)

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".

Gloria Gaynor
Studio album by Gloria Gaynor
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
Gloria Gaynor chronology
I Kinda Like Me (1981) Gloria Gaynor (1982) I Am Gloria Gaynor (1984)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[2]

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

2014 remastered reissue bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
9.	"Stop in the Name of Love" (Single Version)	3:43
10.	"Tease Me" (Single Version)	3:59
11.	"America" (Single Version)	4:04
12.	"Stop in the Name of Love" (12" Disco Version)	4:46

Personnel

• Gloria Gaynor - vocals
• James Jamerson - bass guitar
• Yogi Horton - drums
• Paul Jackson Jr. - guitar
• Dave Tofani - saxophone
• Wayne Brathwaite - bass guitar
• Ollie E. Brown - drums, percussion
• David Sanborn - saxophone
• Kashif - OBX synthesizer
• Carlos Franzetti - Fender Rhodes electric piano
• Norbert Sloley - bass guitar
• John Barnes - keyboards, synthesizer
• Joe Beck - acoustic guitar, electric guitar
• Paul Griffin - acoustic piano
• John Tropea - guitar
• Francisco Centeno - bass guitar
• Andy Newmark - drums
• Lenny Underwood - keyboards, synthesizer
• Amir Bayyan - bass guitar, keyboards
• Adil Bayyan - drums
• Isidro "Cosa" Ross - percussion
• Horns O' Plenty - horns
• Dian Sorel, Ken Williams, Krystal Davis, Vic Faster - backing vocals
• Cynthia Huggins, Gary Culpepper, Greg Fitz, Kelly Barretto, Meekaaeel Muhammad, Samaiyah Motley - backing vocals on "Stop in the Name of Love"

References

1. Kantor, Justin. Gloria Gaynor review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-04-03.
2. Colin Larkin (2006). "Gaynor, Gloria". The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 3 (4th ed.). Muze, Oxford University Press. p. 705. ISBN 978-0-19-531373-4.

External links

• Gloria Gaynor at Discogs (list of releases)