I Will Survive Gloria Gaynor

Gloria Gaynor’s perennial and iconic worldwide smash “I Will Survive” has received the special modern remix treatment by dance music producer Eric Kupper. On June 12, 2020, “I Will Survive (The Eric Kupper Remixes),” featuring three new remixes, will be released as a digital EP by UMe.
Written by Freddie Perren and Dino Fekaris and originally released in October 1978, the chart-topping single was destined to be a B-Side for the song “Substitute.” But the astute Gaynor saw the powerful potential in the track and the song found its audience. “‘I Will Survive’ has become an anthem around the globe for people facing challenges and tragedies in their life,” says Gaynor. “And now more than ever, we need to help each other and provide encouragement and inspiration through music whenever possible."

Greatest Hits is an 11-track collection that features all of Gloria Gaynor's biggest, including "Never Can Say Goodbye," "I Will Survive," "Reach Out (I'll Be There)," "Walk on By," and "(If You Want It) Do It Yourself," making it a definitive retrospective.

A collection of 18 of Gloria's hits including 'I Will Survive' and more…

A collection of 18 of Gloria's hits including 'I Will Survive' and more…

Although 1979's "I Will Survive" is Gloria Gaynor's most famous recording, it was hardly her first. In 1975, the singer established herself as one of disco's early divas with her debut album Never Can Say Goodbye, which dance club DJs went wild over. With side one of this LP, Gaynor helped to popularize the art of the nonstop dance mix, a concept that was still alive and well when the 21st century arrived 25 years later. There are no breaks between songs on side one; the intoxicating opener "Honey Bee" segues into Gaynor's hit remake of "Never Can Say Goodbye" and that Clifton Davis gem (which had been recorded by the Jackson 5 and Isaac Hayes in the early '70s) segues into a stunning interpretation of the Four Tops' "Reach Out, I'll Be There." Put those three gems together and you have a nonstop 19-minute dance mix that thrilled the club DJs of 1975 to no end. Meanwhile, side two isn't as club-driven; all of the songs are under four minutes, and there are breaks between them. In other words, side two is more typical of R&B LPs from the mid-'70s.

Just like Sarah Vaughan and Ella Fitzgerald of the jazz genre, people often make comparisons between Gloria Gaynor and Donna Summer as the leading ladies of the disco beat. Although understandable comparisons, these artists are quite unique in sound and material. This delightful CD happens to be an excellent synopsis of Queen Gloria's better known dance floor and chart hits. Gloria is gifted with a truly wonderful voice, which works well with disco and ballads. There's also a very happy vibe to her music, and that's definitely captured here. The entire Never Can Say Goodbye album is contained, even if is in edited form.