Gloria Gaynor

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.

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.

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

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.

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."

Gloria Gaynor - Gloria Gaynor (1982) {2014 Remastered & Expanded - Big Break Records CDBBRX0197}
EAC rip (secure mode) | FLAC (tracks)+CUE+LOG -> 396 Mb | MP3 @320 -> 126 Mb
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© 1982, 2014 Atlantic / Big Break Records / Cherry Red Records | CDBBRX0197
R'n'B / Soul / Disco / Funk

RARE GLORIA GAYNOR ATLANTIC ALBUM DEBUTS ON CD IN ORIGINAL FORM! Grammy Award winner and Hall of Famer, GLORIA GAYNOR was born on the 7th of September 1949 in Newark, N.J. and sang as a young girl in her school choir, mixed chorus and her school’s girl glee club. While she knew she one day wanted to have a career in music, GLORIA GAYNOR still went to school with the aim of having something to fall back on and studied beauty and business courses.

The Millennium Collection: The Best of Gloria Gaynor gathers highlights from her soul and disco years, including "How High the Moon," "Casanova Brown," "Let Me Know (I Have the Right)," and "I Will Survive." "This Love Affair," "(If You Want It) Do It Yourself," and "Walk on By" are some of the other highlights of this compact but entertaining compilation. Though it's not as extensive as some of the other available Gaynor collections, The Millennium Collection gives casual fans a taste of her powerful sound.

Gloria Gaynor - Park Avenue Sound (1978) {2013 Remastered & Expanded - Big Break Records CDBBR 0131}
EAC rip (secure mode) | FLAC (tracks)+CUE+LOG -> 370 Mb | MP3 @320 -> 130 Mb
Full Artwork @ 300 dpi (png) -> 70 Mb | 5% repair rar
© 1978, 2013 Polydor / Big Break Records / Cherry Red Records | CDBBR 0131
R'n'B / Soul / Disco / Funk

Grammy Award winner and Hall of Famer, GLORIA GAYNOR was born on the 7th of September 1949 in Newark, N.J. and sang as young girl in her school choir, mixed chorus and the her school’s girl glee club. While she knew she one day wanted to have a career in music, GLORIA GAYNOR still went to school with the aim of having something to fall back on and studied beauty and business courses.