I Have a Right
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| Released | September 24, 1979 | |||
| Genre | Disco, dance | |||
| Length | 47:27 | |||
| Label | Polydor | |||
| Producer | Dino Fekaris, Freddie Perren | |||
| Gloria Gaynor chronology | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
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| Smash Hits | 4/10[1] |
I Have a Right is Gloria Gaynor's seventh studio album, released in 1979. The track, "Let Me Know (I Have a Right)", was released as a single and reached #42 on the Billboard Hot 100. The album has never been released on CD.
Reception[]
AllMusic called the opening track "Let me Know" a "a very weak and contrived start" and "a poor person's "I Will Survive"". However, "the rest of the material is excellent. From both a disco standpoint and a Northern soul standpoint, I Have a Right is a welcome addition to Gaynor's catalog."[2]
Smash Hits, however, said, "A desperately dull collection of over orchestrated nightclub songs, an out of date rhythm machine and a struggling soul singer bring you every disco cliché in the book without a shred of originality or personality to rescue it. Formula dance music for computers."[3]
Track listing[]
All tracks are written by Dino Fekaris and Freddie Perren, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Let Me Know (I Have a Right)" | 8:24 | |
| 2. | "Say Somethin'" | Dino Fekaris, Gloria Gaynor, Freddie Perren | 5:16 |
| 3. | "You Took Me In Again" | 6:43 | |
| 4. | "Don't Stop Us" | 4:11 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5. | "Tonight" | Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim | 7:19 |
| 6. | "Can't Fight the Feelin'" | B.J. Verdi, Freddie Perren | 4:30 |
| 7. | "Midnight Rocker" | 6:09 | |
| 8. | "One Number One" | 4:40 |
Personnel[]
- Gloria Gaynor - lead vocals
- Bob Bowles, Wah Wah Watson - guitar
- Pete Robinson - keyboards, synthesizer
- David Shields, Freddie Washington - bass guitar
- Freddie Perren - keyboards
- Bob Zimmitti - percussion
- Paulinho Da Costa - congas
- James Gadson - drums
- Doc Severinsen - trumpet
- Katie Kirkpatrick - harp
- Julia Waters, Maxine Waters, Marti McCall - backing vocals
References[]
- ^ Starr, Red. "Albums". Smash Hits (November 15–28, 1979): 31.
- ^ Alex Henderson. "Gloria Gaynor I Have a Right". AllMusic.
- ^ Red Starr (14 November 1979). "Albums". Smash Hits. No. 25.
External links[]
- I Have a Right at Discogs (list of releases)
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- 1978 albums
- Gloria Gaynor albums
- Albums produced by Freddie Perren
- Polydor Records albums
- 1970s rhythm and blues album stubs