Love Tracks (Gloria Gaynor album)
Love Tracks | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | November 27, 1978 | |||
Recorded | 1978 | |||
Genre | Disco | |||
Length | 42:15 | |||
Label | Polydor | |||
Producer | Dino Fekaris | |||
Gloria Gaynor chronology | ||||
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Singles from Love Tracks | ||||
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Love Tracks is the sixth studio album by Gloria Gaynor, released in November 1978 on Polydor Records.
History[]
Love Tracks includes her million-selling #1 hit single "I Will Survive" which originally started out as the b-side to the album's first single, a cover of Clout's "Substitute" before it was flipped. (The 12" single was quickly deleted and the 4:56 album version was replaced with the 8:01 12" version in order to sell more albums).
The song "Anybody Wanna Party" also became a hit, becoming a top 20 hit on the club/dance chart, as well as peaking at #16 on the R&B chart.
The album was remastered and reissued with bonus tracks in 2013 by Big Break Records.[1]
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
Christgau's Record Guide | B+[3] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [4] |
Smash Hits | 4/10[5] |
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. | "Stoplight" | 3:38 | |
2. | "Anybody Wanna Party?" | 5:14 | |
3. | "Please, Be There" | Dino Fekaris, David Van De Pitte | 4:30 |
4. | "Goin' Out of My Head" | Teddy Randazzo, Bobby Weinstein | 5:33 |
5. | "I Will Survive" | 4:56 | |
6. | "You Can Exit" | 5:16 | |
7. | "I Said Yes" | 3:59 | |
8. | "Substitute" | W.H. Wilson | 3:15 |
No. | Title | Length |
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9. | "I Will Survive" (12" Disco Version) | 8:02 |
10. | "Anybody Wanna Party?" (12" Disco Version) | 7:41 |
11. | "Substitute" (12" Disco Version) | 8:29 |
12. | "Yo Viviré" (I Will Survive - Spanish 12" Disco Version) | 7:53 |
13. | "I Will Survive" (A Tom Moulton Mix) | 10:32 |
Personnel[]
- Gloria Gaynor – vocals
- James Gadson – drums
- Bob "Boogie" Bowles, Wah Wah Watson, Robert White – guitar
- Peter Robinson, Freddie Perren – keyboards
- Eddie Watkins, Scott Edwards – bass guitar
- Paulinho da Costa, Bob Zimmitti – percussion
- Peter Robinson – synthesizer
- Gene Page – conductor, strings and horns ("Spotlight", "I Said Yes", and "Goin' Out of My Head")
- Peter Robinson – conductor, strings and horns ("Anybody Wanna Party" and "Please Be There")
- Don Peake – conductor, strings and horns ("You Can Exit")
- Dave Blumberg – conductor, strings and horns ("I Will Survive" and "Substitute")
- Julia Tillman Waters, Maxine Willard Waters, Stephanie Spruill – background vocals
Production[]
- Dino Fekaris, Freddie Perren – producers
- Freddie Perren – rhythm arrangements
- Benjamin Barrett – contractor
- Lewis Peters, Jack Rouben – recording and remix engineers
- Rick Clifford – assistant engineer
- Ed Biggs – mastering
- Bob Heimall – design
Charts[]
Chart (1979) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[6] | 15 |
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[7] | 34 |
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[8] | 10 |
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[9] | 14 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[10] | 34 |
UK Albums (OCC)[11] | 31 |
US Billboard 200[12] | 4 |
US Top 75 Soul Albums (Billboard)[13] | 4 |
Certifications[]
Region | Certification |
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France | 214.500 |
United States (RIAA)[14] | Platinum |
References[]
- ^ BBR Records - CD re-issue of Love Tracks from 2013
- ^ Henderson, Alex. Love Tracks review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-04-03.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: G". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 24, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
- ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 275.
- ^ Starr, Red. "Albums". Smash Hits (March 22 - April 4, 1979): 31.
- ^ Billboard. June 9, 1979. p. 95. Accessed from July 10, 2013.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Gloria Gaynor – Love Tracks" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved July 10, 2013.
- ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Gloria Gaynor – Love Tracks". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 10, 2013.
- ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Gloria Gaynor – Love Tracks". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 10, 2013.
- ^ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved July 10, 2013.
- ^ "Gloria Gaynor | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved July 10, 2013.
- ^ Billboard. March 10, 1979. p. 96. Accessed from July 10, 2013.
- ^ Billboard. July 7, 1979. p. 3. Accessed from July 10, 2013.
- ^ RIAA Gold and Platinum search results for Gaynor, Gloria Archived 2013-09-05 at the Wayback Machine. riaa.com. Accessed from July 10, 2013.
External links[]
- Love Tracks at Discogs (list of releases)
Categories:
- 1978 albums
- Gloria Gaynor albums
- Albums arranged by Gene Page
- Albums produced by Freddie Perren
- Polydor Records albums