ARTIST SPOTLIGHT #1 - GLORIA GAYNOR

[efunk_adelic]

Hello everyone, since I volunteered to continue one of our popular threads... I contemplated on which artist to feature this week, so I decided to start off with one of the pioneering artists of the time. Gloria Gaynor


FAST FACTS:

1. Born Gloria Fowles on 9/7/49 in Newark, New Jersey. Dance-disco singer. Former member of the Soul Satisfiers and City Life. The true superstar of the disco era.

2. Ranks #24 among the all time Disco Charting Artists.

3. First charted on 10/26/74 w/ Never Can Say Goodbye



Ummmm, because I'm still a DJ after all these years... :roll: I get to hear this song almost weekly... (I WILL SURVIVE) .... but it's an anthem and there's nothing I can do about it. So, I jumped on the bandwagon, make sure that I put the song in the best spot possible to get people on the dance floor.

ANYBODY WANNA PARTY? is pretty much a bonafide jam. HONEYBEE and NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE fill out the rest of my best.

[BrunoRepublic]

Reach Out, I'll Be There
How High The Moon
This Love Affair
We Can Start All Over Again
Tonight (I think that's the name of it...)

[cdmack]

Love Gloria Gaynor! Let's not forget my favorite "Casanova Brown"! :D

[markydefad]

Honey Bee/ Never Can Say Goodbye/ Reach Out, I'll Be There (Medley) --LANDMARK CLASSIC TRACK!!!!!!! :D :D :D
Most Of All - sexy morning number from her Gregg Diamond produced LP
(If You Want It) Do It Yourself -- love this one
Searchin', Real Good People, and especially False Alarm - terrific tracks from side 2 of her landmark "Never Can Say Goodbye" LP
Substitute - the original A-side of "I Will Survive" is a good track.

[rhessel]

Hello to everybody:

I love these:

Let's Make a Deal/I've Got You Under My Skin/Be Mine

Walk on By

the whole side B of the LP "Never can say goodbye"
All I Need Is Your Sweet
Searchin'
We Belong Together
False Alarm
Real Good People

and the side B of the single Never can say goodbye
We just can't make it.

Cheers,

rhessel

[Videoskooter]

Gloria in excelsis deo!

Can't find better words to describe one of the eternals stars in the discogalaxy.

She had a huge hit here a few years ago with "First be a woman"- great old-skool-stuff.

-"How high the moon"
-"Casanova brown"
-"Walk on by"
-"I am what I am"
-"Da medley as already mentioned by Marky"

And at least two very rare songs: "I will survive" and "Never can say goodbye". Almost unknown but goooooood :D :D

A Tom Moulton mix!

G-L-O-R-I-A!

[Mario]

Hi Fellas! :D And what do you guys think of Gloria's most recent music? Does it fall short of her 70's work? Just wonderin'...Take Care...Mario 8)

[paul]

Hey efunk. Awesome dude! What...you tryin' ta make me look bad...jus' kidding :lol:
I would pick I Will Survive but it was played soooo much! I will go for the slightly less played Never Can Say Goodbye.
Mario, I didn't care much for her latest. Too much of that modern machine sound to me. Gloria still sounded good though :D

[efunk_adelic]

Hey efunk. Awesome dude! What...you tryin' ta make me look bad...jus' kidding :lol:
I would pick I Will Survive but it was played soooo much! I will go for the slightly less played Never Can Say Goodbye.
Mario, I didn't care much for her latest. Too much of that modern machine sound to me. Gloria still sounded good though :D

Well you did use some of the best artists Paul... :roll: Of course there are gonna be some repeats... this should be a lot of fun for me... gives me something to do..

[sirius]

Here are my faves:
Reach Out, I´ll Be There
I Got You Under My Skin
Walk On By
I Kinda Like Me
Let´s Mend What´s Been Broken
Yo Vivire
Love Is Just A Heartbeat Away
Let Me Know(I Have A Right)
Substitute
How High The Moon
And certainly the theme from "La Cage Aux Folles"
And so many more...
Cosmic Love & Kisses From O´SIRIUS & DARKTUNES...

[buckaroo]

:o
So far, no-one's mentioned 'This Love Affair'. It's brill!!

[NickNack]

:o
So far, no-one's mentioned 'This Love Affair'. It's brill!!

Not true. See the 2nd post by Graham.

[NickNack]

Efunk --- nice 'first choice' .

My picks:

'The Medley': HB/NCSG/ROIBT)
Most of All
This Love Affair (thank you, DiscoDisk :) )
Casanova Brown
Walk On By
Anybody Wanna Party?

[paul]

Well you did use some of the best artists Paul... :roll: Of course there are gonna be some repeats... this should be a lot of fun for me... gives me something to do..

By the way efunk. I meant to mention it would be a good idea to redo stuff I did, especially the first 10 or 20. I'm sure there are members here, new or otherwise who did not participate in the previous discussions. Besides, you'd bring your own flava (my word for the day :D ) to it.

[K-Bee]

Damn EFunk!!! :lol:
Gloria Gaynor - can´t say nothing about that.....I was waiting for Brass Construction!! :D :lol:

[Svend]

I'll dance anytime to:

Honeybee (love when she says "Ouch!")/Goodbye/Reach Out
How High the Moon
Walk On By
Be Mine (like a high speed train!)
Goin' Out Of My Head
Anybody Wanna Party?

No Thanks Department:
I've Got You Under My Skin

[efunk_adelic]

Damn EFunk!!! :lol:
Gloria Gaynor - can´t say nothing about that.....I was waiting for Brass Construction!! :D :lol:

:P to K-bee..... :D


Paul, I am certainly going to indeed....

I'm planning on doing 3 artists in about a 10 day period... how's that sound... covering 70's and 80's... :D

[markydefad]

someone asked for a "Best Of" by Miss Gaynor...

found this in a search

[srg]

Thanks Marky! I was the one that asked! You're a godsend to our forum!

[SandraDee]

Goin' Out Of My Head

I love her version of this song; one of my favourite 'camp revamps' of the 70s along with 'If My Friends Could See Me Now' by Linda & 'Macarthur Park' by Donna. I can relate to the lyrics too!

[markydefad]

Thanks Marky! I was the one that asked! You're a godsend to our forum!

why thanks srg--I couldn't recall who asked but I knew we'd covered this in the past!!!

[Zef]

I love
Let's mend whats been broken. It's a lovely song and got a lot of Radio play on London Soul stations. Have also noticed it on Paradise Garage playlists.

And from the same LP I can't take the pain.

[kdavid13]

I love
Let's mend whats been broken. It's a lovely song and got a lot of Radio play on London Soul stations. Have also noticed it on Paradise Garage playlists.

And from the same LP I can't take the pain.

I love LET'S MEND WHAT'S BEEN BROKEN ; I made a special folder on my iPod with all these laid back disco-ish tunes.

This is such a great song.

I also put I KINDA LIKE ME ; because it's a funky side of GLORIA.

[wongfoo]

1. Going Out of My Head (love tracks)
2. Tonight (I have a right)
3. Walk On By (Experience)
4. Honey Bee
5. Never Can Say Goodbye

[thommy2458]

I missed this post the first time around,so let
me put my two cents in now:
Has anyone mentioned a Gregg Diamond
produced track called "Why Should I Pay"?
-I loved this somewhat forgotten track.
here goes:
Honey Bee
Survive
Casanova Brown
Reach Out
Be Mine
Anybody wanna party
Do it yourself
And Why should I pay....
Happy Holidays disco babies!
love Thom