Glorious (Gloria Gaynor album) (original) (raw)
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1977 studio album by Gloria Gaynor
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| Studio album by Gloria Gaynor | |
| Released | February 18, 1977 |
| Genre | Disco, dance |
| Label | Polydor |
| Producer | Gregg Diamond, Joe Beck |
| Gloria Gaynor chronology | |
| I've Got You(1976) Glorious(1977) Gloria Gaynor's Park Avenue Sound(1978) |
Professional ratings
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Virgin Encyclopedia of R&B and Soul | [2] |
Glorious is American singer Gloria Gaynor's fourth studio album.[1] It was released in 1977 on Polydor Records.
The album was remastered and reissued with bonus tracks in 2016 by Big Break Records.[3]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Why Should I Pay" | Gregg Diamond | 3:38 |
| 2. | "As Time Goes By" / "The Hands of Time" (Medley) | Herman Hupfeld / Gregg Diamond | 5:05 |
| 3. | "Most of All" | Gregg Diamond | 8:57 |
| 4. | "We Can Start All Over Again" | Joe Beck, George Flame | 5:07 |
| 5. | "Sweet Sweet Melody" | Joe Beck, George Flame | 4:25 |
| 6. | "Life Ain't Worth Living" | Melvin Seals | 2:58 |
| 7. | "This Side of the Pain" | Gregg Diamond | 3:15 |
| 8. | "So Much Love" | Joe Beck, George Flame | 4:41 |
2016 remastered reissue bonus tracks
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 9. | "Most of All" (Single Version) | 3:26 |
- Gloria Gaynor – lead vocals
- Kim Carlson, Jocelyne Shaw, Angela Howell – backing vocals
- Steve Love – rhythm guitar (guitar solo on "Why I Should Pay")
- Jim Gregory – bass guitar
- Allan Schwartzberg – drums
- Don Grolnick – piano, keyboards, Fender Rhodes, clavinet
- Jack Waldman – piano, keyboards, orchestration
- Jimmy Maelen, Godfrey Diamond – percussion
- Joe Beck – guitar solo, orchestration
- Gregg Diamond – percussion, piano, orchestration
- Joe Ferguson – alto saxophone solo on "This Side of the Pain"
- George Young, Eddie Daniels, George Marge – saxophone
- Marvin Stamm, Alan Rubin, John Frosk, Peter Ecklund – trumpet
- Wayne Andre, Alan Raph, Barry Rogers – trombone
- Gene Orloff – concertmaster, strings
- Brad Baker – orchestration
- Gregg Diamond, Joe Beck – producers, arrangers
- Godfrey Diamond – engineer, mixing
- Woszczyk Wieslaw, Trudy Cali, Lucy Lauri, Tom Duffy, Michael Barbiero, Jonathan Kats – assistant engineers
- Dominick Romeo, Roy Jones – mastering
- David Croland – cover
- Beverly Parker – art direction
- ^ a b Henderson, Alex. Glorious review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-04-03.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (1998). The Virgin Encyclopedia of R&B and Soul. Virgin. p. 134.
- ^ BBR Records - CD re-issue of Glorius from 2016
- ^ "Gloria Gaynor". Billboard. Retrieved 22 March 2024.