Glorious (Gloria Gaynor album)

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Glorious
Studio album by
Gloria Gaynor
ReleasedFebruary 18, 1977
GenreDisco, dance
LabelPolydor
ProducerGregg Diamond, Joe Beck
Gloria Gaynor chronology
I've Got You
(1976) 		Glorious
(1977) 		Gloria Gaynor's Park Avenue Sound
(1978)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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]

Track listing[edit]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Why Should I Pay"Gregg Diamond3:38
2."As Time Goes By" / "The Hands of Time" (Medley)Herman Hupfeld / Gregg Diamond5:05
3."Most of All"Gregg Diamond8:57
4."We Can Start All Over Again"Joe Beck, George Flame5:07
5."Sweet Sweet Melody"Joe Beck, George Flame4:25
6."Life Ain't Worth Living"Melvin Seals2:58
7."This Side of the Pain"Gregg Diamond3:15
8."So Much Love"Joe Beck, George Flame4:41
2016 remastered reissue bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
9."Most of All" (Single Version)3:26

Personnel[edit]

  • 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

Production[edit]

  • 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

Charts[edit]

Chart performance for Glorious
Chart (1977) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[4] 183

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Henderson, Alex. Glorious review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-04-03.
  2. ^ Larkin, Colin (1998). The Virgin Encyclopedia of R&B and Soul. Virgin. p. 134.
  3. ^ BBR Records - CD re-issue of Glorius from 2016
  4. ^ "Gloria Gaynor". Billboard. Retrieved 22 March 2024.

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