Love Tracks
Studio album by
Gloria Gaynor
ReleasedNovember 27, 1978 (1978-11-27)
Recorded1978
GenreDisco, dance
Length42:15
LabelPolydor
ProducerDino Fekaris
Gloria Gaynor chronology
Gloria Gaynor's Park Avenue Sound
(1978)		 Love Tracks
(1978)		 I Have a Right
(1979)
Singles from Love Tracks
  1. "I Will Survive"
    Released: October 23, 1978
  2. "Anybody Wanna Party?"
    Released: 1979

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]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Christgau's Record GuideB+[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[4]
Smash Hits4/10[5]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Dino Fekaris and Freddie Perren, except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Stoplight" 3:38
2."Anybody Wanna Party?" 5:14
3."Please, Be There"Dino Fekaris, David Van De Pitte4:30
4."Goin' Out of My Head"Teddy Randazzo, Bobby Weinstein5:33
5."I Will Survive" 4:56
6."You Can Exit" 5:16
7."I Said Yes" 3:59
8."Substitute"Willie H. Wilson3:15
2013 remastered reissue bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
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 – backing 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
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 CertificationCertified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[14] Gold 50,000^
France ——— 214.500
United States (RIAA)[15] Platinum 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ↑ BBR Records - CD re-issue of Love Tracks from 2013
  2. ↑ Henderson, Alex. Love Tracks review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-04-03.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 275.
  5. ↑ Starr, Red. "Albums". Smash Hits (March 22 - April 4, 1979): 31.
  6. ↑ Billboard. June 9, 1979. p. 95. Accessed from July 10, 2013.
  7. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Gloria Gaynor – Love Tracks" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved July 10, 2013.
  8. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Gloria Gaynor – Love Tracks". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 10, 2013.
  9. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Gloria Gaynor – Love Tracks". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 10, 2013.
  10. ↑ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved July 10, 2013.
  11. ↑ "Gloria Gaynor | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved July 10, 2013.
  12. ↑ Billboard. March 10, 1979. p. 96. Accessed from July 10, 2013.
  13. ↑ Billboard. July 7, 1979. p. 3. Accessed from July 10, 2013.
  14. ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Gloria Gaynor – Love Tracks". Music Canada. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
  15. ↑ "American album certifications – Gloria Gaynor – Love Tracks". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
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