Experience Gloria Gaynor
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Experience Gloria Gaynor is the second album from Gloria Gaynor
, released in 1975 on MGM Records
. The album charted in the US Billboard at #64 in the US Pop chart, and at #32 in the US R&B chart. The album failed to chart in the UK, the single "How High The Moon" was issued in the UK and peaked at #33.
Side one of the album is dance-oriented, while side two is R&B
/Soul music
oriented. Includes the hit singles; "Casanova Brown", "(If You Want It) Do It Yourself" and "How High The Moon" presented in a 19 minute megamix
by Tom Moulton
. The Soul music
songs on side two of the album included a rendition of "What'll I Do", a well-received rendition of the Dionne Warwick
hit, "Walk On By" and an example of Gloria Gaynor's own songwriting called "I'm Still Yours".
The album was re-issued on CD in 2010 by the UK based Big Break Records with 5 bonus tracks of B-sides and single edits.
Side two
CD bonus tracks
9. "Casanova Brown" (Promotional single version)
10."(If You Want It) Do It Yourself" (Single version) (A-side single, released in 1975)
11."How High The Moon" (Single version) (A-side single, released in 1975)
12."Walk On By" (Single version) (A-side single, released in 1975)
13."My Man's Gone" (Gloria Gaynor) (B-Side of "How High The Moon" single, released in 1975)
Gloria Gaynor
Gloria Gaynor is an American singer, best known for the disco era hits; "I Will Survive" , "Never Can Say Goodbye" , "Let Me Know " and "I Am What I Am" .-Early career:Gaynor was a singer with the Soul...
, released in 1975 on MGM Records
MGM Records
MGM Records was a record label started by the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film studio in 1946, for the purpose of releasing soundtrack albums of their musical films. Later it became a pop label, lasting into the 1970s...
. The album charted in the US Billboard at #64 in the US Pop chart, and at #32 in the US R&B chart. The album failed to chart in the UK, the single "How High The Moon" was issued in the UK and peaked at #33.
Side one of the album is dance-oriented, while side two is R&B
Contemporary R&B
Contemporary R&B is a music genre that combines elements of hip hop, soul, R&B and funk.Although the abbreviation “R&B” originates from traditional rhythm and blues music, today the term R&B is most often used to describe a style of African American music originating after the demise of disco in...
/Soul music
Soul music
Soul music is a music genre originating in the United States combining elements of gospel music and rhythm and blues. According to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, soul is "music that arose out of the black experience in America through the transmutation of gospel and rhythm & blues into a form of...
oriented. Includes the hit singles; "Casanova Brown", "(If You Want It) Do It Yourself" and "How High The Moon" presented in a 19 minute megamix
Megamix
A megamix is a medley remix containing multiple songs in rapid succession. There may be only one verse or even just a brief chorus of each song used, sometimes in addition to samples of the same or other songs. There may also be some elements of bastard pop in some, though not as much as a mashup...
by Tom Moulton
Tom Moulton
Tom Moulton is an American record producer, and originator of the remix, the breakdown section, and the 12-inch single vinyl format.-Life and career:Thomas Jerome Moulton was born in Schenectady, New York, United States....
. The Soul music
Soul music
Soul music is a music genre originating in the United States combining elements of gospel music and rhythm and blues. According to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, soul is "music that arose out of the black experience in America through the transmutation of gospel and rhythm & blues into a form of...
songs on side two of the album included a rendition of "What'll I Do", a well-received rendition of the Dionne Warwick
Dionne Warwick
Dionne Warwick is an American singer, actress and TV show host, who became a United Nations Global Ambassador for the Food and Agriculture Organization, and a United States Ambassador of Health....
hit, "Walk On By" and an example of Gloria Gaynor's own songwriting called "I'm Still Yours".
The album was re-issued on CD in 2010 by the UK based Big Break Records with 5 bonus tracks of B-sides and single edits.
Track listing
Side one ("A Tom Moulton Mix") - 18.57- "Casanova Brown" (Jimmy Roach) - 6.25
- "(If You Want It) Do It Yourself" (James Bolden, Jack Robinson) - 5.56
- "How High The MoonHow High the Moon"How High the Moon" is a jazz standard with lyrics by Nancy Hamilton and music by Morgan Lewis. It was first featured in the 1940 Broadway revue Two for the Show, where it was sung by Alfred Drake and Frances Comstock....
" (Morgan LewisMorgan LewisMorgan Lewis may refer to:*Morgan Lewis , Governor of New York State, U.S.A.*Morgan Lewis *Morganics, hip hop artist Morgan Lewis-See also:*Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, law firm*Lewis Morgan...
, Nancy Hamilton) - 6.33
Side two
- "The Prettiest Face I've Ever Seen" (Marie Cain)
- "What'll I Do" (Burton Senior, Chris Essel)
- "Tell Me How" (Lester Hodelin)
- "I'm Still Yours" (Gloria Gaynor)
- "Walk On By" (Burt BacharachBurt BacharachBurt F. Bacharach is an American pianist, composer and music producer. He is known for his popular hit songs and compositions from the mid-1950s through the 1980s, with lyrics written by Hal David. Many of their hits were produced specifically for, and performed by, Dionne Warwick...
, Hal DavidHal DavidHarold Lane "Hal" David is an American lyricist. He grew up in Brooklyn, New York. David is best known for his collaborations with composer Burt Bacharach.-Career:...
CD bonus tracks
9. "Casanova Brown" (Promotional single version)
10."(If You Want It) Do It Yourself" (Single version) (A-side single, released in 1975)
11."How High The Moon" (Single version) (A-side single, released in 1975)
12."Walk On By" (Single version) (A-side single, released in 1975)
13."My Man's Gone" (Gloria Gaynor) (B-Side of "How High The Moon" single, released in 1975)
Personnel
- Gloria Gaynor - vocals
- Linda NovemberLinda NovemberLinda Ellen November is an American singer who sang tens of thousands of commercial jingles. She was the voice of the singing cat in the Meow Mix commercials, sang the jingle "Galaxy Glue" in the 1981 film The Incredible Shrinking Woman, the "Coke and a Smile" jingle in the classic Mean Joe Greene...
, Arlene Martell, Vivian Cherry - backing vocals - Allan SchwartzbergAllan SchwartzbergAllan Schwartzberg is a famous studio musician drummer, most of whose recordings were made in the 1970s. He has played on hits such as Gloria Gaynor's "Never Can Say Goodbye". He has played with KISS, James Brown and Peter Gabriel as well...
- drums - Bob BabbittBob BabbittBob Babbitt is an American bassist, most famous for his work as a member of Motown Records' studio band, the Funk Brothers, from 1966–1972, as well as his tenure as part of MFSB for Philadelphia International Records afterwards. Also in 1968-1970, with Mike Campbell, Ray Monette and Andrew Smith...
- bass - Pat RebillotPat RebillotPat Rebillot, born April 21, 1935, is a US-based keyboard session and studio musician.He is associated with fellow session and studio musicians Hugh McCracken, Tony Levin, Steve Gadd, Ray Barretto and Ralph MacDonald....
- keyboards - Carlos Martin - congos
- Lance Quinn, Jerry Freidman, Jeff Miranov - guitars
- Jim MaelenJimmy MaelenJimmy Maelen was a percussionist in the 1960s-1980s, who worked with many artists including Roxy Music, Bryan Ferry, Peter Gabriel, James Taylor, Dire Straits, Barry Manilow, Alice Cooper and John Lennon...
- percussion - Alan RubinAlan RubinAlan Rubin , also known as Mr. Fabulous, was an American musician. He played trumpet, flugelhorn, and piccolo trumpet....
, Pat Russo - trumpets - Wayne AndreWayne AndreWayne Andre was an American jazz trombonist, best known for his work as a session musician.Andre's father was a saxophonist, and he took private music lessons from age 15. He played with Charlie Spivak in the early 1950s before spending some time in the U.S. Air Force...
, Dave Taylor - trombones - George Taylor, Lou DelGatto - reeds
- The Tony Posk Strings
Production
- Producers - Tony BongioviTony BongioviTony Bongiovi is a record producer and recording engineer with expertise in Electrical & Acoustical Engineering. He helped to remodel an old building in Manhattan—once a power plant for Edison, and later a television studio—into the Power Station recording studio in 1977.Bongiovi was born in the...
, Meco MonardoMecoMeco is an American record producer and musician, as well as the name of a band or production team based around him...
, Jay Ellis - Arrangers - Andrew Smith, Harold WheelerHarold WheelerHarold Wheeler is an orchestrator, composer, conductor, arranger, record producer, and music director. He has received numerous Tony Award and Drama Desk Award nominations for orchestration, and won the 2003 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Orchestrations for Hairspray.-Biography:Wheeler was named...
, Mecco Menardo - Vocal arrangements - Mecco Menardo
- Mixing - Tom MoultonTom MoultonTom Moulton is an American record producer, and originator of the remix, the breakdown section, and the 12-inch single vinyl format.-Life and career:Thomas Jerome Moulton was born in Schenectady, New York, United States....
- Photography - Norman SeeffNorman SeeffNorman Seeff was born March 5, 1939 in Johannesburg, South Africa. Since moving to the United States in 1969, his work as a photographer and filmmaker has been focused on the exploration of human creativity and the inner dynamics of the creative process....