Name | Gloria Gaynor |
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Background | solo_singer |
Birth name | Gloria Fowles |
Born | September 07, 1949Newark, New Jersey |
Origin | United States of America |
Genre | Dance-pop, disco, R&B; |
Occupation | Singer-songwriter, actress |
Years active | 1965–present |
Instrument | Vocals |
Label | MGM (1965–76)Polydor (1976–83)Chrysalis (1984–85)Stylus (1986–88)Hot Productions (1996–97)Logic (2000–04)Radikal (2005–Present) |
Associated acts | Soul Satisfiers, Marvin Gaye, Luther Vandross |
Website | www.gloriagaynor.com }} |
Her first real success came in 1975 with the release of her album ''Never Can Say Goodbye'', which established her as a disco artist. The first side of this album consisted of three disco songs ("Honey Bee", "Never Can Say Goodbye" and "Reach Out, I'll Be There"), with no breaks in between the songs. This 19-minute dance marathon proved to be enormously popular, especially at dance clubs. All three songs were released as singles via radio edits, and all of them became hits. The album was instrumental in introducing disco music to the public, "Never Can Say Goodbye" becoming the first song to top ''Billboard'' magazine's dance chart. Capitalizing on the success of her first album, Gloria Gaynor quickly released her second album, ''Experience Gloria Gaynor'', later that same year. While this album was also successful, it was not quite as popular as her previous album in the mainstream.
Some of her lesser-known singles, due to lack of recurrent airplay — including "Honey Bee" (1974), "Casanova Brown" (1975), and "Let's Make A Deal" (1976) — became hits in the clubs and reached the Top 5 on ''Billboard'''s disco charts. After her 1976 album, ''I've Got You'', Gaynor shifted from her hit production team, to work with other productions. While it seemed like a good move, her subsequent producers did not seem to match Gaynor's vocal approach and style as well.
-Interestingly, "I Will Survive" was originally the B-side when Polydor Records released it in late 1978. The A-side, a song called "Substitute", then a recent worldwide hit for South African girl-group Clout, was considered more "radio friendly". Boston Disco Radio DJ Jack King turned the record over and recalls being stunned by what he heard. "I couldn't believe they were burying this monster hit on the B-side", says King. "I played it and played it and my listeners went nuts." This audience response forced the record company to flip the songs, so that subsequent copies of the single listed the more popular song on the A-side. King was honored at New York's "Disco Masters Awards Show" for 3 consecutive years (1979–1981) in recognition of his relentless push of the song. The song was awarded the only Grammy Award ever for Best Disco Recording in 1980.
As a disco number, the song was unique for its time by virtue of Gaynor's having no background singers. And, unlike her first disco hits, the track was not pitched up to make it faster and to render Gaynor's recorded voice in a higher register than that in which she actually sang. Most disco hits at the time were heavily produced, with multiple voices, overdubs, and adjustments to pitch and speed. "I Will Survive" had a much more spare and "clean" sound. Had it been originally planned and released as an A-side, it would almost certainly have undergone a substantially more heavy-handed remix. In late 1979, she released the album ''I Have a Right'' which contained her next disco hit, "Let Me Know (I Have a Right)", which featured Doc Severinsen of ''The Tonight Show'' fame, on trumpet solo. Gaynor also recorded a disco song called "Love Is Just a Heartbeat Away" in 1979 for the vampire movie ''Nocturna: Granddaughter of Dracula'' which featured a number of disco songs.
Gaynor would achieve her final success in the '80s with the release of her album ''I Am Gloria Gaynor'' in 1984. This was mainly due to the song "I Am What I Am", which became a hit at dance clubs, and then on the Club Play chart in late 1983/early 1984. "I Am What I Am" made Gaynor a gay icon. However, her career went into sharp decline following this hit. She mainly made her living outside of the US where there was never any disco backlash. Her 1986 album, ''The Power of Gloria Gaynor'', was almost entirely composed of cover versions of other songs that were popular at the time. The album was ignored, becoming a commercial failure.
During the late 1990s, she dabbled in acting for a while, guest starring on ''The Wayans Bros'', ''That '70s Show'', and ''Ally McBeal'' before doing a limited engagement performance in Broadway's ''Smokey Joe's Cafe''.
In 2001 she sung "I Will Survive" in the 30th Anniversary Concert for Michael Jackson.
She returned to the recording studio in 2002, releasing her first album in over 15 years, entitled, ''I Wish You Love''. The two singles released from the album, "Just Keep Thinking About You" and "I Never Knew", both topped ''Billboard''
After almost 30 years of its release, Gaynor continues to ride the success of "I Will Survive", touring the country and the world over and performing her signature song on dozens of TV shows. A few successful remixes of the song during the 1990s and 2000s along with new versions of the song by Lonnie Gordon, Diana Ross, Chantay Savage, rock group Cake and others as well as constant recurrent airplay on nearly all Soft AC and Rhythmic format radio stations have helped to keep the song in the mainstream.
On September 19, 2005, Gaynor was honored twice when she and her music were inducted into the Dance Music Hall of Fame. She was inducted in the ''Artist Inductees'' category along with fellow disco legends Chic and the late Sylvester. Her classic anthem "I Will Survive" was inducted under the ''Records Inductees'' category.
In 2004, Gaynor re-released her 1997 album ''The Answer'' (also released under the title ''What a Life'') as a follow up to her successful album ''I Wish You Love''. The album includes her popular club hit "Oh, What a Life".
In January 2008, The American Diabetes Association named Gaynor the Honorary Spokesperson of the 2008 NYC Step Out To Fight Diabetes Walk.
In 2009, she appeared on ''The John Kerwin Show'', ''The Wendy Williams Show'', and ''The View'' to promote the 30th anniversary of "I Will Survive".
In 2010, she appeared on ''Last Comic Standing'' and ''The Tonight Show''.
On December 5, 2010 Gloria went to Ecuador and sang her biggest hits in Teleton Ecuador.
She and her husband have been residents of Cliffside Park, New Jersey.
Year | Single | Peak chart positions | ||||
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- | 55 | - | - | - | ||
9 | 34 | 1 | - | 2 | ||
60 | - | - | - | 14 | ||
- | - | 6 | - | - | ||
align="left" | 98 | - | 8 | - | - | |
- | - | - | - | 44 | ||
- | - | 1 | - | - | ||
98 | 24 | - | - | - | ||
75 | 73 | - | - | 33 | ||
1976 | - | 95 | - | - | - | |
1 | 4 | 1 | - | 1 | ||
align="left" | 107 | 78 | - | - | - | |
- | 16 | - | - | - | ||
42 | - | - | - | 32 | ||
1980 | - | - | - | - | - | |
1981 | - | 76 | - | - | - | |
1983 | align="left" | - | 82 | - | - | 13 |
1984 | - | - | - | - | - | |
1985 | - | - | - | - | - | |
1986 | - | - | - | - | - | |
1987 | - | - | - | - | - | |
1993 | - | - | - | - | 5 | |
1997 | - | - | 12 | - | - | |
1998 | - | - | - | - | - | |
2000 | - | - | - | - | 67 | |
2001 | - | - | 1 | - | - | |
2002 | - | - | 1 | 30 | - | |
2006 | - | - | - | - | - | |
2008 | align="left" | - | - | - | - | - |
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The show's writers include Kerwin, former Tonight Show writers Tony DeSena and Marvin Silbermintz. Nicholas Burns is the show's Music Director and drummer.
Previous episodes of the show are archived on YouTube.
In August, 2007, Kerwin and show producer Rob Baker met with NBC's head of late night and prime time programming Rick Ludwin to campaign for the position then to be vacated by Conan O'Brien in 2009 as he left NBC's "Late Night" to host The Tonight Show. The position was eventually given to Jimmy Fallon.
On December, 2006, host John Kerwin and the show received a special Commendation from Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa on the occasion of the show's 6th anniversary on the air and 60th episode.
For the May, 2008 episode featuring guests Ed Asner, Kevin Sorbo and Keaton Simons, a special monologue was prepared featuring comedy contributed by writers from each former Tonight Show host: Bill Dana (Steve Allen), Dick Cavett (Jack Paar), Tony DeSena (Johnny Carson) and Marvin Silbermintz (Jay Leno).
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