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Laura Ann Branigan (July 3, 1952 [nb 1] – August 26, 2004) was an American singer. Her signature song, the platinum-certified 1982 single "Gloria", stayed on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 for 36 weeks, then a record for a female artist, peaking at No. 2.
"Gloria" is a rock song written by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison, and originally recorded by Morrison's band Them in 1964. It was released as the B-side of " Baby, Please Don't Go ". The song became a garage rock staple and a part of many rock bands' repertoires.
"Gloria" (Italian pronunciation: [ˈɡlɔːrja]) is a 1979 love song written and composed in Italian by Umberto Tozzi and Giancarlo Bigazzi, and first translated to English by Jonathan King. A 1982 cover version by American singer Laura Branigan , with different English lyrics, peaked at number two on the US Billboard Hot 100 and has been ...
The band's recording of "Gloria" was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999. [7] It was ranked No. 69 in Dave Marsh's 1989 book, The Heart of Rock and Soul, The 1001 Greatest Singles Ever and "Mystic Eyes" was ranked No. 458. [8] "Gloria" was listed at No. 208 in the 2004 Rolling Stone magazine's feature The 500 Greatest Songs of All ...
“Gloria” was a platinum-certified hit in its day that spent nine months on the Billboard 100 chart. ... and the song’s writer and singer, John Fogerty, ...
That same year, she released an album of mid-tempo R&B and pop-style songs entitled Gloria Gaynor. Gaynor would achieve her final success in the 1980s 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.
"Gloria" (Them song), a song written by Van Morrison in 1964 and covered by artists including the Shadows of Knight and Patti Smith "Gloria" (Umberto Tozzi song) (1979), a song later covered by Laura Branigan in 1982 "Gloria" (U2 song) (1981) "Gloria" (Yui song) "Gloria", a 1997 song by Mineral from the album The Power of Failing "Gloria", a ...
Nearly 50 years ago, Gloria Gaynor released “I Will Survive,” the first disco song to top the Billboard charts and the only one to be awarded a Grammy for best disco recording. Then, 40 years ...