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"I Will Survive" is a song recorded by American singer Gloria Gaynor, released in October 1978 by Polydor Records as the second single from her sixth album, Love Tracks (1978). It was written by Freddie Perren and Dino Fekaris. The song's lyrics describe the narrator's discovery of personal strength following an initially devastating breakup.
The disco legend and gospel performer discusses the meaning of "survival" to her arduous ... Disco songs like Gaynor's "I Will Survive," plus her cover of The Jackson 5's "Never Can Say Goodbye ...
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 ...
The song won a Grammy for Best Disco Recording in 1980 — the only year that award was given — but survived the disco backlash and became a classic.
The song has become something of an anthem of female Emancipation. Originally, "I Will Survive" was a 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".
Love Tracks includes her million-selling number-one 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).
Created as a track for the disco film Saturday Night Fever (1977), "Stayin' Alive" became one of the greatest and most popular songs to ever arise from a movie soundtrack. Funnily enough, the song ...
Never Can Say Goodbye is the debut album by Gloria Gaynor, released on MGM Records in January 1975. [5] It is most notable for including several early disco recordings. The album charted in the US Billboard at number 25 in the US Pop chart, and at number 21 in the US R&B chart.