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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.
Gloria Fowles was born in Newark, New Jersey, [6] to Daniel Fowles and Queenie Mae Proctor. Her grandmother lived nearby and was involved in her upbringing. [7] " There was always music in our house", Gaynor wrote in her autobiography I Will Survive.
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 ...
Love Tracks is the sixth studio album by Gloria Gaynor, released in November 1978 on Polydor Records. It reached number four on the US Billboard 200 and includes Gaynor's biggest hit and only number-one single, "I Will Survive".
With women's rights at the forefront of politics and discussion in the 1970s, Gloria Gaynor came out with a smash hit about women's independence. "I Will Survive" chronicles a woman's intolerance ...
Gloria Gaynor "Testimony" album cover It, like all noteworthy moments in her life, required extraordinary survival. In 2017, after years of counseling, the performer revealed that she was a victim ...
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 bridge of the song contains an interpolation of Gloria Gaynor's "I Will Survive".The string instrument part is a François de Roubaix-composed piece from the José Giovanni-directed film Dernier domicile connu starring Lino Ventura and Marlène Jobert.