Gloria Gaynor's Park Avenue Sound

Studio album by Gloria Gaynor

Released

March 13, 1978

Recorded

1978

Genre

Disco, Dance

Length

33:15

Label

Polydor

Producer

Tan, Joel Diamond

Gloria Gaynor chronology

Glorious
(1977)

Gloria Gaynor's Park Avenue Sound
(1978)

Love Tracks
(1978)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]

Gloria Gaynor's Park Avenue Sound is the fifth album by Gloria Gaynor.^[2] It was released in 1978 on Polydor Records.

History

Gloria Gaynor's Park Avenue Sound includes the moderate hit singles, "You're All I Need To Get By" and "This Love Affair"; The latter lists Gloria Gaynor as co-writer. "For the First Time in My Life" has appeared on several compilations of Gloria Gaynor's recordings, including an album in the Universal Masters Collection series of albums, which were a series of budget-priced albums consisting of artists that have been signed on labels owned by Universal Music Group.

The album was remastered and reissued with bonus tracks in 2013 by Big Break Records.^[3]

Track listing

All tracks written by Norman Harris, Ron Tyson and Allan Felder, except where noted.

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"This Love Affair" (Gloria Gaynor, Connell Johnson, Jr., Al Stewart)	4:15
2.	"Part Time Love (Is a Full Time Job)"	4:19
3.	"Everytime You Make Love to Me"	4:06
4.	"For the First Time in My Life"	3:49

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
5.	"You're All I Need to Get By" (Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson)		5:11
6.	"After the Lovin'" / "Sweet Sounds for My Baby" (Medley) (Alan Bernstein, Ritchie Adams / Gloria Gaynor, Linwood Simon)		6:12
7.	"Kidnapped"		5:16

2013 remastered reissue bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
8.	"This Love Affair" (12" Disco Version)	4:16
9.	"You're All I Need to Get By" (12" Disco Version)	5:09
10.	"Everytime You Make Love to Me" (12" Disco Version)	4:05
11.	"Part Time Love (Is a Full Time Job)" (12" Disco Version)	4:42
12.	"This Love Affair" (Single Version)	2:42

Personnel

Gloria Gaynor – vocals
Norman Harris, Bobby Eli – guitar
Keith E. Benson – drums
Larry Washington, James Walker – congas
James L. Williams – bass guitar
Bruce Gray – piano
Ron "Have Mercy" Kersey – keyboards
Richard Genovese, Tyrone G. Kersey, Richard Amorose, Frederick Joiner, Roger H. Delillo, Rudolph J. Malizia, Christine Reeves, Charles A. Apollonia, Anthony Sinagoga, Emma Kummrow, Americus Wm. Mungiole, Davis A. Barnett, Clarence H. Watson, John Wilson, John R. Faith – strings, horns
Barbara Ingram, Carla Benson, Yvette Benton – background vocals

References

↑ Henderson, Alex. Gloria Gaynor's Park Avenue Sound review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-04-03.
↑ Gloria Gaynor's Park Avenue Sound at AllMusic
↑ BBR Records - CD re-issue of Gloria Gaynor's Park Avenue Sound from 2013

External links

Gloria Gaynor's Park Avenue Sound at Discogs (list of releases)

Gloria Gaynor

Studio albums	Never Can Say Goodbye Experience Gloria Gaynor I've Got You Glorious Gloria Gaynor's Park Avenue Sound Love Tracks I Have a Right Stories I Kinda Like Me Gloria Gaynor I Am Gloria Gaynor The Power of Gloria Gaynor The Answer I Wish You Love

Singles	"Never Can Say Goodbye" "Reach Out I'll Be There" "Walk On By" "All I Need Is Your Sweet Lovin'" "How High the Moon" "Substitute" "I Will Survive" "Stop in the Name of Love" "I Am What I Am" "Mighty High" "Oh, What a Life"

Related articles	Discography

Book:Gloria Gaynor

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