I Have a Right is Gloria Gaynor's seventh studio album, released in 1979. The track, "Let Me Know (I Have a Right)", was released as a single and reached No. 42 on the Billboard Hot 100.[4] The album has never been released on CD.
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| Released | September 24, 1979 | |||
| Genre | Disco | |||
| Length | 47:27 | |||
| Label | Polydor | |||
| Producer | Dino Fekaris, Freddie Perren | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [2] |
| Smash Hits | 4/10[3] |
Reception
editAllMusic called the opening track "Let me Know” "a very weak and contrived start" and "a poor person's 'I Will Survive'." However, "the rest of the material is excellent. From both a disco standpoint and a Northern soul standpoint, I Have a Right is a welcome addition to Gaynor's catalog."[1]
Smash Hits, however, said, "A desperately dull collection of over orchestrated nightclub songs, an out of date rhythm machine and a struggling soul singer bring you every disco cliché in the book without a shred of originality or personality to rescue it. Formula dance music for computers."[5]
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Dino Fekaris and Freddie Perren, except where noted
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Let Me Know (I Have a Right)" | 8:24 | |
| 2. | "Say Somethin'" | Dino Fekaris, Gloria Gaynor, Freddie Perren | 5:16 |
| 3. | "You Took Me In Again" | 6:43 | |
| 4. | "Don't Stop Us" | 4:11 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5. | "Tonight" | Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim | 7:19 |
| 6. | "Can't Fight the Feelin'" | B.J. Verdi, Freddie Perren | 4:30 |
| 7. | "Midnight Rocker" | 6:09 | |
| 8. | "One Number One" | 4:40 |
Personnel
edit- Gloria Gaynor - lead vocals
- Bob Bowles, Wah Wah Watson - guitar
- Pete Robinson - keyboards, synthesizer
- David Shields, Freddie Washington - bass guitar
- Freddie Perren - keyboards
- Bob Zimmitti - percussion
- Paulinho Da Costa - congas
- James Gadson - drums
- Doc Severinsen - trumpet
- Katie Kirkpatrick - harp
- Julia Waters, Maxine Waters, Marti McCall - backing vocals
References
edit- ^ a b Alex Henderson. "Gloria Gaynor I Have a Right". AllMusic.
- ^ Colin Larkin (2006). "Gaynor, Gloria". The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 3 (4th ed.). Muze, Oxford University Press. p. 705. ISBN 978-0-19-531373-4.
- ^ Starr, Red. "Albums". Smash Hits (November 15–28, 1979): 31.
- ^ Hilburn, Robert (29 Dec 2000). "From the Vaults". Los Angeles Times. p. F22.
- ^ Red Starr (14 November 1979). "Albums". Smash Hits. No. 25.
External links
edit- I Have a Right at Discogs (list of releases)
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