Love Tracks was the sixth album released by Gloria Gaynor

Gloria Gaynor

Gloria Gaynor is an American singer, best known for the disco era hits; "I Will Survive" , "Never Can Say Goodbye" , "Let Me Know " and "I Am What I Am" .-Early career:Gaynor was a singer with the Soul...

 in 1978 (her 6th studio album). The album includes her million-selling #1 hit single "I Will Survive

I Will Survive

"I Will Survive" is a song first performed by American singer Gloria Gaynor, released in October 1978. It was written by Freddie Perren and Dino Fekaris...

" which originally started out as the B-side to the album's first single, a cover of Clout

Clout

Clout were originally a five-piece, South African million-selling all-girl rock group formed in 1977, best known for their song, "Substitute".-Career:...

's "Substitute

Substitute (Righteous Brothers song)

"Substitute" is a song by Willie H. Wilson, recorded first by The Righteous Brothers and released as single from their album The Sons of Mrs. Righteous in 1975.This song was also released in 1978 by the South African band Clout and became a big hit...

" before it was flipped.
(The 12" single was quickly deleted and the 4:26 album version was replaced with the 8:01 12 inch version in order to sell more albums)

The song "Anybody Wanna Party" also became a hit, becoming a Top 20 hit on the club/dance chart, as well as peaking at #16 on the R&B chart.

The album was released on CD in Japan in 1992.

Track listing

1. "Stoplight" – 3:33 (Dino Fekaris)
2. "Anybody Wanna Party?" – 5:09 (Fekaris)
3. "Please, Be There" – 4:25 (David Van De Pitte)
4. "Goin' Out of My Head
   Goin' Out Of My Head
   "Goin' Out of My Head" is a song written by Teddy Randazzo and Bobby Weinstein, initially recorded by Little Anthony & the Imperials in 1964. Randazzo, a childhood friend of the group, wrote the song especially for them, having also supplied the group with their previous Top 20 Hit "I'm On The...
   
   " – 5:23 (Bobby Weinstein, Teddy Randazzo
   Teddy Randazzo
   Teddy Randazzo was a NYC born pop songwriter who composed 1960s hit songs such as "Goin' Out of My Head", "It's Gonna Take a Miracle", and "Hurt So Bad"...
   
   )
5. "I Will Survive" – 8:01 (Freddie Perren
   Freddie Perren
   Frederick "Freddie" Perren was an American songwriter, record producer, arranger, and orchestra conductor best known for as a co-songwriter and co-producer of such mega-hits as "Boogie Fever" by the Sylvers, "I Will Survive" by Gloria Gaynor, and "Shake Your Groove Thing" by Peaches &...
   
   , Fekaris)
6. "You Can Exit" – 5:08 (Perren)
7. "I Said Yes" – 3:54 (Perren)
8. "Substitute
   Substitute (Righteous Brothers song)
   "Substitute" is a song by Willie H. Wilson, recorded first by The Righteous Brothers and released as single from their album The Sons of Mrs. Righteous in 1975.This song was also released in 1978 by the South African band Clout and became a big hit...
   
   " – 2:57 (Willie Harry "W.H." Wilson)

Production

• Produced By Dino Fekaris & Freddie Perren
• Recorded, Engineered & Mixed By Jack Rouben & Lewis Peters
• Assistant Engineer: Rick Clifford
• Mastered By Ed Biggs

Personnel

• Drums: James Gadson
  James Gadson
  James Gadson is an American drummer and session musician. Beginning his career in the late 1960s, Gadson has since become one of the most-recorded drummers in the history of R&B music....
  
  
• Percussion: Bob Zimmitti, Paulinho Da Costa
  Paulinho Da Costa
  Paulinho da Costa is a Brazilian percussionist born in Rio de Janeiro, considered one of the most recorded musicians of modern times. Playing over two hundred percussion instruments, he has participated in thousands of recording sessions, Grammy Award-winning albums, hit songs, soundtracks, radio...
  
  
• Bass: Eddie Watkins, Scott Edwards
• Keyboards: Freddie Perren
  Freddie Perren
  Frederick "Freddie" Perren was an American songwriter, record producer, arranger, and orchestra conductor best known for as a co-songwriter and co-producer of such mega-hits as "Boogie Fever" by the Sylvers, "I Will Survive" by Gloria Gaynor, and "Shake Your Groove Thing" by Peaches &...
  
  , Peter Robinson
• Guitars: Bob "Boogie" Bowles, Melvin "Wah Wah" Ragin, Robert White
• Strings & Horns on tracks 1, 4, 7 Arranged & Conducted By Gene Page
  Gene Page
  Eugene Edgar "Gene" Page, Jr. was an influential conductor, composer, arranger and record producer most active from the mid-1960s through the mid-1980s....
  
  
• Strings & Horns on tracks 2, 3 Arranged & Conducted By Peter Robinson
• Strings & Horns on track 5, 8 Arranged & Conducted By Dave Blumberg
• Strings & Horns on track 6 Arranged & Conducted By Don Peake

External links

• "Love Tracks" at discogs: link