Earlier this month my friend Bill asked me to post 5 albums that influenced me or changed my life in some way. Here's #3:Love Tracks by Gloria Gaynor because of the number 1 song it contained.In 1979, when this came out with "I Will Survive" (which hit number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for 2 non-sequential weeks, yeah, I'm a geek), I could relate to it. I was 16 and a geeky teenager with no friends. But, I was optimistic. I read comic books and admired Superheroes so I began working out to build muscle and self confidence. I discovered Dolly Parton and modeled my personality after her optimism. Above all, I thought "I Will Survive" and that song became very important to me. - Rob
ABOUT THE ALBUM: Love Tracks is the sixth studio album by Gloria Gaynor, released in 1978 on Polydor Records.
Love Tracks includes her million-selling #1 hit 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).
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.