| Gloria Gaynor's Park Avenue Sound | ||||
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| Released | March 13, 1978 | |||
| Recorded | 1978 | |||
| Studio | Sigma Sound, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||
| Genre | Disco, dance | |||
| Length | 33:15 | |||
| Label | Polydor | |||
| Producer | Tan, Joel Diamond | |||
| Gloria Gaynor chronology | ||||
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| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [2] |
Gloria Gaynor's Park Avenue Sound is the fifth album by Gloria Gaynor. [3] It was released in 1978 on Polydor Records.
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. [4]
All tracks are written by Norman Harris, Ron Tyson and Allan Felder, except where noted
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | 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 | |
| 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 |
| 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 |
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