| I Have a Right | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | September 24, 1979 | |||
| Genre | Disco | |||
| Length | 47:27 | |||
| Label | Polydor | |||
| Producer | Dino Fekaris, Freddie Perren | |||
| Gloria Gaynor chronology | ||||
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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] |
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.
AllMusic 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Smash Hits , however, said, "A desperately dull collection of over orchestrated nightclub songs, an out of date rhythm machine and a struggling soul singer bring you every disco cliché in the book without a shred of originality or personality to rescue it.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]
All 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 |
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