Stories is the eighth album by Gloria Gaynor, released in 1980. Failing to produce any hit singles, Stories didn't fare as well as its predecessors and peaked at #178 on the Billboard 200.
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| Released | May 20, 1980 | |||
| Genre | Disco, R&B | |||
| 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] |
This album has yet to be reissued on CD.
Critical reception
editBillboard's reviewer noted with satisfaction that "Gaynor deserts the dictates of disco for an album of classic pop-soul songs". He singled out "Ain't No Bigger Fool" and "Make Me Yours" as fine examples of the Motown sound brought up-to-date, with powerful bass lines, beefy brass and call-and-response backup vocals". As well as a couple of ballads, "Don't Read Me Wrong" and "The Luckiest Girl In The World," that "underscore Gaynor's versatility". As a result critic called Stories a "singer's best LP in years".[3]
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Dino Fekaris and Freddie Perren, except where noted
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Ain't No Bigger Fool" | 4:33 |
| 2. | "I Let Love Slip Right Through My Hands" | 4:46 |
| 3. | "On a Diet of You" | 4:42 |
| 4. | "Lock Me Up" | 3:46 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5. | "All My Life" | Christine Yarian, Samuel F. Brown III | 4:25 |
| 6. | "Don't Read Me Wrong" | Gloria Gaynor, Eddie Sierra | 3:47 |
| 7. | "The Luckiest Girl in the World" | 5:10 | |
| 8. | "Make Me Yours" | 3:23 |
Personnel
edit- Gloria Gaynor - vocals
- Nathan East - bass guitar
- Freddie Perren - keyboards
- Bob Bowles - guitar
- Bob Zimmitti - percussion
- Ernie Watts - saxophone, flute
- James Gadson - drums
- Paulinho da Costa - congas
- Nathan Watts - bass guitar
- David T. Walker - guitar
- Clarence McDonald - keyboards
- Alan Estes - percussion
- Gayle Levant - harp
- Bobbye Hall - congas
- Julia Waters - backing vocals
- Maxine Waters - backing vocals
- Stephanie Spruill - backing vocals
References
edit- ^ Henderson, Alex. Stories review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-04-03.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Review: Gloria Gaynor – Stories" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 92, no. 20. New York: Billboard Publications Inc. 17 May 1980. p. 66. ISSN 0006-2510. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 February 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022 – via World Radio History.