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I Wish You Love (Gloria Gaynor Album)
''I Wish You Love'' is Gloria Gaynor's seventeenth album and her first international release in 18 years. It is a return to her roots in Club/Dance music, along with Urban contemporary and Contemporary R&B. The album includes two recent hit singles—2001's "Just Keep Thinking About You" (#1 on ''Billboard's'' Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart) and 2002's "I Never Knew" (also #1 Club Play, #30 Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks). First released in the United States in September 2002, the album followed in Europe in April 2003. American Track listing # "Gotta Be Forever" – 3:33 (Linda Clifford, Kathy Brown, Pelle Ankarberg, Niclas Molinder, Joachim Persson) # "Stronger" – 3:20 ( Mary Brown, Fusari, Karl Kimmel) # "I Wish You Love" – 3:43 (Bill Lee, Balewa Muhammed, Calvin Gaines, Rob Fusari, Eritza Laues) # "Let It Rain" – 5:13 (Andy Goldmark, Jason Hess, Mark Mueller) # "Gone Too Long" – 3:02 (Lamont Dozier, Jorgen Elofsson) # "Just No Other Way" – 4:00 (D. Deviller, S. Hos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gloria Gaynor
Gloria Gaynor (née Fowles; born September 7, 1943) is an American singer, best known for the disco era hits " I Will Survive" (1978), " Let Me Know (I Have a Right)" (1979), " I Am What I Am" (1983), and her version of " Never Can Say Goodbye" (1974). Early life Gaynor was born Gloria Fowles in Newark, New Jersey, to Daniel Fowles and Queenie Mae Proctor. Her grandmother lived nearby and was involved in her upbringing. "There was always music in our house", Gaynor wrote in her autobiography ''I Will Survive''. She enjoyed listening to the radio, and to records by Nat King Cole and Sarah Vaughan. Her father played the ukulele and guitar and sang professionally in nightclubs with a group called Step 'n' Fetchit. Gloria grew up a tomboy; she had five brothers and one sister. Her brothers sang gospel and formed a quartet with a friend. Gaynor was not allowed to sing with the all-male group, nor was her younger brother Arthur, as Gloria was a girl and he was too young. Arthur late ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hex Hector
Hex Hector (born Héctor Ortiz on April 15, 1965) is an American music producer and remixer. He won a Grammy Award in 2001 for Best Remixer. He was born in Manhattan, New York, of a Puerto Rican mother and Cuban Cuban may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Cuba, a country in the Caribbean * Cubans, people from Cuba, or of Cuban descent ** Cuban exile, a person who left Cuba for political reasons, or a descendant thereof * Cuban citizen, a pers ... father. from ''social.zune.net'' Discography Original productions Remixes References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hector, Hex 1965 births < ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Discogs
Discogs (short for discographies) is a database of information about audio recordings, including commercial releases, promotional releases, and bootleg or off-label releases. While the site was originally created with a goal of becoming the largest online database of electronic music, the site now includes releases in all genres on all formats. After the database was opened to contributions from the public, rock music began to become the most prevalent genre listed. , Discogs contains over 15.7 million releases, by over 8.3 million artists, across over 1.9 million labels, contributed from over 644,000 contributor user accounts – with these figures constantly growing as users continually add previously unlisted releases to the site over time. The Discogs servers, currently hosted under the domain name discogs.com, are owned by Zink Media, Inc. and located in Portland, Oregon, United States. History The discogs.com domain name was registered in August 2000, and Discogs it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dino Fekaris
Dino George Fekaris (born January 24, 1945, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States) is a Greek-American music producer and songwriter. Fekaris was the producer and co-writer (with Freddie Perren) of the song "I Will Survive", and other songs sung by Gloria Gaynor. He has been nominated five times for the Grammy Award, winning once in 1979 for "I Will Survive". Biography Dino attended Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan, and was a member of Delta Chi Fraternity. He joined Motown at the tail end of the 1960s as a producer and writer, initially linking with Nick Zesses and working with the likes of The Naturals. Their first major success came with Rare Earth, for whom they penned " I Just Want to Celebrate" and "Hey Big Brother", with Zesses and Fekaris also linking up with fellow writer and producer Tom Baird in the band Matrix. The trio also wrote together, penning "Love Me" for Diana Ross, a No. 38 UK hit in 1974. Fekaris was fired by Motown in the mid-70s, and he te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Will Survive
"I Will Survive" is a song by American singer Gloria Gaynor, released in October 1978 as the second single from her sixth album, '' Love Tracks'' (1978). It was written by Freddie Perren and Dino Fekaris. A top-selling song, it is a popular disco anthem, as well as being certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The song's lyrics describe the narrator's discovery of personal strength following an initially devastating breakup. It received heavy airplay in 1979, spending three non-consecutive weeks at number one on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 as well as topping the UK Singles Chart and Irish Singles Chart. The song is also frequently recalled as a symbol of female empowerment. In 2016, the Library of Congress deemed Gaynor's original recording to be "culturally, historically, or artistically significant" and selected it for preservation in the National Recording Registry. Composition and recording According to Dino Fekaris, the principal writer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Timothy John Hegarty
Timothy John Hegarty, better known as Tim Hegarty (born 7 November 1965 in Derry, Northern Ireland) is a Northern Irish musician and songwriter. Personal life Hegarty was born in Derry, Northern Ireland to Hugh and Eilis Hegarty. He attended St Columb's College and read economics at Queen's University Belfast for two years before dropping out. At the age of 21 he moved to London to pursue a career as a musician and became an estate agent. Here he met Julie Parry, an accountant, whom he later married in 1997. They moved to Edinburgh together in 2002 with their three sons. He currently lives in Bath. Musical career Hegarty started his musical career in 1982 as a drummer in the Derry band ''Tie The Boy'' with fellow musician Peter Cunnah. The band did a session for BBC Radio 1 and went on to do multiple gigs around Northern Ireland. After they split up, he then went on to form a band called ''Baby June''. Hegarty went on to co-write the hit single " Shoot Me with Your Love" f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jörgen Elofsson
Kjell Åke Jörgen Elofsson (born 14 January 1962) is a Swedish songwriter. He was one of the writers of the songwriter-team at Cheiron Studios in Stockholm (along with Denniz PoP, Max Martin, Kristian Lundin, Andreas Carlsson, Rami Yacoub, Per Magnusson, David Kreuger, Herbie Crichlow, Jake Schulze, Alexander Kronlund and Alexandra Talomaa) where he made successful songs such as Britney Spears' " Sometimes" and "(You Drive Me) Crazy". He is also known for co-writing hit songs like Kelly Clarkson's "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)", which was nominated for Song the Year and Record of the Year at the 2013 Grammy Awards, as well as Westlife's "Fool Again", " Unbreakable", and "Evergreen". Early years (1978-1998) Elofsson grew up in a small community called Skälderviken, outside Ängelholm in the south of Sweden. His father was not very present in his life and was a workaholic and alcoholic. His mother was a homemaker. Eloffson has explained he inherited the tendency to wor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joacim Persson
Joacim Bo Persson (born April 17, 1971) is a Swedish songwriter, producer, music publisher, entrepreneur and one of the founders of Auddly, a venture between Niclas Molinder, Max Martin and Björn Ulvaeus (ABBA). With Molinder, he is also part of the writing-producing team Twin. Joacim Persson has been writing and producing songs for platinum-selling artists such as Kelly Clarkson, John Legend, Kylie Minogue, Lady Gaga, Jonas Brothers, Tokio Hotel, Mary J. Blige, Willow Smith, Iyaz, Miley Cyrus, Selena Gomez, Armin van Buuren, Charice, Ashley Tisdale, Robyn and Jamiroquai. Persson had been working with Sebastian Arman since 2017. Their collaboration, called Decco, has produced such songs as ''Sun Comes Out'' (with Leo Stannard) and ''Crazy to Love You'' (with Alex Clare). Career Persson was born and raised in Örebro, Sweden. He started out as a guitarist in a local rock band called Fallen Angel. The band signed a deal to German record label Massacre records when Persson was 18, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niclas Molinder
Niclas Molinder (full name ''Niclas Aake Molinder'') is a Swedish songwriter, producer, music publisher and engineer, entrepreneur and one of the founders of Auddly, a venture between Niclas Molinder, Joacim Persson, Max Martin and Björn Ulvaeus from ABBA ABBA ( , , formerly named Björn & Benny, Agnetha & Anni-Frid or Björn & Benny, Agnetha & Frida) are a Swedish supergroup formed in Stockholm in 1972 by Agnetha Fältskog, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson, and Anni-Frid Lyngstad. The group' .... References External linksFacebook * Swedish songwriters Swedish record producers [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lamont Dozier
Lamont Herbert Dozier (; June 16, 1941 – August 8, 2022) was an American singer, songwriter, and record producer from Detroit, Michigan. He co-wrote and produced 14 US ''Billboard'' number-one hits and four number ones in the UK. Career Dozier was a member of Holland–Dozier–Holland, the songwriting and production team responsible for much of the Motown sound and numerous hit records by artists such as Martha and the Vandellas, The Supremes, The Four Tops, and The Isley Brothers. Along with Brian Holland, Dozier served as the team's musical arranger and producer, while Eddie Holland concentrated mainly on lyrics and vocal production. Along with the Holland Brothers, Dozier followed his work for Motown Records as founder and owner of Invictus Records and Hot Wax Records, producing top-charting hits for acts Freda Payne, Honey Cone, Chairmen of the Board, and 100 Proof Aged in Soul. Early years Dozier recorded a few unsuccessful records for various Detroit labels b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Answer (album)
''The Answer'' is the 16th album by singer-songwriter Gloria Gaynor. It was released in France on October 24, 1997. A version with a slightly different track list was released in Germany, under the title ''What a Life''. ''The Answer'' includes the singles "Oh, What a Life", "Rippin' It Up", "Perfect World" and "Set Me Free". It was re-released under the original title in 2004. Singles "Oh, What a Life" was released as single from the album. The single was more successful in Europe than America, reaching No.14 on the Italian chartBillboard – September 27, 1997 – Page 64 and being remixed and covered as club versions. Track listing All tracks composed by Christian P. Schneider and Don Oriolo; except where indicated ;Original release # "You'll Be Mine" (Gloria Gaynor, Dirk Sengotta) # "Rippin' It Up" (Harriet Roberts, Russell Courtenay) # "Oh, What a Life" # "You" (Christian P. Schneider, Don Oriolo, Gloria Gaynor) # "Reunion" # "Perfect World" # "The Answer" (Gloria Gaynor) # " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Brown (American Songwriter)
Mary Brown is an American singer-songwriter best known for co-writing Destiny's Child " No, No, No", as well as Jaheim's " Fabulous". Brown was originally a member of girl-group trio Abstrac, signed to Reprise Records in the 1980s, which evolved into new jack swing duo M&M signed to Atlantic Records in 1990 as a result of shifting group membership. Both iterations of the group were able to release albums: An eponymous trio album in 1989 for Reprise, and a 1992 M&M album ''Get To Know Ya Betta'' on Atlantic. Brown moved into songwriting and background vocals when the group dissolved in 1992. Songwriting and production credits Credits are courtesy of Discogs, Tidal, Apple Music, and AllMusic AllMusic (previously known as All Music Guide and AMG) is an American online database, online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on Musical artist, musicians and Music .... Background vocals Guest appearanc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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