"I Will Survive" - Gloria Gaynor
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Topic: "I Will Survive" - Gloria Gaynor
Posted By: Todd Ireland
Subject: "I Will Survive" - Gloria Gaynor
Date Posted: 07 March 2012 at 12:01am
| Does anyone know if the LP version of Gloria Gaynor's "I Will Survive" has ever been issued anywhere on an import CD? According to the database, it's never appeared on a domestic CD release. |
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Posted By: aaronk
Date Posted: 07 March 2012 at 7:30am
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I've seen copies of the "Love Tracks" album with a printed time of 8:00 or so. Do some pressings contain the 12" single version? ------------- Aaron Kannowski http://www.uptownsound.com" rel="nofollow - Uptown Sound http://www.919thepeak.com" rel="nofollow - 91.9 The Peak - Classic Hip Hop |
Posted By: Todd Ireland
Date Posted: 07 March 2012 at 11:09am
| The 12" single version is readily available on CD. I wonder if it can be edited to match the LP version? |
Posted By: aaronk
Date Posted: 07 March 2012 at 11:24am
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Todd, what is the run time of the LP version? I ask because some vinyl LPs have an 8:00 version (printed time). ------------- Aaron Kannowski http://www.uptownsound.com" rel="nofollow - Uptown Sound http://www.919thepeak.com" rel="nofollow - 91.9 The Peak - Classic Hip Hop |
Posted By: Todd Ireland
Date Posted: 07 March 2012 at 11:29am
| I'm not sure, Aaron. I don't have a copy of the LP version in any form. |
Posted By: aaronk
Date Posted: 07 March 2012 at 11:52am
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There may be multiple pressings of the LP, some containing the full 12" version. ------------- Aaron Kannowski http://www.uptownsound.com" rel="nofollow - Uptown Sound http://www.919thepeak.com" rel="nofollow - 91.9 The Peak - Classic Hip Hop |
Posted By: Hykker
Date Posted: 08 March 2012 at 5:24pm
| My copy of "Love Tracks" has a 4:53 (listed) version. |
Posted By: smallworld
Date Posted: 31 August 2018 at 7:23am
| Who remixed the recording for the Four Weddings and a Funeral soundtrack? |
Posted By: EdisonLite
Date Posted: 03 September 2018 at 12:50pm
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I've mentioned the story about Gloria's "I Will Survive" elsewhere, but seeing how the song was recently brought up again on the board, and it's an interesting story, I thought I'd share it here:
For those of you who don't know, the original A-side of Gloria's 45 was "Substitute", and at the time its B-side was a little known song called "I Will Survive". "Subst" peaked at #107. Gloria, and the writer/producers Dino Fekaris & Freddie Perren all thought "I Will Survive" was a smash and loved it and truly believed in it from the get-go, when it was just a demo sung by someone else. But her record company didn't like it at all. They were sure "Substitute" was the smash and didn't even really want her to record "I Will Survive". So the producers said to the label, "Well, why don't you let us record 'I Will Survive' with her as the B-side? You need to put something there." Finally, after they all continued to push for that, the label reluctantly agreed to that. So that's why "I Will Survive" seems like such a wrong choice for a B-side. I believe that Dino & Freddie thought, in negotiating for that, that somehow stations would pick up on "I Will Survive" anyhow. My understanding is that its popularity was due to the sole responsibility of DJ Richie Kaczor of Studio 54. He discovered it and played it and played until it became an anthem at 54. And then it just spread like wildfire. It's also kind of similar to how "Music Box Dancer", "I've Never Been to Me" and other songs became hits. It all boiled down to one station or dj that started playing a song that wasn't being promoted to them - and it turned into a huge, national (and international) hit. Knowing the story behind "I Will Survive" in particular, I find particularly fascinating because the song lived up to its title. Despite the song's odds, it did survive. |
Posted By: smallworld
Date Posted: 19 July 2019 at 10:04am
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Speaking of the flip, "Substitute", there seems to be more than one single version. One starts straight with the "Sam" section, while others begin with "Sending love vibrations".
"Sam" Opening http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_GpHyTYy8A - Gloria Gaynor - Substitute (Vinyl Video) "Sending love vibrations" opening [running times 3:03-3:28] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sUhUO9Nny0 - Gloria Gaynor - Substitute Does anyone know the history/chronology of this track? Did the "Sam" opening version come later when "I Will Survive" became the A-Side? |
Posted By: MMathews
Date Posted: 20 July 2019 at 7:06pm
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I can answer some of the above questions and add a little
info for posterity. Note that the 2 video links above for "Substitute" are not U.S. 45s. Here's the info the U.S. releases. 1) "Substitute" LP version starts with "Sending love vibrations" opening. 2) "Substitute" U.S. Polydor 45 starts with "Sam" opening. 3) "I Will Survive" 45 Version is an early fade of the 12" single/2nd pressing LP version. 4) "I Will Survive" 1st pressing LP version is an edit of the 12" single version. You can re-create the original LP version with 2 edits and slightly early fade. Note my times are approximate as your CD rip may vary slightly. My source is the UK BBR CD Reissue of the 1st pressing of "Love Tracks" with the 12" Version added as one of the bonus tracks. -First edit: From (3:08) to (4:47) on the downbeat in the middle of the word "survive." -Second edit: In your edited file, cut on the snare beat from (4:41) (the middle of the sax break, 16 beats from the start of the sax break) to (6:03) on the words "I've got all...." near the end of the song. This 2nd edit is a little tricky because in the 12" the fade has already begun at that (6:03) point - so when you make the cut the volume drops suddenly about 2 Db. So, first you'll need to raise the volume at the end til the edit points match in level. After the 2nd edit your file will run about (4:58). Then, create a gradual fade from (4:35) to (4:53). MM |
Posted By: Hykker
Date Posted: 25 July 2019 at 2:04pm
Of course by 1978, promo copies were double-A side, so the likelihood that a DJ would "accidentally" play the wrong side (or a PD decide they liked the B side better) were pretty slim. |
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