I've Got You

I've Got You
Studio album by Gloria Gaynor
Released July 20, 1976
Genre Disco, dance
Label Polydor
Producer Meco Monardo, Tony Bongiovi, Jay Ellis
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I've Got You was a 1976 album by vocalist Gloria Gaynor.[2] It was her first on Polydor Records, which absorbed her previous label MGM Records, and soon became a force in the disco genre. The album charted in the US Billboard at #107 in the US Pop chart, and at #40 in the US R&B chart.

History

I've Got You features the megamix by Tom Moulton, a 19-minute disco suite with the songs "Let's Make a Deal", "I've Got You Under My Skin" and "Be Mine." The songs from the Soul based side two of the album includes "Touch of Lightning", "Let's Make Love", "Nothing in This World" and "Do It Right."

The album was remastered and reissued with bonus tracks in 2015 by Big Break Records.[3]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Let's Make a Deal"Curtis Blandon4:20
2."I've Got You Under My Skin"Cole Porter7:49
3."Be Mine"Don Oriolo4:56
4."Touch of Lightning"Joey Levine3:42
5."Let's Make Love"Curtis Blandon3:49
6."Nothing in This World"Thomas Major3:23
7."Do It Right"Curtis Blandon3:06
8."Talk, Talk, Talk"Don Oriolo5:44

Personnel

  • Gloria Gaynor – vocals
  • Allan Schwartzberg, Jimmy Young – drums
  • Bob Babbitt – bass
  • Lance Quinn, Jerry Freidman, Jeff Miranov – guitar
  • Pat Rebillot – keyboards
  • Carlos Martin – congas
  • Bongi – dishpan drums
  • Alan Rubin, Pat Russo – trumpet
  • Dave Taylor, Wayne Andre, Barry Rodgers – trombone
  • Lou DelGatto, George Taylor, Larry Combs – reeds
  • Peter Gordon, Jimmy Buffington – French horns
  • The Tony Posk Strings – strings
  • Linda November, Arlene Martell, Vivian Cherry – background vocals (Simon Said on "I've Got You Under My Skin")

Production

  • Meco Monardo, Tony Bongiovi, Jay Ellis – producers
  • Tom Moulton – mixing
  • Mecco Menardo, Lance Quinn, Charlie Callelo, Harold Wheeler, Brad Baker, Lou DelGatto – arrangers
  • Mecco Menardo – vocal arrangements
  • Tony Bongiovi, Bob Halsall, Bob Valicenti – engineers
  • José Rodriguez – mastering
  • Joe Williams – cover photography

References

  1. ↑ Henderson, Alex. I've Got You review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-04-03.
  2. ↑ Gloria Gaynor I've Got You at AllMusic
  3. ↑ BBR Records - CD re-issue of I've Got You from 2015
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