I Have a Right

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 #42 on the Billboard Hot 100. The album has never been released on CD.

I Have a Right
Studio album by
Gloria Gaynor
ReleasedSeptember 24, 1979
GenreDisco, dance
Length47:27
LabelPolydor
ProducerDino Fekaris, Freddie Perren
Gloria Gaynor chronology
Love Tracks
(1978)		 I Have a Right
(1979)		 Stories
(1980)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
Smash Hits4/10[1]

Reception

AllMusic called the opening track "Let me Know" a "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."[2]

Smash Hits, however, said, "A desperately dull collection of over orchestrated nightclub songs, an out of date rhythm machine and a struggling soul singer bring you every disco cliché in the book without a shred of originality or personality to rescue it.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."[3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Dino Fekaris and Freddie Perren, except where noted.

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Let Me Know (I Have a Right)" 8:24
2."Say Somethin'"Dino Fekaris, Gloria Gaynor, Freddie Perren5:16
3."You Took Me In Again" 6:43
4."Don't Stop Us" 4:11
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
5."Tonight"Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim7:19
6."Can't Fight the Feelin'"B.J. Verdi, Freddie Perren4:30
7."Midnight Rocker" 6:09
8."One Number One" 4:40

Personnel
  • Gloria Gaynor - lead vocals
  • Bob Bowles, Wah Wah Watson - guitar
  • Pete Robinson - keyboards, synthesizer
  • David Shields, Freddie Washington - bass guitar
  • Freddie Perren - keyboards
  • Bob Zimmitti - percussion
  • Paulinho Da Costa - congas
  • James Gadson - drums
  • Doc Severinsen - trumpet
  • Katie Kirkpatrick - harp
  • Julia Waters, Maxine Waters, Marti McCall - backing vocals

References
  1. Starr, Red. "Albums". Smash Hits (November 15–28, 1979): 31.
  2. Alex Henderson. "Gloria Gaynor I Have a Right". AllMusic.
  3. Red Starr (14 November 1979). "Albums". Smash Hits. No. 25.



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