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I've Got You (album)

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I've Got You
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 20, 1976
GenreDisco, dance
LabelPolydor
ProducerMeco Monardo, Tony Bongiovi, Jay Ellis
Gloria Gaynor chronology
Experience Gloria Gaynor
(1975)
I've Got You
(1976)
Glorious
(1977)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[2]

I've Got You is the third album by vocalist Gloria Gaynor released in 1976.[3] It was her first on Polydor Records, which had 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

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I've Got You features the megamix by Tom Moulton, a 17-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.[4]

Track listing

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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
2015 remastered reissue bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
9."Let's Make a Deal" (Single Version)2:51
10."I've Got You Under My Skin" (Single Version)3:45

Personnel

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  • Gloria Gaynor – vocals
  • Allan Schwartzberg, Jimmy Young – drums
  • Bob Babbitt – bass guitar
  • Lance Quinn, Jerry Freidman, Jeff Mironov – 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

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  • 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

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