Never Can Say Goodbye (Gloria Gaynor album)

Never Can Say Goodbye is the debut album by Gloria Gaynor, released on MGM Records in January 1975. It is most notable for including several early disco recordings. The album charted in the US Billboard at number 25 in the US Pop chart, and at number 21 in the US R&B chart. In the UK the album peaked at number 32, "Never Can Say Goodbye" was released in the UK as a single and reached number 2 in early 1975.

History
The album features three hit singles – "Honey Bee", "Never Can Say Goodbye", and "Reach Out, I'll Be There" – which are featured full-length on the album's first side in a 19-minute disco suite, then a famous first devised by Tom Moulton (not credited on the record itself). This album version of "Never Can Say Goodbye" features double drum beats during the verse links, which is not heard in the single version. Gloria Gaynor also was involved in the songwriting of a number of the tracks, including "Real Good People".

The album was remastered and reissued with bonus tracks in 2010 by Big Break Records.

Personnel

 * Gloria Gaynor – vocals
 * Lance Quinn, Jerry Freidman, Jeff Mironov – electric guitars
 * Bob Babbitt – bass
 * Pat Rebillot – electric piano
 * Carlos Martin – congas
 * Allan Schwartzberg – drums

Production
 * Meco Monardo – arrangers
 * Norman Harris – arrangers
 * Harold Wheeler – arrangers
 * Lou Del Gatto – arrangers
 * Tony Bongiovi – producer
 * Meco Monardo – producer
 * Jay Ellis – producer
 * Paul Leka – producer
 * Tony Bongiovi – recording engineer
 * Bernie Block – cover photography
 * David Krieger – cover design
 * Bill Leby – art direction
 * Tom Moulton – mixing