Stories is the eighth album by Gloria Gaynor, released in 1980. Failing to produce any hit singles, Stories didn't fare as well as its predecessors and peaked at No. 178 on the Billboard 200.
This album has yet to be reissued on CD.
Critical reception Billboard's reviewer noted with satisfaction that "Gaynor deserts the dictates of disco for an album of classic pop-soul songs". He singled out "Ain't No Bigger Fool" and "Make Me Yours" as fine examples of the Motown sound brought up-to-date, with powerful bass lines, beefy brass and call-and-response backup vocals". As well as a couple of ballads, "Don't Read Me Wrong" and "The Luckiest Girl In The World," that "underscore Gaynor's versatility". As a result critic called Stories a "singer's best LP in years".
Track listing
Personnel Gloria Gaynor - vocals Nathan East - bass guitar Freddie Perren - keyboards Bob Bowles - guitar Bob Zimmitti - percussion Ernie Watts - saxophone, flute James Gadson - drums Paulinho da Costa - congas Nathan Watts - bass guitar David T. Walker - guitar Clarence McDonald - keyboards Alan Estes - percussion Gayle Levant - harp Bobbye Hall - congas Julia Waters - backing vocals Maxine Waters - backing vocals Stephanie Spruill - backing vocals
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