Never Can Say Goodbye (Gloria Gaynor album)

Never Can Say Goodbye
Studio album by
Gloria Gaynor
ReleasedJanuary 23, 1975
Recorded1974
GenreDisco, R&B
Length33:58
LabelMGM
ProducerPaul Leka, Tony Bongiovi, Meco Monardo, Jay Ellis
Gloria Gaynor chronology
Never Can Say Goodbye
(1975) 		Experience Gloria Gaynor
(1975)
Singles from Never Can Say Goodbye
  1. "Honey Bee"
    Released: January 1974
  2. "Never Can Say Goodbye"
    Released: October 27, 1974
  3. "Reach Out, I'll Be There"
    Released: March 12, 1975
  4. "All I Need Is Your Sweet Lovin'"
    Released: August 1975
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Christgau's Record GuideB[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[4]

Never Can Say Goodbye is the debut album by Gloria Gaynor, released on MGM Records in January 1975.[5] 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,[6] "Never Can Say Goodbye" was released in the UK as a single and reached number 2 in early 1975.[7]

  1. ^ Henderson, Alex. Never Can Say Goodbye review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-04-03.
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: G". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 24, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference larkin was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 275.
  5. ^ Gloria Gaynor Never Can Say Goodbye Never Can Say Goodbye at AllMusic
  6. ^ Gloria Gaynor Never Can Say Goodbye UK album chart
  7. ^ Gloria Gaynor "Never Can Say Goodbye" UK singles chart