Editing Gloria Gaynor (section)

===Major mainstream breakthrough===
[[File:Gloria Gaynor (1976).jpg|thumb|upright|Gaynor in 1976]]

During the next few years, Gaynor released two albums ''[[Glorious (Gloria Gaynor album)|Glorious]]'' and ''[[Gloria Gaynor's Park Avenue Sound]]'', but would only enjoy a few more moderate hits. However, in late 1978, with the release of her album ''[[Love Tracks (Gloria Gaynor album)|Love Tracks]]'', she climbed the pop charts again with her smash hit single "[[I Will Survive]]". The lyrics of this song were written from the point of view of a woman, recently dumped, telling her former lover that she can cope without him and does not want anything more to do with him. The song has become something of an anthem of female [[Emancipation]]. Originally, "I Will Survive" was a [[B-side]] when [[Polydor Records]] released it in late 1978. The [[A-side]], a song called "[[Substitute (The Righteous Brothers song)|Substitute]]", then a recent worldwide hit for South African girl-group [[Clout (band)|Clout]], was considered more "radio friendly". Gaynor won a Grammy for “I Will Survive" at the [[22nd Annual Grammy Awards]], and also received nominations for [[Grammy Award for Record of the Year]] and [[Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance|Best Female Pop Vocal Performance]]. "I Will Survive" is ranked No. 492 on ''[[Rolling Stone]]''{{'}}s list of "[[Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time|The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time]]", and ranked at No. 97 on [[Billboard magazine]]'s "All-Time Hot 100".

As a disco number, the song was unique for its time by virtue of Gaynor's having no background singers or lush production. And, unlike her first disco hits, the track was not pitched up to make it faster and to render Gaynor's recorded voice in a [[Vocal register|higher register]] than that in which she actually sang. In late 1979, she released the album ''[[I Have a Right]]'' which contained her next disco hit, "Let Me Know (I Have a Right)",  which featured [[Doc Severinsen]] of ''[[The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson]]'' fame, playing a trumpet solo. Gaynor also recorded a disco song called "Love Is Just a Heartbeat Away" in 1979 for the cult vampire film ''[[Nocturna: Granddaughter of Dracula]]'', which featured a number of disco songs.