Gloria Gaynor clubs, and then on the Club Play chart in late 1983/early 1984. "I Am What I Am" became a gay anthem and made Gaynor a gay icon. Her 1986 album, "The Power of Gloria Gaynor", was almost entirely composed of cover versions of other songs that were popular at the time. Gaynor's career received a revitalizing spark in the early and mid 1990s with the worldwide disco revival movement. During the late 1990s, she dabbled in acting for a while, guest starring on "The Wayans Bros", "That '70s Show" (singing "I Will Survive"), and "Ally McBeal," before doing a limited
Even a Fool Would Let Go overlooked version by Ava Barber released June 1979. Other versions of "Even a Fool Would Let Go" have been recorded by B. J. Thomas (album "B. J. Thomas"/ 1977), Kenny Rogers (album "Love or Something Like It" 1978), Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn (album "Diamond Duet" 1980), Dolly Parton (album "Dolly, Dolly, Dolly" 1980), Debby Boone (album "Love Has No Reason" which takes its name from the song's lyrics, 1980), Frederick Knight (album "Knight Time", 1981), Nana Mouskouri (album "Nana" 1981), Dionne Warwick (album "Hot! Live and Otherwise" 1981), Gloria Gaynor (album "Gloria Gaynor 82" 1982), Levon Helm (album "Levon