Disco McCrae's "Rock Your Baby" became the United Kingdom's first number one disco single. Also in 1974, Gloria Gaynor released the first side-long disco mix vinyl album, which included a remake of the Jackson 5's "Never Can Say Goodbye" and two other songs, "Honey Bee" and her disco version of "Reach Out (I'll Be There)", first topped the Billboard disco/dance charts in November 1974. Gaynor's number-one disco song was "I Will Survive", released in 1978, which was seen as a symbol of female strength and a gay anthem. Also in the mix, Vincent Montana's Salsoul Orchestra contributed with their 1975 Latin-flavored
Gaynor Barnes Gaynor Barnes Gaynor Louise Barnes (born 27 September 1961) is a British presenter and journalist currently employed by ITV Yorkshire since 1991. She was born in Uxbridge in Middlesex. From 1973-78 she went to St Dominic's Independent Grammar School for Girls (St Dominic's Sixth Form College since 1979) in Harrow on the Hill. From 1978-80 she went to the independent Heathfield School in Harrow. From 1980-91 she worked for the BBC. She became a presenter for "Calendar" in June 1991. Gaynor co-presented the South edition of "Calendar" from January 2007, however she was redeployed as a newsreader in February 2009,