Gloria Gaynor Gloria Gaynor Gloria Gaynor (born September 7, 1949) is an American singer, best known for the disco era hits "I Will Survive" (Hot 100 number 1, 1979), "Never Can Say Goodbye" (Hot 100 number 9, 1974), "Let Me Know (I Have a Right)" (Hot 100 number 42, 1980) and "I Am What I Am" (R&B number 82, 1983). Gloria Fowles was born in 1949 in Newark, New Jersey, to Daniel Fowles and Queenie Mae Proctor. Her grandmother lived nearby and was involved in her upbringing. "There was always music in our house", Gaynor wrote in her autobiography, "I Will Survive".
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