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Gloria Gaynor is recognized the world over for her platinum disco hit I Will Survive. “I Will Survive” earned a Grammy for Best Disco Recording and was one of only twenty-five songs inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2012. Gaynor and the song would go on to being inducted into the Dance Music Hall of Fame in 2005 and recognition as the top song in Vh1′s Top 100 Dance Records of all times.
On November 26th, Gaynor comes full circle with the release of her first Gospel CD and companion book detailing her life story on Amazon. Gaynor says of her experience: “Recording a Gospel album was something I’ve wanted to do for years, but my manager and husband kept putting me off,” Gaynor shares. “Now that I’m in control of my own career, I decided to take advantage of the opportunity and combine the four things I believe I was created to do – sing, write, teach, and share my faith.”
Over the years, Gaynor has been blanketed with thousands of personal messages from adoring fans whose lives have been transformed by this timeless song. Their remarkable stories reveal that “I Will Survive” has reached people from all walks of life who have faced life altering moments. In the book WE WILL SURVIVE, Gaynor shares forty of these inspirational, true stories about survivors of all kinds—individuals who have found comfort, hope, and courage through the power of this one song.
