I Will Survive : Rolling Stone

Written by: Dino Fekaris, Freddie Perren
Produced by: Fekaris, Perren
Released: Dec. '78 on Polydor
Charts: 27 weeks
Top spot: No. 1

In 1979, Gaynor's career was falling apart. Donna Summer had replaced her as the leading disco diva, and the thirty-two-year-old Gaynor had recently suffered the death of her mother as well as spinal surgery. So when she belted out "I Will Survive," a song about perseverance, she brought extra attitude.The track was originally a B side, but after enterprising DJs started to play it at discos, it turned into a smash.

Appears on: I Will Survive: The Anthology (Polygram)

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