01 - Honey Bee
1B - Never Can Say Goodbye
1C - Reach Out, I'll Be There
04 - All I Need Is Your Sweet Lovin'
05 - Searchin'
06 - We Belong Together
07 - False Alarm
08 - Real Good People

Although 1979's "I Will Survive" is Gloria Gaynor's most famous recording, it was hardly her first. In 1975, the singer established herself as one of disco's early divas with her debut album Never Can Say Goodbye, which dance club DJs went wild over. With side one of this LP, Gaynor helped to popularize the art of the nonstop dance mix, a concept that was still alive and well when the 21st century arrived 25 years later. There are no breaks between songs on side one; the intoxicating opener "Honey Bee" segues into Gaynor's hit remake of "Never Can Say Goodbye" and that Clifton Davis gem (which had been recorded by the Jackson 5 and Isaac Hayes in the early '70s) segues into a stunning interpretation of the Four Tops' "Reach Out, I'll Be There." Put those three gems together and you have a nonstop 19-minute dance mix that thrilled the club DJs of 1975 to no end. Meanwhile, side two isn't as club-driven; all of the songs are under four minutes, and there are breaks between them. In other words, side two is more typical of R&B LPs from the mid-'70s. While side one was revolutionary and daring for 1975, side two favors a more conventional Northern soul approach. This isn't to say that "Real Good People," "False Alarm," and other songs on side two aren't pleasing; side two is generally solid, although side one proved to be more trend-setting. Gaynor sings with a great deal of feeling on both sides, making Never Can Say Goodbye an impressive and highly memorable debut. ---Alex Henderson, AllMusic Review

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A1 Never Can Say Goodbye 	3:00 	
A2 How High The Moon 	2:50 	
A3 Let's Make A Deal 	4:20 	
A4 All I Need Is Your Sweet Lovin' 	2:47 	
A5 Casanova Brown 	2:30 			play
A6 Honey Bee 	2:58 			play

B1 Reach Out (I'll Be There) 	3:04 	
B2 I've Got You Under My Skin 	3:48 	
B3 Walk On By 	3:00 	
B4 (If You Want It) Do It Yourself 	2:49 	
B5 We Can Start All Over Again 	5:07 	
B6 Most Of All

Polygram Special Markets' The Best of Gloria Gaynor may be a budget-line disc, but it nevertheless is an effective overview of her career, containing the majority of her hit singles -- not only "I Will Survive," but also "Anybody Wanna Party?," "Never Can Say Goodbye," and "Let Me Know (I Have a Right)." The rest of the collection isn't quite as good as those songs, but it is enjoyable, making the disc into a first-rate budget-line disc. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rovi

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