Gloria Gaynor & ?????? - We Belong Together

[smallworld]

Who is Gloria Gaynor's duet partner on this track?


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMFfI6v06k0

[TomatoTom123]

I have no idea, but it's a great track. Never listened to it before but I like it!!!

From Gloria's 1975 album Never Can Say Goodbye of course.

[Boogiedown]

Interesting .
I never paid attention to this cut before. Odd that someone is sharing vocals equally but doesn't get a credit.
Don't especially find their voices pleasing together, too full-throttle by both of them imo.

[smallworld]

A British cover took the tune at a more sedate pace. It sounds rather undercooked.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFH7GgnE4LU

[smallworld]

Could the song's co-writer, Lester Hodelin, be Gaynor's duet partner on her version?

Gaynor's [[ex-)husband, Linwood Simon, is credited with vocals on her 1984 I Am Gloria Gaynor album. I believe they married in 1979. Were they a couple as far back as 1974/5, such that he might be on the track?

[TomatoTom123]

Ooh, those sound like good possibilities smallworld. I was thinking if the song had a male co-writer it might be him. But Gloria's husband, do you remember what he sounds like from that album? You could maybe match the voices. :)

[smallworld]

I've never heard the I Am Gloria Gaynor album, so I can't venture an opinion.

Gloria Gaynor appears to be on Twitter. I deleted my account a while back so if any SDF member still has an account and would like to know the answer, you might tweet her the question and video link:

https://twitter.com/gloriagaynor

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMFfI6v06k0

[smallworld]

Question answered:


I did a lot of work with Gloria Gaynor. I sang on her “Never Can Say Goodbye” album, we did a duet called “We Belong Together.

- 2010 Keep Rockin' Magazine Interview with Eugene Pitt [[of the Jive Five)

https://poprockdoowopp.com/articles-and-interviews/interview-eugene-pitt-jive-five/

[TomatoTom123]

There you go, good work smallworld! :)