Q+A/Audio: Gloria Jones, “Tainted Love”
- story THE FADER
Gloria Jones’ Share My Love, re-released on Reel Music this month, is neither soul, disco, nor funk, but some beautiful amalgamation of the three. With gospel choruses and a contemporary looseness of early 70’s rhythm & blues, the album is a cantilever bridge from soul to disco. A storied Motown songwriter, Rolling Stones/Ike and Tina back-up singer (among others), and a member of UK glam rock outfit T.Rex, Jones was never a household name even though her legacy is essential to rock ‘n roll. But she seems mostly okay with that. Confident in collaboration and contribution, comfortable with her role in the history of music, re-releasing Share My Love some 36 years later, shes finally getting the spotlight.
Gloria Jones, “Tainted Love”
