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07/05/2023
GLADYS KNIGHT AND THE PIPS NITTY GRITTY
SOUL RECORDS 1969 SS 713
credits:
Arranged By
Jerry Long (tracks: A1), Joe Tex (tracks: B1)
Backing Vocals – Merald Knight, Jr.*, Edward Patten, William Guest
Producer – Ashford & Simpson (tracks: A2, A3, B2), Harvey Fuqua
(tracks: B1, B6), Ivy Jo Hunter (tracks: B5), Johnny Bristol
(tracks: B1, B6), Norman Whitfield (tracks: A1, A4 to A6, B3, B4)
Vocals – Gladys Knight
tracks list:
A1 Cloud Nine
Written-By – B. Strong*, N. Whitfield*
A2 Runnin' Out
Written-By – N.Ashford, V.Simpson*
A3 Didn't You Know (You'd Have To Cry Sometime)
Written-By – N.Ashford, V.Simpson*
A4 (I Know) I'm Losing You
Written-By – C. Grant*, E. Holland*, N. Whitfield*
A5 The Nitty Gritty
Written-By – Lincoln Chase
A6 Ain't No Sun Since You've Been Gone
Written-By – C. Grant*, N. Whitfield*, S. Moy*
B1 All I Could Do Was Cry
Written-By – B. Gordy, Jr.*, B. Davis*, G. Gordy*
B2 Keep An Eye
Written-By – N.Ashford, V.Simpson*
B3 Got Myself A Good Man
Written-By – B. Strong*, N. Whitfield*
B4 It's Summer
Written-By – B. Strong*, N. Whitfield*
B5 The Stranger
Written-By – Ivy Hunter*
B6 I Want Him To Say It Again
Written-By – M. Knight*, G. Knight*,
H. Fuqua*, J. Bristol*, Wm. Guest
23/06/2022
GLADYS KNIGHT & The Pips ALL IN A KNIGHT'S WORK
live recording
Gladys Maria Knight, b. 28th May 1944, Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A.
(Gladys Knight's elder brother) 'Merald' Bubba (b. 4th September 1942,
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A.)
Cousin Edward Roy Patten, (b. 22nd August 1939, Atlanta, Georgia,
U.S.A. d. 25th February 2005, Livonia, Michigan, U.S.A.)
and Cousin William Guest (b. 2nd June 1941, Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A.)
Gladys Knight and the Pips were, originally formed in 1953 in Atlanta Georgia.
The ensemble were primarily active between 1953 and 1989, although it is the
Sixties and Seventies periods where the group will be, probably,
most fondly remembered.
tracks list:
A1 Cabaret 2:46
A2 The End Of Out Road 2:59
A3 By The Time I Get To Phoneix 3:55
A4 Fever 2:29
A5 Glory Of Love 2:59
A6 Ain't No Sun Since You've Been Gone 2:36
A7 Girl Talk 4:10
A8 Giving Up 3:30
B1 Everybody Needs Love 3:25
B2 Just In Time 3:50
B3 Every Beat Of My Heart 2:09
B4 Dr. Feelgood 3:25
B5 Letter Full Of Tears 3:30
B6 I Heard It Through The Grapvine 4:45
B7 He'll Guide My Way 3:20
GLADYS KNIGHT AND THE PIPS NEITHER ONE OF US
SOUL RECORDS 1972 S 737L
credits:
Artie Butler - arrangement on
"Neither One of Us (Wants to Be the First to Say Goodbye)"
Michael Omartian - arrangement on
"Neither One of Us (Wants to Be the First to Say Goodbye)"
and "Who Is She (And What Is She to You)?"
H. B. Barnum - arrangement on
"It's Gotta Be That Way" and "Daddy Could Swear, I Declare"
David Van De Pitte - "For Once in My Life"
and "Don't It Make You Feel Guilty"
Tom Baird - arrangement on
"This Child Needs Its Father"
James Anthony Carmichael - arrangement on
"And This Is Love"
Paul Riser - arrangement on
"Can't Give It Up No More"
Recorded in 1972
tracklist:
A1 Neither One Of Us (Wants To Be The First To Say Goodbye)
Arranged By – Artie Butler, Michael O'Martian*
Producer – Joe Porter
Written-By – Jim Weatherly
4:15
A2 It's Gotta Be That Way
Arranged By – H.B. Barnum
Producer – Johnny Bristol
Written-By – David Jones, Jr.*, Johnny Bristol, Wade Brown, Jr.*
4:32
A3 For Once In My Life
Arranged By – David Van DePitte
Producer – Clay McMurray
Written-By – Orlando Murden, Ron Miller*
4:00
A4 This Child Needs Its Father
Arranged By – Tom Baird
Producer – Dino Fekaris, Nick Zesses
Written-By – Dino Fekaris, Nick Zesses
3:15
A5 Who Is She (And What Is She To You)
Arranged By – Michael O'Martian*
Producer – Joe Porter
Written-By – Bill Withers, Stan McKenny*
4:12
B1 And This Is Love
Arranged By – James Carmichael*
Producer – Hal Davis
Written-By – Frederick Long, Sylvia Moy
3:21
B2 Daddy Could Swear, I Declare
Arranged By – H.B. Barnum
Producer – Johnny Bristol
Written-By – Merald Knight*, Gladys Knight, Johnny Bristol
3:42
B3 Can't Give It Up No More
Arranged By – Paul Riser
Producer – Johnny Bristol
Written-By – David Jones, Jr.*, Johnny Bristol, Wade Brown, Jr.*
3:38
B4 Don't It Make You Feel Guilty
Arranged By – David Van DePitte
Producer – Johnny Bristol
Written-By – David Jones, Jr.*, Johnny Bristol, Wade Brown, Jr.*
3:15
14/08/2021
The Best Of Gladys Knight & The Pips
The Best Of Gladys Knight & The Pips
BUDDAH RECORDS 1976 BDS 5653
Credits:
Arranged By – Don Hannah (pistes : B5), Joe Guercio (pistes : B5),
Rich Tufo (pistes : A1, B1)
Co-producer – Bubba Knight (pistes : A2 to A5, B2 to B4),
Edward Patten (pistes : A2 to A5, B2 to B4),
Gladys Knight (pistes : A2 to A5, B2 to B4),
William Guest (pistes : A2 to A5, B2 to B4)
Conductor – Gene Keys (pistes : B5)
Engineer – Ed Stasium, Jr.* (pistes : A3, A5, B2),
Roger Anfinsen (pistes : A1, B1),
Warren Dewey (pistes : A2, A4, B3, B4)
Producer – Curtis Mayfield (pistes : A1, B1)
Producer, Arranged By – Kenny Kerner (pistes : A2, A4, B3, B4),
Richie Wise (pistes : A2, A4, B3, B4)
Producer, Arranged By, Conductor – Tony Camillo (pistes : A3, A5, B2)
Producer, Engineer – Ralph Moss (pistes : B5)
Strings, Horns, Arranged By – Larry Wilcox (pistes : A2, A4, B3, B4)
Tracks A1 and B2 were recorded at Curtom Studio, Chicago, Ill.
Track B5 was recorded live at Pine Knob Music Theatre, Detroit, Michigan
by Metro Audio. Mixed at Bell Sound Studios, New York
Rich Tufo, tracks A1 and B1, is credited as Richard Tufo on both cover and labels.
Tracklist
A1 Make Yours A Happy Home 4:35
A2 Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me 3:45
A3 I Feel A Song (In My Heart) 2:48
A4 The Going Ups And The Coming Downs 3:35
A5 Midnight Train To Georgia 4:38
B1 On And On 4:17
B2 Where Peaceful Waters Flow 4:24
B3 I've Got To Use My Imagination 3:45
B4 I Can See Clearly Now 4:28
B5 Try To Remember / The Way We Were 4:30
21/11/2020
GLADYS KNIGHT & The Pips SILK N' SOUL
SOUL RECORDS 1968 SS-711
credits:
Arranged By – Paul Riser (tracks: B4, B5)
Producer – Norman Whitfield
tracks list:
A1 I Wish It Would Rain
Written-By – Barrett Strong, Norman Whitfield, Rodger Penzabene*
A2 The Look Of Love
Written-By – Burt Bacharach, Hal David*
A3 Goin' Out Of My Head
Written-By – Bobby Weinstein*, Teddy Randazzo
A4 Yesterday
Written-By – John Lennon, Paul McCartney*
A5 Groovin'
Written-By – Eddie Brigati, Felix Cavaliere
A6 You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'
Written-By – Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil*, Phil Spector
B1 Theme From 'Valley Of The Dolls'
Written-By – André Previn, Dory Previn
B2 Baby I Need Your Loving
Written-By – Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Edward Holland, Jr.*
B3 Together
Written-By – Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff*
B4 The Tracks Of My Tears
Written-By – Marv Tarplin*, William "Smokey" Robinson*, Warren Moore
B5 You're My Everything
Written-By – Cornelius Grant, Norman Whitfield, Rodger Penzabene*
B6 Every Little Bit Hurts
24/05/2020
GLADYS KNIGHT AND THE PIPS IMAGINATION
BUDDAH RECORDS 1973 BDS 5141
Imagination is the eleventh studio album recorded by American R&B
group Gladys Knight & the Pips, released in October 1973 on
the Buddah label. The album, the group's first for Buddah after leaving Motown
credits:
Recorded Venture Sound Studios
(Somerville, New Jersey)
Bell Sound Studios
(New York City, New York
Engineer [Bell Sound Studios] – Warren Dewey
Engineer [Venture Sound Studios] –
Ed Stasium, Jr.* (tracks: A1, A5, B1, B3)
tracks list:
A1 Midnight Train To Georgia
Written-By – Jim Weatherly
4:38
A2 I've Got To Use My Imagination
Written-By – Barry Goldberg, Gerry Goffin
3:29
A3 Storms Of Troubled Times
Written-By – Jim Weatherly
3:44
A4 Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me
Written-By – Jim Weatherly
3:45
A5 Once In A Lifetime Thing
Written-By – Jim Weatherly
3:41
B1 Where Peaceful Waters Flow
Written-By – Jim Weatherly
4:24
B2 I Can See Clearly Now
Written-By – Johnny Nash
4:28
B3 Perfect Love
Written-By – Paul Williams (2)
2:37
B4 Window Raisin' Granny
Written-By – B. Knight*, E. Patten*, G. Knight*, W. Guest*
6:09
23/05/2020
GLADYS KNIGHT AND THE PIPS FEELIN' BLUESY
SOUL RECORDS 1968 SS 707
credits:
Producer – Harvey Fuqua (tracks: B4), James Dean* (tracks: B3),
Johnny Bristol (tracks: B4), Norman Whitfield (tracks: A1 to A4, A6, B1, B2, B6),
Smokey Robinson (tracks: A5, B5), William Weatherspoon (tracks: B3)
Recorded at Hitsville U.S.A., Detroit, Michigan
track list:
A1 The End Of Our Road
Written-By – Barrett Strong, Norman Whitfield, Rodger Penzabene*
A2 That's The Way Love Is
Written-By – Barrett Strong, Norman Whitfield
A3 Don't You Miss Me A Little Bit Baby
Written-By – Barrett Strong, Norman Whitfield, Rodger Penzabene*
A4 The Boy From Crosstown
Arranged By – Gil Askey
Written-By – Edward Holland, Jr., Norman Whitfield
A5 Ain't You Glad You Chose Love
Written-By – William "Smokey" Robinson*
A6 I Know Better
Written-By – Norman Whitfield, R. Dean Taylor
B1 Don't Let Her Take Your Love From Me
Written-By – Barrett Strong, Norman Whitfield
B2 It Should Have Been Me
Written-By – Norman Whitfield, William Stevenson
B3 Don't Turn Me Away
Written-By – James Dean*, William Weatherspoon
B4 What Good Am I Without You
Written-By – Harvey Fuqua, Johnny Bristol, Sylvia Moy
B5 Your Old Standby
Arranged By – Henry Cosby
Written-By – Janie Bradford, William "Smokey" Robinson*
B6 It's Time To Go Now
Written-By – Barrett Strong, Norman Whitfield
GLADYS KNIGHT & The Pips EVERYBODY NEEDS LOVE
SOUL RECORDS 1967 SS 706
Everybody Needs Love is a 1967 album by Gladys Knight & the Pips,
their first album for Motown Records' Soul imprint. The LP,
chiefly produced by Norman Whitfield, features the singles
"Just Walk in My Shoes", the 1966 group's Motown debut,
"Everybody Needs Love", and "I Heard It Through the Grapevine".
credits:
Gladys Knight: lead vocals
Merald "Bubba" Knight, William Guest,
and Edward Patten: background vocals
The Funk Brothers: instrumentation
Producer – Harvey Fuqua (tracks: A2, B2, B5, B6),
Johnny Bristol (tracks: A2, B2, B5, B6),
Norman Whitfield (tracks: A1, A3 to A6, B1, B3),
Smokey Robinson (tracks: B4)
Recorded at Hitsville U.S.A., Detroit, Michigan
tracks list:
A1 Everybody Needs Love
Written-By – Edward Holland, Jr., Norman Whitfield
A2 I'll Be Standing By
Written-By – Ashford & Simpson
A3 Since I've Lost You
Written-By – Barrett Strong, Norman Whitfield
A4 I Heard It Through The Grapevine
Written-By – Barrett Strong, Norman Whitfield
A5 You Don't Love Me No More
Written-By – Barrett Strong, Norman Whitfield, Rodger Penzabene*
A6 Ain't No Sun Since You've Been Gone
Written-By – Cornelius Grant, Norman Whitfield, Sylvia Moy
B1 Take Me In Your Arms And Love Me
Written-By – Barrett Strong, Cornelius Grant, Rodger Penzabene*
B2 He's My Kind Of Fellow
Written-By – Harvey Fuqua, Johnny Bristol
B3 Yes, I'm Ready
Written-By – Barbara Mason
B4 My Bed Of Thorns
Written-By – William "Smokey" Robinson*
B5 Do You Love Me Just A Little, Honey
Written-By – Gladys Knight, Harvey Fuqua, Johnny Bristol, Vernon Bullock
B6 Just Walk In My Shoes
Written-By – Helen Lewis Mastor*, Kay Lewis Miller*
12/01/2020
GLADYS KNIGHT AND THE PIPS LETTER FULL OF TEARS
credits:
arrangements: Horace Ott
Production: Bobby Robinson and Marshall Sehorn
tracks list:
A1 Letter Full Of Tears
A2 You Broke Your Promise
A3 Operator
A4 I'll Trust You
A5 Morning,Noon & Night
A6 I Really Didn't Mean It
B1 Every Beat Of My Heart
B2 Room In Your Heart
B3 Guess Who
B4 Runnin' Around
B5 Darlin'
B6 What Shall I Do?