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Knight's stint for the Buddah label in the mid-'70s found her commercial success at its peak, landing hits like "Midnight Train to Georgia," "Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me," "Part Time Love," and "The Way We Were" (all included here). But this 17-track survey of 1973-78 material is not nearly as artistically satisfying as her Motown and Vee Jay recordings, finding her and the Pips easing into a middle-of-the-road sound that helped pave the way for mellow urban contemporary music. What's more, this compilation is not truly representative of the era, omitting the huge hit "I've Got to Use My Imagination," presumably because it's too uptempo to find a place on an anthology geared toward the "quiet storm" audience.
© Richie Unterberger /TiVo
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Gladys Knight & The Pips, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Jim Weatherly, Composer, Lyricist - Tony Camillo, Arranger, Conductor, Producer - Gladys Knight, Co-Producer - Bubba Knight, Co-Producer - William Guest, Co-Producer - Edward Patten, Co-Producer
(P) 1973 Sony Music Entertainment
Gladys Knight & The Pips, Main Artist - Curtis Mayfield, Composer, Lyricist, Producer - Richard Tufo, Arranger - Roger Anfinsen, Engineer
(P) 1974 Buddah Records, under license from BMG Music Special Products LLC
Gladys Knight & The Pips, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Jim Weatherly, Composer, Lyricist - Tony Camillo, Conductor, Producer - Gladys Knight, Co-Producer - Bubba Knight, Co-Producer - William Guest, Co-Producer - Edward Patten, Co-Producer
(P) 1973 Sony Music Entertainment
Gladys Knight & The Pips, Main Artist - Michael Masser, Composer, Lyricist, Producer - Pamela Sawyer, Composer, Lyricist
(P) 1978 Sony Music Entertainment
Gladys Knight & The Pips, Main Artist - Tony Camillo, Composer, Lyricist - Dominic Frontiere, Arranger, Conductor, Producer - Bubba Knight, Producer
(P) 1976 Sony Music Entertainment
Gladys Knight & The Pips, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Charles H. Kipps Jr., Composer, Lyricist, Producer - Charles Kipps, Producer - William Guest, Co-Producer - Gladys Knight, Co-Producer - Merald "Bubba" Knight, Co-Producer - Edward Patten, Co-Producer - Van McCoy, Producer
(P) 1978 Sony Music Entertainment
Gladys Knight & The Pips, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Patrick Williams , Composer, Lyricist - Alain Bergman, Composer, Lyricist - William Guest, Co-Producer - Gladys Knight, Co-Producer - Merald "Bubba" Knight, Co-Producer - Edward Patten, Co-Producer - Marilyn Bergman, Composer, Lyricist - Richie Wise, Producer
(P) 1978 Sony Music Entertainment
Gladys Knight & The Pips, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - G. Goffin, Composer, Lyricist - Michael Masser, Arranger, Composer, Lyricist, Producer - S.Goffin, Composer, Lyricist
(P) 1976 Sony Music Entertainment
Gladys Knight & The Pips, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Jim Weatherly, Composer, Lyricist - Merald "Bubba" Knight, Co-Producer - Tony Camillo - Kenny Kerner, Producer - Richie Wise, Producer - William Guest, Co-Producer - Gladys Knight, Co-Producer - Edward Patten, Co-Producer
(P) 1974 Sony Music Entertainment
Gladys Knight & The Pips, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - David Gates, Composer, Lyricist - Merald "Bubba" Knight, Co-Producer - Kenny Kerner, Producer - Richie Wise, Producer - William Guest, Co-Producer - Gladys Knight, Co-Producer - Edward Patten, Co-Producer
(P) 1975 Sony Music Entertainment
Gladys Knight & The Pips, Main Artist - Curtis Mayfield, Composer, Lyricist, Producer - Richard Tufo, Arranger - Roger Anfinsen, Engineer
(P) 1974 Sony Music Entertainment
Gladys Knight & The Pips, Main Artist - Van McCoy, Arranger, Composer, Lyricist, Producer - Charles H. Kipps Jr., Producer
(P) 1977 Buddah Records, under license from BMG Music Special Products LLC
Album review
Knight's stint for the Buddah label in the mid-'70s found her commercial success at its peak, landing hits like "Midnight Train to Georgia," "Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me," "Part Time Love," and "The Way We Were" (all included here). But this 17-track survey of 1973-78 material is not nearly as artistically satisfying as her Motown and Vee Jay recordings, finding her and the Pips easing into a middle-of-the-road sound that helped pave the way for mellow urban contemporary music. What's more, this compilation is not truly representative of the era, omitting the huge hit "I've Got to Use My Imagination," presumably because it's too uptempo to find a place on an anthology geared toward the "quiet storm" audience.
© Richie Unterberger /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 17 track(s)
- Total length: 01:07:39
- Main artists: Gladys Knight & The Pips
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: RCA Records Label
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B R&B
(P) 1996 Buddha Records, under license from BMG, Direct Marketing, Inc.
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