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In 1977, 1978, and 1979, Gladys Knight & the Pips put a lot of effort into recording separately. Minus Knight, the Pips recorded two LPs as a trio (1977's At Last The Pips and 1978's Callin', both on Casablanca), while Knight provided her first two solo albums (1978's Miss Gladys Knight on Buddah/Arista and 1979's Gladys Knight on Columbia). But by 1980, the group itself was their top priority again. The R&B department at Columbia had very high hopes for this album, and they weren't disappointed. Both creatively and commercially, About Love was Gladys Knight & the Pips' most successful album since 1974's I Feel a Song. The people they can thank for the album's excellence are the husband and wife team of Nick Ashford and Valerie Simpson, who wrote and produced all of the material. The ballad "Landlord" soared to number three on Billboard's R&B singles charts, and the uptempo dance items "Bourgie, Bourgie" (originally recorded by Ashford & Simpson as an instrumental) and "Taste of Bitter Love" also became hits. Meanwhile, About Love also contains its share of gems that weren't released as singles, including the dramatic "Add It Up" and the smooth "Friendly Persuasion." This impressively consistent LP indicated that Gladys Knight & the Pips still had a lot of life left in them as a group, and sure enough, they stayed together for another ten years before parting company for good in 1990.
© Alex Henderson /TiVo
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Gladys Knight & The Pips, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Nicholas Ashford, Producer, Vocal Arranger - N.Ashford, Composer, Lyricist - Gladys Knight - Valerie Simpson, Producer - V.Simpson, Composer, Lyricist - Merald "Bubba" Knight - William Guest - Joseph M. Palmaccio, Mastering Engineer - Edward Potten - Mike Hutchinson, Recording Engineer - Rob Mounsey, Arranger - Valerie Simpson, Piano, Vocal Arranger - Eric Gale, Guitar - Ralph MacDonald, Percussion - Chris Parker, Drums - Donald Corrado, French Horn - Francisco Centeno, Bass - Eddie Daniels, Alto Saxophone - Jimmy Simpson, Mixing Engineer - Michael Brecker, Tenor Saxophone - George Young, Tenor Saxophone - Ronnie Cuber, Baritone Saxophone - Howard Johnson, Baritone Saxophone - Jon Faddis, Trumpet - Lou Soloff, Trumpet - John Clarke, French Horn - Peter Gordon, French Horn - Brooks Tillotson, French Horn
(P) 1980 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Gladys Knight & The Pips, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Nicholas Ashford, Producer, Vocal Arranger - N.Ashford, Composer, Lyricist - Gladys Knight - Valerie Simpson, Producer - V.Simpson, Composer, Lyricist - Merald "Bubba" Knight - William Guest - Joseph M. Palmaccio, Mastering Engineer - Edward Potten - Mike Hutchinson, Recording Engineer - Paul Riser, Arranger - Valerie Simpson, Piano, Vocal Arranger - Eric Gale, Guitar - Chris Parker, Drums - Donald Corrado, French Horn - Francisco Centeno, Bass - Eddie Daniels, Alto Saxophone - Jimmy Simpson, Mixing Engineer - Michael Brecker, Tenor Saxophone - George Young, Tenor Saxophone - Ronnie Cuber, Baritone Saxophone - Howard Johnson, Baritone Saxophone - Jon Faddis, Trumpet - Lou Soloff, Trumpet - John Clarke, French Horn - Peter Gordon, French Horn - Brooks Tillotson, French Horn
(P) 1980 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Gladys Knight & The Pips, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Nicholas Ashford, Producer, Vocal Arranger - N.Ashford, Composer, Lyricist - Gladys Knight - Valerie Simpson, Producer - V.Simpson, Composer, Lyricist - Merald "Bubba" Knight - William Guest - Joseph M. Palmaccio, Mastering Engineer - Edward Potten - Mike Hutchinson, Recording Engineer - Rob Mounsey, Arranger - Valerie Simpson, Piano, Vocal Arranger - Eric Gale, Guitar - Ralph MacDonald, Percussion - Chris Parker, Drums - Donald Corrado, French Horn - Francisco Centeno, Bass - Eddie Daniels, Alto Saxophone - Jimmy Simpson, Mixing Engineer - Michael Brecker, Tenor Saxophone - George Young, Tenor Saxophone - Ronnie Cuber, Baritone Saxophone - Howard Johnson, Baritone Saxophone - Jon Faddis, Trumpet - Lou Soloff, Trumpet - John Clarke, French Horn - Peter Gordon, French Horn - Brooks Tillotson, French Horn
(P) 1980 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Gladys Knight & The Pips, Associated Performer, Main Artist - N.Ashford, Composer - Nickolas Ashford, Producer - V.Simpson, Composer - Jimmy Simpson, Mixing Engineer - Valerie Simpson, Producer
(P) 1980 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Gladys Knight & The Pips, Associated Performer, Main Artist - N.Ashford, Composer - Nickolas Ashford, Producer - V.Simpson, Composer - Valerie Simpson, Producer - Jimmy Simpson, Mixing Engineer - Michael Hutchinson, Engineer
(P) 1980 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Gladys Knight & The Pips, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Nicholas Ashford, Producer, Vocal Arranger - N.Ashford, Composer, Lyricist - Gladys Knight - Valerie Simpson, Producer - V.Simpson, Composer, Lyricist - Merald "Bubba" Knight - William Guest - Joseph M. Palmaccio, Mastering Engineer - Edward Potten - Mike Hutchinson, Recording Engineer - Paul Riser, Arranger - Valerie Simpson, Piano, Vocal Arranger - Eric Gale, Guitar - Ralph MacDonald, Percussion - Chris Parker, Drums - Donald Corrado, French Horn - Francisco Centeno, Bass - Eddie Daniels, Alto Saxophone - Jimmy Simpson, Mixing Engineer - Michael Brecker, Tenor Saxophone - George Young, Tenor Saxophone - Ronnie Cuber, Baritone Saxophone - Howard Johnson, Baritone Saxophone - Jon Faddis, Trumpet - Lou Soloff, Trumpet - John Clarke, French Horn - Peter Gordon, French Horn - Brooks Tillotson, French Horn
(P) 1980 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Gladys Knight & The Pips, Associated Performer, Main Artist - N.Ashford, Composer - Nickolas Ashford, Producer - V.Simpson, Composer - Valerie Simpson, Producer
(P) 1980 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Gladys Knight & The Pips, Associated Performer, Main Artist - N.Ashford, Composer - Nickolas Ashford, Producer - V.Simpson, Composer - Valerie Simpson, Producer
(P) 1980 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Gladys Knight & The Pips, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Nick Ashford, Composer, Lyricist, Producer - Valerie Simpson, Composer, Lyricist, Producer
(P) 1980 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Gladys Knight & The Pips, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Nickolas Ashford, Composer - Valerie Simpson, Composer
(P) 1980 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Gladys Knight & The Pips, Associated Performer, Main Artist - N.Ashford, Composer, Lyricist - V. Simspon, Composer, Lyricist
(P) 1980 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Albumbeschreibung
In 1977, 1978, and 1979, Gladys Knight & the Pips put a lot of effort into recording separately. Minus Knight, the Pips recorded two LPs as a trio (1977's At Last The Pips and 1978's Callin', both on Casablanca), while Knight provided her first two solo albums (1978's Miss Gladys Knight on Buddah/Arista and 1979's Gladys Knight on Columbia). But by 1980, the group itself was their top priority again. The R&B department at Columbia had very high hopes for this album, and they weren't disappointed. Both creatively and commercially, About Love was Gladys Knight & the Pips' most successful album since 1974's I Feel a Song. The people they can thank for the album's excellence are the husband and wife team of Nick Ashford and Valerie Simpson, who wrote and produced all of the material. The ballad "Landlord" soared to number three on Billboard's R&B singles charts, and the uptempo dance items "Bourgie, Bourgie" (originally recorded by Ashford & Simpson as an instrumental) and "Taste of Bitter Love" also became hits. Meanwhile, About Love also contains its share of gems that weren't released as singles, including the dramatic "Add It Up" and the smooth "Friendly Persuasion." This impressively consistent LP indicated that Gladys Knight & the Pips still had a lot of life left in them as a group, and sure enough, they stayed together for another ten years before parting company for good in 1990.
© Alex Henderson /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:46:30
- Main artists: Gladys Knight & The Pips
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Columbia - Legacy
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B R&B
(P) 1980 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
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