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Though Gladys Knight questioned the wisdom of singing on with Motown in the mid-'60s, their tenure transformed them into consistant hitmakers. One of the reasons was their association with writer/producer Norman Whitfield, whose grittier, funkier style proved to be a key to Motown's counterattack to the rawer soul sounds that emerged in the latter part of the decade. A tough, funky reworking of Shirley Ellis's "The Nitty Gritty" and the social-consicousness classic "Friendship Train" gave them a pair of Top 20 pop hits in 1969, and they anchor this sturdy collection of fine soul and R&B tracks.
© John Lowe /TiVo
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Jerry Long, Conductor - Barrett Strong, ComposerLyricist - Norman Whitfield, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Gladys Knight & The Pips, MainArtist
℗ 1969 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Gladys Knight, ComposerLyricist - Norman Whitfield, Producer - Gladys Knight & The Pips, MainArtist
℗ 1968 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
NICKOLAS ASHFORD, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Valerie Simpson, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Norman Whitfield, Producer - Gladys Knight & The Pips, MainArtist
℗ 1969 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Eddie Holland, ComposerLyricist - Norman Whitfield, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Gladys Knight & The Pips, MainArtist - Cornelius Grant, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1969 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
LINCOLN CHASE, ComposerLyricist - Norman Whitfield, Producer - Gladys Knight & The Pips, MainArtist
℗ 1969 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Sylvia Moy, ComposerLyricist - Norman Whitfield, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Gladys Knight & The Pips, MainArtist - Cornelius Grant, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1967 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Berry Gordy Jr., ComposerLyricist - Gwen Gordy Fuqua, ComposerLyricist - Johnny Bristol, Producer - Norman Whitfield, Producer - HARVEY FUQUA, Producer - Gladys Knight & The Pips, MainArtist - Carlo Tyran, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1969 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
NICKOLAS ASHFORD, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Valerie Simpson, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Norman Whitfield, Producer - Gladys Knight & The Pips, MainArtist
℗ 1969 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Barrett Strong, ComposerLyricist - Norman Whitfield, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Gladys Knight & The Pips, MainArtist
℗ 1969 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Barrett Strong, ComposerLyricist - Norman Whitfield, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Gladys Knight & The Pips, MainArtist
℗ 1968 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Gladys Knight, ComposerLyricist - Norman Whitfield, Producer - Gladys Knight & The Pips, MainArtist - Ivy Joe Hunter, Producer
℗ 1969 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Johnny Bristol, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Gladys Knight, ComposerLyricist - Norman Whitfield, Producer - HARVEY FUQUA, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Gladys Knight & The Pips, MainArtist - William Franklin Guest, ComposerLyricist - Merald Woodrow Knight Jr., ComposerLyricist
℗ 1969 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Johnny Bristol, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Norman Whitfield, Producer - EDWIN STARR, ComposerLyricist - Gladys Knight & The Pips, MainArtist - Scott Regen, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1995 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Barrett Strong, ComposerLyricist - Norman Whitfield, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Gladys Knight & The Pips, MainArtist
℗ 1969 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Albumbeschreibung
Though Gladys Knight questioned the wisdom of singing on with Motown in the mid-'60s, their tenure transformed them into consistant hitmakers. One of the reasons was their association with writer/producer Norman Whitfield, whose grittier, funkier style proved to be a key to Motown's counterattack to the rawer soul sounds that emerged in the latter part of the decade. A tough, funky reworking of Shirley Ellis's "The Nitty Gritty" and the social-consicousness classic "Friendship Train" gave them a pair of Top 20 pop hits in 1969, and they anchor this sturdy collection of fine soul and R&B tracks.
© John Lowe /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 14 track(s)
- Total length: 00:42:04
- Main artists: Gladys Knight & The Pips
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: UNI - MOTOWN
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B R&B
© 1969 UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 1969 UMG Recordings, Inc.
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