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As a 16-track disc that draws from four different labels for which Gladys Knight & the Pips recorded between the early '60s and the early '80s, this does an adequate but skimpy job of presenting most of the biggest hits by the soul legend. All eight of her Top Ten hits are here, including the mega-smashes "I Heard It Through the Grapevine," "If I Were Your Woman," "Neither One of Us (Wants to Be the First to Say Goodbye)," "Midnight Train to Georgia," "I've Got to Use My Imagination," and "Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me." So is her first chart hit, the 1961 doo wop classic "Every Beat of My Heart," and the Motown Top 20 single "Friendship Train," though few listeners would rate her 1983 single "Hero (aka Wind Beneath My Wings)" as one of her greatest discs. Where this really falls down is in the skimpy representation of her Motown years; just four Motown cuts are included, while solid Motown hits like "The End of Our Road," "The Nitty Gritty," "I Don't Want to Do Wrong," and "Daddy Could Swear, I Declare" are missing. Sure, if this is all you ever hear of Knight, the songs on this disc alone qualify her as a major soul artist. But for the kind of appreciation this talent deserves, you'd really need a multi-disc retrospective. Knight's better served by deeper, more specific best-ofs for her Motown mid-'60s to early-'70s output and her '70s Buddah work, not to mention compilations focusing on the underrated records she did in the first half of the '60s before signing with Motown.
© Richie Unterberger /TiVo
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Gladys Knight & The Pips, Performer - Johnny Otis, Composer - Johnny Otis, Lyricist
Originally released 1962. All rights reserved by Arista Records LLC
Bobby Robinson, Producer - Don Covay, Composer - Don Covay, Lyricist - Gladys Knight & The Pips, Performer - Marshall Sehorn, Producer
Originally released 1961 Bell Records. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Bubba Knight, Co-Producer - Edward Patten, Co-Producer - Gladys Knight, Co-Producer - Gladys Knight & The Pips, Performer - Jim Weatherly, Composer - Jim Weatherly, Lyricist - Tony Camillo, Arranger - Tony Camillo, Conductor - Tony Camillo, Producer - William Guest, Co-Producer
(P) 1973 Sony Music Entertainment
B. Goldberg, Composer - B. Goldberg, Lyricist - Bubba Knight, Co-Producer - Edward Patten, Co-Producer - G. Goffin, Composer - G. Goffin, Lyricist - Gladys Knight, Co-Producer - Gladys Knight & The Pips, Vocal - Kenny Kerner, Arranger - Kenny Kerner, Producer - Larry Wilcox, Arranger - Richie Wise, Arranger - Richie Wise, Producer - William Guest, Co-Producer
(P) 1973 Sony Music Entertainment
Bubba Knight, Co-Producer - Edward Patten, Co-Producer - Gladys Knight, Co-Producer - Gladys Knight & The Pips, Vocal - Jim Weatherly, Composer - Jim Weatherly, Lyricist - Kenny Kerner, Arranger - Kenny Kerner, Producer - Larry Wilcox, Arranger - Richie Wise, Arranger - Richie Wise, Producer - William Guest, Co-Producer
(P) 1973 Sony Music Entertainment
Curtis Mayfield, Composer - Curtis Mayfield, Lyricist - Curtis Mayfield, Producer - Gladys Knight & The Pips, Vocal - Richard Tufo, Arranger
(P) 1974 Sony Music Entertainment
Bubba Knight, Co-Producer - Edward Patten, Co-Producer - Gladys Knight, Co-Producer - Gladys Knight & The Pips, Performer - Mary Sawyer, Composer - Mary Sawyer, Lyricist - Tony Camillo, Arranger - Tony Camillo, Composer - Tony Camillo, Conductor - Tony Camillo, Lyricist - Tony Camillo, Producer - William Guest, Co-Producer
(P) 1976 BMG Music
Bubba Knight, Co-Producer - Edward Patten, Co-Producer - Gladys Knight, Co-Producer - Gladys Knight & The Pips, Vocal - Jim Weatherly, Composer - Jim Weatherly, Lyricist - Kenny Kerner, Arranger - Kenny Kerner, Producer - Richie Wise, Arranger - Richie Wise, Producer - Tony Camillo, Arranger - William Guest, Co-Producer
(P) 1974 Sony Music Entertainment
Alain Bergman, Composer - Alain Bergman, Lyricist - Gladys Knight & The Pips, Performer - Harvey Schmidt, Composer - Harvey Schmidt, Lyricist - Marilyn Bergman, Composer - Marilyn Bergman, Lyricist - Marvin Hamlisch, Composer - Marvin Hamlisch, Lyricist - Ralph Moss, Engineer - Ralph Moss, Producer - T. Jones, Composer - T. Jones, Lyricist
(P) 1974 Sony Music Entertainment
Bubba Knight, Co-Producer - David Gates, Composer - David Gates, Lyricist - Edward Patten, Co-Producer - Gladys Knight, Co-Producer - Gladys Knight & The Pips, Performer - Gladys Knight & The Pips, Vocal - Kenny Kerner, Arranger - Kenny Kerner, Producer - R. Wise, Arranger - Richie Wise, Producer - William Guest, Co-Producer
(P) 1975 Sony Music Entertainment
Bubba Knight, Composer - Bubba Knight, Lyricist - Gladys Knight, Composer - Gladys Knight, Lyricist - Gladys Knight & The Pips, Performer - HOLMES, A&R Coordinator - Joe Gastwirt, Mastering Engineer - Joey Gallo, Composer - Joey Gallo, Lyricist - Knight Dees & Knight, Co-Producer - Larkin Arnold, Executive Producer - Rickey Smith, Composer - Rickey Smith, Lyricist - Rickey Smith, Producer - Sam Dees, Composer - Sam Dees, Lyricist
(P) 1983 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Gladys Knight & The Pips, Performer - Jeff Silbar, Composer - Jeff Silbar, Lyricist - Knight Dees & Knight, Producer - Larkin Arnold, Executive Producer - Larry Henley, Composer - Larry Henley, Lyricist
(P) 1983 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Albumbeschreibung
As a 16-track disc that draws from four different labels for which Gladys Knight & the Pips recorded between the early '60s and the early '80s, this does an adequate but skimpy job of presenting most of the biggest hits by the soul legend. All eight of her Top Ten hits are here, including the mega-smashes "I Heard It Through the Grapevine," "If I Were Your Woman," "Neither One of Us (Wants to Be the First to Say Goodbye)," "Midnight Train to Georgia," "I've Got to Use My Imagination," and "Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me." So is her first chart hit, the 1961 doo wop classic "Every Beat of My Heart," and the Motown Top 20 single "Friendship Train," though few listeners would rate her 1983 single "Hero (aka Wind Beneath My Wings)" as one of her greatest discs. Where this really falls down is in the skimpy representation of her Motown years; just four Motown cuts are included, while solid Motown hits like "The End of Our Road," "The Nitty Gritty," "I Don't Want to Do Wrong," and "Daddy Could Swear, I Declare" are missing. Sure, if this is all you ever hear of Knight, the songs on this disc alone qualify her as a major soul artist. But for the kind of appreciation this talent deserves, you'd really need a multi-disc retrospective. Knight's better served by deeper, more specific best-ofs for her Motown mid-'60s to early-'70s output and her '70s Buddah work, not to mention compilations focusing on the underrated records she did in the first half of the '60s before signing with Motown.
© Richie Unterberger /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 16 track(s)
- Total length: 00:58:09
- Main artists: Gladys Knight & The Pips
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Buddah - Legacy
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B
(P) Compilation 2007 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
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