-urodziła się 28 maja 1944 roku w Atlancie/Georgia.Jest córką murzyńskich śpiewaków gospel związanych z chórem WINGS OVER JORDAN.
Swoją pierwszą grupę założyła w rodzinnym mieście w 1952r.Jej skład stanowili głównie członkowie rodziny;brat
[ur. 2.06.41].Używali wówczas nazwy
w 1958 roku minn. SP "Whistle my love" już z nowymi członkami zespołu kuzynem
[ur. 2.08.1939r]i
,którzy zastąpili wchodzących w związek małżeński Brendę i Elenora.
Na ich pierwszy hit "Every beat of my heart"[cover Johnny Otisa]wyprodukowany przez małą firmę
trzeba było czekać trzy lata.W tym czasie zmieniają nazwę na Gladys Knight & The Pips i firmę płytową na
[minn. reedycja "Every beat of my heart".
i wpółpracy ze znanym producentem Van MCCoye' m zaznacza się ten okres stagnacją w ich karierze.W 1964 r odchodzi Langston George i grupa występuje odtąd jako kwartet aż do lat 80-tych.
W 1966 roku następuje przełom w ich karierze dzięki współpracy z producentem i kompozytorem Normanem Whitfieldem i wytwórnią
] dla której nagrywa całą serię przebojowych singli.
Na przełomie lat 60-tych i 70-tych grupa zmienia także za sprawą głównie rynku swój styl wnosząc więcej harmonii middle-of-the -road do swego oryginalnego rhythm'n' bluesowego brzmienia.
niezadowoleni z pracy promocyjnej firmy z Detroit. Okazuje się ten krok posunięciem zbawiennym zwłaszcza dla ich popularności w Europie.Lata 70-te to przede wszystkim ich większa obecność w mediach;soundtrack dla filmu
, a nawet własny seryjny program TV [1975].
.pod koniec lat 80-tych grupa rozpada się a Gladys Knight sporadycznie nagrywa nowe solowe albumy a także udanie współpracuje z innymi artystami minn.
.
W 2001 roku wychodzi zamąż za długoletniego partnera życiowego Williama McDowella .
Single |
Tytuł | Wykonawca | Data wydania | UK | US | Wytwórnia
[US] | Komentarz |
Every beat of my heart/Room in your heart | Pips | 05.1961 | - | 6[13] | Vee Jay 386 | [1[1][12].R&B; Chart][written by Johnny Otis] |
Every beat of my heart/Room in your heart | Pips | 05.1961 | - | 45[7] | Fury 1050 | [written by Johnny Otis][15[3].R&B; Chart] |
Letter full of tears/You broke your promise | Gladys Knight & The Pips | 12.1961 | - | 19[12] | Fury 1054 | [written by Don Covay][produced by Bobby Robinson, Marshall E. Sehorn][3[15].R&B; Chart] |
Operator/ I'll Trust In You | Gladys Knight & The Pips | 04.1962 | - | 97[2] | Fury 1064 | [written by B. Elgin, K. Rogers, R. Jones][produced by Bobby Robinson, Marshall E. Sehorn] |
Giving up/ Maybe, Maybe Baby | Gladys Knight & The Pips | 05.1964 | - | 38[10] | Maxx 326 | [written by Van McCoy][produced by Larry Maxwell][6[15].R&B; Chart] |
Lovers always forgive/ Another Love | Gladys Knight & The Pips | 08.1964 | - | 89[5] | Maxx 329 | [written by Van McCoy][produced by Larry Maxwell] |
Either Way I Lose / Go Away, Stay Away | Gladys Knight & The Pips | 11.1964 | - | 119[5] | Maxx 331 | [written by Van McCoy][produced by Larry Maxwell] |
Stop And Get A Hold Of Myself / Who Knows | Gladys Knight & The Pips | 03.1965 | - | A:123[3] side B:129[1] | Soul 35023 | [A:written by Van McCoy][B:written by Knight, Guest][produced by Larry Maxwell] |
Take me in your arms and love me/ Do You Love Me Just A Little More? | Gladys Knight & The Pips | 05.1967 | 13[15] | 98[2] | Soul 35033 | [written by Strong, Penzabene, Grant][produced by Norman Whitfield] |
Everybody needs love/ Since I've Lost You | Gladys Knight & The Pips | 07.1967 | - | 39[9] | Soul 35034 | [written by E. Holland, N. Whitfield][produced by Norman Whitfield][3[14].R&B; Chart] |
I heard it through grapevine/It's Time to Go Now | Gladys Knight & The Pips | 10.1967 | 47[1] | 2[17] | Soul 35039 |
[Written by B.Strong-N.Whitfield][Produced by Norman Whitfield][1[6][17].R&B; Chart] |
The end of our road / Don't Let Her Take Your Love From Me | Gladys Knight & The Pips | 02.1968 | - | 15[10] | Soul 35042 | [written by Whitfield, Strong, Penzabene][produced by Norman Whitfield][5[11].R&B; Chart] |
It should have been me/ You Don't Love Me No More | Gladys Knight & The Pips | 06.1968 | - | 40[8] | Soul 35045 | [written by Whitfield, Stevenson][produced by Norman Whitfield][9[9].R&B; Chart] |
I wish it would rain/ It's Summer | Gladys Knight & The Pips | 08.1968 | - | 41[10] | Soul 35047 | [written by Whitfield, Strong, Penzabene][produced by Norman Whitfield][15[9].R&B; Chart] |
Didn' t you know(You'd Have To Cry Sometime) / Keep An Eye | Gladys Knight & The Pips | 03.1969 | - | 63[7] | Soul 35057 | [written by Ashford, Simpson][produced by Ashford, Simpson][11[9].R&B; Chart] |
Nitty gritty/ Got Myself A Good Man | Gladys Knight & The Pips | 07.1969 | - | 19[11] | Soul 35063 | [written by Lincoln Chase][produced by Norman Whitfield][2[13].R&B; Chart] |
Friendship train/ Cloud Nine | Gladys Knight & The Pips | 10.1969 | - | 17[14] | Soul 35068 | [written by Whitfield, Strong][produced by Norman Whitfield][2[13].R&B; Chart] |
You need love like i do [Don' t you]/ You're My Everything | Gladys Knight & The Pips | 03.1970 | - | 25[8] | Soul 35 071 | [written by Whitfield, Strong][produced by Norman Whitfield][3[10].R&B; Chart] |
If i were your woman/ The Tracks Of My Tears | Gladys Knight & The Pips | 11.1970 | - | 9[15] | Soul 35078 | [written by L. Ware, P. Sawyer, C. McMurray][produced by Clay McMurray][1[1][15].R&B; Chart] |
I don' t want to do wrong/ Is There A Place In His Heart For Me | Gladys Knight & The Pips | 06.1971 | - | 17[11] | Soul 35083 | [written by J. Bristol, G. Knight, W. Guest, M. Knight, C. Schaffner][produced by Johnny Bristol][2[12].R&B; Chart] |
Make me the woman that you go home to / If You're Gonna Leave (Just Leave) | Gladys Knight & The Pips | 12.1971 | - | 27[10] | Soul 35091 | [written by C. McMurray][produced by Clay McMurray][3[13].R&B; Chart] |
Help me make it through the night/ If You're Gonna Leave (Just Leave) | Gladys Knight & The Pips | 03.1972 | 11[17] | 33[8] | Soul 35094 | [written by K. Kristofferson][produced by Johnny Bristol][13[9].R&B; Chart] |
Just walk in my shoes/ (I Know) I'm Losing You | Gladys Knight & The Pips | 07.1972 | 35[8] | 129[1] | Soul 35023 | [written by Mastor, Miller][produced by H. Fuqua, J. Bristol ] |
Neither one of us [Wants to say goodbye]/ Can't Give It Up No More | Gladys Knight & The Pips | 01.1973 | 31[7] | 2[16] | Soul 35098 | [written by J. Weatherly][produced by Joe Porter][1[4][16].R&B; Chart] |
Look of love/You're My Everything | Gladys Knight & The Pips | 03.1973 | 21[9] | - | Tamla Motown TMG 844 [UK] | [written by Bacharach, David][produced by Norman Whitfield] |
Daddy could swear i declare/ For Once In My Life | Gladys Knight & The Pips | 04.1973 | - | 19[15] | Soul 35 105 | [written by J. Bristol, M. Knight, G. Knight][produced by Johnny Bristol][2[14].R&B; Chart] |
All i need is time/ The Only Time You Love Me (Is When You're Losing Me) | Gladys Knight & The Pips | 08.1973 | - | 61[7] | Soul 35 107 | [written by B. Reneau][produced by Joe Porter][28[10].R&B; Chart] |
Between her goodbye and my hello/ This Child Needs It's Father | Gladys Knight & The Pips | 06.1974 | - | 57[9] | Soul 35 111 | [written by J. Weatherly][produced by Joe Porter][45[10].R&B; Chart] |
Where peaceful waters flow/ Perfect Love | Gladys Knight & The Pips | 06.1973 | - | 28[11] | Buddah 363 | [written by J. Weatherly][produced by Tony Camillo, Gladys Knight and The Pips][6[11].R&B; Chart] |
Midnight train to Georgia/Window Raising | Gladys Knight & The Pips | 09.1973 | 10[9][05.76] | 1[2][19] | Buddah 383 | [gold-US][Grammy - "Best R&B; Vocal Performance By A Group"][written by J. Weatherly][produced by Tony Camillo][1[4][18].R&B; Chart] |
I' ve got to use my imagination/ I Can See Clearly Now | Gladys Knight & The Pips | 11.1973 | - | 4[16] | Buddah 393 | [gold-US][written by Goffin, Goldberg][produced by Kenny Kerner, Richie Wise][1[1][16].R&B; Chart] |
Best thing that ever happened to me/ Once In A Lifetime | Gladys Knight & The Pips | 02.1974 | 7[10][08.75] | 3[17] | Buddah 403 | [gold-US][written by J. Weatherly][produced by Kenny Kerner, Richie Wise][1[2][19].R&B; Chart] |
On and on/ The Makings Of You | Gladys Knight & The Pips | 05.1974 | - | 5[17] | Buddah 423 | [gold-US][written by Curtis Mayfield][produced by Curtis Mayfield][2[15].R&B; Chart][piosenka z filmu "Claudine"] |
I feel a song[in my heart]/ Don't Burn Down The Bridge | Gladys Knight & The Pips | 10.1974 | - | 21[17] | Buddah 433 | [written by Tony Camillo, Mary Sawyer][produced by Tony Camillo][1[2][17].R&B; Chart] |
Don' t burn the bridges/I Feel A Song (In My Heart) | Gladys Knight & The Pips | 01.1975 | - | 45[2] | Buddah 433 | [written by Ronnie Miller][produced by Merald Knight, Edward Patten, Gladys Knight, William Guest] |
Love finds it' s own way / Better You Go Your Way | Gladys Knight & The Pips | 02.1975 | - | 47[8] | Buddah 453 | [written by Jim Weatherly][produced by Kenny Kerner, Richie Wise][3[12].R&B; Chart] |
The way we were-Try to remember / The Need To Be | Gladys Knight & The Pips | 04.1975 | 4[15] | 11[17] | Buddah 463 | [written by M. Hamlisch, A. Bergman, M. Bergman; H. Schmidt, T. Jones][produced by Ralph Mass][6[16].R&B; Chart][73 US hit-Barbra Streisand] |
Money/ Street Brothers | Gladys Knight & The Pips | 08.1975 | - | 50[7] | Buddah 487 | [written by Eugene McDaniels][produced by Eugene McDaniels][4[11].R&B; Chart] |
Part time love / Where Did I Put His Memory | Gladys Knight & The Pips | 11.1975 | 30[5] | 22[11] | Buddah 513 | [written by D, Gates][produced by Kenny Kerner, Richie Wise, Gladys Knight, Bubba Knight, William Guest, Edward Patten][4[14].R&B; Chart] |
Make yours a happy home | Gladys Knight & The Pips | 08.1976 | 35[4] | - | Buddah 523 | [written by Curtis Mayfield][produced by Curtis Mayfield][13[12].R&B; Chart] |
So sad the song | Gladys Knight & The Pips | 10.1976 | 20[10] | 47[8] | Buddah 544 | [written by Michael Masser, Gerry Goffin][produced by Michael Masser][12[16].R&B; Chart][piosenka z filmu "Pipe dreams"] |
Nobody but you/Pipe Dreams | Gladys Knight | 01.1977 | 34[2] | - | Buddah BDS 451 [UK] | [written by Weil, Mann][produced by Bubba Knight, Dominic Frontiere] |
Baby don' t change your mind/ I Love To Feel That Feelin' | Gladys Knight & The Pips | 06.1977 | 4[12] | 52[11] | Buddah 569 | [written by Van McCoy][produced by Van McCoy, Charles Kipps][12[16].R&B; Chart] |
Home is where the heart is/You Put A New Life In My Body | Gladys Knight & The Pips | 09.1977 | 35[4] | - | Buddah BDS 460 [UK] | [written by Van McCoy, Joe Cobb][produced by Van McCoy, Charles Kipps] |
Sorry Doesn't Always Make It Right/You Put A New Life In My Body | Gladys Knight & The Pips | 11.1977 | - | - | Buddah 584 | [written by Michael Masser, Pam Sawyer][produced by Michael Masser][24[16].R&B; Chart] |
The One And Only/Pipe Dreams | Gladys Knight & The Pips | 03.1978 | - | - | Buddah 592 | [written by Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, Patrick Williams][produced by Richie Wise, Gladys Knight And The Pips][40[10].R&B; Chart] |
Come back and finish what you started/It's Up To You (Do What You Do) | Gladys Knight & The Pips | 06.1978 | 15[13] | - | Buddah BDS 473 [UK] | [written by V. McCoy, J. Cobb][produced by Van McCoy, Charles Kipps] |
It's Better Than Good Time / Everybody's Got To Find A Way | Gladys Knight & The Pips | 09.1978 | 59[4] | - | Buddah 598 | [written by Tony Macauley][produced by Tony Macauley][16[13].R&B; Chart] |
I'm coming home again/ Love Gives You The Power | Gladys Knight | 11.1978 | - | - | Buddah 601 | [written by Bruce Roberts, Carole Bayer Sager][produced by Gary Klein][54[9].R&B; Chart] |
Am I Too Late/It's The Same Old Song | Gladys Knight | 03.1979 | - | - | Columbia 10922 | [written by C. Johns, L. Farrow][produced by Jack Gold, Gladys Knight][45[9].R&B; Chart] |
Landlord / We Need Hearts | Gladys Knight & The Pips | 06.1980 | - | 46[9] | Columbia 11 239 | [written by Ashford & Simpson][produced by Nicholas Ashford, Valerie Simpson][3[20].R&B; Chart] |
Taste of bitter love / Add It Up | Gladys Knight & The Pips | 09.1980 | 35[6] | - | Columbia 11 330 | [written by Ashford & Simpson][produced by Nicholas Ashford, Valerie Simpson][38[9].R&B; Chart] |
Bourgie bourgie/ Get The Love | Gladys Knight & The Pips | 11.1980 | 32[6] | - | Columbia 11 375 | [written by Ashford & Simpson][produced by Nicholas Ashford, Valerie Simpson][45[9].R&B; Chart] |
Forever Yesterday (For The Children) | Gladys Knight & The Pips | 06.1980 | - | - | Columbia 02113 | [written by G. Smith][produced by Gladys Knight][52[7].R&B; Chart] |
If That'll Make You Happy/Love Was Made For Two | Gladys Knight & The Pips | 08.1981 | - | - | Columbia 02413 | [written by Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson][produced by Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson][37[13].R&B; Chart] |
I Will Fight/God Is | Gladys Knight & The Pips | 10.1981 | - | - | Columbia 02549 | [written by Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson][produced by Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson][21[14].R&B; Chart] |
When A Child Is Born / The Lord's Prayer | Gladys Knight & Johnny Mathis | 12.1981 | 74[2] | - | CBS CBS A 1758 [UK] | [written by F Jay, Zacar][produced by Jack Gold] |
A Friend Of Mine/Reach High | Gladys Knight & The Pips | 02.1982 | - | - | Columbia 02706 | [written by N. Ashford, V. Simpson, J. Armstead][produced by Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson][50[9].R&B; Chart] |
Save the overtime for me/ Ain't No Greater Love | Gladys Knight & The Pips | 05.1983 | - | 66[10] | Columbia 03761 | [written by R. Smith, J. Gallo, B. Knight, G. Knight, S. L. Dees][produced by Rickey Smith][1[1][25].R&B; Chart] |
You're Number One (In My Book)/Oh La De Da | Gladys Knight & The Pips | 07.1983 | - | - | Columbia 04033 | [written by W. Raglin, W. Zimmerman, D. Meyers, L. Sylvers III][produced by Wilmer Raglin, William Zimmerman][5[19].R&B; Chart] |
Hero (The Wind Beneath My Wings) / Seconds | Gladys Knight & The Pips | 12.1983 | - | 104[7] | Columbia 04219 | [written by L. Henley, J. Silbar][produced by Knight, Dees, Knight][64[11].R&B; Chart][#1 hit for Bette Midler as "Wind beneath my wings" in 1989]] |
When You're Far Away/Seconds | Gladys Knight & The Pips | 12.1983 | - | - | Columbia 04369 | [written by T. Lewis, J. Harris][produced by Edmund Sylvers][42[10].R&B; Chart] |
My Time | Gladys Knight & The Pips | 02.1985 | - | 102[3] | Columbia 04761 | [written by Knight, Dees, Knight][produced by Knight, Dees, Knight][16[14].R&B; Chart] |
Keep Givin' Me Love/Do You Wanna Have Some Fun | Gladys Knight & The Pips | 04.1985 | - | - | Columbia 04873 | [written by K. Walker, P. Phillips-Oland, W. Raglin][produced by Leon F. Sylvers III][31[11].R&B; Chart] |
Till I See You Again/Strivin' | Gladys Knight & The Pips | 11.1985 | - | - | Columbia 05679 | [written by M. Morrow, B. Sigler][produced by Knight, Dees, Knight ][85[4].R&B; Chart] |
That's What Friends Are For / Two Ships Passing In The Night [Dionne Warwick] | Dionne Warwick, Elton John, Gladys Knight And Stevie Wonder | 11.1985 | - | 1[4][23] | Arista 9422 | [gold-US][1[3].R&B; Chart][1[2].Adult Contemporary Chart][piosenka z filmu "Night shift"] |
Send It To Me/When You Love Someone (It's Christmas Everyday) | Gladys Knight & The Pips | 12.1986 | - | - | MCA 53002 | [written by A. Willis, L. Wood][produced by Michael Verdick, Stephen Bray, Howie Rice][14[13].R&B; Chart] |
Love overboard | Gladys Knight & The Pips | 01.1988 | 42[4] | 13[14] | MCA 53 210 | [written by Reggie Calloway][produced by Reggie Calloway, Vincent CAlloway][1[1][15].R&B; Chart] |
Lovin' On Next To Nothin' | Gladys Knight & The Pips | 02.1988 | - | - | MCA 53211 | [written by Alan Rich, Jeff Pescetto, Howie Rice][produced by Gladys Knight, Bubba Knight, Howie Rice][3[13].R&B; Chart] |
It's Gonna Take All Our Love | Gladys Knight & The Pips | 06.1988 | - | - | MCA 53351 | [written by Sam Dees][produced by Sam Dees][29[10].R&B; Chart] |
Licence to kill/ You | Gladys Knight | 06.1989 | 6[11] | - | MCA 53 657 | [written by Narada Michael Walden, Jeffrey Cohen, Walter Afanasieff][produced by Narada Michael Walden][69[9].R&B; Chart][piosenka z filmu z Jamesem Bondem] |
Men | Gladys Knight | 06.1991 | - | - | MCA 54 117 | [written by Gladys Knight, Attala Zane Giles, Cornelius Mims][produced by Attala Zane Giles, Gladys Knight][2[17].R&B; Chart] |
Superwoman | Gladys Knight with Dionne Warwick & Patti LaBelle | 09.1991 | - | - | MCA | [written by L.A. Reid,Babyface,Daryl Simmons][19[5].R&B; Chart] |
Meet Me in the Middle | Gladys Knight | 11.1991 | - | - | MCA 54 219 | [78[8].R&B; Chart] |
Where Would I Be | Gladys Knight | 02.1992 | - | - | MCA 54 206 | [66[7].R&B; Chart] |
I don' t want to know | Gladys Knight | 09.1994 | - | 115[5] | MCA 54 919 | [written by Babyface][32[20].R&B; Chart] |
End of the Road Medley | Gladys Knight | 12.1994 | - | - | MCA | [76[1].R&B; Chart] |
Next Time | Gladys Knight | 03.1995 | - | - | MCA 55 011 | [30[20].R&B; Chart] |
Missing you/So right,for life | Brandy,Gladys Knight & Chaka Khan | 08.1996 | - | 25[20] | EastWest 64 262 | [written by Gordon Chambers, Barry Eastmond][produced by Barry Eastmond][10[27].R&B Chart][piosenka z filmu "Set it off"] |