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Gladys Knight & The Pips

Gladys Knight-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 "Merald" Bubba [ur.4.09.42r],jej siostra Brenda,kuzyni Elenor Guest i William Guest [ur. 2.06.41].Używali wówczas nazwy PIPS i śpiewali głównie gospels.Pierwsze nagrania zrealizowali dla wytwórni Brunswick w 1958 roku minn. SP "Whistle my love" już z nowymi członkami zespołu kuzynem Gladys-Edwardem Pattenem [ur. 2.08.1939r]i Langstonem George,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 Huntom trzeba było czekać trzy lata.W tym czasie zmieniają nazwę na Gladys Knight & The Pips i firmę płytową na Fury Rec [minn. reedycja "Every beat of my heart".
W 1964 roku mimo przenosin do Maxx Rec 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 Soul [oddziałem Tamla Motown] 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.

W 1972 opuszczają koncern Tamla dla Buddah 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 "Claudine" [1974],debiut aktorski Gladys w filmie "Pipedream", a nawet własny seryjny program TV [1975].

Po krótkim okresie współpracy w latach 80-tych z CBS grupa nagrywa dla MCA.pod koniec lat 80-tych grupa rozpada się a Gladys Knight sporadycznie nagrywa nowe solowe albumy a także udanie współpracuje z innymi artystami minn. Chaka Khan.

W 2001 roku wychodzi zamąż za długoletniego partnera życiowego Williama McDowella .


Single
Tytuł WykonawcaData wydania UK US Wytwórnia

[US]
Komentarz
Every beat of my heart/Room in your heartPips05.1961-6[13]Vee Jay 386 [1[1][12].R&B; Chart][written by Johnny Otis]
Every beat of my heart/Room in your heartPips05.1961-45[7]Fury 1050[written by Johnny Otis][15[3].R&B; Chart]
Letter full of tears/You broke your promiseGladys Knight & The Pips12.1961-19[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 Pips04.1962-97[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 Pips05.1964-38[10]Maxx 326[written by Van McCoy][produced by Larry Maxwell][6[15].R&B; Chart]
Lovers always forgive/ Another Love Gladys Knight & The Pips08.1964-89[5]Maxx 329[written by Van McCoy][produced by Larry Maxwell]
Either Way I Lose / Go Away, Stay Away Gladys Knight & The Pips11.1964-119[5]Maxx 331[written by Van McCoy][produced by Larry Maxwell]
Stop And Get A Hold Of Myself / Who Knows Gladys Knight & The Pips03.1965-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 Pips05.196713[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 Pips07.1967-39[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 NowGladys Knight & The Pips10.196747[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 Pips02.1968-15[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 Pips06.1968-40[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 Pips08.1968-41[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 Pips03.1969-63[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 Pips07.1969-19[11]Soul 35063[written by Lincoln Chase][produced by Norman Whitfield][2[13].R&B; Chart]
Friendship train/ Cloud Nine Gladys Knight & The Pips10.1969-17[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 Pips03.1970-25[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 Pips11.1970-9[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 Pips06.1971-17[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 Pips12.1971-27[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 Pips03.197211[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 YouGladys Knight & The Pips07.197235[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 Pips01.197331[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 EverythingGladys Knight & The Pips03.197321[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 Pips04.1973-19[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 Pips08.1973-61[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 Pips06.1974-57[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 Pips06.1973-28[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 Pips09.197310[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 Pips11.1973-4[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 Pips02.19747[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 Pips05.1974-5[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 Pips10.1974-21[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 Pips01.1975-45[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 Pips02.1975-47[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 Pips04.19754[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 Pips08.1975-50[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 Pips11.197530[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 homeGladys Knight & The Pips08.197635[4]-Buddah 523 [written by Curtis Mayfield][produced by Curtis Mayfield][13[12].R&B; Chart]
So sad the songGladys Knight & The Pips10.197620[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 DreamsGladys Knight01.197734[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 Pips06.19774[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 BodyGladys Knight & The Pips09.197735[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 BodyGladys Knight & The Pips11.1977--Buddah 584[written by Michael Masser, Pam Sawyer][produced by Michael Masser][24[16].R&B; Chart]
The One And Only/Pipe DreamsGladys Knight & The Pips03.1978--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 Pips06.197815[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 Pips09.197859[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 PowerGladys Knight11.1978--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 SongGladys Knight03.1979--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 Pips06.1980-46[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 Pips09.198035[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 Pips11.198032[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 Pips06.1980--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 TwoGladys Knight & The Pips08.1981--Columbia 02413[written by Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson][produced by Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson][37[13].R&B; Chart]
I Will Fight/God IsGladys Knight & The Pips10.1981--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 Mathis12.198174[2]-CBS CBS A 1758 [UK][written by F Jay, Zacar][produced by Jack Gold]
A Friend Of Mine/Reach HighGladys Knight & The Pips02.1982--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 Pips05.1983-66[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 DaGladys Knight & The Pips07.1983--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 Pips12.1983-104[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/SecondsGladys Knight & The Pips12.1983--Columbia 04369[written by T. Lewis, J. Harris][produced by Edmund Sylvers][42[10].R&B; Chart]
My Time Gladys Knight & The Pips02.1985-102[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 FunGladys Knight & The Pips04.1985--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 Pips11.1985--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 Wonder11.1985-1[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 Pips12.1986--MCA 53002[written by A. Willis, L. Wood][produced by Michael Verdick, Stephen Bray, Howie Rice][14[13].R&B; Chart]
Love overboardGladys Knight & The Pips01.198842[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 Pips02.1988--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 LoveGladys Knight & The Pips06.1988--MCA 53351[written by Sam Dees][produced by Sam Dees][29[10].R&B; Chart]
Licence to kill/ You Gladys Knight06.19896[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]
MenGladys Knight06.1991--MCA 54 117[written by Gladys Knight, Attala Zane Giles, Cornelius Mims][produced by Attala Zane Giles, Gladys Knight][2[17].R&B; Chart]
SuperwomanGladys Knight with Dionne Warwick & Patti LaBelle09.1991--MCA [written by L.A. Reid,Babyface,Daryl Simmons][19[5].R&B; Chart]
Meet Me in the MiddleGladys Knight11.1991--MCA 54 219[78[8].R&B; Chart]
Where Would I BeGladys Knight02.1992--MCA 54 206[66[7].R&B; Chart]
I don' t want to knowGladys Knight09.1994-115[5]MCA 54 919 [written by Babyface][32[20].R&B; Chart]
End of the Road MedleyGladys Knight12.1994--MCA [76[1].R&B; Chart]
Next TimeGladys Knight03.1995--MCA 55 011[30[20].R&B; Chart]
Missing you/So right,for lifeBrandy,Gladys Knight & Chaka Khan08.1996-25[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"]



Albumy
Tytuł WykonawcaData wydania UK US Wytwórnia

[US]
Komentarz
Everybody needs loveGladys Knight & The Pips09.1967-60[24]Soul SS 706[produced by Norman Whitfield, Harvey Fuqua, Johnny Bristol, Smokey Robinson]
Feelin' bluesyGladys Knight & The Pips06.1968-158[13]Soul SS 707
Silk' n' soulGladys Knight & The Pips01.1969-136[16]Soul SS 711
Nitty grittyGladys Knight & The Pips09.1969-81[10]Soul SS 713
Greatest hitsGladys Knight & The Pips03.1970-55[16]Soul SS 723
If i were a womanGladys Knight & The Pips05.1971-35[26]Soul SS 731
Standing ovationGladys Knight & The Pips01.1972-60[24]Soul SS 736
Neither one of usGladys Knight & The Pips03.1973-9[30]Soul S-737[produced by Joe Porter, Johnny Bristol, Clay McMurray, Nick Zesses, Dino Fekaris, Hal Davis]
All i need is timeGladys Knight & The Pips07.1973-70[21]Soul SS 739
ImaginationGladys Knight & The Pips10.1973-9[61]Buddah 5141[gold-US][produced by Tony Camillo, Kenny Kerner, Richie Wise, Gladys Knight, Bubba Knight, William Guest, Edward Patten]
AnthologyGladys Knight & The Pips02.1974-77[23]Soul M-792 S2
Knight timeGladys Knight & The Pips03.1974-139[11]Soul S-741 V1
ClaudineGladys Knight & The Pips03.1974-35[34]Buddah 5602[gold-US][produced by Curtis Mayfield]
Little knight musicGladys Knight & The Pips04.1975-164[4]Soul S-744 S1
I feel a songGladys Knight & The Pips05.197520[15]17[41]Buddah BDLP 4030 [UK][gold-US][silver-UK][produced by Tony Camillo, Kenny Kerner, Richie Wise, Burt Bacharach, Ralph Moss, Bill Withers, Gladys Knight, Bubba Knight, William Guest, Edward Patten]
2nd AnniversaryGladys Knight & The Pips10.1975-24[16]Buddah 5639[gold-US][produced by Eugene McDaniels, Kenny Kerner, Richie Wise, Gladys Knight, Bubba Knight, William Guest, Edward Patten]
The best of Gladys Knight & The PipsGladys Knight & The Pips02.19766[43]36[15]Buddah BDLP 5013 [UK][gold-UK]
Pipe dreamsGladys Knight & The Pips10.1976-94[12]Buddah 5676
Still togetherGladys Knight & The Pips07.197742[3]51[21]Buddah BDLH 5014 [UK]
30 greatestGladys Knight & The Pips11.19773[22]-K-Tel NE 1004 [UK][platinum-UK]
The one and onlyGladys Knight & The Pips09.1978-145[6]Buddah 5701
About loveGladys Knight & The Pips05.1980-48[18]Columbia 36 387
A touch of loveGladys Knight & The Pips10.198016[6]109[8]K-Tel NE 1090 [UK][silver-UK]
VisionsGladys Knight & The Pips05.1983-34[33]Columbia 38 205[gold-US]
The Collection-30 greatest hitsGladys Knight & The Pips02.198443[15]-Starblend NITE 1 [UK]
LifeGladys Knight & The Pips03.1985-126[12]Columbia 39 423
All our loveGladys Knight & The Pips02.198880[1]39[27]MCA MCF 3409 [UK][gold-US]
The singles albumGladys Knight & The Pips10.198913[10]-Polygram GKTV 1 [UK][gold-UK]
Good womanGladys Knight 07.1991-45[15]MCA 10329
Just for youGladys Knight 10.1994-53[24]MCA 10946
At lastGladys Knight03.2001-98[5]MCA 112397
Greatest Hits-Gladys Knight and The PipsGladys Knight & The Pips03.200633[3]-Columbia/UMTV 82876738812 [UK]






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