Gladys Knight
Biography
One of the great soul singers, Gladys Knight was a performer from her childhood years, forming the Pips with her brother Merald and a couple cousins. They made the Top Ten in 1961 with the heavily doo wop-influenced "Every Beat of My Heart," and recorded some fine, nowadays overlooked pop-soul sides for the Fury and Maxx labels in the early and mid-'60s, sometimes under the direction of songwriter Van McCoy. A couple singles from this period, "Letter Full of Tears" and "Giving Up," made the Top 40, but Knight didn't hit her commercial stride until she moved to Motown in 1966. Steeped in the gospel tradition, like so many soul singers, Knight & the Pips developed into one of Motown's most dependable acts, although they never quite scaled the commercial or artistic heights of fellow stars on the label like the Supremes, Marvin Gaye, and the Temptations. With Norman Whitfield providing the production and much of the songwriting, the Pips fit into the mainstream of Motown's machine well, scoring big hits with some rabble-rousers (like "Friendship Train" and the original version of "I Heard It Through the Grapevine"), mainstream midtempo soul ("It Should Have Been Me" and "The End of Our Road"), and smooth ballads like "If I Were Your Woman."
Top Albums |
1. Masters of t..
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2. Before Me
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3. Just for You
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4. Midnight Tra..
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5. 20th Century..
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6. Another Jour..
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7. At Last
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8. The Best of ..
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9. Many Differe..
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10. Good Woman
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11. Everybody Ne..
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12. I Who Have N..
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13. Letter Full ..
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14. So Sad The S..
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15. Letter Full ..
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16. Gladys Knigh..
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17. Gladys Knigh..
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18. I Who Have N..
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19. Giving Up (T..
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20. Pledging My ..
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Top Songs |
| Name | Album | Time | Price | |
| 1. | Midnight Train to Georgia | Midnight Train | 4:42 | $0.99 | |
| 2. | That's What Friends Are For | Platinum & Gold Collect.. | 4:15 | $0.69 | |
| 3. | I Hope You Dance | Another Journey | 5:47 | $0.99 | |
| 4. | Love Overboard | Radio Waves of the 80's.. | 4:28 | $1.29 | |
| 5. | Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me | Midnight Train | 3:50 | $0.99 | |
| 6. | Neither One of Us (Wants to Be the F.. | Best of Gladys Knight &.. | 4:21 | $1.29 | |
| 7. | You and I Ain’t Nothin’ No More .. | Lee Daniels’ the Butler O.. | 3:06 | $1.29 | |
| 8. | That's What Friends Are For | Dionne Warwick: Greatest Hi.. | 4:16 | $0.69 | |
| 9. | I’ve Got to Use My Imagination | Midnight Train | 3:29 | $0.99 | |
| 10. | If I Were Your Woman (Single) | 20th Century Masters - The .. | 3:16 | $1.29 | |
| 11. | Way We Were / Try To Remember | Masters of the Last Century.. | 4:33 | $0.99 | |
| 12. | Midnight Train To Georgia | Masters of the Last Century.. | 4:37 | $0.99 | |
| 13. | Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me | Masters of the Last Century.. | 3:52 | $0.99 | |
| 14. | I Can See Cleary Now | Masters of the Last Century.. | 4:24 | $0.99 | |
| 15. | Where Peaceful Waters Flow | Masters of the Last Century.. | 4:31 | $0.99 | |
| 16. | Just a Closer Walk With Thee | I Have a Dream | 4:32 | $1.29 | |
| 17. | Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me | In Private... Love Ballads | 3:45 | $0.99 | |
| 18. | I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Goo.. | American Jazz Heartbreakers | 4:24 | $0.99 | |
| 19. | Since I Fell For You | Most Essential Romantic Jaz.. | 3:51 | $0.99 | |
| 20. | Stormy Weather | Jazz For Fine Dining | 4:26 | $0.99 | |
| 21. | I Can See Cleary Now | Best Thing That Ever Happen.. | 4:24 | $0.99 | |
| 22. | Where Peaceful Waters Flow | Best Thing That Ever Happen.. | 4:31 | $0.99 | |
| 23. | Baby Don't Change Your Mind | Best Thing That Ever Happen.. | 3:15 | $0.99 | |
| 24. | It Hurts So Bad | Best Thing That Ever Happen.. | 2:42 | $0.99 | |
| 25. | Way We Were / Try To Remember | Best Thing That Ever Happen.. | 4:33 | $0.99 | |
Top Music Videos |
1. Superwoman
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2. Next Time
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3. Men
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4. I Don't Want t..
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