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Gladys Knight & the Pips were an American R&B, soul, and funk family music group from Atlanta, Georgia, that remained active on the music charts and performing circuit for over three decades starting from the early 1950s. Starting out as simply The Pips in 1952, derived from a cousin's nickname, the founding members were Gladys Knight, brother ...
" Neither One of Us (Wants to Be the First to Say Goodbye) " is a song recorded by Gladys Knight & the Pips. Released in December 1972 on Motown 's Soul Records imprint as S 35098, it became one of their biggest hit singles to date, and was also the last single the group released prior to them leaving Motown for Buddah Records in February 1973.
Neither One of Us is the ninth studio album by American R&B quartet Gladys Knight & the Pips, released in early 1973 (see 1973 in music) by Motown Records on the Soul Records label. The label released the album shortly after the group left the label for Buddah Records while the title track was rising up the charts.
In her new musical memoir, Danyel Smith plumbs the underappreciated genius of Gladys Knight, and her group's forlorn masterpiece, 'Midnight Train to Georgia.'
Gladys Maria Knight (born May 28, 1944), known as the "Empress of Soul", [1][2] is an American singer. A ten-time Grammy Award -winner, [3] Knight recorded hits through the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s with her family group Gladys Knight & the Pips, which included her brother Merald "Bubba" Knight and cousins William Guest and Edward Patten.
I've Got to Use My Imagination. " I've Got to Use My Imagination " is a song recorded by Gladys Knight & the Pips. Released from the hit album, Imagination, which was their debut album with Buddah Records. It was a success on the soul and pop charts, spending a week at number one on the Hot Soul Singles chart in early 1974 and peaking at number ...
Midnight Train to Georgia. " Midnight Train to Georgia " is a song most famously performed by Gladys Knight & the Pips, their second release after departing Motown Records for Buddah Records. Written by Jim Weatherly, and included on the Pips' 1973 LP Imagination, "Midnight Train to Georgia" became the group's first single to top the Billboard ...
Gladys Knight & the Pips pop/R&B version In the early- to mid-1970s, Gladys Knight & the Pips recorded several of Weatherly's songs, and in 1974, they dipped into his catalog once again with their rendition of the song. Their version, titled "Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me," reached number 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 that spring and topped the Hot Soul Singles for two weeks. [3] The single ...