Pop & Miscellaneous Gladys Knight Gladys Knight & The Pips – Feelin' Bluesy (1968)
Gladys Knight & The Pips – Feelin' Bluesy (1968)
Gladys Knight & The Pips – Feelin' Bluesy (1968)
A1 The End Of Our Road A2 That's The Way Love Is A3 Don't You Miss Me A Little Bit Baby A4 The Boy From Crosstown A5 Ain't You Glad You Chose Love A6 I Know Better B1 Don't Let Her Take Your Love From Me B2 It Should Have Been Me B3 Don't Turn Me Away B4 What Good Am I Without You B5 Your Old Standby B6 It's Time To Go Now Gladys Knight - vocals William Guest - vocals Merald “Bubba” Knight - vocals Edward Patten - vocals
By then Knight & the Pips seemed to be locked in a "cutting contest" with several other Motown acts (Marvin Gaye, the Temptations, Edwin Starr, even Jimmy Ruffin) as they were covering differing versions of songs producer/writer Norman Whitfield has in his catalogue. The best track here is a stunning rendition of Kim Weston's "It Should Have Been Me," given a glossy pop veneer that effectively contrasted Knight's grittiness. It was said that the group cut a series of tracks in a much rawer R&B idiom with writer/producer Ivy Joe Hunter early on their tenure, but save for a few album cuts, many of them were shelved and are still in Motown's vaults to this day. ---John Lowe, AllMusic Review
Gladys Knight and the Pips—brother Merald “Bubba” Knight and cousins Edward Patten and William Guest—are one of the most respected and longest-lived soul groups, with hits spanning four decades.
Of the longevity of Gladys Knight and the Pips, who are approaching half a century in the music business, Knight had this to say: “One reason we’ve been able to stick together is because we pray before each show—pray for the strength to stay humble, courage to keep pushing, and the ability to reach people with our message.” ---rockhall.com
Amerykańska wokalistka Gladys Knight zaczęła występować w bardzo młodym wieku i niemal do razu zaczął towarzyszyć jej zespół The Pips, w którym grał jej brat Merald, siostra Brenda oraz kilku kuzynów i przyjaciół.
Wokalistka urodziła się w 1944 roku w Atlancie i już w wieku 7 lat wygrała amatorski konkurs wokalny. Wśród jej pierwszych singli nagranych z grupą Pips znalazły się "Every Beat of My Heart", "Lester Full of Tears" i "Giving Up". W roku 1966 muzycy podpisali kontrakt z wytwórnią Motown i choć nigdy nie odnieśli takich sukcesów komercyjnych jak The Supremes, to wiele ich piosenek (między innymi "Friendship Train", "If I Were Your Woman", "It Should Have Been Me" nagrane pod okiem Normana Whitfielda) okazały się dużym sukcesem.
W kolejnych latach Gladys i jej muzycy przenieśli się do wytwórni Buddah, pod skrzydłami której nagrali takie przeboje jak: "Midnight Train to Georgia", "I've Got to Use My Imagination" i "Best Thing That Ever Happener to Me". W roku 1974 poproszono ich o nagranie ścieżki dźwiękowej do filmu "Claudine", zaś Gladys po rozstaniu z grupą nagrała solowe albumy, .m.in. "Miss Gladys Knight", "Gladys Knight", "Good Woman", "At Last". W 1989 roku nagrała piosenkę tytułową do filmu o Jamesie Bondzie - "Licencja na zabijanie".
W roku 1996 Gladys i jej zespół zostali wprowadzeni do Rock and Roll Hall of Flame. ---rmf.fm
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