2nd Anniversary

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2nd Anniversary
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Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 1975
Recorded1975
Genre Soul
Length41:44
Label Buddah
5639
Producer Eugene McDaniels, Kenny Kerner, Richie Wise, Gladys Knight, Bubba Knight, William Guest, Edward Patten
Gladys Knight & the Pips chronology
Knight Time
(1974)
2nd Anniversary
(1975)
The Best of Gladys Knight & The Pips
(1976)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Christgau's Record Guide C+ [2]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]

2nd Anniversary is the fifteenth studio album recorded by American R&B group Gladys Knight & the Pips, released in October 1975 on the Buddah label. It was their fourth overall album for Buddah.

Contents

The first single, "Money", was moderately successful, reaching No. 4 R&B and No. 50 on the Billboard Hot 100. The second single, "Part Time Love", was more successful, peaking at No. 22 pop and No. 4 R&B. It would be their last single to reach the top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100 until 1988. The song also charted on the adult contemporary and UK Singles charts, No. 17 and No. 30, respectively.

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Money" Eugene McDaniels 3:50
2."Street Brother"Eugene McDaniels4:46
3."Part Time Love" David Gates 2:30
4."At Every End There's a Beginning" Richard Supa 3:41
5."Georgia on My Mind" (Live) Hoagy Carmichael, Stuart Gorrell 3:37
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."You and Me Against the World" Paul Williams, Kenny Ascher 6:11
2."Where Do I Put His Memory" Jim Weatherly 4:52
3."Summer Sun"Eugene McDaniels6:03
4."Feel Like Makin' Love"Eugene McDaniels6:14

Charts

Album

Chart (1975)Peak
[4]
U.S. Billboard Top LPs 24
U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs 4

Singles

YearSingleChart positions [4]
US US
R&B
US
A/C
UK [5]
1975"Money"504
"Part Time Love"2241730

References

  1. Lytle, Craig. 2nd Anniversary review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-10-16.
  2. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: K". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies . Ticknor & Fields. ISBN   089919026X . Retrieved February 28, 2019 via robertchristgau.com.
  3. Miller, Jim. "2nd Anniversary review". Rolling Stone . Archived from the original on October 7, 2008. Retrieved October 16, 2011.
  4. 1 2 "US Charts > Gladys Knight & the Pips". Allmusic . Retrieved November 18, 2012.
  5. "UK Charts > Gladys Knight & the Pips". The Official Charts Company . Retrieved October 16, 2011.