Neither One of Us (album)

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Neither One of Us
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Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 1973
Recorded1972
Genre Soul
Length34:12
Label Soul S 737L
Producer Joe Porter, Johnny Bristol, Clay McMurray, Nick Zesses, Dino Fekaris, Hal Davis
Gladys Knight & the Pips chronology
Standing Ovation
(1972)
Neither One of Us
(1973)
All I Need Is Time
(1973)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Christgau's Record Guide B [2]
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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.

Contents

The label released the album shortly after the group left the label for Buddah Records while the title track was rising up the charts. That song eventually peaked at No. 2 on the US Pop Charts, and reached the top spot on the R&B Charts. Motown issued another single, "Daddy Could Swear, I Declare", in April of the year. "Daddy" was a Top 20 hit on the Billboard Hot 100, reaching No. 19, and nearly topped the Soul Charts as well, peaking at No. 2. By that point, the group had released their first Buddah single, "Where Peaceful Waters Flow".

Neither One of Us became the band's most successful album on the Billboard Top LPs chart, peaking at number nine (it would later be tied by their 1973 album Imagination ). It also topped the Top Soul LPs chart. Following the success of this album and the group's commercial acclaim at Buddah, Motown released three more albums of unreleased material.

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Neither One of Us (Wants to Be the First to Say Goodbye)" Jim Weatherly 4:15
2."It's Gotta Be That Way"David Jones, Jr., Wade Brown, Jr., Johnny Bristol 4:32
3."For Once in My Life" Ron Miller, Orlando Murden4:00
4."This Child Needs Its Father"Nick Zesses, Dino Fekaris 3:15
5."Who Is She (And What Is She to You)?" Bill Withers, Stanley McKenny4:12
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."And This Is Love" Sylvia Moy, Frederick Long3:21
7."Daddy Could Swear, I Declare"Johnny Bristol, Gladys Knight, Merald Knight 3:42
8."Can't Give It Up No More"David Jones, Jr., Wade Brown, Jr., Johnny Bristol3:38
9."Don't It Make You Feel Guilty"David Jones.Jr., Wade Brown, Jr., Johnny Bristol3:15

Personnel

Arrangers

Charts

Album

Chart (1973)Peak
[4]
U.S. Billboard Top LPs 9
U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs 1

Singles

YearSingleChart positions [4]
US US
R&B
US
A/C
UK [5]
1973"Neither One of Us (Wants to Be the First to Say Goodbye)"211531
"Daddy Could Swear, I Declare"192

See also

References

  1. Wynn, Ron. Neither One of Us 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. The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 405.
  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. Archived from the original on December 10, 2012. Retrieved October 16, 2011.