Here is the discography of American R&B/soul vocal group Gladys Knight & the Pips.
Here is the discography of American R&B/soul vocal group Gladys Knight & the Pips.
| Year | Album | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Record label | ||||||||||
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| US [1] | US R&B [1] | AUS [2] | CAN [3] | UK [4] | ||||||||||
| 1962 | Letter Full of Tears | — | — | — | — | — | Fury | |||||||
| 1965 | Gladys Knight and the Pips | — | — | — | — | — | Maxx | |||||||
| 1967 | Everybody Needs Love | 60 | 12 | — | — | — | Soul | |||||||
| 1968 | Feelin' Bluesy | 158 | 12 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Silk N' Soul | 136 | 11 | — | — | — | |||||||||
| 1969 | Nitty Gritty | 81 | 11 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| 1971 | If I Were Your Woman | 35 | 4 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Standing Ovation | 60 | 11 | — | — | — | |||||||||
| 1973 | Neither One of Us | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| All I Need Is Time | 70 | 14 | — | — | — | |||||||||
| Imagination | 9 | 1 | 27 | 22 | — | Buddah | ||||||||
| 1974 | Knight Time | 139 | 29 | — | — | — | Soul | |||||||
| I Feel a Song | 17 | 1 | 24 | 16 | 20 | Buddah | ||||||||
| 1975 | A Little Knight Music | 164 | 32 | — | — | — | Soul | |||||||
| 2nd Anniversary | 24 | 4 | — | 91 | — |
| Buddah | |||||||
| Bless This House | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| 1977 | Still Together | 51 | 18 | — | — | 42 | ||||||||
| 1978 | The One and Only | 145 | 30 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| 1980 | About Love | 48 | 5 | — | — | — | Columbia | |||||||
| That Special Time of Year | — | 45 | — | — | — | |||||||||
| 1981 | Touch | 109 | 22 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| 1983 | Visions | 34 | 3 | — | — | — |
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| 1985 | Life | 126 | 31 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| 1987 | All Our Love | 39 | 1 | — | — | 80 |
| MCA | ||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
| Year | Album | Peak chart positions | Record label | ||||
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| US | US R&B | ||||||
| 1970 | All in a Knight's Work | — | — | Soul | |||
| 1996 | The Lost Live Album | — | — | Buddha | |||
| 1998 | Live at the Roxy | — | — | Legacy | |||
| "—" denotes the release failed to chart | |||||||
| Year | Album | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Record label | ||||||||||
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| US [1] | US R&B [1] | AUS [2] | CAN [3] | |||||||||||
| 1974 | Claudine | 35 | 1 | — | 27 |
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| 1976 | Pipe Dreams | 94 | 16 | 23 | — | |||||||||
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| Year | Album | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Record label | ||||||||||
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| US [1] | US R&B [1] | CAN [3] | UK [4] | |||||||||||
| 1970 | Greatest Hits | 55 | 5 | — | — | Soul | ||||||||
| 1974 | Anthology | 77 | 10 | — | — | Motown | ||||||||
| 1976 | The Best of Gladys Knight & the Pips | 36 | 8 | 35 | 6 |
| Buddah | |||||||
| 1977 | 30 Greatest Hits | — | — | — | 3 |
| K-tel | |||||||
| 1980 | The Touch of Love | — | — | — | 16 |
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| 1984 | The Collection | — | — | — | 43 | Castle | ||||||||
| 1988 | The Best of Gladys Knight & the Pips: Columbia Years | — | — | — | — | Columbia | ||||||||
| 1989 | The Singles Album | — | — | — | 12 |
| PolyGram | |||||||
| 1990 | Greatest Hits | — | — | — | — |
| Curb | |||||||
| Soul Survivors: The Best of Gladys Knight & the Pips 1973-1988 | — | — | — | — | Rhino | |||||||||
| 1995 | The Best Of (Anthology Series) | — | — | — | — | Motown | ||||||||
| 1997 | The Ultimate Collection | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| 1999 | Essential Collection | — | — | — | — | Hip-O | ||||||||
| 2000 | Classic: The Universal Master Collection | — | — | — | — | Motown | ||||||||
| 2003 | Platinum & Gold Collection | — | — | — | — | BMG Heritage | ||||||||
| 2005 | Love Songs | — | — | — | — | Sony BMG | ||||||||
| 2006 | The Greatest Hits | — | — | — | 52 |
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| Gold | — | 53 | — | — | Hip-O | |||||||||
| Beautiful Ballads | — | — | — | — | Legacy | |||||||||
| 2007 | Love Finds Its Own Way: The Best of Gladys Knight & the Pips | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| 2008 | The Definitive Collection | — | — | — | — | Motown | ||||||||
| 2009 | Playlist: The Very Best of Gladys Knight & the Pips | — | — | — | — | Legacy | ||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||||
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| US [8] | US R&B [9] | AUS [2] | CAN [3] | |||||||||||
| 1958 | "Whistle My Love" [A] b/w "Ching Chong" | — | — | — | — | Non-album tracks | ||||||||
| 1961 | "Every Beat of My Heart" [A] b/w "Room in Your Heart" | 6 | 1 | 75 | 20 | |||||||||
| "Every Beat of My Heart" b/w "Room in Your Heart" Re-recorded versions | 45 | 15 | — | — | Letter Full of Tears | |||||||||
| "Guess Who" b/w "Stop Running Around" | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| "Letter Full of Tears" b/w "You Broke Your Promise" | 19 | 3 | — | — | ||||||||||
| 1962 | "Operator" b/w "I'll Trust in You" | 97 | — | — | — | |||||||||
| "Linda" [B] b/w "Darling" (from Letter Full of Tears) | — | — | — | — | Non-album tracks | |||||||||
| 1963 | "Happiness (Is the Light of Love)" b/w "I Had a Dream Last Night" | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| "Come See About Me" [C] b/w "I Want That Kind of Love" | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| "Queen of Tears" [D] b/w "A Love Like Mine" | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| 1964 | "Giving Up" b/w "Maybe Maybe Baby" | 38 | 6 [E] | — | — | Gladys Knight and the Pips | ||||||||
| "What Shall I Do" b/w "Love Call" | — | — | — | — | Non-album tracks | |||||||||
| "Lovers Always Forgive" b/w "(There Will Never Be) Another Love" | 89 | — | — | 42 | Gladys Knight and the Pips | |||||||||
| "Either Way I Lose" b/w "Go Away, Stay Away" | 119 | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| 1965 | "Stop and Get a Hold of Myself" | 123 | — | — | — | |||||||||
| b/w "Who Knows? (I Just Can't Trust You)" | 129 | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| "Tell Her You're Mine" b/w "If I Should Fall In Love" | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
| Year | Single (A-side, B-side) Both sides from same album except where indicated | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||||||
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| US [8] | US R&B [9] | US A/C [8] | AUS [2] | CAN [3] | UK [4] | |||||||||||
| 1966 | "Just Walk in My Shoes" b/w "Stepping Closer to Your Heart" (from Anthology) | 129 | — | — | — | — | 35 | Everybody Needs Love | ||||||||
| 1967 | "Take Me in Your Arms and Love Me" b/w "Do You Love Me Just a Little, Honey" | 98 | — | — | — | — | 13 | |||||||||
| "Everybody Needs Love" b/w "Stepping Closer to Your Heart" (from Anthology) | 39 | 3 | — | — | 33 | — | ||||||||||
| "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" b/w "It's Time to Go Now" (from Feelin' Bluesy) | 2 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 47 | ||||||||||
| 1968 | "The End of Our Road" b/w "Don't Let Her Take Your Love from Me" | 15 | 5 | — | — | 12 | — | Feelin' Bluesy | ||||||||
| "It Should Have Been Me" b/w "You Don't Love Me No More" (from Everybody Needs Love) | 40 | 9 | — | — | 33 | — | ||||||||||
| "I Wish It Would Rain" b/w "It's Summer" (from Nitty Gritty) | 41 | 15 | — | — | 60 | — | Silk N' Soul | |||||||||
| 1969 | "Didn't You Know (You'd Have to Cry Sometime)" b/w "Keep an Eye" | 63 | 11 | — | — | 67 | — | Nitty Gritty | ||||||||
| "The Nitty Gritty" b/w "Got Myself a Good Man" | 19 | 2 | — | — | 27 | — | ||||||||||
| "Friendship Train" b/w "Cloud Nine" (from Nitty Gritty) | 17 | 2 | — | — | 29 | — | Greatest Hits | |||||||||
| 1970 | "You Need Love Like I Do (Don't You)" b/w "You're My Everything" (from Silk N' Soul) | 25 | 3 | — | — | 35 | — | |||||||||
| "If I Were Your Woman" b/w "The Tracks of My Tears" (from Silk N' Soul) | 9 | 1 | — | 99 | 23 | — | If I Were Your Woman | |||||||||
| 1971 | "I Don't Want to Do Wrong" b/w "Is There a Place (In His Heart for Me)" | 17 | 2 | — | — | 30 | — | |||||||||
| "Make Me the Woman That You Go Home To" b/w "It's All Over but the Shoutin'" (from Knight Time) | 27 | 3 | — | — | 67 | — | Standing Ovation | |||||||||
| 1972 | "Help Me Make It Through the Night" b/w "If You Gonna Leave (Just Leave)" | 33 | 13 | 25 | — | 64 | 11 | |||||||||
| "Neither One of Us (Wants to Be the First to Say Goodbye)" b/w "Can't Give It Up No More" | 2 | 1 | 15 | — | 16 | 31 | Neither One of Us | |||||||||
| The following singles were released after the group left Motown | ||||||||||||||||
| 1973 | "The Look of Love" b/w "You're My Everything" | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | Silk N' Soul | ||||||||
| "Daddy Could Swear, I Declare" b/w "For Once in My Life" | 19 | 2 | — | — | 45 | — | Neither One of Us | |||||||||
| "All I Need Is Time" b/w "The Only Time You Love Me Is When You're Losing Me" | 61 | 28 | — | — | — | — | All I Need Is Time | |||||||||
| 1974 | "Between Her Goodbye and My Hello" b/w "This Child Needs Its Father" (from Neither One Of Us) | 57 | 45 | — | — | 81 | — | Knight Time | ||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||||
| Year | Single (A-side, B-side) Both sides from same album except where indicated | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||
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| US [8] | US R&B [9] | US A/C [8] | AUS [2] | CAN [3] | UK [4] | |||||||||
| 1973 | "Where Peaceful Waters Flow" b/w "Perfect Love" | 28 | 6 | 18 | — | — | — | Imagination | ||||||
| "Midnight Train to Georgia" b/w "Window Raising Granny" | 1 | 1 | 19 | 52 | 5 | 10 | ||||||||
| "I've Got to Use My Imagination" b/w "I Can See Clearly Now" | 4 | 1 | — | — | 25 | — |
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| 1974 | "Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me" b/w "Once in a Lifetime Thing" | 3 | 1 | 10 | 46 | 6 | 7 |
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| "On and On" b/w "The Makings of You" | 5 | 2 | — | — | 13 | — |
| "Claudine" soundtrack | ||||||
| "I Feel a Song (In My Heart)" / | 21 | 1 | — | 39 | 13 | — | I Feel a Song | |||||||
| "Don't Burn Down the Bridge" | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| 1975 | "Love Finds Its Own Way" b/w "Better You Go Your Way" | 47 | 3 | 40 | — | 60 | — | |||||||
| "The Way We Were" / "Try to Remember" b/w "The Need to Be" | 11 | 6 | 2 | 43 | 29 | 4 |
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| "Money" b/w "Street Brothers" | 50 | 4 | — | — | 57 | — | 2nd Anniversary | |||||||
| "Part Time Love" b/w "Where Do I Put His Memory" | 22 | 4 | 17 | — | 34 | 30 | ||||||||
| "Silent Night" b/w "Do You Hear What I Hear" | — | — | — | — | — | — | Bless This House | |||||||
| 1976 | "Make Yours a Happy Home" b/w "The Going Ups and the Coming Downs" (from I Feel A Song) | — | 13 | — | — | — | 35 | "Claudine" soundtrack | ||||||
| "So Sad the Song" b/w Instrumental theme of A-side | 47 | 12 | 3 | 13 | — | 20 | "Pipe Dreams" soundtrack | |||||||
| 1977 | "Nobody But You" b/w "Pipe Dreams" | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | |||||||
| "Baby, Don't Change Your Mind" b/w "I Love to Feel That Feeling" | 52 | 10 | — | — | 58 | 4 |
| Still Together | ||||||
| "Home Is Where the Heart Is" b/w "You Put a New Life in My Body" | — | — | — | — | — | 35 | ||||||||
| "Sorry Doesn't Always Make It Right" b/w "You Put a New Life in My Body" (from Still Together) | — | 24 | — | — | — | — | The One and Only | |||||||
| 1978 | "The One and Only" b/w "Pipe Dreams" (from "Pipe Dreams" soundtrack) | — | 40 | — | — | — | 32 | |||||||
| "Come Back and Finish What You Started" b/w "It's Up to You (Do What You Do)" (from Spotlight On Gladys Knight & The Pips) | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | ||||||||
| "It's a Better Than Good Time" b/w "Everybody's Got to Find a Way" (from Spotlight On Gladys Knight & The Pips) | — | 16 | — | — | — | 59 | ||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||||
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| US [8] | US R&B [9] | US A/C [8] | CAN [3] | UK [4] | ||||||||||
| 1980 | "Landlord" | 46 | 3 | — | — | — | About Love | |||||||
| "Taste of Bitter Love" | — | 38 | — | — | 35 | |||||||||
| "Bourgie', Bourgie'" | — | 45 | — | — | 32 | |||||||||
| 1981 | "Forever Yesterday (For the Children)" | — | 52 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "If That'll Make You Happy" | — | 37 | — | — | — | Touch | ||||||||
| "I Will Fight" | — | 21 | — | — | — | |||||||||
| 1982 | "A Friend of Mine" | — | 50 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| "That Special Time of Year" | — | 32 | — | — | — | That Special Time of Year | ||||||||
| 1983 | "Save the Overtime (For Me)" | 66 | 1 | — | — | — | Visions | |||||||
| "You're Number One (In My Book)" | — | 5 | — | — | — | |||||||||
| "Hero" | 104 | 64 | 23 | — | — | |||||||||
| 1984 | "When You're Far Away" | — | 42 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| 1985 | "My Time" | 102 | 16 | — | — | — | Life | |||||||
| "Keep Givin' Me Love" | — | 31 | — | — | — | |||||||||
| "Till I See You Again" | — | 85 | — | — | — | |||||||||
| 1986 | "Send It to Me" | — | 14 | — | — | — | "Miami Vice II" soundtrack | |||||||
| 1987 | "Love Overboard" | 13 | 1 | 45 | 59 | 42 | All Our Love | |||||||
| 1988 | "Lovin' on Next to Nothin'" | — | 3 | — | — | 81 | ||||||||
| "It's Gonna Take All Our Love" | — | 29 | — | — | — | |||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
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| 1994 | "Midnight Train to Georgia" (live version) | Grammy's Greatest Moments Volume IV [10] |
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| 1977 | At Last… The Pips | — | — | Casablanca | |||
| 1978 | Callin' | — | — | ||||
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| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | |||||
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| 1962 | "Linda" | — | — | ||||
| 1963 | "Happiness (Is the Light of Love)" | — | — | ||||
| 1977 | "If I Could Bring Back Yesterday" | — | — | ||||
| 1978 | "Baby I'm Your Fool" | — | — | ||||
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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.
Gladys Maria Knight, known as the "Empress of Soul", is an American singer. A ten-time Grammy Award-winner, 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 Heard It Through the Grapevine" is a song written by Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong for Motown Records in 1966. The first recording of the song to be released was produced by Whitfield for Gladys Knight & the Pips and released as a single in September 1967. It went to number one on the Billboard R&B Singles chart and number two on the Billboard Pop Singles chart and shortly became the biggest selling Motown single up to that time.
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Van Allen Clinton McCoy was an American record producer, arranger, songwriter and singer. He is known for his 1975 internationally successful hit "The Hustle". He has approximately 700 song copyrights to his credit, and produced songs by such recording artists as Gladys Knight & the Pips, The Stylistics, Aretha Franklin, Brenda & the Tabulations, David Ruffin, Peaches & Herb, Lesley Gore, and Stacy Lattisaw.
"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 Hot 100. It also won the 1974 Grammy Award for Best R&B Vocal Performance By A Duo, Group Or Chorus and has become Knight's signature song.
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"No More Rain (In This Cloud)" is the debut single by American recording artist Angie Stone. It was written by Stone along with Bert Williams and Gordon Chambers for Stone's debut studio album, Black Diamond (1999), while production was helmed by Stone. The song is built around a sample of "Neither One of Us (Wants to Be the First to Say Goodbye)" by Gladys Knight & the Pips. Due to the inclusion of the sample, Jim Weatherly is also credited as a songwriter. The song served as Stone's solo debut single and reached the top of Billboard's Adult R&B Songs in the United States.
"On and On" is a song written by Curtis Mayfield and made famous by Gladys Knight & the Pips for the film Claudine. This song was first recorded by the Impressions in 1972 as "Our Love Goes On and On". However, Mayfield changed some of the lyrics and re-recorded it with Gladys Knight & the Pips in 1974.
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"Letter Full of Tears" is a song written by American singer-songwriter Don Covay and released by Gladys Knight & the Pips as a single in November 1961. It became their second top-20 hit, peaking at number 19 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song was covered the following year by English singer Billy Fury who had a minor hit with it in the UK.
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