![]() We would rehearse that thing night and day, in the morning and at night," says Bubba. Then Norman handed the group Grapevine, now arranged as a raveup gospel workout mirroring Aretha Franklin's Respect. The hits began to come on Motown's Soul logo in '67 with the Whitfield-helmed Everybody Needs Love. We've been fine up to now, creating our own avenues, our own following,'"says Gladys, who was outvoted three-to-one. " I said, 'I don't want to go over there. They landed at Motown in 1966 against Gladys' better judgment. The veteran Atlanta vocal group-Gladys (born there on May 28, 1944), her older brother Merald 'Bubba' Knight, and their cousins William Guest and Edward Patten had scored a #1 R&B smash with Every Beat Of My Heart for Vee-Jay in direct competition with their own remake on Fury, then posted another hit for Fury at year's end with Letter Full Of Tears. ![]() Undaunted, Norman next turned to Gladys Knight & The Pips. His ominous minor-key production of the song by Marvin Gaye initially met the same unjust fate. Whitfield produced a version of Grapevine by The Miracles that sat on the shelf. He said, 'I'll cut that!'" It was the auspicious beginning of a most fruitful partnership. "Norman said, 'What do you have, man?' I showed it to him. And the melody came back,"says Barrett, who rejoined Motown in 1966 and got together with producer Norman Whitfield. I heard people say it all the time: 'I heard it through the grapevine.' Nobody wrote a song about it, so I sat at a piano and came up with the bass line. " I was walking down Michigan Avenue, and the idea just popped into my mind. ![]() That's where he found the inspiration for one of Motown's greatest hits. Original Presse-Info: Metronome Records GmbH Gladys Knight & The Pips I Heard It Through The GrapevineĪfter giving Motown its first national hit with his pounding Money (That's What I Want) in 1960, Barrett Strong took a hiatus from Hitsville, working as a songwriter in Chicago. „The Way we were' war ihr größter Erfolg 1975 - ebenfalls ein Kunstwerk des Soul, sanft gehaucht und niemals aggressiv. ln Amerika gehört Gladys Knight zu den Spitzenstars. Er stieg aus, um eine Solokarriere anzustreben und schaffte es tatsächlich 1974 mit „Hang on in there Baby'. ln dieser Band spielte auch zeitweise Johnny Bristol mit. ![]() Seit 1961 nimmt Gladys Knight in Amerika Platten auf, seitdem wird sie auch von den Pips, ihrer Begleitgruppe, unterstützt. Seitdem ist jede ihrer Platten dort ein Hit - verdientermaßen. Diese Platte machte sie auch in England endgültig zum Star. Aus dem Song „Help me make it through the Night" von Kris Kristofferson machte sie ein Kunstwerk. Zu vergleichen ist mit ihr eigentlich nur noch Roberta Fiack. Kaum eine andere Soulsängerin erreicht eine so intensiv gefühlsbetonte Aussagekraft in ihrer Stimme wie Gladys Knight. (This song was previously a hit for Barbra Streisand (1974).Eine der besten Soulsängerinnen der Welt, bei uns in Deutschland aber leider viel zu unterbewertet und zu unbekannt. (This song was previously a hit for Shirley Ellis (1964) and Ricardo Ray (1968).) Neither One Of Us (Wants To Be The First To Say Goodbye) 1973."Midnight Train To Georgia" won a Grammy in 1974 for Best R&B Vocal Performance By A Duo, Group Or Chorus.) (This song, considered by many to be Gladys Knight's signature song, topped both the R&B and Pop/Rock charts. Make Me The Woman That You Go Home To 1971.(This song later also became a hit for Yvonne Fair (1976).) (This song later topped the charts for Marvin Gaye (1968) and also became a hit for King Curtis (1968), Creedence Clearwater Revival (1976), Roger (1981), and the California Raisins (1988).) (This song was previously a hit in 1971 for Sammi Smith, Joe Simon, and O.C. (This song later also became a hit for Donny Hathaway (1972).) (This song later also became a hit for Marvin Gaye (1970).) (This song later also became a hit for the Persuaders (1974).) Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me 1974.(A different version of this song (released as being by Gladys Knight and the Pips) also became a hit in 1961, and it later also became a hit for James Brown (1963).) This will take you to a list of links to CD and/or MP3 product pages from one or more online merchants that have sound samples. To listen to a song clip, click any song title that has a speaker icon. Gladys Knight And The Pips perform "If I Were Your Woman" on The Ed Sullivan Show (February 7, 1971).Īvailable on iTunes and on the following DVDs: Rock n' Roll Classics - 7 DVD Set ( more) SONGS
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