Gladys Knight [Bonus Tracks Edition]

by Gladys Knight

Overview

Some Gladys Knight fans think that she didn't record as a solo artist until the early 1990s. But in fact, her first solo albums came in the late 1970s, when she provided 1978's Miss Gladys Knight for Buddah and 1979's Gladys Knight for Columbia. Neither album was a huge seller; only her most diehard fans bought the LPs. The singer's second, and self-titled, solo album isn't remarkable, but is a generally decent effort that ranges from R&B/adult contemporary ballads ("You Loved Away the Pain," "I Just Want to Be With You," "My World") to up-tempo soul-disco offerings like "You Bring Out the Best in Me" and "You Don't Have to Say I Love You," both of which would appeal to a Loleatta Holloway or Thelma Houston fan. Meanwhile, the vibrant, Earth, Wind & Fire-ish "It's the Same Old Song" isn't unlike something that EWF leader Maurice White would have produced for the Emotions in the late 1970s, and Knight's version of Leiber & Stoller's "I (Who Have Nothing)" recalls her dramatic 1964 hit "Giving Up." This LP, which she produced with Jack Gold, isn't recommended to casual listeners, who would be much better off with an anthology of her classic Motown and Buddah recordings with the Pips. But it's a likable record that is worth hearing if you're among Knight's hardcore fans. ~ Alex Henderson

Product Details

Release Date:	04/12/2019
Label:	Funky Town Grooves / Razor & Tie
UPC:	0810736020353
Rank:	44313

Tracks

1. Am I Too Late
2. You Bring Out the Best In Me
3. I Just Want To Be With You
4. If You Ever Need Somebody
5. My World
6. I (Who Have Nothing)
7. You Don't Have To Say I Love You
8. The Best Thing We Can Do is Say Goodbye
9. It's the Same Old Song
10. You Loved Away the Pain
11. Am I Too Late [Single Version]
12. It's the Same Old Song [Extended Single Mix]
13. You Bring Out the Best In Me [Single Version]
14. You Bring Out the Best In Me [12" Version]
15. It's Me Again
16. For All We Know
17. Am I Losing You?
18. Maybe, Maybe Baby [1979 Version]
19. A Friend of Mine [Extended Mix]

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Gladys Knight   Primary Artist
Larry Farrow   Conductor
The Pips   Featured Artist
Gene Page   Conductor

Technical Credits

Ken Hirsch   Composer
J. Fred Coots   Composer
Jack Gold   Composer,Producer
Carlo Donida   Composer
David Williams   Composer
John Luongo   Remixing
Sam Dees   Composer
Sam M. Lewis   Composer
Valerie Simpson   Composer,Producer
Jim Hurt   Composer
Jeff James   Reissue Producer,Master Tape Research
Jerry Leiber   Composer
Michael Zager   Composer
Mike Stoller   Composer
David "Curly" Williams   Composer
Al DeLory   Composer
Barry Gibb   Composer
Phil Spector   Composer
Larry Keith   Composer
Gene Page   Arranger
Johnny Bristol   Composer
Josephine Armstead   Composer
Ron Miller   Composer
Robin Gibb   Composer
Nickolas Ashford   Composer,Producer
Herbert Newman   Composer
Arnold Goland   Composer
Alvin Fields   Composer
Doug McCormick   Composer
Alex Henderson   Liner Notes
Larry Farrow   Arranger,Composer
B. White   Composer
Carolyn Johns   Composer
Pat Livingston   Composer
Giulio Rapetti   Composer
Bonnie White   Composer
Tony Calvert   Reissue Producer
Sean Brennan   Mixing,Mastering,Reissue Producer
Wallace Create   Package Design
Cheryl Christiansen   Composer
Phyllis Hardy   Composer
Dennis Smith   Composer
Matt Murphy   Production Manager
Gladys Knight   Composer,Producer