The The One and Only [Expanded Edition]

by Gladys Knight & the Pips

Overview

In 1978, Gladys Knight & the Pips recorded one album as a group in addition to doing some recording separately. That year, Knight provided her first solo album, Miss Gladys Knight, for Buddah/Arista, while the Pips recorded Callin' (their second album without her) for Casablanca. And together, they recorded The One and Only, which didn't go down in history as one of their all-time classics but is a generally pleasant, if unspectacular, soul-pop outing. This LP finds the quartet working with various producers, including Michael Masser, Richie Wise, Tony Camillo, and the Van McCoy/Charles Kipps team. The album's best-known offering is the disco-flavored single "It's a Better Than Good Time," which Knight also recorded as a solo artist in 1978. Other decent tracks range from the vibrant "Come Back and Finish What You Started" (written by McCoy/Kipps) to the ballad "What If I Should Ever Need You" and the exuberant, gospel-minded "Saved By the Grace of Your Love." Nothing on The One and Only is in a class with "Midnight Train to Georgia" or "I Feel a Song (In My Heart)," but none of the material is bad either. Although not essential and not recommended to casual listeners, The One and Only is worth hearing if you're among Gladys Knight & the Pips' die-hard fans. ~ Alex Henderson

Product Details

Release Date:	02/24/2017
Label:	Funky Town Grooves
UPC:	0810736020339
Rank:	68436

Tracks

1. Sorry Doesn't Always Make it Right
2. Come Back and Finish What You Started
3. All the Time
4. It's a Better Than Good Time
5. Butterfly
6. The One and Only
7. Saved By the Grace of Your Love
8. Don't Say No to Me Tonight
9. Be Yourself
10. What If I Should Ever Need You
11. It's Up to You (Do What You Do) [7" Version]
12. It's a Better Than Good Time [Full Extended Mix]
13. Saved By the Grace of Your Love [12" Version]
14. I'm Still Caught Up With You [7" Version]
15. It's a Better Than Good Time [7" Version]
16. Everybody's Got to Find a Way [7" Version]
17. Stringman

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Gladys Knight & the Pips   Primary Artist
Tony Camillo   Conductor

Technical Credits

Matt Murphy   Production Manager
Michael Masser   Producer,Composer
Alan Bergman   Composer
Bruce Hawes   Composer,Producer
William Guest   Producer
Pat Cooper   Composer
Kenny Rankin   Composer
Edward Patten   Producer
Richie Wise   Arranger,Producer
Merald "Bubba" Knight   Producer
Joe Cobb   Composer
Yvonne Rankin   Composer
Rena Sinakin   Producer
Mildred Spikes   Composer
Tim Sturges   Mastering,Reissue Producer
Tiny Barge   Composer
Tony Calvert   Reissue Producer
Charles Kipps Jr.   Composer
Wallace Create   Package Design
Pam Sawyer   Composer
Tony Camillo   Arranger,Producer
Tony Macaulay   Composer,Producer
Patrick Williams   Composer
Barry Manilow   Composer
Gladys Knight   Producer
Charles Kipps   Composer,Producer
Dominic Frontiere   Producer
Don Addrisi   Composer
Marilyn Bergman   Composer
John Spikes   Composer
Dick Addrisi   Composer
Van McCoy   Composer,Producer
Walter Gibbens   Mixing
Marty Panzer   Composer