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Title Album details Peak positions Certifications US [1]US R&B [1]US Gospel [1]US Jazz [1]Miss Gladys Knight: Released: 1978; Label: Buddah Formats: Cassette, CD, LP 57 — — Gladys Knight
C Single credited to Gladys Knight alone; may be a solo recording D Single credited to Gladys Knight with "vocal background by the Pips" E From November 30, 1963, to January 23, 1965, Billboard Magazine did not publish a Hot R&B songs chart; the peak positions for R&B singles listed during this period are from Cash Box Magazine .
Gladys Knight & The Pips is the second studio album by Gladys Knight & the Pips, released on the Maxx Records label in 1965, before the group was signed by Motown Records. Maxx Records was established by Larry Maxwell of Riverside Records, and this album was the first record to be produced by him on the Maxx label. [2]
Knight in 1974. Gladys Knight & the Pips joined the Motown Records roster in 1966 (with only three hits to their credit - "Every Beat of My Heart", "Giving Up" and "Letter Full of Tears"), [16] and, although initially regarded as a second-string act by the label, scored several major hit singles, including "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" (#1 in 1967) (released later by Marvin Gaye), "The ...
Both singles from the album became a hit. The first single, "If I Were Your Woman", peaked at No. 9 on the pop charts, and topped the R&B charts at No. 1. [ 3 ] The second single, "I Don't Want to Do Wrong" peaked at No. 17 on the pop charts, [ 3 ] [ 4 ] and on No. 2 on the R&B charts in July 1971.
The album had three singles that became a hit. "Didn't You Know (You'd Have to Cry Sometime)" peaked at No. 63 on the pop chart, and No. 11 on the R&B chart. [2] " The Nitty Gritty", originally recorded by Shirley Ellis, peaked at No. 19 on the pop charts, and on No. 2 on the R&B charts.