TAKE
ME IN YOUR ARMS AND LOVE ME - early 60's
JUST
WALK IN MY SHOES Stateside
1964
“I HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE” – The original. Tamla
1967
“Every Beat Of My Heart” (Brunswick 1958)<
“No One Could Love You More”
Ooo Ooh, Baby - No One Can Love You More My Sweet Baby….oh yes a great great track.
RAINY NIGHT IN GEORGIA
HOME IS WHERE THE HEART IS 70's
I’ve Got To Use My Imagination...
BABY Don’t Change Your Mind
JAMES BOND etc. 1990's
Major success was a long time coming for Gladys but even her more obscure tracks were eagerly sought after by soul fans in the sixties - we all had a copy of "Should Have Been Me".
Signing with Motown (Soul Label) in 1966 Gladys Knight and The Pips (the Pips were all relatives) were already well known for ‘Take Me In Your Arms And Love Me’ and ‘Just Walk In These Shoes’ within the UK soul scene. In fact they had a long career before Motown beginning in 1952 as The Pips. And yes another group starting in gospel (and doesn't it show).
Their first single was originally done by Johnny Otis; 'Every Beat Of My Heart' and the Pips did a great bluesy version, not to be confused with the same title but completely different song by the Du-Ettes. The Pips went to the top of the R&B charts USA with it topping the Johnny Otis original. 'Letter Full Of Tears' and 'Operator' followed – then the great soul tracks we are most familiar with ‘Take Me In Your Arms And Love Me’ and ‘Just Walk In These Shoes’ became massive on the UK soul scene.
1967 on Motown they had a major hit single with the original of 'I Heard It Through The Grapevine' in the USA. 'The Nitty Gritty' (1968) and 'Friendship Train' (1969) and 'If I Were Your Woman' followed into the1970s.Then of course Gladys went on to bigger things.
66’ Re-release