Gladys Knight & The Pips – Visions (Expanded Edition) (1983/2014)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 02:35:34 minutes | 3,33 GB | Genre: R&B
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Legacy Recordings
“Visions” is the 1983 album by the iconic Gladys Knight And The Pips and released by Columbia Records. The group were quite resilient during their 38-year run and they would bounce back with this major chartbuster. The release of their gold album “Visions” included the #1 R&B smash “Save The Overtime (For Me)”. Originally, Visions was a 10-song vinyl LP, but with this deluxe 30th anniversary edition of Visions, FunkyTownGrooves generously expands the album to a two-CD set. Includes 23 Bonus Tracks of which 13 are Un-Released from the Recording Sessions.
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Gladys Knight & The Pips – The One And Only (Expanded Edition) (1978/2015)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:19:41 minutes | 1,60 GB | Genre: Funk, R&B, Soul, Disco
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Legacy Recordings
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
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Gladys Knight & The Pips – Life (Expanded Version) (1985/2015)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:58:40 minutes | 2,52 GB | Genre: R&B
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Legacy Recordings
Gladys Knight & the Pips were one of the most legendary and influential groups in the history of R&B, and this expanded edition of 1985 album from the funk and soul group has been remastered and include 14 bonus tracks not included in the original release.
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Gladys Knight & The Pips – In The Beginning (Expanded Edition) (1974/2013)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 41:02 minutes | 457 MB | Genre: R&B
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Legacy Recordings
Gladys Knight & the Pips were one of the most legendary and influential groups in the history of R&B, and this expanded edition of 1974 compilation album from the funk and soul group has been remastered and includes 5 bonus tracks not included in the original vinyl release.
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Gladys Knight & The Pips – Imagination (Expanded Version) (1973/2013)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 51:42 minutes | 1,09 GB | Genre: R&B
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Legacy Recordings
Gladys Knight & the Pips were one of the most legendary and influential groups in the history of R&B, and FunkyTownGrooves’ ambitious new Gladys Knight reissue series spotlights a wide spectrum of the soul legends’ long and impressive career from early 1960s hits like “Every Bit of My Heart” and “Letter Full of Tears” to 1973’s “Midnight Train to Georgia” and other definitive gems for Buddah Records to 1985’s Visions (which was Knight’s next-to-last album with the Pips). From doo wop to soul to urban contemporary, this series beautifully illustrates the breadth of Knight’s artistry.
Read moreGladys Knight & The Pips – If I Were Your Woman (1971/2021) [Official Digital Download 24bit/192kHz]
Gladys Knight & The Pips – If I Were Your Woman (1971/2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 40:24 minutes | 1,64 GB | Genre: R&B, Soul, Funk
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Motown
Gladys Knight and the Pips spent the whole of the 1960s polishing their reputation as one of the most luminous jewels in the Motown crown. As the decade turned, their relationship with the company may only have had another three years or so to run, but their soulful standards remained sky-high, as underlined by the brilliance of the ballad we remember today, their final Motown R&B No. 1 “If I Were Your Woman.”
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