The Ultimate Collection

by Gladys Knight & the Pips

Overview

The Ultimate Collection nearly lives up to its billing, featuring 22 tracks on a single disc. Among the featured cuts are all of Gladys Knight & the Pips' Top Ten pop hits for Soul Records, including "Everybody Needs Love," "I Heard It Through the Grapevine," "The End of Our Road," "It Should Have Been Me," "The Nitty Gritty," "Friendship Train," "I Don't Want to Do Wrong," "If I Were Your Woman," and "Neither One of Us (Wants to Be the First to Say Goodbye)." For most casual fans, those who just want the hits, this will be the definitive collection of Knight's early career.

Product Details

Release Date:	10/07/1997
Label:	Motown
UPC:	0731453082625
catalogNumber:	530826
Rank:	55649

Tracks

1. I Heard It Through the Grapevine
2. The End of Our Road
3. Everybody Needs Love
4. Take Me in Your Arms and Love Me
5. It Should Have Been Me
6. I Wish It Would Rain
7. Every Little Bit Hurts
8. Didn't You Know (You'd Have to Cry Sometime)
9. Just Walk in My Shoes
10. The Nitty Gritty
11. Friendship Train
12. You Need Love Like I Do (Don't You?)
13. If I Were Your Woman
14. I Don't Want to Do Wrong
15. Here I Am Again
16. Make Me the Woman That You Go Home To
17. Help Me Make It Through the Night
18. Neither One of Us (Wants to Be the First to Say Goodbye)
19. Daddy Could Swear, I Declare
20. All I Need Is Time
21. Between Her Goodbye and My Hello
22. It's Time to Go Now

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Gladys Knight & the Pips   Primary Artist,Track Performer
Gladys Knight   Primary Artist,Vocals
Marcus Belgrave   Trumpet
Jack Brokensha   Vibes
Larry Nozero   Saxophone
Dennis Coffey   Guitar
Johnny Griffith   Keyboards
Herbie Williams   Trumpet
Richard Allen   Drums
Jack Ashford   Percussion,Vibes
Lanny Austin   Saxophone
George Bohannon   Trombone
Eddie "Bongo" Brown   Percussion
Angelo Carlisi   Saxophone
Russell Conway   Trumpet
Henry Cosby   Saxophone
Bob Cousar   Trombone
Lefty Edwards   Saxophone
Eli Fontaine   Saxophone
Cornelius Grant   Guitar
Danya Hartwick   Flute,Piccolo
Billy Horner   Trumpet
Ivy Jo Hunter   Keyboards
James Jamerson   Bass
Uriel Jones   Drums
Patrick Lanier   Trombone
Kasuku Mafia   Saxophone
Joe Messina   Guitar
Bernie Peacock   Saxophone
Carl Raetz   Trombone
Melvin Ragin   Guitar
Paul Riser   Trombone
Ernie Rodgers   Saxophone
Don Slaughter   Trumpet
Gordon Staples   Conductor
Andrew "Mike" Terry   Saxophone
Johnny Trudell   Trumpet
Earl Van Dyke   Keyboards
Don White   Trombone
Jimmy Wilkins   Trombone
Eddie Willis   Guitar
Wild Bill Moore   Saxophone
Eddie Jones   Trumpet
Bill Johnson   Trombone
Robert White   Guitar
John Wilson   Trumpet
Eugene Rodgers   Saxophone
Dan Turner   Saxophone
Benny Benjamin   Drums
Ted Buckner   Alto Saxophone
Detroit Symphony Orchestra   Strings
Floyd Jones   Trumpet
Andrew Smith   Drums
Maurice Davis   Trumpet

Technical Credits

Nick Ashford   Producer
Tom Baird   Arranger
Hidle Brown Barnum   Arranger
Johnny Bristol   Producer
Artie Butler   Arranger
Harvey Fuqua   Producer
Jimmie Haskell   Arranger
David Irvin   Art Direction
Jerry Long   Arranger,Orchestra Director
Clay McMurray   Producer
Michael Omartian   Arranger
Joe Porter   Producer
Paul Riser   Arranger
Valerie Simpson   Producer
Norman Whitfield   Producer
Robert White   Arranger