Gladys Knight Information Continued
Gladys Knight began her career as the lead member of Gladys Knight & the Pips.
The band joined the Motown roster in 1966, and, although regarded as a second-string act,
scored several hit singles, including "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" (1967), "The Nitty Gritty"
(1969), "Friendship Train" (1969), "If I Were Your Woman" (1970), "I Don't Want To Do Wrong"
(1971), the Grammy winner "Neither One of Us (Wants to Be the First to Say Goodbye)" (1972),
and "Daddy Could Swear (I Declare)" (1973). The act left Motown for a better deal with Buddah
Records in 1973, and achieved full-fledged success that year with hits such as the
Grammy-winning "Midnight Train to Georgia" (their only #1 pop hit), "I've Got to Use My
Imagination" and "Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me". After a successful 1988 tour, the Pips
retired and Gladys Knight began a career as a solo artist. Gladys Knight & the Pips were
later inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996.
While still with The Pips, Gladys Knight also joined with Dionne
Warwick, Stevie Wonder
and Elton John
on the 1986 AIDS benefit single, "That's What Friends Are For" which won a Grammy for Best Pop
Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal. In 1989, Gladys Knight recorded the title
track for the James Bond movie License to Kill, a top 10 hit in the UK.
Gladys Knight's third solo album, Good Woman, was released in 1991. It rose
to #1 on the R&B album chart and featured the #2 R&B hit "Men". Her fourth solo album, Just for
You, went gold and was nominated for the 1995 Grammy Award for Best R&B Album.
