Essential Collection

~ Release by Gladys Knight & the Pips (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1Every Beat of My Heart
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1961 (number: 32)
cover recording of:
Every Beat of My Heart
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Otis
52:05
2Letter Full of Tears
2:51
3Giving Up
3:06
4I Heard It Through the Grapevine
producer:
Norman Whitfield
recorded at:
Motown Studios - Hitsville West (recording and mastering studios in West Hollywood, CA) in West Hollywood, California, United States (on 1967-06-17)
recording of:
I Heard It Through the Grapevine (on 1967-06-17)
writer:
Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), EMI Songs Australia, EMI Songs Scandinavia AB, Jobete Music (appears also as: Jobete Msc.), Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobette-Carlin Music Ltd., Stone Agate Music, Stone Agate Music Division and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Fujipacific Division)
3.752:47
5If I Were Your Woman
producer:
Clay McMurray (producer, songwriter, engineer)
arranger:
Paul Riser
recording of:
If I Were Your Woman
writer:
Clarence McMurray (producer, songwriter, engineer), Gloria Jones (US singer/songwriter, known for “Tainted Love”) and Pam Sawyer (British‐born American lyricist and songwriter)
3.53:18
6Friendship Train
recording of:
Friendship Train
writer:
Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield
publisher:
Jobete Music Co., Inc.
3:52
7I Don't Want to Do Wrong
3:20
8Daddy Could Swear, I Declare
43:43
9Neither One of Us (Wants to Be the First to Say Goodbye)
producer:
Joe Porter (producer)
arranger:
Artie Butler and Michael Omartian
recording of:
Neither One of Us
lyricist:
Jim Weatherly (American singer/songwriter)
composer:
James D. Weatherly (American singer/songwriter)
publisher:
Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
3.754:23
10Midnight Train to Georgia
recording of:
Midnight Train to Georgia
lyricist and composer:
James D. Weatherly (American singer/songwriter)
3:45
11I've Got to Use My Imagination
part of:
RuPaul’s Drag Race Lip Sync Performances (season 4) (number: 9)
recording of:
I’ve Got to Use My Imagination
writer:
Gerry Goffin and Barry Goldberg (blues rock keyboardist and producer)
3.83:32
12The Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me
cover recording of:
Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me
lyricist and composer:
James D. Weatherly (American singer/songwriter)
recording of:
Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me
lyricist and composer:
James D. Weatherly (American singer/songwriter)
43:46
13I Feel a Song (In My Heart)
3:21
14On and On
recording of:
On and On
lyricist and composer:
Curtis Mayfield
4:21
15The Way We Were / Try to Remember
engineer and producer:
Ralph Moss (engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Buddah Records, Inc. (in 1974)
recorded at:
Pine Knob Music Theatre in Clarkston, Michigan, United States (in 1974)
edit of:
The Way We Were / Try to Remember (live, 1974: Pine Knob Music Theatre, Clarkston, MI, USA; ~4:48 single version) by Gladys Knight & the Pips
live medley including a recording of:
The Way We Were (in 1974)
lyricist:
Alan Bergman (American lyricist) (in 1973) and Marilyn Bergman (in 1973)
composer:
Marvin Hamlisch (in 1973)
publisher:
Pathe Publications (Far East) Limited, Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd. and Colgems-EMI Music Inc. (in 1973)
sub-publisher:
イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan, Fujipacific Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Fujipacific Division) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
part of:
The 46th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1973 winner)
part of:
The Way We Were
live medley including a recording of:
Try to Remember (The Fantasticks) (in 1974)
lyricist:
Tom Jones (musical theatre lyricist)
composer:
Harvey Schmidt
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell Music (UK) and Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019)
4:39
16Save the Overtime (For Me)
4:43
17Hero (Wind Beneath My Wings)
cover recording of:
Wind Beneath My Wings
writer:
Larry Henley (singer songwriter) and Jeff Silbar
publisher:
Silbar’Songs and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
3:44
18Love Overboard
recording of:
Love Overboard
writer:
Reggie Calloway
5:20