They´d leave the label Motown for Buddah Records in 1973, where they recorded the hits "Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me", "I've Got to Use My Imagination" and their number-one hit single, "Midnight Train to Georgia".
The first album cut by Gladys Knight & the Pips for Buddah Records was a watershed in their history. Co-produced by the group and Tony Camillo, Imagination embodied all of what Gladys Knight & the Pips had learned in their previous six years at Motown, watching the way their records were made, combined with the maturity of the sound that they'd achieved in that time, and virtually complete freedom to choose their repertory -- a factor that they were mature and sophisticated to exploit to the fullest.
The result was four hit songs, including the chart-topping "Midnight Train to Georgia" (originally written as "Midnight Plane to Houston") and one of the biggest selling albums in their history -- Imagination was sophisticated soul at its best, Knight belting out numbers with great forcefulness and passion while the group provided delicate backup.
Among the surprising non-hits is the radiantly sung "Perfect Love" and a beautiful harmonized cover of "I Can See Clearly Now," featuring the Pips singing lead.
Side A
A1. Midnight Train To Georgia – 4:38
A2. I’ve Got To Use My Imagination – 3:29
A3. Storms Of Troubled Times – 3:44
A4. Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me – 3:45
A5. Once In A Lifetime Thing – 3:41
Side B
B1. Where Peaceful Waters Flow – 4:24
B2. I Can See Clearly Now – 4:28
B3. Perfect Love – 2:37
B4. Window Raisin’ Granny – 6:09
Companies, etc.
- Manufactured By – Buddah Records, Inc.
- Distributed By – Buddah Records, Inc.
- Phonographic Copyright (p) – Buddah Records, Inc.
- Copyright (c) – Buddah Records, Inc.
- Pressed By – Sonic Recording Products, Inc.
- Published By – Keca Music
- Published By – Screen Gems-Columbia Music, Inc.
- Published By – Cayman Music Inc.
- Published By – Almo Music
- Published By – WEMG Music
- Recorded At – Venture Sound Studios
- Recorded At – Bell Sound Studios
- Mastered At – Bell Sound Studios
Credits
- Arranged By [Strings, Horns] – Larry Wilcox (tracks: A2 to A4, B2)
- Art Direction – Glen Christensen
- Co-producer – Bubba Knight, Edward Patten, Gladys Knight, William Guest
- Creative Director [Packaging] – Milton Sincoff
- Design – Mike Mendel
- Engineer [Assistant] [Venture Sound Studios] – Dave Domanich (tracks: A1, A5, B1, B3), Geraldine De Nora(tracks: A1, A5, B1, B3)
- Engineer [Bell Sound Studios] – Warren Dewey
- Engineer [Venture Sound Studios] – Ed Stasium, Jr. (tracks: A1, A5, B1, B3)
- Mastered By – RCK
- Photography By – Joel Brodsky
- Producer – Kenny Kerner (tracks: A2 to A4, B2), Richie Wise (tracks: A2 to A4, B2), Tony Camillo (tracks: A1, A5, B1, B3)
Notes
Release: 1973
A1, A5, B1, B3 recorded at Venture Sound Studios
A2 to A4, B2 recorded at Bell Sound Studios
A2 to A4, B2 recorded at Bell Sound Studios
Genre: Soul
Format: LP
Label: Buddah Records
Catalog# 583.015
Prijs: €6,75
Vinyl: Goed
Cover: Lichte Gebruikerssporen
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