The Pips discography
Here is the discography of American R&B/soul vocal group Gladys Knight & the Pips.
Albums
Studio albums
| Year | Album | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Record label | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] |
US R&B [1] |
AUS [2] |
CAN [3] |
UK [4] | ||||||||||
| 1962 | Letter Full of Tears | — | — | — | — | — | Fury | |||||||
| 1965 | Gladys Knight and the Pips | — | — | — | — | — | Maxx | |||||||
| 1967 | Everybody Needs Love | 60 | 12 | — | — | — | Motown | |||||||
| 1968 | Feelin' Bluesy | 158 | 12 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Silk N' Soul | 136 | 11 | — | — | — | |||||||||
| 1969 | Nitty Gritty | 81 | 11 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| 1971 | If I Were Your Woman | 35 | 4 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Standing Ovation | 60 | 11 | — | — | — | |||||||||
| 1973 | Neither One of Us | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| All I Need Is Time | 70 | 14 | — | — | — | |||||||||
| Imagination | 9 | 1 | 27 | 22 | — | Buddah | ||||||||
| 1974 | Knight Time | 139 | 29 | — | — | — | Soul | |||||||
| I Feel a Song | 17 | 1 | 24 | 16 | 20 | Buddah | ||||||||
| 1975 | A Little Knight Music | 164 | 32 | — | — | — | Soul | |||||||
| 2nd Anniversary | 24 | 4 | — | 91 | — |
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Buddah | |||||||
| Bless This House | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| 1977 | Still Together | 51 | 18 | — | — | 42 | ||||||||
| 1978 | The One and Only | 145 | 30 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| 1980 | About Love | 48 | 5 | — | — | — | Columbia | |||||||
| That Special Time of Year | — | 45 | — | — | — | |||||||||
| 1981 | Touch | 109 | 22 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| 1983 | Visions | 34 | 3 | — | — | — |
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| 1985 | Life | 126 | 31 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| 1987 | All Our Love | 39 | 1 | — | — | 80 |
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MCA | ||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
Live albums
| Year | Album | Peak chart positions | Record label | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US R&B | ||||||
| 1970 | All in a Knight's Work | — | — | Soul | |||
| 1996 | The Lost Live Album | — | — | Buddha | |||
| 1998 | Live at the Roxy | — | — | Legacy | |||
| "—" denotes the release failed to chart | |||||||
Soundtrack albums
| Year | Album | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Record label | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] |
US R&B [1] |
AUS [2] |
CAN [3] | |||||||||||
| 1974 | Claudine | 35 | 1 | — | 27 |
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Buddah | |||||||
| 1976 | Pipe Dreams | 94 | 16 | 23 | — | |||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
Compilation albums
| Year | Album | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Record label | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] |
US R&B [1] |
CAN [3] |
UK [4] | |||||||||||
| 1970 | Greatest Hits | 55 | 5 | — | — | Soul | ||||||||
| 1974 | Anthology | 77 | 10 | — | — | Motown | ||||||||
| 1976 | The Best of Gladys Knight & the Pips | 36 | 8 | 35 | 6 |
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Buddah | |||||||
| 1977 | 30 Greatest Hits | — | — | — | 3 |
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K-tel | |||||||
| 1980 | The Touch of Love | — | — | — | 16 |
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| 1984 | The Collection | — | — | — | 43 | Castle | ||||||||
| 1988 | The Best of Gladys Knight & the Pips: Columbia Years | — | — | — | — | Columbia | ||||||||
| 1989 | The Singles Album | — | — | — | 12 |
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PolyGram | |||||||
| 1990 | Greatest Hits | — | — | — | — |
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Curb | |||||||
| Soul Survivors: The Best of Gladys Knight & the Pips 1973-1988 | — | — | — | — | Rhino | |||||||||
| 1995 | The Best Of (Anthology Series) | — | — | — | — | Motown | ||||||||
| 1997 | The Ultimate Collection | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| 1999 | Essential Collection | — | — | — | — | Hip-O | ||||||||
| 2000 | Classic: The Universal Master Collection | — | — | — | — | Motown | ||||||||
| 2003 | Platinum & Gold Collection | — | — | — | — | BMG Heritage | ||||||||
| 2005 | Love Songs | — | — | — | — | Sony BMG | ||||||||
| 2006 | The Greatest Hits | — | — | — | 52 |
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| Gold | — | 53 | — | — | Hip-O | |||||||||
| Beautiful Ballads | — | — | — | — | Legacy | |||||||||
| 2007 | Love Finds Its Own Way: The Best of Gladys Knight & the Pips | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| 2008 | The Definitive Collection | — | — | — | — | Motown | ||||||||
| 2009 | Playlist: The Very Best of Gladys Knight & the Pips | — | — | — | — | Legacy | ||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
Singles
The early years (1958–1965)
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [8] |
US R&B [9] |
AUS [2] |
CAN [3] | |||||||||||
| 1958 | "Whistle My Love" [A] b/w "Ching Chong" |
— | — | — | — | Non-album tracks | ||||||||
| 1961 | "Every Beat of My Heart" [A] b/w "Room in Your Heart" |
6 | 1 | 75 | 20 | |||||||||
| "Every Beat of My Heart" b/w "Room in Your Heart" Re-recorded versions |
45 | 15 | — | — | Letter Full of Tears | |||||||||
| "Guess Who" b/w "Stop Running Around" |
— | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| "Letter Full of Tears" b/w "You Broke Your Promise" |
19 | 3 | — | — | ||||||||||
| 1962 | "Operator" b/w "I'll Trust in You" |
97 | — | — | — | |||||||||
| "Linda"[B] b/w "Darling" (from Letter Full of Tears) |
— | — | — | — | Non-album tracks | |||||||||
| 1963 | "Happiness (Is the Light of Love)" b/w "I Had a Dream Last Night" |
— | — | — | — | |||||||||
| "Come See About Me"[C] b/w "I Want That Kind of Love" |
— | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| "Queen of Tears"[D] b/w "A Love Like Mine" |
— | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| 1964 | "Giving Up" b/w "Maybe Maybe Baby" |
38 | 6[E] | — | — | Gladys Knight and the Pips | ||||||||
| "What Shall I Do" b/w "Love Call" |
— | — | — | — | Non-album tracks | |||||||||
| "Lovers Always Forgive" b/w "(There Will Never Be) Another Love" |
89 | — | — | 42 | Gladys Knight and the Pips | |||||||||
| "Either Way I Lose" b/w "Go Away, Stay Away" |
119 | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| 1965 | "Stop and Get a Hold of Myself" | 123 | — | — | — | |||||||||
| b/w "Who Knows? (I Just Can't Trust You)" | 129 | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| "Tell Her You're Mine" b/w "If I Should Fall In Love" |
— | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
- Notes
- A Single credited to The Pips but nonetheless featuring Gladys Knight; the group's name change to Gladys Knight & the Pips hadn't taken place yet
- B Recording by The Pips alone without Gladys Knight
- C Single credited to Gladys Knight alone; may be a solo recording
- D Single credited to Gladys Knight with "vocal background by the Pips"
- E From November 30, 1963, to January 23, 1965, Billboard Magazine did not publish a Hot R&B songs chart; the peak positions for R&B singles listed during this period are from Cash Box Magazine.
The Soul (Motown) era (1966–1972)
| Year | Single (A-side, B-side) Both sides from same album except where indicated |
Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [8] |
US R&B [9] |
US A/C [8] |
AUS [2] |
CAN [3] |
UK [4] | |||||||||||
| 1966 | "Just Walk in My Shoes" b/w "Stepping Closer to Your Heart" (from Anthology) |
129 | — | — | — | — | 35 | Everybody Needs Love | ||||||||
| 1967 | "Take Me in Your Arms and Love Me" b/w "Do You Love Me Just a Little, Honey" |
98 | — | — | — | — | 13 | |||||||||
| "Everybody Needs Love" b/w "Stepping Closer to Your Heart" (from Anthology) |
39 | 3 | — | — | 33 | — | ||||||||||
| "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" b/w "It's Time to Go Now" (from Feelin' Bluesy) |
2 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 47 | ||||||||||
| 1968 | "The End of Our Road" b/w "Don't Let Her Take Your Love from Me" |
15 | 5 | — | — | 12 | — | Feelin' Bluesy | ||||||||
| "It Should Have Been Me" b/w "You Don't Love Me No More" (from Everybody Needs Love) |
40 | 9 | — | — | 33 | — | ||||||||||
| "I Wish It Would Rain" b/w "It's Summer" (from Nitty Gritty) |
41 | 15 | — | — | 60 | — | Silk N' Soul | |||||||||
| 1969 | "Didn't You Know (You'd Have to Cry Sometime)" b/w "Keep an Eye" |
63 | 11 | — | — | 67 | — | Nitty Gritty | ||||||||
| "The Nitty Gritty" b/w "Got Myself a Good Man" |
19 | 2 | — | — | 27 | — | ||||||||||
| "Friendship Train" b/w "Cloud Nine" (from Nitty Gritty) |
17 | 2 | — | — | 29 | — | Greatest Hits | |||||||||
| 1970 | "You Need Love Like I Do (Don't You)" b/w "You're My Everything" (from Silk N' Soul) |
25 | 3 | — | — | 35 | — | |||||||||
| "If I Were Your Woman" b/w "The Tracks of My Tears" (from Silk N' Soul) |
9 | 1 | — | 99 | 23 | — | If I Were Your Woman | |||||||||
| 1971 | "I Don't Want to Do Wrong" b/w "Is There a Place (In His Heart for Me)" |
17 | 2 | — | — | 30 | — | |||||||||
| "Make Me the Woman That You Go Home To" b/w "It's All Over but the Shoutin'" (from Knight Time) |
27 | 3 | — | — | 67 | — | Standing Ovation | |||||||||
| 1972 | "Help Me Make It Through the Night" b/w "If You Gonna Leave (Just Leave)" |
33 | 13 | 25 | — | 64 | 11 | |||||||||
| "Neither One of Us (Wants to Be the First to Say Goodbye)" b/w "Can't Give It Up No More" |
2 | 1 | 15 | — | 16 | 31 | Neither One of Us | |||||||||
| The following singles were released after the group left Motown | ||||||||||||||||
| 1973 | "The Look of Love" b/w "You're My Everything" |
— | — | — | — | — | 21 | Silk N' Soul | ||||||||
| "Daddy Could Swear, I Declare" b/w "For Once in My Life" |
19 | 2 | — | — | 45 | — | Neither One of Us | |||||||||
| "All I Need Is Time" b/w "The Only Time You Love Me Is When You're Losing Me" |
61 | 28 | — | — | — | — | All I Need Is Time | |||||||||
| 1974 | "Between Her Goodbye and My Hello" b/w "This Child Needs Its Father" (from Neither One Of Us) |
57 | 45 | — | — | 81 | — | Knight Time | ||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||||
The Buddah era (1973–1978)
| Year | Single (A-side, B-side) Both sides from same album except where indicated |
Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [8] |
US R&B [9] |
US A/C [8] |
AUS [2] |
CAN [3] |
UK [4] | |||||||||
| 1973 | "Where Peaceful Waters Flow" b/w "Perfect Love" |
28 | 6 | 18 | — | — | — | Imagination | ||||||
| "Midnight Train to Georgia" b/w "Window Raising Granny" |
1 | 1 | 19 | 52 | 5 | 10 | ||||||||
| "I've Got to Use My Imagination" b/w "I Can See Clearly Now" |
4 | 1 | — | — | 25 | — |
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| 1974 | "Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me" b/w "Once in a Lifetime Thing" |
3 | 1 | 10 | 46 | 6 | 7 |
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| "On and On" b/w "The Makings of You" |
5 | 2 | — | — | 13 | — |
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"Claudine" soundtrack | ||||||
| "I Feel a Song (In My Heart)" / | 21 | 1 | — | 39 | 13 | — | I Feel a Song | |||||||
| "Don't Burn Down the Bridge" | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| 1975 | "Love Finds Its Own Way" b/w "Better You Go Your Way" |
47 | 3 | 40 | — | 60 | — | |||||||
| "The Way We Were" / "Try to Remember" b/w "The Need to Be" |
11 | 6 | 2 | 43 | 29 | 4 |
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| "Money" b/w "Street Brothers" |
50 | 4 | — | — | 57 | — | 2nd Anniversary | |||||||
| "Part Time Love" b/w "Where Do I Put His Memory" |
22 | 4 | 17 | — | 34 | 30 | ||||||||
| "Silent Night" b/w "Do You Hear What I Hear" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | Bless This House | |||||||
| 1976 | "Make Yours a Happy Home" b/w "The Going Ups and the Coming Downs" (from I Feel A Song) |
— | 13 | — | — | — | 35 | "Claudine" soundtrack | ||||||
| "So Sad the Song" b/w Instrumental theme of A-side |
47 | 12 | 3 | 13 | — | 20 | "Pipe Dreams" soundtrack | |||||||
| 1977 | "Nobody But You" b/w "Pipe Dreams" |
— | — | — | — | — | 34 | |||||||
| "Baby, Don't Change Your Mind" b/w "I Love to Feel That Feeling" |
52 | 10 | — | — | 58 | 4 |
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Still Together | ||||||
| "Home Is Where the Heart Is" b/w "You Put a New Life in My Body" |
— | — | — | — | — | 35 | ||||||||
| "Sorry Doesn't Always Make It Right" b/w "You Put a New Life in My Body" (from Still Together) |
— | 24 | — | — | — | — | The One and Only | |||||||
| 1978 | "The One and Only" b/w "Pipe Dreams" (from "Pipe Dreams" soundtrack) |
— | 40 | — | — | — | 32 | |||||||
| "Come Back and Finish What You Started" b/w "It's Up to You (Do What You Do)" (from Spotlight On Gladys Knight & The Pips) |
— | — | — | — | — | 15 | ||||||||
| "It's a Better Than Good Time" b/w "Everybody's Got to Find a Way" (from Spotlight On Gladys Knight & The Pips) |
— | 16 | — | — | — | 59 | ||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
The later years (1980–1988)
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [8] |
US R&B [9] |
US A/C [8] |
CAN [3] |
UK [4] | ||||||||||
| 1980 | "Landlord" | 46 | 3 | — | — | — | About Love | |||||||
| "Taste of Bitter Love" | — | 38 | — | — | 35 | |||||||||
| "Bourgie', Bourgie'" | — | 45 | — | — | 32 | |||||||||
| 1981 | "Forever Yesterday (For the Children)" | — | 52 | — | — | — | N/a | |||||||
| "If That'll Make You Happy" | — | 37 | — | — | — | Touch | ||||||||
| "I Will Fight" | — | 21 | — | — | — | |||||||||
| 1982 | "A Friend of Mine" | — | 50 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| "That Special Time of Year" | — | 32 | — | — | — | That Special Time of Year | ||||||||
| 1983 | "Save the Overtime (For Me)" | 66 | 1 | — | — | — | Visions | |||||||
| "You're Number One (In My Book)" | — | 5 | — | — | — | |||||||||
| "Hero" | 104 | 64 | 23 | — | — | |||||||||
| 1984 | "When You're Far Away" | — | 42 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| 1985 | "My Time" | 102 | 16 | — | — | — | Life | |||||||
| "Keep Givin' Me Love" | — | 31 | — | — | — | |||||||||
| "Till I See You Again" | — | 85 | — | — | — | |||||||||
| 1986 | "Send It to Me" | — | 14 | — | — | — | "Miami Vice II" soundtrack | |||||||
| 1987 | "Love Overboard" | 13 | 1 | 45 | 59 | 42 | All Our Love | |||||||
| 1988 | "Lovin' on Next to Nothin'" | — | 3 | — | — | 81 | ||||||||
| "It's Gonna Take All Our Love" | — | 29 | — | — | — | |||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
Other appearances
| Year | Song | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | "Midnight Train to Georgia" (live version) | Grammy's Greatest Moments Volume IV[10] |
The Pips
- Listed below are recordings made without Gladys Knight.
Studio albums
| Year | Album | Peak chart positions | Record label | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US R&B | ||||||
| 1977 | At Last… The Pips | — | — | Casablanca | |||
| 1978 | Callin' | — | — | ||||
| "—" denotes the release failed to chart | |||||||
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US R&B | ||||||
| 1962 | "Linda" | — | — | ||||
| 1963 | "Happiness (Is the Light of Love)" | — | — | ||||
| 1977 | "If I Could Bring Back Yesterday" | — | — | ||||
| 1978 | "Baby I'm Your Fool" | — | — | ||||
| "—" denotes the release failed to chart | |||||||
References
- ^ a b c d e f "US Albums Charts > Gladys Knight & the Pips". Billboard. Retrieved 2011-09-27.
- ^ a b c d e David Kent (1993). Australian Charts Book 1970—1992. Australian Chart Book Pty Ltd, Turramurra, N.S.W. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ a b c d e f g "CAN Charts > Gladys Knight & the Pips". RPM. Archived from the original on 2013-01-01. Retrieved 2012-01-23.
- ^ a b c d e "UK Charts > Gladys Knight & the Pips". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 2012-12-10. Retrieved 2011-09-27.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "American certifications – Gladys Knight & the Pips". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
- ^ "Canadian certifications – Gladys Knight & the Pips". Music Canada. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "British certifications – Gladys Knight & the Pips". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved April 16, 2023. Type Gladys Knight & the Pips in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
- ^ a b c d e f g "US Pop Charts > Gladys Knight & the Pips". Billboard. Retrieved 2011-09-27.
- ^ a b c d "US R&B Charts > Gladys Knight & the Pips". Billboard. Retrieved 2011-09-27.
- ^ "Grammy's Greatest Moments, Volume IV". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2011-11-23.
External links
- Gladys Knight & the Pips discography at Discogs
- The Pips discography at Discogs