I've Got to Use My Imagination
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“I've Got to Use My Imagination” | |||||
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Single by Gladys Knight & the Pips from the album Imagination |
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Released | 1973 | ||||
Genre | Soul | ||||
Length | 3:29 | ||||
Label | Buddah | ||||
Writer(s) | Gerry Goffin, Barry Goldberg | ||||
Producer | Kenny Kerner | ||||
Gladys Knight & the Pips singles chronology | |||||
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"I've Got to Use My Imagination" is a well known song by Gladys Knight & the Pips. Released from the hit album, Imagination, which was their debut album with Buddah Records, the song was a success on the soul and pop charts. It spent a week at number one on the Hot Soul Singles chart in early 1974 and peaked at number four on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming one of their most popular songs. It eventually sold over a million copies.
[edit] Chart positions
Charts | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 4 |
U.S. Billboard Hot Soul Singles | 1 |
Preceded by "Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)" by Aretha Franklin |
Billboard's Hot Soul number one single January 19, 1974 |
Succeeded by "Livin' for You" by Al Green |