Gladys Knight & the Pips discography

This is the discography of American R&B/soul vocal group Gladys Knight & the Pips.

Contents

Albums

Studio albums

Year Album Peak positions[1][2] US
certifications[3]
Record label
US US
R&B
UK
1962 Letter Full of Tears Fury
1964 Gladys Knight & the Pips Maxx
1967 Everybody Needs Love 60 12 Soul
1968 Feelin' Bluesy 158 12
Silk n' Soul 136 11
1969 Nitty Gritty 81 11
1971 If I Were Your Woman 35 4
1972 Standing Ovation 60 11
1973 Neither One of Us 9 1
All I Need Is Time 70 14
Imagination 9 1 Gold Buddah
1974 Knight Time 139 29 Soul
I Feel a Song 17 1 20 Gold Buddah
1975 A Little Knight Music 164 32 Soul
2nd Anniversary 24 4 Gold 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
1981 Touch 109 22
1983 Visions 34 3 Gold
1985 Life 126 31
1987 All Our Love 39 1 80 Gold MCA
"—" denotes the album failed to chart or was not certified

Live albums

Year Album Peak positions Record label
US US
R&B
1970 All in a Knight's Work Soul
1996 The Lost Live Album Buddah
"—" denotes the album failed to chart

Soundtrack albums

Year Album Peak positions[1] US
certifications[3]
Record label
US US
R&B
1974 Claudine 35 1 Gold Buddah
1976 Pipe Dreams 94 16
"—" denotes the album failed to chart or was not certified

Compilation albums

Year Album Peak positions[1][2] US
certifications[3]
Record label
US US
R&B
UK
1970 Greatest Hits 55 5 Soul
1976 The Best of Gladys Knight & the Pips 36 8 6 Buddah
1977 30 Greatest Hits 3 K-tel
1980 A Touch of Class 16
1984 The Collection 43 Castle
1988 The Best of Gladys Knight & the Pips: Columbia Years Columbia
1989 The Singles Album 12 PolyGram
1990 Greatest Hits Gold Curb
Soul Survivors: The Best of Gladys Knight & the Pips 1973-1988 Rhino
1995 Anthology Motown
1997 The Ultimate Collection
1999 Essential Collection Hip-O
2000 Classic: The Universal Master Collection Motown
2003 Platinum & Gold Collection Buddha
2005 Love Songs Sony BMG
2006 The Greatest Hits 52
Gold 53 Hip-O
Beautiful Ballads Legacy
2007 Love Will Find 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 the album failed to chart or was not certified

Singles

The early years (1958-1965)

Year Single Peak positions
[4][5]
US US
R&B
1958 "Whistle My Love"
1961 "Every Beat of My Heart" (credited as The Pips) 6 1
"Every Beat of My Heart" (re-recorded version) 45 15
"Guess Who"
"Letter Full of Tears" 19 3
1962 "Operator" 97
1963 "Come See About Me"
"Queen of Tears"
1964 "Giving Up" [A] 38 6
"What Shall I Do"
"Lovers Always Forgive" 89
"Either Way I Lose" 119
1965 "Stop and Get a Hold of Myself" (A-side) 123
"Who Knows" (B-side) 129
"If I Should Ever Fall in Love"
"—" denotes the single failed to chart
Notes

The Soul/Motown era (1966-1973)

Year Single Peak positions[2][4][5]
US US
R&B
US
A/C
UK
1966 "Just Walk in My Shoes" 129 35
1967 "Take Me in Your Arms and Love Me" 98 13
"Everybody Needs Love" 39 3
"I Heard It Through the Grapevine" 2 1 47
1968 "The End of Our Road" 15 5
"It Should Have Been Me" 40 9
"I Wish It Would Rain" 41 15
1969 "Didn't You Know (You'd Have to Cry Sometime)" 63 11
"The Nitty Gritty" 19 2
"Friendship Train" 17 2
1970 "You Need Love Like I Do (Don't You)" 25 3
"If I Were Your Woman" 9 1
1971 "I Don't Want to Do Wrong" 17 2
"Make Me the Woman That You Go Home To" 27 3
1972 "Help Me Make It Through the Night" 33 13 25 11
1973 "Neither One of Us (Wants to Be the First to Say Goodbye)" 2 1 15 31
"The Look of Love" 21
"Daddy Could Swear, I Declare" 19 2
"—" denotes the single failed to chart
Year Single Chart positions
[4][5]
US US
R&B
1973 "All I Need Is Time" 61 28
1974 "Between Her Goodbye and My Hello" 57 45

The Buddah era (1973-1978)

Year Single Peak positions[2][4][5]
US US
R&B
US
A/C
UK
1973 "Where Peaceful Waters Flow" 28 6 18
"Midnight Train to Georgia" 1 1 19 10
"I've Got to Use My Imagination" 4 1
1974 "Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me" 3 1 10 7
"On and On" 5 2
"I Feel a Song (In My Heart)" (A-side) 21 1
"Don't Burn Down the Bridge" (B-side)
1975 "Love Finds Its Own Way" 47 3 40
"The Way We Were"/"Try to Remember" (live medley) 11 6 2 4
"Money" 50 4
"Part Time Love" 22 4 17 30
"Silent Night"
1976 "Make Yours a Happy Home" 13 35
"So Sad the Song" 47 12 3 20
1977 "Nobody But You" 34
"Baby Don't Change Your Mind" 52 10 4
"Home Is Where the Heart Is" 35
"Sorry Doesn't Always Make It Right" 24
1978 "The One and Only" 40 32
"Come Back and Finish What You Started" 15
"It's Better Than a Good Time" 16 59
"—" denotes the single failed to chart

The later years (1980-1988)

Year Single Peak positions[2][4][5]
US US
R&B
US
A/C
UK
1980 "Landlord" 46 3
"Taste of Bitter Love" 38 35
"Bourgie', Bourgie'" 45 32
1981 "Forever Yesterday (For the Children)" 52
"If That'll Make You Happy" 37
"I Will Fight" 21
1982 "A Friend of Mine" 50
"That Special Time of Year "
1983 "Save the Overtime (For Me)" 66 1
"You're Number One (In My Book)" 5
"Hero" 104 64 23
1984 "When You're Far Away" 42
1985 "My Time" 102 16
"Keep Givin' Me Love" 31
"Till I See You Again" 85
1986 "Send It to Me" 14
1987 "Love Overboard" 13 1 45 42
1988 "Lovin' on Next to Nothin'" 3 81
"It's Gonna Take All Our Love" 29
"—" denotes the single failed to chart

Other appearances

Year Song Album
1994 "Midnight Train to Georgia" (live version) Grammy's Greatest Moments Volume IV[6]

The Pips (recordings without Gladys Knight)

Studio albums

Year Album Chart positions Record label
US US
R&B
1977 At Last… The Pips Casablanca
1978 Callin'
"—" denotes the album failed to chart

Singles

Year Single 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 single failed to chart

References