Gladys Knight and the Pips – “If I Were Your Woman,” Pop #9, R&B #1 By Joel Francis The Daily Record Relationship fantasies were nothing new at Motown – Mary Wells’ “The One Who Really Loves You” was one of the label’s earliest singles. But Gladys Knight and the Pips’ 1971 single “If I Were [...]
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Gladys Knight and the Pips – “If I Were Your Woman”
Posted in Motown, Song Review, tagged Alicia Keys, Baby Love, Bettye LaVette, Bonnie Bramlett, Delaney and Bonnie, George Michael, Gladys Knight, Gloria Jones, Hitsville U.S.A., Jean Terrell, Marc Bolan, Mary Wells, MTV Unplugged, Nelson Mandella, Soft Cell, soul music, Stephanie Mills, T. Rex, Tainted Love, The Nitty Gritty, the Pips, the Supremes, Wham on November 18, 2010 | 1 Comment »
A Capitol Fourth
Posted in Concert review, Music history, tagged a Capitol Fourth, America, American history, American Idol, Darius Rucker, David Arlucheta, fireworks, Fourth of July, Gladys Knight, Hitsville U.S.A., Hootie and the Blowfish, Indian music, Jimmy Smits, July 4, July 4 in DC, Lincoln Memorial, patriotism, poetry slam, Reba McEntire, Washington DC, Washington Monument on July 7, 2010 | 2 Comments »
(Above: The primitive beauty of unaccompanied fireworks over the national Mall on July 4, 2010.) By Joel Francis The Daily Record WASHINGTON, DC – Soul legend Gladys Knight took the stage staring into a sea of empty seats. It was three hours before show time, and the VIPs with reserved seats wisely avoided the blistering [...]
Jackson 5 – “I Want You Back”
Posted in Motown, Song Review, tagged Berry Gordy, Bobby Taylor, Diana Ross, Gladys Knight, Guns N Roses, Hitsville U.S.A., Holland-Dozier-Holland, Izzo H.O.V.A., Jackson 5, Jackson Five, Jay-Z, Jermaine Jackson, Joe Jackson, Kanye West, Kris Kross, Kt Tunsitall, Michael Jackson, Mika, Nickel Creek, soul music, the Corporation, Tito Jackson on January 27, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Jackson 5 – “I Want You Back,” Pop #1, R&B #1 By Joel Francis The Daily Record “I Want You Back” not only introduced America to the biggest post-Elvis superstar in the world. It also kicked off the unprecedented success of a group having its first four singles top the chart, and returned the mojo [...]
Marvin Gaye – “I Heard It Through the Grapevine”
Posted in Motown, Song Review, tagged Berry Gordy, Buddy Miles, California Raisins, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Gladys Knight, Hitsville U.S.A., Jimi Hendrix, Marvin Gaye, Norman Whitfield, Temptations on November 11, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Marvin Gaye – “I Heard It Through the Grapevine,” Pop # 1, R&B # 1 By Joel Francis Producer and songwriter Norman Whitfield had finally triumphed. His fourth attempt at recording “I Heard It Through the Grapevine” had finally made it past Berry Gordy’s Quality Control meetings and triumphed at the top of the charts. [...]
Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell – “Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing”
Posted in Motown, Song Review, tagged Aretha Franklin, Ashford and Simpson, Beyonce, Boyz II Men, Brill Building, Carol King, Diana Ross, Donny and Marie Osmond, Elton John, Four Tops, Gladys Knight, Hitsville U.S.A., Jackson 5, Justin Timberlake, Marvin Gaye, Michael McDonald, Tami Terrell, Temptations, the Supremes, Vince Gill on October 12, 2009 | 6 Comments »
Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell – “Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing,” Pop # 8, R&B # 1 By Joel Francis Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell’s first album together, “United,” was a smash that spawned three Top 5 R&B hits and turned Gaye into a soul superstar. A follow-up was inevitable. In March, 1968, less [...]
Gladys Knight and the Pips – “I Heard It Through the Grapevine”
Posted in Motown, Song Review, tagged Aretha Franklin, Berry Gordy, Daydream Believer, Diana Ross, Gladys Knight, Hitsville U.S.A., Holland-Dozier-Holland, I Heard it Through the Grapevine, Isley Brothers, Jerry Wexler, King Curtis, Marvin Gaye, Monkees, Norman Whitfield, psychedelic soul, Smokey Robinson, The Miracles, the Pips, the Supremes on September 9, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Gladys Knight and the Pips – “I Heard It Through the Grapevine,” Pop # 2, R&B # 1 By Joel Francis Unlike nearly every other soul singer at the time, Gladys Knight didn’t want to go to Motown. She was (rightly) worried she and her group, the Pips, would end up playing second fiddle to [...]
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