The Singles Album

~ Release by Gladys Knight & the Pips (see all versions of this release, 4 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1Licence to Kill
associate producer:
Walter "Babylove" Afanasieff*
producer:
Narada Michael Walden
performer:
Gladys Knight (soul and r&b music singer-songwriter)
arranger:
Narada Michael Walden
co-arranger:
Walter "Babylove" Afanasieff*
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1989)
edit of:
Licence to Kill (extended version) by Gladys Knight (soul and r&b music singer-songwriter)
recording of:
Licence to Kill
writer:
Walter Afanasieff, Jeffrey Cohen (70s/80s US funk/soul producer/songwriter) and Narada Michael Walden
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!) and SBK Songs Ltd. (in 1989)
part of:
James Bond themes
quotes music from:
Goldfinger
44:15
2Help Me Make It Through the Night
producer:
Johnny Bristol
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Company, L.P. (Los Angeles) (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1971)
cover recording of:
Help Me Make It Through the Night
lyricist and composer:
Kris Kristofferson
publisher:
BMG Songs Ltd., Combine Music Corp., EMI Songs Australia Pty. Ltd., EMI Songs Ltd., Keith Prowse Music Publishing Co. Ltd. and KPM (music publisher)
sub-publisher:
Air Music Scandinavia AB
34:21
3Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me
cover recording of:
Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me
lyricist and composer:
James D. Weatherly (American singer/songwriter)
43:47
4Baby Don't Change Your Mind
cover recording of:
Baby Don’t Change Your Mind
lyricist and composer:
Van McCoy
3.653:12
5Bourgie Bourgie
cover recording of:
Bourgie, Bourgie
writer:
Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson
publisher:
Nick‐O‐Val Music Co., Inc.
53:33
6Taste of Bitter Love
recording of:
Taste of Bitter Love
writer:
Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson
4:38
7The One and Only
recording of:
The One and Only
lyricist:
Alan Bergman (American lyricist)
composer:
Marilyn Bergman and Patrick Williams (composer, arranger)
3:06
8Just Walk in My Shoes
recording of:
Walk in My Shoes
writer:
Helen Lewis and Kay Lewis
42:29
9Midnight Train to Georgia
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 74), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 432) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 470)
recording of:
Midnight Train to Georgia
lyricist and composer:
James D. Weatherly (American singer/songwriter)
4.54:36
10Try to Remember / The Way We Were
medley including a recording of:
The Way We Were
lyricist:
Alan Bergman (American lyricist) (in 1973) and Marilyn Bergman (in 1973)
composer:
Marvin Hamlisch (in 1973)
publisher:
Pathe Publications (Far East) Limited, Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd. and Colgems-EMI Music Inc. (in 1973)
sub-publisher:
イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan, Fujipacific Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Fujipacific Division) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
part of:
The 46th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1973 winner)
part of:
The Way We Were
medley including a recording of:
Try to Remember (The Fantasticks)
lyricist:
Tom Jones (musical theatre lyricist)
composer:
Harvey Schmidt
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell Music (UK) and Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019)
4:35
11The Look of Love
cover recording of:
The Look of Love
lyricist:
Hal David
composer:
Burt Bacharach
publisher:
Colgems Music Corp., Colgems-EMI Music Inc. and Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI)
sub-publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd., イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan, Fujipacific Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Fujipacific Division) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
part of:
The 40th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
33:59
12Part Time Love
cover recording of:
Part Time Love
lyricist and composer:
David Gates (singer/songwriter, lead singer of Bread)
2:31
13Come Back and Finish What You Started
cover recording of:
Come Back and Finish What You Started
writer:
Joe Cobb (Joe “Youngblood” Cobb; songwriter, producer, composer, writer) and Van McCoy
publisher:
Interior Music Corp., Van McCoy Music Inc. and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
3:22
14So Sad the Song
recording of:
So Sad the Song
lyricist:
Gerry Goffin
composer:
Michael Masser
publisher:
Prince St. Music (Also known as "Prince St. Music") and Screen Gems–EMI Music (USA, affiliated with BMI)
3:52
15Take Me in Your Arms and Love Me
recording of:
Take Me in Your Arms and Love Me
composer:
Cornelius Grant (soul, funk and disco producer and songwriter), Roger Penzabene (songwriter, who worked mainly at Motown) and Barrett Strong
publisher:
Stone Agate Music
2:57
16Love Overboard
recording of:
Love Overboard
writer:
Reggie Calloway
4:28
17Lovin' on Next to Nothin'
recording of:
Lovin' on Next to Nothin'
writer:
Jeff Pescetto, Howie Rice and Allan Rich
3:49
18Neither One of Us (Wants to Be the First to Say Goodbye)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 1972)
recording of:
Neither One of Us (Wants to Be the First to Say Goodbye)
lyricist and writer:
Jim Weatherly (American singer/songwriter)
composer:
James D. Weatherly (American singer/songwriter)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
4:21

Credits

Release

rights society:BIEM (international rights organization representing member societies from 58 countries)
STEMRA (Netherlands rights society for composers and music publishers)
manufactured by:PDO (German / West German branch of Philips DuPont Optical)
distributed by and marketed by:PolyGram Record Operations Ltd. (not for release label use!)
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:PolyGram TV (a division of PolyGram Record Operations Ltd.)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/1790154 [info]
ASIN:UK: B000026FND [info]