If I Were Your Woman (Gladys Knight & the Pips album)

If I Were Your Woman
Studio album by
Gladys Knight & the Pips
Released1971
RecordedMarch 1970
StudioHitsville U.S.A., Detroit
GenreR&B
Length39:11
LabelSoul
Gladys Knight & the Pips chronology
Greatest Hits
(1970) 		If I Were Your Woman
(1971) 		Standing Ovation
(1971)
Singles from If I Were Your Woman
  1. "If I Were Your Woman"
    Released: November 1970
  2. "I Don't Want to Do Wrong"
    Released: May 6, 1971

If I Were Your Woman is the seventh studio album by American R&B quartet Gladys Knight & the Pips, released in 1971 on Soul Records.

History

The song "If I Were Your Woman" was written by Gloria Jones and Pam Sawyer, who met during a barbecue lunch and gave the song to Clay McMurray. McMurray, a former associate of Norman Whitfield, the song was originally meant for Blinky to record, or the Supremes, but both did not record it, as Blinky was unavailable, and the Supremes were working with Frank Wilson at the time. Whitfield convinced McMurray to give the song to Gladys Knight and the Pips, and McMurray convinced Berry Gordy to release it as a single.[1] Another single, "I Don't Want to Do Wrong", was written by three members and co-written by former Marvelette Katherine Anderson and Johnny Bristol.[2] It was also produced by Bristol. Both singles from the album became a hit. The first single, "If I Were Your Woman", peaked at No. 9 on the pop charts, and topped the R&B charts at No. 1.[3] The second single, "I Don't Want to Do Wrong" peaked at No. 17 on the pop charts,[3][4] and on No. 2 on the R&B charts in July 1971.[5][6][7][8]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[9]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[10]

Andrew Hamilton of AllMusic stated, "If I Were Your Woman" and "I Don't Want to Do Wrong," provided the juice to send this LP all the way to #35 on Billboard's album chart. The former has evolved into an R&B classic, with remakes too numerous to mention, the most famous by Stephanie Mills."[9]

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."If I Were Your Woman"Clay McMurray, LaVerne Ware, Pam Sawyer3:05
2."Feeling Alright"Dave Mason3:44
3."One Less Bell to Answer"Burt Bacharach, Hal David3:17
4."Let It Be"Lennon–McCartney3:15
5."I Don't Want to Do Wrong"Gladys Knight, Johnny Bristol, Katherine Anderson Schaffner, Merald "Bubba" Knight, William Guest3:20
6."One Step Away"Hinton, Demps, Sylvester Stewart3:25
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Here I Am Again"McMurray, Foster3:20
2."How Can You Say That Ain't Love"Hinton, Sawyer2:28
3."Is There a Place (In His Heart For Me)"McMurray, Coleman3:25
4."Everybody Is a Star"Stewart3:30
5."Signed Gladys"McMurray, Sawyer2:59
6."Your Love's Been Good For Me"Bradford*, Hinton*3:25

Charts

Chart (1971) Peak
position
US Billboard 200 (Billboard)[11] 35
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[12] 4

Singles

Year Song Title US Pop Charts[3][13] US R&B Charts[3][13] Canada
CHUM/RPM[14]
1970 "If I Were Your Woman" 9 1 23
1971 "I Don't Want to Do Wrong" 17 2 30

References

  1. ^ Betts, Graham (2014-06-02). Motown Encyclopedia. AC Publishing. ISBN 978-1-311-44154-6. Archived from the original on 2024-03-14. Retrieved 2024-03-14.
  2. ^ Ryan, Jack (2012). Recollections, the Detroit Years: The Motown Sound by the People who Made it. Glendower Media. ISBN 978-0-914303-04-6. Archived from the original on 2024-03-14. Retrieved 2024-03-14.
  3. ^ a b c d "Gladys Knight And The Pips". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2023-03-29. Retrieved 2024-03-14.
  4. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2010-10-05). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 9th Edition: Complete Chart Information about America's Most Popular Songs and Artists, 1955-2009. Clarkson Potter/Ten Speed. ISBN 978-0-8230-8554-5. Archived from the original on 2024-03-14. Retrieved 2024-03-14.
  5. ^ "Soul Brothers Top 20". Jet. Johnson Publishing Company. 1971-08-05. p. 65. Archived from the original on 2024-03-14. Retrieved 2024-03-14 – via Google Books.
  6. ^ "Soul Brothers Top 20". Jet. Johnson Publishing Company. 1971-07-29. p. 65. Archived from the original on 2024-03-14. Retrieved 2024-03-14 – via Google Books.
  7. ^ "Best Selling Soul Singles". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. July 24, 1971. p. 34. Archived from the original on 2024-03-14. Retrieved 2024-03-14 – via Google Books.
  8. ^ "Best Selling Soul Singles". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1971-07-03. p. 46. Archived from the original on 2024-03-14. Retrieved 2024-03-14 – via Google Books.
  9. ^ a b "If I Were Your Woman - Gladys Knight & the Pips | Album | A". Archived from the original on 2023-12-26. Retrieved 2024-03-13 – via www.allmusic.com.
  10. ^ Larkin, Colin (1998) The Virgin Encyclopedia of Reggae, Virgin Books, ISBN 0-7535-0242-9, p. 2003.
  11. ^ "Gladys Knight and the Pips Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Archived from the original on April 26, 2023. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
  12. ^ "Gladys Knight and the Pips Chart History (Top R&B/Hip–Hop Albums)". Billboard. Archived from the original on December 9, 2023. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
  13. ^ a b "Gladys Knight & the Pips Songs". MusicVF. Archived from the original on 2023-06-08. Retrieved 2024-03-14.
  14. ^ "CAN Charts > Gladys Knight & the Pips". RPM. Archived from the original on 2013-01-01. Retrieved 2012-01-23.[failed verification]

Read other articles:

Allied Telesis

Allied Telesis Holdings K.K.JenisPublikIndustriNetworkingDidirikan1987KantorpusatBothell (Washington, Seattle  Amerika Serikat), Tokyo,  Jepang[1]TokohkunciTakayoshi Oshima, CEOProdukSwitch, Router, FirewallSitus webwww.alliedtelesis.com Allied Telesis adalah perusahaan telekomunikasi yang dulu dikenal dengan nama Allied Telesyn. Perusahaan ini berkantor pusat di Jepang dan memiliki kantor besar di Bothell, Washington, Seattle, Amerika Serikat, didirikan pada tahun 1987 seba...

 

Achmad Rilyadi

Achmad RilyadiS.E., M.T. Bendahara Umum Partai Gelombang Rakyat IndonesiaPetahanaMulai menjabat 10 November 2019[1] PendahuluJabatan baruPenggantiPetahanaAnggota Dewan Perwakilan RakyatRepublik IndonesiaMasa jabatan1 Oktober 2009 – 2 April 2013Perolehan suara22.094 (2009) [2] PenggantiWirianingsihDaerah pemilihanDKI Jakarta III Informasi pribadiLahir19 April 1956 (umur 67)Padang, Sumatera Barat, IndonesiaPartai politikPKS (sampai 2019)Gelora (2019-sekarang)...

 

SN 2006gy

SN 2006gy dan inti galaksi NGC 1260 SN 2006gy adalah sebuah supernova yang meledak sangat hebat, ditemukan pada 18 September 2006. Supernova SN 2006gy terjadi pada sebuah galaksi jauh (NGC 1260) berjarak sekitar 238 juta tahun cahaya. Indikasi awal menunjukkan bahwa dia adalah supernova berenergi tinggi yang tidak biasa dan berasal dari sebuah bintang bermassa 150 kali Matahari, kemungkinan sebuah tipe yang dirujuk sebagai supernova ketidakstabilan pasangan.[1] Sebuah supernova ketida...

Arshak II

4th-century Armenian king ArshakKing of ArmeniaReign338 or 350 – 367[1][2][3]PredecessorTiran of ArmeniaSuccessorPap of ArmeniaBornunknownDied368/69ConsortParandzemIssuePap of ArmeniaHouseArsacidFatherTiran of Armenia Arshak II (from Old Armenian Արշակ, Aršak; flourished 4th century, died 369 or 370), also written as Arsaces II, was an Arsacid prince who was King of Armenia from 350 (338/339 according to some scholars) until c. 364/367.[3][4&#...

 

أوراق رابعة (رواية)

أوراق رابعة معلومات الكتاب المؤلف شذى الخطيب البلد اليمن اللغة العربية الناشر دار الفكر العربي المصرية تاريخ النشر 2013 السلسلة رواية التقديم عدد الصفحات 144 القياس من القطع المتوسط 15×20 سم الفريق فنان الغلاف علاء امين المواقع جود ريدز صفحة الكتاب على جود ريدز تعديل مصدري - ت�...

 

Desert National Wildlife Refuge

Large protected area in Nevada, United States Desert National Wildlife RefugeIUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)Desert Environment in the Desert National Wildlife RefugeMap of the United StatesLocationClark County, Lincoln County, Nevada, United StatesNearest cityLas Vegas, NevadaCoordinates36°46′N 115°26′W / 36.767°N 115.433°W / 36.767; -115.433Area1,615,000 acres (6,540 km2)Established1936Governing bodyU.S. Fish and Wildlife Serv...

Civil engineering

Engineering discipline focused on physical infrastructure This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.Find sources: Civil engineering – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (July 2022) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) Tennessee Valley Authority civil engineers monitoring hydraulics of a Tell...

 

Rami Malek

Rami Malek agli Screen Actors Guild Awards 2019 Oscar al miglior attore 2019 Rami Said Malek (in arabo egiziano رامي سعيد مالك; Torrance, 12 maggio 1981) è un attore statunitense. Il suo debutto cinematografico avviene nel 2006 con l'interpretazione del faraone Ahkmenrah nella celebre commedia Una notte al museo al fianco di Ben Stiller, ruolo che ha ripreso nei seguiti Una notte al museo 2 - La fuga (2009) e Notte al museo - Il segreto del faraone (2014). Nel 2015 è diventato n...

 

大字 (数字)

この項目には、一部のコンピュータや閲覧ソフトで表示できない文字が含まれています（詳細）。 数字の大字（だいじ）は、漢数字の一種。通常用いる単純な字形の漢数字（小字）の代わりに同じ音の別の漢字を用いるものである。 概要 壱万円日本銀行券（「壱」が大字） 弐千円日本銀行券（「弐」が大字） 漢数字には「一」「二」「三」と続く小字と、「壱」「�...

Final Resolution (2012)

2012 Total Nonstop Action Wrestling pay-per-view event Final Resolution (2012)Promotional poster featuring Jeff HardyPromotionTotal Nonstop Action WrestlingDateDecember 9, 2012CityOrlando, FloridaVenueImpact ZoneAttendance1,100[1]Tagline(s)Redemption[2]Pay-per-view chronology ← PreviousTurning Point Next →Genesis Final Resolution chronology ← Previous2011 Next →2013 The 2012 Final Resolution was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced b...

 

Religion in North Macedonia

Religion in North Macedonia (2021 Census Results)[1]   Orthodoxy (46.14%)  Catholicism (0.37%)  Other Christian (13.93%)  Islam (32.17%)  None (0.13%)  Others (predominantly orthodox Macedonians as per registries) [2] (7.27%) Church of St.Sophia in Ohrid. In North Macedonia, the most common religion is Eastern Orthodox Christianity, practiced mainly by ethnic Macedonians, Serbians, Vlachs, and Romanis. The vast major...

 

Controlled-access highway

Highway designed for high-speed, regulated traffic flow Control of access, Freeway, and Motorway redirect here. For the security concept, see Access management. For the 2012 Chinese film, see Motorway (film). For other uses, see Freeway (disambiguation) and Motorway (disambiguation). The cloverleaf interchange between US 131, M-6 and 68th Street in Cutlerville, Michigan, United States, shows many of the features of controlled-access highways: entry and exit ramps, median strips for oppos...

Litosfer

Posisi litosfer (nomor 4) pada lapisan Bumi Litosfer adalah kerak bumi terluar yang tersusun atas lempeng-lempeng tektonik yang sangat sulit bergerak. Posisi litosfer berada di atas batuan terapung yang relatif mudah bergerak satu sama lain.[1] Ketebalan rata-rata litosfer adalah 100 km dengan susunan kerak bumi dan mantel. Possi litosfer berdekatan dengan astenosfer.[2] Litosfer termasuk lapisan kuat yang terletak di atas astenosfer yang lemah. Posisi litosfer membuat litosfe...

 

Discussioni progetto:Guerra/Archivio41

Questa pagina è un archivio di passate discussioni. Per favore non modificare il testo in questa pagina. Se desideri avviare una nuova discussione o riprenderne una precedente già archiviata, è necessario farlo nella pagina di discussione corrente. Archivio40 Archivio42 Archivio 04/07/06 - 01/09/06 29/08/06 - 25/09/06 03/10/06 - 30/11/06 08/12/06 - 02/02/07 04/02/07 - 31/03/07 31/03/07 - 30/09/07 02/10/07 - 02/04/08 02/04/08 - 24/07/08 29/07/08 - 29/10/08 31/10/08 - 17/11/08 20/11/08 - 16...

 

Mantova Football Club 2015-2016

Voce principale: Mantova Football Club. Mantova Football ClubStagione 2015-2016Sport calcio Squadra Mantova Allenatore Riccardo Maspero (1ª-8ª) Ivan Javorčić (9ª-23ª) Luca Prina (24ª-34ª) All. in seconda Luca Bozzini (1ª-8ª) Gabriele Graziani (9ª-) Presidente Sandro Musso Lega Pro15º posto, Salvo ai play-out. Coppa Italia Lega ProPrimo turno della fase finale Maggiori presenzeCampionato: Raggio Garibaldi (34)[1]Totale: Raggio Garibaldi (37) Miglior marcatoreCampionat...

グレゴリー・ファン・デル・ヴィール

グレゴリー・ファン・デル・ヴィール 名前本名 グレゴリー・カートリー・ファン・デル・ヴィールGregory Kurtley van der Wielラテン文字 Gregory van der Wiel基本情報国籍 オランダ キュラソー生年月日 (1988-02-03) 1988年2月3日（36歳）出身地 アムステルダム身長 182cm体重 74kg選手情報ポジション DF（RSB）利き足 右足ユース1996-2002 アヤックス2002-2005 ハールレム2005-2007 アヤックスクラ...

 

Prisoner's dilemma

Standard example in game theory For other uses, see Prisoner's dilemma (disambiguation). Not to be confused with Three prisoners problem, Unexpected hanging paradox, 100 prisoners problem, or Innocent prisoner's dilemma. The prisoner's dilemma is a game theory thought experiment that involves two rational agents, each of whom can cooperate for mutual benefit or betray their partner (defect) for individual reward. This dilemma was originally framed by Merrill Flood and Melvin Dresher in 1950 w...

 

Algeria–Western Sahara border

International border Map of the Algeria-Western Sahara border The Algeria–Western Sahara border is 41 kilometres (25 mi) in length and runs from the tripoint with Morocco in the north to the tripoint with Mauritania in the south.[1][2] Description The border consists of relatively short north–south straight line running through the Sahara desert connecting the Moroccan and Mauritanian tripoints. History France occupied much of the northern coastal areas of Algeria in ...

Genetic variation

Difference in DNA among individuals or populations Part of a series onEvolutionary biologyDarwin's finches by John Gould Index Introduction Main Outline Glossary Evidence History Processes and outcomes Population genetics Variation Diversity Mutation Natural selection Adaptation Polymorphism Genetic drift Gene flow Speciation Adaptive radiation Co-operation Coevolution Coextinction Contingency Divergence Convergence Parallel evolution Extinction Natural history Origin of life Common descent H...

 

Ercan Osmani

Questa voce sugli argomenti cestisti albanesi e cestisti turchi è solo un abbozzo. Contribuisci a migliorarla secondo le convenzioni di Wikipedia. Segui i suggerimenti dei progetti di riferimento 1, 2. Ercan OsmaniNazionalità Albania Turchia Altezza213 cm Peso102 kg Pallacanestro RuoloCentro Squadra Anadolu Efes CarrieraGiovanili  Bandırma Banvit Squadre di club 2016-2018 Bandırma Kırmızı50 (541)2018-2019 Bandırma B.İ.K.7 (20)2019-2020 Bandır...