The Pips discography

Gladys Knight & the Pips (1969)

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

Albums

Studio albums

Year Album Peak chart positions Certifications Record label
US
[1] 		US
R&B
[1] 		AUS
[2] 		CAN
[3] 		UK
[4]
1962 Letter Full of Tears — — — — — Fury
1965 Gladys Knight and the Pips — — — — — Maxx
1967 Everybody Needs Love 60 12 — — — Motown
1968 Feelin' Bluesy 158 12 — — —
Silk N' Soul 136 11 — — —
1969 Nitty Gritty 81 11 — — —
1971 If I Were Your Woman 35 4 — — —
Standing Ovation 60 11 — — —
1973 Neither One of Us 9 1 — — —
All I Need Is Time 70 14 — — —
Imagination 9 1 27 22 — Buddah
1974 Knight Time 139 29 — — — Soul
I Feel a Song 17 1 24 16 20 Buddah
1975 A Little Knight Music 164 32 — — — Soul
2nd Anniversary 24 4 — 91 — 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 — 45 — — —
1981 Touch 109 22 — — —
1983 Visions 34 3 — — —
1985 Life 126 31 — — —
1987 All Our Love 39 1 — — 80 MCA
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Live albums

Year Album Peak chart positions Record label
US US
R&B
1970 All in a Knight's Work — — Soul
1996 The Lost Live Album — — Buddha
1998 Live at the Roxy — — Legacy
"—" denotes the release failed to chart

Soundtrack albums

Year Album Peak chart positions Certifications Record label
US
[1] 		US
R&B
[1] 		AUS
[2] 		CAN
[3]
1974 Claudine 35 1 — 27 Buddah
1976 Pipe Dreams 94 16 23 —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

Year Album Peak chart positions Certifications Record label
US
[1] 		US
R&B
[1] 		CAN
[3] 		UK
[4]
1970 Greatest Hits 55 5 — — Soul
1974 Anthology 77 10 — — Motown
1976 The Best of Gladys Knight & the Pips 36 8 35 6 Buddah
1977 30 Greatest Hits — — — 3
  • BPI: Platinum[7]
 K-tel
1980 The Touch of Love — — — 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 — — — — Curb
Soul Survivors: The Best of Gladys Knight & the Pips 1973-1988 — — — — Rhino
1995 The Best Of (Anthology Series) — — — — Motown
1997 The Ultimate Collection — — — —
1999 Essential Collection — — — — Hip-O
2000 Classic: The Universal Master Collection — — — — Motown
2003 Platinum & Gold Collection — — — — BMG Heritage
2005 Love Songs — — — — Sony BMG
2006 The Greatest Hits — — — 52
  • BPI: Silver [7]
Gold — 53 — — Hip-O
Beautiful Ballads — — — — Legacy
2007 Love Finds 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 a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles

The early years (1958–1965)

Year Single Peak chart positions Album
US
[8] 		US
R&B
[9] 		AUS
[2] 		CAN
[3]
1958 "Whistle My Love" [A]
b/w "Ching Chong" 		— — — — Non-album tracks
1961 "Every Beat of My Heart" [A]
b/w "Room in Your Heart" 		6 1 75 20
"Every Beat of My Heart"
b/w "Room in Your Heart"
Re-recorded versions 		45 15 — — Letter Full of Tears
"Guess Who"
b/w "Stop Running Around" 		— — — —
"Letter Full of Tears"
b/w "You Broke Your Promise" 		19 3 — —
1962 "Operator"
b/w "I'll Trust in You" 		97 — — —
"Linda"[B]
b/w "Darling" (from Letter Full of Tears) 		— — — — Non-album tracks
1963 "Happiness (Is the Light of Love)"
b/w "I Had a Dream Last Night" 		— — — —
"Come See About Me"[C]
b/w "I Want That Kind of Love" 		— — — —
"Queen of Tears"[D]
b/w "A Love Like Mine" 		— — — —
1964 "Giving Up"
b/w "Maybe Maybe Baby" 		38 6[E] — — Gladys Knight and the Pips
"What Shall I Do"
b/w "Love Call" 		— — — — Non-album tracks
"Lovers Always Forgive"
b/w "(There Will Never Be) Another Love" 		89 — — 42 Gladys Knight and the Pips
"Either Way I Lose"
b/w "Go Away, Stay Away" 		119 — — —
1965 "Stop and Get a Hold of Myself" 123 — — —
b/w "Who Knows? (I Just Can't Trust You)" 129 — — —
"Tell Her You're Mine"
b/w "If I Should Fall In Love" 		— — — —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Notes
  • A Single credited to The Pips but nonetheless featuring Gladys Knight; the group's name change to Gladys Knight & the Pips hadn't taken place yet
  • B Recording by The Pips alone without Gladys Knight
  • C Single credited to Gladys Knight alone; may be a solo recording
  • D Single credited to Gladys Knight with "vocal background by the Pips"
  • E From November 30, 1963, to January 23, 1965, Billboard Magazine did not publish a Hot R&B songs chart; the peak positions for R&B singles listed during this period are from Cash Box Magazine.

The Soul (Motown) era (1966–1972)

Year Single (A-side, B-side)
Both sides from same album except where indicated 		Peak chart positions Album
US
[8] 		US
R&B
[9] 		US
A/C
[8] 		AUS
[2] 		CAN
[3] 		UK
[4]
1966 "Just Walk in My Shoes"
b/w "Stepping Closer to Your Heart" (from Anthology) 		129 — — — — 35 Everybody Needs Love
1967 "Take Me in Your Arms and Love Me"
b/w "Do You Love Me Just a Little, Honey" 		98 — — — — 13
"Everybody Needs Love"
b/w "Stepping Closer to Your Heart" (from Anthology) 		39 3 — — 33 —
"I Heard It Through the Grapevine"
b/w "It's Time to Go Now" (from Feelin' Bluesy) 		2 1 — — 5 47
1968 "The End of Our Road"
b/w "Don't Let Her Take Your Love from Me" 		15 5 — — 12 — Feelin' Bluesy
"It Should Have Been Me"
b/w "You Don't Love Me No More" (from Everybody Needs Love) 		40 9 — — 33 —
"I Wish It Would Rain"
b/w "It's Summer" (from Nitty Gritty) 		41 15 — — 60 — Silk N' Soul
1969 "Didn't You Know (You'd Have to Cry Sometime)"
b/w "Keep an Eye" 		63 11 — — 67 — Nitty Gritty
"The Nitty Gritty"
b/w "Got Myself a Good Man" 		19 2 — — 27 —
"Friendship Train"
b/w "Cloud Nine" (from Nitty Gritty) 		17 2 — — 29 — Greatest Hits
1970 "You Need Love Like I Do (Don't You)"
b/w "You're My Everything" (from Silk N' Soul) 		25 3 — — 35 —
"If I Were Your Woman"
b/w "The Tracks of My Tears" (from Silk N' Soul) 		9 1 — 99 23 — If I Were Your Woman
1971 "I Don't Want to Do Wrong"
b/w "Is There a Place (In His Heart for Me)" 		17 2 — — 30 —
"Make Me the Woman That You Go Home To"
b/w "It's All Over but the Shoutin'" (from Knight Time) 		27 3 — — 67 — Standing Ovation
1972 "Help Me Make It Through the Night"
b/w "If You Gonna Leave (Just Leave)" 		33 13 25 — 64 11
"Neither One of Us (Wants to Be the First to Say Goodbye)"
b/w "Can't Give It Up No More" 		2 1 15 — 16 31 Neither One of Us
The following singles were released after the group left Motown
1973 "The Look of Love"
b/w "You're My Everything" 		— — — — — 21 Silk N' Soul
"Daddy Could Swear, I Declare"
b/w "For Once in My Life" 		19 2 — — 45 — Neither One of Us
"All I Need Is Time"
b/w "The Only Time You Love Me Is When You're Losing Me" 		61 28 — — — — All I Need Is Time
1974 "Between Her Goodbye and My Hello"
b/w "This Child Needs Its Father" (from Neither One Of Us) 		57 45 — — 81 — Knight Time
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

The Buddah era (1973–1978)

Year Single (A-side, B-side)
Both sides from same album except where indicated 		Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US
[8] 		US
R&B
[9] 		US
A/C
[8] 		AUS
[2] 		CAN
[3] 		UK
[4]
1973 "Where Peaceful Waters Flow"
b/w "Perfect Love" 		28 6 18 — — — Imagination
"Midnight Train to Georgia"
b/w "Window Raising Granny" 		1 1 19 52 5 10
  • RIAA: Gold[5]
  • BPI: Platinum[7]
"I've Got to Use My Imagination"
b/w "I Can See Clearly Now" 		4 1 — — 25 —
1974 "Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me"
b/w "Once in a Lifetime Thing" 		3 1 10 46 6 7
"On and On"
b/w "The Makings of You" 		5 2 — — 13 — "Claudine" soundtrack
"I Feel a Song (In My Heart)" / 21 1 — 39 13 — I Feel a Song
"Don't Burn Down the Bridge" — — — — —
1975 "Love Finds Its Own Way"
b/w "Better You Go Your Way" 		47 3 40 — 60 —
"The Way We Were" / "Try to Remember"
b/w "The Need to Be" 		11 6 2 43 29 4
"Money"
b/w "Street Brothers" 		50 4 — — 57 — 2nd Anniversary
"Part Time Love"
b/w "Where Do I Put His Memory" 		22 4 17 — 34 30
"Silent Night"
b/w "Do You Hear What I Hear" 		— — — — — — Bless This House
1976 "Make Yours a Happy Home"
b/w "The Going Ups and the Coming Downs" (from I Feel A Song) 		— 13 — — — 35 "Claudine" soundtrack
"So Sad the Song"
b/w Instrumental theme of A-side 		47 12 3 13 — 20 "Pipe Dreams" soundtrack
1977 "Nobody But You"
b/w "Pipe Dreams" 		— — — — — 34
"Baby, Don't Change Your Mind"
b/w "I Love to Feel That Feeling" 		52 10 — — 58 4 Still Together
"Home Is Where the Heart Is"
b/w "You Put a New Life in My Body" 		— — — — — 35
"Sorry Doesn't Always Make It Right"
b/w "You Put a New Life in My Body" (from Still Together) 		— 24 — — — — The One and Only
1978 "The One and Only"
b/w "Pipe Dreams" (from "Pipe Dreams" soundtrack) 		— 40 — — — 32
"Come Back and Finish What You Started"
b/w "It's Up to You (Do What You Do)" (from Spotlight On Gladys Knight & The Pips) 		— — — — — 15
"It's a Better Than Good Time"
b/w "Everybody's Got to Find a Way" (from Spotlight On Gladys Knight & The Pips) 		— 16 — — — 59
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

The later years (1980–1988)

Year Single Peak chart positions Album
US
[8] 		US
R&B
[9] 		US
A/C
[8] 		CAN
[3] 		UK
[4]
1980 "Landlord" 46 3 — — — About Love
"Taste of Bitter Love" — 38 — — 35
"Bourgie', Bourgie'" — 45 — — 32
1981 "Forever Yesterday (For the Children)" — 52 — — — —
"If That'll Make You Happy" — 37 — — — Touch
"I Will Fight" — 21 — — —
1982 "A Friend of Mine" — 50 — — —
"That Special Time of Year" — 32 — — — That Special Time of Year
1983 "Save the Overtime (For Me)" 66 1 — — — Visions
"You're Number One (In My Book)" — 5 — — —
"Hero" 104 64 23 — —
1984 "When You're Far Away" — 42 — — —
1985 "My Time" 102 16 — — — Life
"Keep Givin' Me Love" — 31 — — —
"Till I See You Again" — 85 — — —
1986 "Send It to Me" — 14 — — — "Miami Vice II" soundtrack
1987 "Love Overboard" 13 1 45 59 42 All Our Love
1988 "Lovin' on Next to Nothin'" — 3 — — 81
"It's Gonna Take All Our Love" — 29 — — —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Other appearances

Year Song Album
1994 "Midnight Train to Georgia" (live version) Grammy's Greatest Moments Volume IV[10]

The Pips

  • Listed below are recordings made without Gladys Knight.

Studio albums

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

Singles

Year Single Peak 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 release failed to chart

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "US Albums Charts > Gladys Knight & the Pips". Billboard. Retrieved 2011-09-27.
  2. ^ a b c d e David Kent (1993). Australian Charts Book 1970—1992. Australian Chart Book Pty Ltd, Turramurra, N.S.W. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g "CAN Charts > Gladys Knight & the Pips". RPM. Archived from the original on 2013-01-01. Retrieved 2012-01-23.
  4. ^ a b c d e "UK Charts > Gladys Knight & the Pips". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 2012-12-10. Retrieved 2011-09-27.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "American certifications – Gladys Knight & the Pips". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
  6. ^ "Canadian certifications – Gladys Knight & the Pips". Music Canada. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i "British certifications – Gladys Knight & the Pips". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved April 16, 2023. Type Gladys Knight & the Pips in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g "US Pop Charts > Gladys Knight & the Pips". Billboard. Retrieved 2011-09-27.
  9. ^ a b c d "US R&B Charts > Gladys Knight & the Pips". Billboard. Retrieved 2011-09-27.
  10. ^ "Grammy's Greatest Moments, Volume IV". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2011-11-23.