With the onslaught of greatest-hits compilations available, it's hard to decipher which versions are truly thorough and definitive. However, this Gold edition is truly something special. It features not only the best of the early years when Gladys Knight & the Pips were a doo wop-styled group, it also contains a seamless transition to their tenure at Motown (where they scored some of their biggest hits), to their years on Buddah, and all the way through to their highly polished adult contemporary hits of the '80s. The sequencing and track selection is top-notch (with the Curtis Mayfield penned "The Makings of You" being the only glaring omission) and shows not only the group's evolution, but how potent and consistent a singer Knight has been over the past decades. This is an outstanding compilation which deserves a rightful place in any soul music collection, be it a die-hard soul fanatic or casual listener looking for the hits. ~ Rob Theakston, All Music Guide
TRACKS
1. Every Beat of My Heart 2. Letter Full of Tears 3. Giving Up 4. Everybody Needs Love 5. I Heard It Through the Grapevine 6. The End of Our Road 7. It Should Have Been Me 8. The Nitty Gritty 9. Friendship Train 10. You Need Love Like I Do (Don't You?) 11. If I Were Your Woman 12. I Don't Want to Do Wrong 13. Make Me the Woman That You Go Home To 14. Help Me Make It Through the Night 15. Neither One of Us (Wants to Be the First to Say Goodbye) 16. Daddy Could Swear, I Declare 17. Where Peaceful Waters Flow 18. Midnight Train to Georgia 19. I've Got to Use My Imagination 20. Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me 21. I Feel a Song (In My Heart) 22. Love Finds Its Own Way
DISC 2
23. On and On 24. The Way We Were/Try to Remember [Live] 25. Money 26. Part Time Love 27. Make Yours a Happy Home 28. So Sad the Song 29. Baby Don't Change Your Mind 30. Landlord 31. Save the Overtime (For Me) 32. You're Number One (In My Book) 33. Hero (Wind Beneath My Wings) 34. Send It to Me 35. Love Overboard 36. Lovin' on Next to Nothin' [Version] 37. License to Kill [From License to Kill] 38. Men 39. Superwoman [Edit]
Released May 23, 2006
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