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"I Heard It Through the Grapevine" is a song written by Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong for Motown Records in 1966. [2] The first recording of the song to be released was produced by Whitfield for Gladys Knight & the Pips and released as a single in September 1967.
Everybody Needs Love is the third studio album by Gladys Knight & the Pips and their first album for Motown Records' Soul imprint. The LP, chiefly produced by Norman Whitfield, features the singles "Just Walk in My Shoes" (the 1966 group's Motown debut), "Take Me in Your Arms and Love Me", "Everybody Needs Love" and "I Heard It Through the Grapevine".
Knight in 1974. Gladys Knight & the Pips joined the Motown Records roster in 1966 (with only three hits to their credit - "Every Beat of My Heart", "Giving Up" and "Letter Full of Tears"), [16] and, although initially regarded as a second-string act by the label, scored several major hit singles, including "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" (#1 in 1967) (released later by Marvin Gaye), "The ...
2001 Gladys Knight & the Pips inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame. 2006 Gladys Knight & the Pips inducted into the Apollo Theater's Hall of Fame. 2009 Gladys Knight & the Pips inducted into the Hit Parade Hall of Fame. [23] 2018 Gladys Knight & The Pips are again inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame ("I Heard It Through The Grapevine") [24]
The Gladys Knight & the Pips' version was the best-selling Motown single so far, but it was surpassed a year later by Gaye's version. In 1969, Whitfield won three BMI Awards for the songs "I Heard It Through the Grapevine," "I Wish It Would Rain," and "You're My Everything."
Also included are versions of the Motown hits "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" and "Everybody Needs Love" (both made popular by Gladys Knight & The Pips) and The Beatles' "Yesterday". The album's biggest hit was the uptempo "If You Can Want", which just missed the Billboard Pop Top 10 (peaking at #11), and was performed by the group on their ...
"The End of Our Road" is a single written by Rodger Penzabene, Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong in 1967. Originally recorded by Gladys Knight & the Pips and issued as a single in 1968, the Pips' version of the song, became another top forty hit for the family group as it peaked at number fifteen on the pop singles chart and number five on the R&B singles chart.
1968: Gladys Knight & the Pips, #41 pop, #15 R&B 1973: The Faces, #8 UK "The End of Our Road" Gladys Knight & the Pips Barrett Strong, Rodger Penzabene: 15 5 - 1970: Marvin Gaye, #40 pop, #7 R&B "I Could Never Love Another (After Loving You)" The Temptations Barrett Strong, Rodger Penzabene: 13 1 47 "It Should Have Been Me" Gladys Knight & the Pips