The Mowtown Years

~ Release by Gladys Knight & the Pips (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1Every Beat of My Heart
cover recording of:
Every Beat of My Heart
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Otis
1:55
2Just Walk in My Shoes
recording of:
Walk in My Shoes
writer:
Helen Lewis and Kay Lewis
42:28
3Take Me in Your Arms and Love Me
cover 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
42:55
4I Heard It Through the Grapevine
producer:
Norman Whitfield
recorded at:
Motown Studios - Hitsville West (recording and mastering studios in West Hollywood, CA) in West Hollywood, California, United States (on 1967-06-17)
cover recording of:
I Heard It Through the Grapevine (on 1967-06-17)
writer:
Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), EMI Songs Australia, EMI Songs Scandinavia AB, Jobete Music (appears also as: Jobete Msc.), Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc., Jobette-Carlin Music Ltd., Stone Agate Music, Stone Agate Music Division 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)
3.752:45
5Don't Let Her Take Your Love From Me
recording of:
Don’t Let Him Take Your Love From Me
writer:
Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield
publisher:
Jobette-Carlin Music Ltd. and Stone Agate Music Division
2:48
6I Wish It Would Rain
cover recording of:
I Wish It Would Rain
lyricist:
Roger Penzabene (songwriter, who worked mainly at Motown) (in 1967)
composer:
Barrett Strong (in 1967) and Norman Whitfield (in 1967)
publisher:
Jobete Music (appears also as: Jobete Msc.), Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Stone Agate Music and Stone Agate Music Division
2:49
7I Want Him to Say It Again
recording of:
I Want Her to Say It Again
writer:
Johnny Bristol, William Guess, Gladys Knight (soul and r&b music singer-songwriter) and Merald “Bubba” Knight (soul singer and songwriter)
2:57
8Every Little Bit Hurts
recording of:
Every Little Bit Hurts
lyricist and composer:
Ed Cobb
publisher:
Jobete Music (UK) Ltd. and Stone Agate Music
2:54
9If I Were Your Woman
producer:
Clay McMurray (producer, songwriter, engineer)
arranger:
Paul Riser
recording of:
If I Were Your Woman
writer:
Clarence McMurray (producer, songwriter, engineer), Gloria Jones (US singer/songwriter, known for “Tainted Love”) and Pam Sawyer (British‐born American lyricist and songwriter)
3.53:15
10For Once in My Life
cover recording of:
For Once in My Life
lyricist:
Ronald Miller (Motown songwriter Ronald Norman Miller)
composer:
Orlando Murden
publisher:
Jobete Music (appears also as: Jobete Msc.), Jobete Music Co., Inc., Jobette Music (UK) Ltd., Stein & Van Stock, Inc., Stone Diamond Music Corporation 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)
3:46
11Make Me the Woman You Go Home To
recording of:
Make Me the Woman That You Go Home To
lyricist and composer:
Clay McMurray (producer, songwriter, engineer)
3:46
12Help 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
13Neither One of Us
cover 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
14It Should've Been Me
recording of:
It Should Have Been Me
writer:
William Stevenson (Motown songwriter) and Norman Whitfield
3:00
15Everybody Need Love
cover recording of:
Everybody Needs Love
writer:
Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland–Dozier–Holland songwriting team) and Norman Whitfield
publisher:
Stone Agate Music
43:04
16End of the Road
producer:
Norman Whitfield
recorded at:
Motown Studios - Hitsville West (recording and mastering studios in West Hollywood, CA) in West Hollywood, California, United States (on 1967-12-14)
recording of:
The End of Our Road (on 1967-12-14)
writer:
Roger Penzabene (songwriter, who worked mainly at Motown), Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield
publisher:
Jobete Music Co., Inc.
42:18
17Nitty Gritty
cover recording of:
The Nitty Gritty
lyricist and composer:
Lincoln Chase (songwriter)
publisher:
Embassy Music Corporation and EMI Al Gallico Music Corp.
2:59
18I Don't Want to Do Wrong
recording of:
I Don’t Want to Do Wrong
writer:
Katherine Anderson (United States motown singer), Johnny Bristol, William Guest (of Gladys Knight & the Pips), Gladys Knight (soul and r&b music singer-songwriter) and Merald “Bubba” Knight (soul singer and songwriter)
3:17