17 Greatest Hits: Compact Command Performances

~ Release by Gladys Knight & the Pips (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1Everybody Needs 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
43:08
2I 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)
3.752:49
3The End of Our 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.
42:20
4It Should Have Been Me
cover recording of:
It Should Have Been Me
writer:
William Stevenson (Motown songwriter) and Norman Whitfield
2:49
5I 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
2:50
6Didn’t You Know (You’d Have to Cry Sometime)
recording of:
Didn’t You Know (You’d Have to Cry Sometime)
composer:
Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson
3:34
7The Nitty Gritty
cover recording of:
The Nitty Gritty
lyricist and composer:
Lincoln Chase (songwriter)
publisher:
Embassy Music Corporation and EMI Al Gallico Music Corp.
3:01
8Friendship Train
recording of:
Friendship Train
writer:
Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield
publisher:
Jobete Music Co., Inc.
3:49
9You Need Love Like I Do (Don’t You)
recording of:
You Need Love Like I Do (Don’t You)
writer:
Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield
publisher:
Jobete Music Co., Inc.
3:40
10If 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)
3.53:16
11I 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)
3:22
12Make Me the Woman That You Go Home To
recording of:
Make Me the Woman That You Go Home To
lyricist and composer:
Clay McMurray (producer, songwriter, engineer)
3:49
13Help Me Make It Through the Night
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
4:22
14Neither One of Us (Wants to Be the First to Say Goodbye)
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.
4:23
15Daddy Could Swear, I Declare
recording of:
Daddy Could Swear, I Declare
writer:
Johnny Bristol, Gladys Knight (soul and r&b music singer-songwriter) and Merald Knight (soul singer and songwriter)
3:45
16All I Need Is Time
recording of:
All I Need Is Time
lyricist and composer:
Bud Reneau
3:25
17Between Her Goodbye and My Hello
cover recording of:
Between Her Goodbye and My Hello
lyricist and composer:
Jim Weatherly (American singer/songwriter)
3:46

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part of:Compact Command Performances (order: 4)