STUCK IN THE VINYL AGAIN - GLADYS KNIGHT - MISS GLADYS KNIGHT

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Good morning faithful readers and welcome back to the Sunday edition of Stuck In The Vinyl Again . Today we are thrilled to wish Atlanta native, singer, songwriter, actress and businesswoman, Gladys Knight, a very Happy 79th Birthday. Happy Birthday Gladys ! She was born in 1944 to parents,  Merald Woodlow Knight Sr., a postal worker, and Sarah Elizabeth and got her start like so many others, singing in the church choir. She has won 7 Grammys and is be3st known for her work in The Pips, whose membership includes her Brother,  Merald "Bubba" Knight and cousins William Guest and Edward Patten. Today we have her on her first solo record, Miss Gladys Knight. The LP was released in 1978 on the Buddah label and produced by Gary Klein and Tony Macaulay. It is her only album on that label. It peaked at #57 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and saw the birth of two singles ; "I'm Coming Home Again" (#54 R&B) and "I'm Still Caught Up With You".

1. "I'm Coming Home Again"
Bruce Roberts, Carole Bayer, Sager
Gary Klein 4:18

2. "Sail Away"/"Freedom for the Stallions"
Allen Toussaint, Randy Newman, 
Klein 4:30

3. "I'm Still Caught Up With You" Tony Macaulay, Macaulay 3:54

4. "It's a Better Than Good Time (Disco)" Macaulay ,Macaulay 5:54

Side two

1. "We Don't Make Each Other Laugh Anymore" Macaulay, Macaulay 4:26

2. "The Way It Was"
Barry Gibb,Blue Weaver,Robin Gibb
Klein 3:22

3. "I'll Take a Melody" Toussaint, Klein 3:40

4. "With You in Mind" Toussaint, Klein 3:51

5. "Love Gives You the Power"
Ben Weisman, Evie Sands, Richard Germinaro,
Klein 3:58

Vocals - Gladys Knight

Art Direction – Howard Fritzson

Backing Vocals – The Jim Gilstrap Singers

Bass – Bob Babbitt, Bob Gloub, David Hungate, Reini Press

Contractor, Coordinator [Musical] – Frank DeCaro

Drums – Ed Greene 

Engineer – Armin Steiner

Engineer [Assistant] – Linda Tyler

Executive-Producer – Charles Koppelman

Guitar – Dan Ferguson, David T. Walker, Dean Parks

Horns, Saxophone – David Luell, Jim Horn, Mike Altschul, Plas Johnson, Ray Pizzi

Illustration – Bob Ziering

Mastered By – Mike Reese

Percussion – Victor Feldman

Photography By – Ed Caraeff, Ed Caraeff

Piano – David Foster, Joe Sample

Producer – Gary Klein (tracks: A1, A2, B2 to B5), Tony Macaulay (tracks: A3 to B1)

Trombone – Bill Watrous, Randy Aldcroft

Trumpet – Gary Grant, Gene Goe