View Full Version : Post Motown treat from Gladys & the Pips: Taste of Bitter Love
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midnightman
02-25-2018, 05:57 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uST-OuZIeog
A&S knew how to write and produce a track and Gladys just delivers! Love the entire track. Should've been a bigger dance hit.
Agree ! How about this one? Dig Ruth at the end. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ViMgM9yWKKs
midnightman
02-25-2018, 07:43 PM
^ The Pointers were all GOING IN on this performance!!!
Circa 1824
02-25-2018, 08:29 PM
Taste is my favorite Pips song. I play it often.
marv2
02-25-2018, 08:58 PM
Agree ! How about this one? Dig Ruth at the end. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ViMgM9yWKKs
This is a great song. It is the song that I remember hearing when I first moved to Philly and the first time I went out there, Flannigans on South Street. What great memories.
marv2
02-25-2018, 09:01 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uST-OuZIeog
A&S knew how to write and produce a track and Gladys just delivers! Love the entire track. Should've been a bigger dance hit.
I loved this song, the album etc. "Landlord" and "Bourgie, Bourgie" were other favorites of mine from this 1980 album. More great memories, playing cards out in the park that summer LOL!
My brother lives In philly and loves it! Love Bourgie Bourgie!
marv2
02-25-2018, 09:39 PM
My brother lives I Philly and loves it! Love Bourgie Bourgie!
Sometimes I wished I lived back in Philly. Some my best days [[and nights LOL!) were spent there.
Lol. My brother says he will never leave... the great things of a big city without the humongousness of nyc.
marv2
02-25-2018, 11:23 PM
Lol. My brother says he will never leave... the great things of a big city without the humongousness of nyc.
I love NYC as much as I hate it! It is "THE THUNDERDOME!" LOL!!!!!!!
lockhartgary
02-26-2018, 10:57 AM
I loved this song, the album etc. "Landlord" and "Bourgie, Bourgie" were other favorites of mine from this 1980 album. More great memories, playing cards out in the park that summer LOL!
My mother bought this album. I agree, the whole album is good!
lockhartgary
02-26-2018, 11:01 AM
Sometimes I wished I lived back in Philly. Some my best days [[and nights LOL!) were spent there.
Same here. Back in the days of record stores, Philly was THE place to shop. I purchased many an album and cd there. Sound of Market was my favorite spot. Used to go to Sunday nights oldies with WDAS' Butterball. Oh, the memories!!
marv2
02-26-2018, 11:22 AM
Same here. Back in the days of record stores, Philly was THE place to shop. I purchased many an album and cd there. Sound of Market was my favorite spot. Used to go to Sunday nights oldies with WDAS' Butterball. Oh, the memories!!
Do you remember "Plastic Fantastic" record store on Lancaster Ave.?
lockhartgary
02-26-2018, 11:37 AM
Do you remember "Plastic Fantastic" record store on Lancaster Ave.?
I remember hearing about it but I've never been there.
marv2
02-26-2018, 01:08 PM
I remember hearing about it but I've never been there.
It may still be there. It is a big store. One time I got stuck there for over 2 hours during a hurricane in 1985!
PeaceNHarmony
02-26-2018, 02:22 PM
A great rockin' one - always loved it -
Boogiedown
02-28-2018, 12:34 AM
Valerie's brother , Jimmy remixed the song , but it got European and UK 12" commercial pressings only.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zv6Ycb7gBJ4
This version is on the album though.
vgalindo
02-28-2018, 01:45 AM
One of my favorites. Loved the "About Love" album.
masterblaster
02-28-2018, 02:55 PM
[QUOTE=vgalindo;442948]One of my favorites. Loved the "About Love" album.[/QUOTE
Was the entire album produced by Ashford and Simpson?
vgalindo
02-28-2018, 03:28 PM
[QUOTE=vgalindo;442948]One of my favorites. Loved the "About Love" album.[/QUOTE
Was the entire album produced by Ashford and Simpson?
Yes it was. They worked really good with Gladys Knight and the Pips.
midnightman
02-28-2018, 04:04 PM
Yeah, A&S produced the whole album and since Landlord was brought up:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0pXHyHoQO0
DJMoch
02-28-2018, 04:27 PM
I too love their whole "About Love" album. Their vocal take on A&S's Bourgie, Bourgie is terrific. Speaking of that song, I really really wish Ashford & Simpson did their own vocal take. Their instrumental is wonderful, but I would have loved to hear their own vocal version. Oh well.
Boogiedown
02-28-2018, 11:24 PM
I too love their whole "About Love" album. Their vocal take on A&S's Bourgie, Bourgie is terrific. Speaking of that song, I really really wish Ashford & Simpson did their own vocal take. Their instrumental is wonderful, but I would have loved to hear their own vocal version. Oh well.
Yes and no for me . I wonder if A&S sensed this was a case where lyrics didn't necessarily strengthen the song ?? For some reason they chose to record it as an instrumental . [[Is that Ashford and Simpson's only instrumental release?)
Conversely I wish the flip of the John Davis version offered an instrumental:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryAYzrYuJGc
Eargasm
03-02-2018, 06:13 PM
Empress and the guys .... Luv me some Taste Of Bitter Love !.... https://vimeo.com/246334723
Eargasm
03-02-2018, 06:15 PM
Loving Bourgie Bourgie too !....... https://vimeo.com/246333907
Eargasm
03-02-2018, 06:17 PM
Am I too late ?........ 1979 !.. AWESOME !!!! https://vimeo.com/246323027
TomatoTom123
05-16-2018, 08:47 AM
I remember checking out this track and liking it, but I listened to it today and absolutely loved it. I love how that happens. I also love "Bourgie, Bourgie"! I love the production on the whole About Love album really :)
[[I'm doing a lot of loving in this post :D)
Bluebrock
05-18-2018, 02:40 AM
I remember checking out this track and liking it, but I listened to it today and absolutely loved it. I love how that happens. I also love "Bourgie, Bourgie"! I love the production on the whole About Love album really :)
[[I'm doing a lot of loving in this post :D)
Gladys and the guys recorded some great material during their Columbia tenure. As you rightly say "about love" is an absolute gem virtually from start to finish.
TomatoTom123
05-18-2018, 07:09 PM
Gladys and the guys recorded some great material during their Columbia tenure. As you rightly say "about love" is an absolute gem virtually from start to finish.
We have Ashford & Simpson to thank for that one Bluebrock. Those two were just excellent, and, crucially, consistently excellent, music makers. And I have so much more of it to get into. :D
Bluebrock
05-19-2018, 02:36 AM
We have Ashford & Simpson to thank for that one Bluebrock. Those two were just excellent, and, crucially, consistently excellent, music makers. And I have so much more of it to get into. :D
I know A&S produced this album Tom. I bought the album back in the day and indeed the follow up which also had some input from A&S if my memory serves me currently, but was perhaps not quite as strong as the "about love" album. Great songs, superb production and impeccable vocals. What more could anyone possibly want?
TomatoTom123
05-19-2018, 05:11 AM
I know A&S produced this album Tom. I bought the album back in the day and indeed the follow up which also had some input from A&S if my memory serves me currently, but was perhaps not quite as strong as the "about love" album. Great songs, superb production and impeccable vocals. What more could anyone possibly want?
Oh yea I know that you knew Bluebrock :p
Oh wait I don't have the follow-up album, I need to look into that one then!!
Bluebrock
05-20-2018, 02:33 AM
Oh yea I know that you knew Bluebrock :p
Oh wait I don't have the follow-up album, I need to look into that one then!!
The album in question is called "touch" Tom. No relation to the Supremes song!
reese
05-20-2018, 08:19 AM
The album in question is called "touch" Tom. No relation to the Supremes song!
Gladys produced two tracks on the TOUCH album: LOVE WAS MADE FOR TWO [[a duet with Bubba) and a live version of I WILL SURVIVE, with the rest produced by A&S. It was a nice follow-up to ABOUT LOVE but as you said, perhaps not quite as strong.
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