Gladys Knight and The Pips Sing Motown Girls / Girl Groups

[longtimefan]

When Gladys Knight and The Pips were at Motown, they recorded many tracks that we fans associate with other Motown girls and girl groups. I am trying to come up with a comprehensive list. Here is the germ of a list for us to complete. Please add you ideas! ...And thanks!

1. Every Little Bit Hurts [[Brenda Holloway)
2. Keep An Eye [[Diana Ross and The Supremes)
3. Is There a Place [[In His Heart For Me) [[The 70s Supremes)
4. The Day You Take One [[You Have To Take the Other) [[The Marvelettes)
5. A Bird In the Hand [[The Velvelettes)
6. It Should Have Been Me [[Kim Weston)
7. Didn't You Know You'd Have To Cry Sometime [[Diana Ross)

[Starguard4]

Hmmmm, as for Number 7 on your list, it's certainly NOT Gladys Knight singing "Motown Girls / Girl Groups" - it's THEM singing Gladys ...or, it's whoever, singing Ashford/Simpson --- take your pick!!!

[Kamasu_Jr]

When Gladys Knight and The Pips were at Motown, they recorded many tracks that we fans associate with other Motown girls and girl groups. I am trying to come up with a comprehensive list. Here is the germ of a list for us to complete. Please add you ideas! ...And thanks!

1. Every Little Bit Hurts [[Brenda Holloway)
2. Keep An Eye [[Diana Ross and The Supremes)
3. Is There a Place [[In His Heart For Me) [[The 70s Supremes)
4. The Day You Take One [[You Have To Take the Other) [[The Marvelettes)
5. A Bird In the Hand [[The Velvelettes)
6. It Should Have Been Me [[Kim Weston)
7. Didn't You Know You'd Have To Cry Sometime [[Diana Ross)

One of my favorites is I Know Better [[the Marvelettes & Barbara McNair).
Another is I'll Be Here When You Get Home [[Diana Ross).

[reese]

The Stranger [[the Marvelettes)

Good Lovin' Ain't Easy To Come By [[Tammi / Marvin)

**I believe the Pips recorded the above two first, but their versions were released later.

Your Old Standby [[Mary Wells)

Everyday I'll Love You More Than Yesterday [[The Supremes)

I'm Gonna Make You Love Me [[Supremes/Tempts)

[copley]

I Wish It Would Rain [[Temptations)
Baby I Need Your Loving [[Four Tops)
Tracks Of My Tears [[Miracles)
You're My Everything [[Temptations)
Everybody Needs Love [[Mary Wells)
Since I've Lost You [[Jimmy Ruffin)
He's My Kinda Fellow [[Brenda Holloway)
That's The Way Love Is [[Isley Brothers)
The Boy From Crosstown [[Velvelettes)
The Day You Take One [[You Have To Take The Other) [[Miracles recorded in '63 - although their version was not released until the 90's)
Cloud Nine [[Temptations)
[[I Know) I'm Losing You [[Temptations)
For Once In My Life [[Stevie had the hit but Martha/Tempts/Barbara NcNair all recorded it before him)

[dickiemint]

Ain't no sun since you been gone - Diana Ross & Supremes / Chuck Jackson

[copley]

Ain't no sun since you been gone - Diana Ross & Supremes / Chuck Jackson

Nope, 'Ain't No Sun Since You've Been Gone' is a Gladys original - recorded Oct 66.

[longtimefan]

Thanks -- so far -- fellow fans! I like all of the suggestions. I was looking for tracking by Gladys Knight and the Pips that I can associate with other versions by Motown girls, so all of the above "overlaps" are of interest to me.

Keep 'em coming.

Interesting note: Martha Reeves and the Vandellas and Gladys Knight and The Pips - No tracks!!??!! Hmmmmm.....

[copley]

No, & not really any Marvelettes either as the Miracles version of 'The Day You Take One [[You Have To Take The Other)' was recorded first as was Gladys's version of 'The Stranger'.

[Starguard4]

Quite correct.

And not The Supes & Tempts' "I'm Gonna Make You Love Me" as well - since that version, in itself, is a cover of Dee Dee Warwick's own late-1966 smallish U.S. hit, written by non-Motown/Jobete songwriters Kenny Gamble, Jerry Ross and Leon Huff --- on Mercury Records.

[honest man]

all i could do was cry, anna recording, count