Imagination (Gladys Knight & the Pips album)

Imagination is the eleventh studio album recorded by American R&B group Gladys Knight & the Pips, released in October 1973 on the Buddah label. The album, the group's first for Buddah after leaving Motown, includes their first and only Billboard Hot 100 number-one hit "Midnight Train to Georgia", which also reached number-one on the R&B singles chart. Larry Wilcox was credited for the string and horn arrangements.

Imagination
Studio album by
Gladys Knight & the Pips
ReleasedOctober 9, 1973
RecordedJune – September 1973
StudioVenture Sound Studios
(Somerville, New Jersey)
Bell Sound Studios
(New York City, New York)
GenreSoul
Length36:55
LabelBuddah
5141
ProducerTony Camillo, Kenny Kerner, Richie Wise, Gladys Knight, Bubba Knight, William Guest, Edward Patten
Gladys Knight & the Pips chronology
All I Need Is Time
(1973)		 Imagination
(1973)		 Claudine
(1974)
Singles from Imagination
  1. "Where Peaceful Waters Flow"
    Released: June 1973
  2. "Midnight Train to Georgia"
    Released: August 1973
  3. "I've Got to Use My Imagination"
    Released: November 1973
  4. "Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me"
    Released: February 1974
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]
Christgau's Record GuideB[2]
Rolling Stone(not rated) [3]

The album also produced other successful singles, including "I've Got to Use My Imagination" and "Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me", with both songs peaking at number-one on the R&B singles chart and top five on the Billboard Hot 100, and the moderately successful single "Where Peaceful Waters Flow". The album was also their second studio album to make the top ten on the Billboard 200 and their second of five R&B albums chart-toppers.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Jim Weatherly, except where noted.

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Midnight Train To Georgia" 4:38
2."I've Got to Use My Imagination"Gerry Goffin, Barry Goldberg3:29
3."Storms of Troubled Times" 3:44
4."Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me" 3:45
5."Once in a Lifetime Thing" 3:41
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."Where Peaceful Waters Flow" 4:24
7."I Can See Clearly Now"Johnny Nash4:28
8."Perfect Love"Paul Williams2:37
9."Window Raisin' Granny"William Guest, Gladys Knight, Merald Knight, Edward Patten6:09

Charts
Chart (1973) Peak
[4]
Australia (Kent Music Report)[5] 27
U.S. Billboard Top LPs 9
U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs 1
Singles
Year Single Chart positions[4]
US US
R&B		 US
A/C		 UK[6]
1973 "Where Peaceful Waters Flow" 28 6 18 —
"Midnight Train to Georgia" 1 1 19 10
"I've Got to Use My Imagination" 4 1 — —
1974 "Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me" 3 1 10 7

See also

References
  1. Wynn, Ron. Imagination review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-10-16.
  2. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: K". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 28, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  3. Gersten, Russell. "Imagination review". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on March 9, 2009. Retrieved 2011-10-16.
  4. "US Charts > Gladys Knight & the Pips". Allmusic. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
  5. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 169. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  6. "UK Charts > Gladys Knight & the Pips". The Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 2013-10-21. Retrieved 2011-10-16.
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