Taking Sides: Gladys Knight and the Pips Vs The Chemical Brothers

I think we need a mashup

https://youtu.be/h_Zn-8iHXMs?t=56m29s

Anyone rep Gladys in the 80s? Life and Visions are incredibly dope

I only know some of the bigger singles, not the albums as such - but 80s post-disco boogie/electro r&b fit them like a glove.

About Love (1980):
“Landlord” is good, and both “Taste of Bitter Love” and “Bourgie’, Bourgie’” are sumptuous - all written and produced by Ashford & Simpson.

A&S also did Touch with them the next year, never heard it. just listened to its biggest hit, “I Will Fight”: good, but not a patch on TOBL or BB.

Visions (1983) obviously has the excellent “Save the Overtime (For Me)”. curious about the rest (tracks with Jam & Lewis, Leon Sylvers!)

don’t think I know anything from Life (1985), lots of Leon Sylvers again, should correct

and last but not least, All Our Love (1987):
“Love Overboard” (a [Reggie & Vinnie] Calloway production) is one of my all-time favourite Gladys + Pips songs, although it starts off as a “Somebody’s Watching Me” knockoff. search the extended version if you can find it: ”S-O-S-O-S-O-S-O-S!”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkOQ2XCnkHs
Gladys Knight & The Pips • Love Overboard (Extended Version)

Gladys Knight had a surprisingly long top 40 career.

Need to learn more about Leon Sylvers

I mean...
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leon_Sylvers_III_production_discography

listened to Touch today: with the exception of “I Will Fight” (which made me think of Billy Ocean, must be the sax), it’s firmly rooted in the 70s. it’s even got a cover of “I Will Survive” with a Try to Remember-intro.

My lord

Gladys Knight ‘til I see you again’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBOKYaO1ZkY

we need an actual Gladys thread. this is insulting to the queen