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Gladys Knight - Good Woman Audio CD

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Gladys Knight Band: Gladys Knight
Title: Good Woman
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Release Date: 2003-02-25
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Men 2: Meet Me in the Middle 3: This Is Love 4: Where Would I Be 5: Superwoman - Gladys Knight, Patti LaBelle, Dionne Warwick 6: Give Me a Chance - Gladys Knight, David Peaston 7: Good Woman 8: If You Only Knew 9: Mister Love 10: Waiting on You 11: In This Life [*]

superwoman
I really bought this CD for only one track and that with Patti,dionne,SUPERWOMAN, it's so awesome. Thank you so much. thank you so much.


Good Woman, but average album
But, ironically, there were two voices that I appreciated and fell in love with as soon as I heard them at about age 3. When I was a child, I didn't pay much attention to the vocals of an artist; I was more interested in the quality of the song. Mavis Staples and Gladys Knight are those voices. Their soul oozes out of them when they sing. They can sing anything, from the fastest tempoed song to the slowest ballad, and their voices never change. These two women epitomize singing talent. "Good Woman" is a decent album, but, sadly, there are no truly memorable moments found here. Some songs stay with you a bit longer than others, but you will not find anything that compares to "Midnight Train to Georgia", "Love Overboard" and "Neither One of Us" on this LP.

Gladys Knight called upon Patti LaBelle and Dionne Warwick to lend their talents for a rendition of Karyn White's hit, "Superwoman. " I adore Knight, LaBelle and Warwick, I really do, but even they can't capture the magic that Karyn White brought on "Superwoman. " These ladies offer a jazz rendition of the song and it's good, especially when they go all out vocally at the end, but White's version is in a league of its own. "Meet in the Middle" contains a Salt-N-Pepa sample which works. This song sounds dated, but Knight delivers some impressive vocals, but when doesn't she? "In This Life" is a ballad with some nice lyrics and decent production. "If You Only Knew" and "Mr. Love" are too ballads. They both contain good production and lyrics, and Knight does only what she can do with those vocals.

Though Knight is a legend in the music industry, this album is by no means legendary. The best thing about this album is her voice, but, to make a good album, more is required. In short, Knight's best work was with those fellers known as the Pips.

Mikeisha's Top 5

1. "Waiting on You"
2. "Good Woman"
3. "Superwoman"
4. "Men"
5. "In this Life"
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A Legend With A Premiere Outing
Using Attala Zane Giles (Vesta's producer) to craft her an album that would push her to the adult contemporary field without sounding trite. Miss Knight showed the world in 91 with her first album for MCA and proved that she can start her solo career without her Pips and she succeeds. Other producers were used as well and they made a bonafide star. Using backing vocalese of Vesta Williams, Alfie Silas, Vonceile Faggett, Patti LaBelle, Dionne Warwick, Alex Brown and a slew of others, they helped her succeed to being a staying force in this crazy business. Songs like Men, Meet Me In The Middle, Where Would I Be, If You Only Knew were cream top confections. Great Job Girl! Grade: A++++++.


A good producer understands his star!
That is the case of Gladys Knight's "Men", an album that features five tracks produced by Attila Zane Giles ("Men," "Good Woman," "Mr. As I've said before, when a singer is saddled with a producer that knows the talent, he/she can make something wonderful. Love," "Waiting on You," and "If You Only Know"), two by D. C. ("Meet Me in the Middle" and "Give Me a Chance"), two by Michael J. Powell ("Superwoman" and "Where Would I Be"), one each by Howie Rice ("This is Love") and Barry Mann ("In this Life").

With four distinctive talents helming the various songs, it might seem a bit crowded. However, each of the craftsmen respect and know how to fit songs around such a legendary voice as Ms. Knight. Backed by some of the best musicians around (David Peaston, Gerald Albright, Greg Phillinganes, Vesta, Dionne Warwick, Patti Labelle, Nathan East, and brother Bubba), Knight is definitely comfortable with each of the varied tunes that run from New Jack Swing to romantic ballads to the inspirational.

A lesser artist would be overshadowed by the production, but Knight has been around too long to be intimidated by anyone.

Her five-decade longevity proves that even a fourteen-year-old album can still punch as big a kick as it did when it was released in 1991.


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A Strong Solo cd
Gladys Knight who is the The First Lady Of Soul. recorded this cd after she and Pips decided to go their separate ways. . the first single "Men" went straight to #1 on the R&B charts. A good mixture of Ballads and Uptempo dance tracks made this a strong third solo cd from Ms. Gladys!!.


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