1980 Gladys Knight And The Pips – About Love
About Love is an album by Gladys Knight And The Pips, released in 1980.
Tracks
1 Landlord (Nickolas Ashford; Valerie Simpson) 04:32
2 Taste Of Bitter Love (Nickolas Ashford; Valerie Simpson) 04:39
3 Still Such A Thing (Nickolas Ashford; Valerie Simpson) 05:31
4 Get The Lover (Nickolas Ashford; Valerie Simpson) 03:41
5 Add It Up (Nickolas Ashford; Valerie Simpson) 03:54
6 Bourgie Bourgie (Nickolas Ashford; Valerie Simpson) 04:39
7 Friendly Persuasion (Nickolas Ashford; Valerie Simpson) 04:40
8 We Need Hearts (Nickolas Ashford; Valerie Simpson) 03:57
Biography
Musicians
1 Landlord
| Bass | Francisco Centeno |
| Drums | Chris Parker |
| Guitar | Eric Gale |
| Piano | Valerie Simpson |
| Percussion | Ralph MacDonald |
| Background Vocals | Bubba Knight |
| Background Vocals | Edward Patten |
| Background Vocals | William Guest |
| Vocals | Gladys Knight |
2 Taste Of Bitter Love
| Bass | Francisco Centeno |
| Drums | Chris Parker |
| Guitar | Eric Gale |
| Fender Rhodes | Ray Chew |
| Piano | Valerie Simpson |
| Background Vocals | Bubba Knight |
| Background Vocals | Edward Patten |
| Background Vocals | William Guest |
| Vocals | Gladys Knight |
3 Still Such A Thing
| Bass | Francisco Centeno |
| Drums | Chris Parker |
| Guitar | Eric Gale |
| Fender Rhodes | Ray Chew |
| Piano | Valerie Simpson |
| Percussion | Ralph MacDonald |
| Background Vocals | Bubba Knight |
| Background Vocals | Edward Patten |
| Background Vocals | William Guest |
| Vocals | Gladys Knight |
4 Get The Lover
| Bass | Francisco Centeno |
| Guitar | Eric Gale |
| Piano | Valerie Simpson |
| Percussion | Ralph MacDonald |
| Background Vocals | Bubba Knight |
| Background Vocals | Edward Patten |
| Background Vocals | William Guest |
| Vocals | Gladys Knight |
5 Add It Up
| Bass | Francisco Centeno |
| Drums | Chris Parker |
| Guitar | Eric Gale |
| Piano | Valerie Simpson |
| Percussion | Ralph MacDonald |
| Background Vocals | Bubba Knight |
| Background Vocals | Edward Patten |
| Background Vocals | William Guest |
| Vocals | Gladys Knight |
6 Bourgie Bourgie
| Bass | Francisco Centeno |
| Drums | Chris Parker |
| Fender Rhodes | Ray Chew |
| Piano | Valerie Simpson |
| Percussion | Ralph MacDonald |
| Background Vocals | Bubba Knight |
| Background Vocals | Edward Patten |
| Background Vocals | William Guest |
| Vocals | Gladys Knight |
7 Friendly Persuasion
| Bass | Francisco Centeno |
| Drums | Chris Parker |
| Guitar | Eric Gale |
| Piano | Valerie Simpson |
| Percussion | Ralph MacDonald |
| Background Vocals | Bubba Knight |
| Background Vocals | Edward Patten |
| Background Vocals | William Guest |
| Vocals | Gladys Knight |
8 We Need Hearts
| Bass | Francisco Centeno |
| Drums | Chris Parker |
| Guitar | Eric Gale |
| Clavinet | Ray Chew |
| Piano | Valerie Simpson |
| Percussion | Ralph MacDonald |
| Background Vocals | Bubba Knight |
| Background Vocals | Edward Patten |
| Background Vocals | William Guest |
| Vocals | Gladys Knight |
Other Musicians
| French Horn | Brooks Tillotson |
| French Horn | Donald Corrado |
| French Horn | John Clark |
| French Horn | Peter Gordon |
| Horns | Sephra Herman |
| Sax | Eddie Daniels |
| Sax | Howard Johnson |
| Sax | Ronnie Cuber |
| Sax | George Young |
| Sax | Michael Brecker |
| Trumpet | Jon Faddis |
| Trumpet | Lew Soloff |
| Strings | Gene Orloff |
Liner Notes
Producer – Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson
Arranged By (Horns, Strings) – Rob Mounsey (Tracks 1, 3, 4, 5)
Arranged By (Horns, Strings) – Paul Riser (Tracks 2, 6, 7, 8)
Arranged By (Rhythm) – Ray Chew, Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson
Arranged By (Vocals) – Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson
Engineer – John Potoker
Engineer (Mixing, Recording) – Michael Hutchinson
Engineer (Vocal Recording – Dave Iveland
Engineer (Assistant) – Carla Bandini, Craig Michaels, Doug Grinbergs, Jim Costello, Steve Katz (2)
Mastered By – Stewart Romain, Jimmy Simpson
Mixed By – Jimmy Simpson
Design – Tony Lane
Mastered At CBS Recording Studios, NY
Recorded At Sigma Sound Studio, NY
Recorded At A&M Recording Studio, CA
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