Good Woman

by Gladys Knight

Overview

After performing with the Pips since 1952, Gladys Knight parted company with them in the late '80s and became a full-time solo artist. Good Woman wasn't Knight's first solo album (she'd recorded a neglected solo album in 1978), but it was the first to do anything commercially. Like her final recordings with the Pips, Good Woman found Knight taking an urban contemporary-oriented approach without sacrificing her artistic integrity. The highly infectious single "Men" is an absolute gem, and cuts ranging from the smooth "This Is Love" to the gritty new jack swing number "Meet Me In the Middle" (which contains a sample of Public Enemy's Flavor Flav) are definitely the work of an artist being true to herself. Some may find it hard to imagine Knight embracing new jack swing, but in fact, she does so convincingly. Though a few of the cuts aren't very memorable, this is a CD that the veteran singer can, for the most part, be proud of. ~ Alex Henderson

Product Details

Release Date:	02/25/2003
Label:	Mca / Universal Special Products
UPC:	0008811032920
Rank:	113125

Tracks

1. Men
2. Meet Me in the Middle
3. This Is Love
4. Where Would I Be
5. Superwoman
6. Give Me a Chance
7. Good Woman
8. If You Only Knew
9. Mister Love
10. Waiting on You
11. In This Life

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Gladys Knight   Primary Artist,Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Patti LaBelle   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Featured Artist,Vocals (Background)
Dionne Warwick   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Featured Artist,Vocals (Background)
David Peaston   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Featured Artist
Vesta Williams   Guest Artist,Vocals (Background)
Gerald Albright   Guest Artist,Saxophone
George Duke   Guest Artist
R. Kelly   Keyboards,Bass,Drums,Vocals
Carolyn Dennis   Vocals (Background)
Alfie Silas   Vocals (Background)
Attala Zane Giles   Rhythm,Multi Instruments
Jean McClain   Vocals (Background)
Mortonette Jenkins   Vocals (Background)
Greg Phillinganes   Piano
Wil Wheaton   Vocals (Background)
Nathan East   Bass
Vernon D. Fails   Keyboards
Phineas Newborn, Jr.   Vocals (Background)
Ricky Lawson   Drums
Angel Rogers   Vocals (Background)
Neil Stubenhaus   Bass
Michael J. Powell   Guitar,Percussion
Bubba Knight   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Cornelius Mims   Multi Instruments
David Preston   Vocals (Background)
Dave McMurray   Saxophone
Dorian Holley   Vocals (Background)
Louis Silas, Jr.   Vocals (Background)
Jim Gilstrap   Vocals (Background)
Ramsey Embick   Synthesizer
Michael Baird   Drums
Al Turner   Bass
Alex Brown   Vocals (Background)
Eddie Fluellan   Strings
Kelley Connelly   Vocals (Background)
Howie Rice   Keyboards,Synthesizer
Voncielle Faggett   Vocals (Background)
Voncile Fogget   Vocals (Background)
Bobby Cavanest   Keyboards,Synthesizer
Michael Williams   Drums
D.C.   Bass,Guitar,Keyboards,Vocals (Background)
Rene Martin   Vocals (Background)
Guy Moon   Keyboards
Mark Nilon   Strings,Synclavier,Synthesizer
Henry Thomas   Vocals (Background)
Marie Woodard   Vocals (Background)
Marcellina Hawthorne   Vocals (Background)
Valerie Pinkston-Mayo   Vocals (Background)
Pattie Howard   Vocals (Background)
Kevin Guillaume   Vocals (Background)
Robert Kelley   Bass,Drums,Keyboards

Technical Credits

R. Kelly   Arranger,Remastering
Elizabeth Knight   Clothing/Wardrobe
Alfie Silas   Mixing
Patti LaBelle   Performer
Gladys Knight   Composer,Producer,Executive Producer
Attala Zane Giles   Mixing,Arranger,Composer,Producer
Bernard Wright   Composer
Bernie Grundman   Mastering
Babyface   Composer
Barney Perkins   Mixing,Engineer
L.A. Reid   Composer
Cynthia Weil   Composer
F. Byron Clark   Engineer
Pat McDougal   Assistant Engineer
Dionne Warwick   Performer
Cindy Cruse   Composer
Leon Granados   Assistant Engineer
Ronee Martin   Composer
Pete Johnson   Liner Notes
Jimmy C. Newman   Executive Producer
Michael Stokes   Remastering
Michael J. Powell   Mixing,Arranger,Producer
Brian Malouf   Remastering
Daryl Simmons   Composer
Cornelius Mims   Composer
Tim Miner   Composer
Tom Lord-Alge   Mixing,Remastering
Kenneth Edmonds   Composer
Paul Riser   Arranger
Chris Hufford   Mixing,Engineer
Barry Hankerson   Executive Producer
Barry Mann   Arranger,Composer,Producer,Programming
David Peaston   Performer
Kevin Dorsey   Composer
Jud Friedman   Composer
Richard Wells   Engineer
Ramsey Embick   Composer,Programming
Antonio Reid   Composer
Alex Brown   Arranger
David Rideau   Engineer
Eddie Fluellan   Arranger
David Ward II   Engineer,Programming
Alan Tatum   Programming
Milton Chan   Assistant Engineer
Derek Lowe   Clothing/Wardrobe
Howie Rice   Arranger,Composer,Producer,Programming
Bobby Cavenest   Composer
Randee Saint Nicholas   Photography
Tweed   Production Coordination
James Wilson   Composer
Terry Bland   Engineer
Scott Weatherspoon   Engineer
D.C.   Arranger,Composer,Producer,Programming
Robert Macias   Engineer
Paul Starr   Make-Up
Scott Boris   Engineer
Guy Moon   Arranger,Composer,Producer,Programming
Donna Williams   Engineer
Jim Gibson   Hair Stylist
Mark Nilon   Programming
Danny Clay Williams   Engineer
Matthew Rolston   Photography
Karin Rybar   Composer
Paul D. Allen   Assistant Engineer
Valerie Pinkston-Mayo   Engineer
Elliott Peters   Mixing
Cornelius Carlos   Composer