I've Got to Use My Imagination
"I've Got to Use My Imagination" | ||||
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Single by Gladys Knight & the Pips | ||||
from the album Imagination | ||||
B-side | "I Can See Clearly Now" | |||
Released | November 1973 | |||
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Length | 3:29 | |||
Label | Buddah | |||
Songwriter(s) | Gerry Goffin, Barry Goldberg | |||
Producer(s) | Kenny Kerner | |||
Gladys Knight & the Pips singles chronology | ||||
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"I've Got to Use My Imagination" is a song recorded by Gladys Knight & the Pips. Released from the hit album, Imagination, which was their debut album with Buddah Records. It was a success on the soul and pop charts, spending a week at number one on the Hot Soul Singles chart in early 1974 and peaking at number four on the Billboard Hot 100.[1] It became one of the band's highest charting songs and eventually sold more than one million copies.
On the television series A Different World, Whitley, Jaleesa and another classmate perform the song to audition to sing backup for Gladys Knight (who made a special guest appearance on the show).
The song has been covered by such artists as Joan Osborne, Professor RJ Ross, Bobby Bland, Joe Cocker and The Rides. Ian Moss recorded a version for his sixth studio album, Soul on West 53rd (2009).
Charts
Chart (1973-1974) | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 4 |
U.S. Billboard Hot Soul Singles | 1 |
References
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942–2004. Record Research. p. 330.
External links
- Song Review on AllMusic
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