A great 2-in-1 from Gladys Knight & The Pips, the Claudine and Pipe Dreams soundtracks back to back!! Claudine is a wonderful mid 70´s set from Gladys Knight & The Pips, a soundtrack date written and produced by Curtis Mayfield, who really helps bring a lot of depth to their music!! Curtis really helps Knight and the group get out of some of their hit cliches of the 70´s, and find some hipper space for the setting of the film, a mixture of some of the mellower tracks that Gladys' always sparkles on, mixed with some badder-stepping numbers that further deepen the groove, and which has kept the album alive over the years, thanks to some key Hip Hop samples. After hitting big as a singer on the soundtrack for Claudine, Gladys Knight finally got her chance in front of the camera for Pipe Dreams, a record that featured her both as the star on film and on the soundtrack!! The styles here are a bit more wider-ranging than the usual 70´s soundtrack of this type, a bit of ballad Soul, mellow numbers, and more, arranged by Dominic Frontiere and Michael Masser in styles that are a bit like some of Knight's own albums of the time!!Claudine (1974) - Tracklisting:
1. Mr. Welfare Man
2. To Be Invisible
3. On And On
4. The Makings Of You
5. Claudine Theme (Instrumental)
6. Hold On
7. Make Yours A Happy Home
Pipe Dreams (1976) - Tracklisting:
1. So Sad The Song
2. Alaskan Pipeline
3. Pot Of Jazz
4. I'll Miss You
5. Nobody But You
6. Pipe Dream
7. Find A Way
8. Follow My Dreams
9. So Sad The Song (Instrumental)
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