Pipe Dreams Gladys Knight & The Pips (Buddah 1976)

Gladys Knight starred in this Alaska-based love story. The album features a number of distinguished arrangers, including Michael Masser (also responsible for Diana Ross' underrated 'Mahogany' soundtrack), Bubba Knight and the great Dominic Frontiere (take a listen to the fabulous Brannigan main theme, sadly never issued on LP). Much of the album is standard Pips material and lacks depth, often descending into lounge jazz-tinged soul. The album features one stronger funk track, a slower guitar-based jam called 'Alaskan Pipeline'. An album for completists.

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 (Instr.)