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The Early Years

The Early Years

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Gladys Knight is one of the legendary figures of Soul music. Like many great Soul performers, she was church-trained, and was touring in her teens with a family-based, Doo wop-influenced vocal group. By 1957, when she was still only 13, Gladys had already been on the road with Sam Cooke, B.B. King and Jackie Wilson. A 7-time Grammy Award winner, Gladys Knight has one of the most distinctive and stylish voices in the world of R&B, ranking alongside contemporaries like Aretha Franklin.

The Early Years brings together the best of the classic soul recordings Knight made for the Fury and Maxx labels in the years before she joined Motown. Included here are productions by the legendary Van McCoy, with tracks spanning the 1961-64 period. These songs come from Gladys' only 2 albums prior to joining Motown with 11 from her Fury LP and 7 more from her Maxx LP. Includes all of her pre-Motown R&B chart hits: Every Beat Of My Heart, Letter Full Of Tears, Giving Up and Lovers Always Forgive.

Highly regarded UK label Acrobat Music is launching its US operations on October 21st 2008 with this as well as other re-issues that offer high quality and excellent value. All of the Premier Collection titles are showcased in deluxe packages with unique, consistent packaging, which include o-cards, extensive liner notes and either a large number of tracks or lengthy play time. Acrobat will be establishing its presence as the premier independent re-issue label in the US through its distribution deal with TVT Distribution.
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