The Ultimate Collection (Gladys Knight and The Pips album) The Ultimate Collection (Gladys Knight and The Pips album) The Ultimate Collection is a compact disc by Gladys Knight and The Pips, released on Motown Records, catalogue MOTD 0826, in October 1997. It is a collection of singles comprising many of the group's greatest hits, with liner notes written by Ruth Adkins Robinson. The disc contains every Top 40 hit on the "Billboard" Hot 100 and twelve top ten Rhythm and Blues singles chart hits enjoyed by Gladys Knight and the Pips that were released on the Motown associate label Soul Records imprint. One track was never released as a
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