Imagination (Gladys Knight & the Pips album) Imagination (Gladys Knight & the Pips album) Imagination is the eleventh studio album recorded by American R&B group Gladys Knight & the Pips, released in October 1973 on the Buddah label. The album, the group's first for Buddah after leaving Motown, includes their first and only "Billboard" Hot 100 number-one hit "Midnight Train to Georgia", which also reached number-one on the R&B singles chart. The album also produced other the successful singles, including "I've Got to Use My Imagination" and "Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me", with both songs peaking at number-one on the R&B singles chart and top
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