Gladys Knight & the Pips top ten singles, "I've Got to Use My Imagination" and "Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me". The release of "Imagination" sparked a consecutive series of million-selling gold-certified albums for the label including the soundtrack to the movie, "Claudine"; "I Feel a Song" and "2nd Anniversary". In 1975, the group scored a mid-season variety series, "The Gladys Knight & the Pips Show", that aired for four episodes on NBC. During this time, the group recorded more hit singles, including "I Feel a Song (In My Heart)", "Part-Time Love", "Love Finds Its Own Way" and the live recording, "The Way We
Gladys Knight & the Pips Were/Try to Remember". By 1977, the group ran into contract disputes with both Motown and Buddah Records. After asking to be released from their contract from Buddah, the label forced the band to record side projects while the dispute was settled. Between 1978 and 1980, Knight released two solo albums and the Pips released two side albums. In a segment for Richard Pryor's TV special, the Pips (minus Gladys) appeared on his show performing their backup verses for the songs "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" and "Midnight Train to Georgia"; during parts where Gladys would sing, the camera panned