On and On (Gladys Knight & the Pips song)

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"On and On"
Single by Gladys Knight & the Pips
from the album Claudine
B-side"The Makings of You"
ReleasedApril 1974 (1974-04)
GenreSoul
Length3:20
LabelBuddah
Songwriter(s)Curtis Mayfield
Producer(s)Curtis Mayfield
Gladys Knight & the Pips singles chronology
"Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me"
(1974) 		"On and On"
(1974) 		"Between Her Goodbye and My Hello"
(1974)

"On and On" is a song written by Curtis Mayfield and performed by Gladys Knight & the Pips and was from the film Claudine. It reached #2 on the U.S. R&B chart, #5 on the U.S. pop chart, and #13 on the Canadian pop chart in 1974.[1] It was featured on their 1974 album Claudine.[2]

The song was arranged by Richard Tufo and produced by Curtis Mayfield.[3]

The song was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song in 1974, but lost to "I Feel Love" by Charlie Rich.

The song ranked #69 on Billboard magazine's Top 100 singles of 1974.[4]

Other versions[]

  • Mayfield released a version of the song as the B-side to his 1990 single "Got to Be Real".[5]

References[]

  1. ^ "Gladys Knight & the Pips, "On and On" Chart Positions". Retrieved April 5, 2019.
  2. ^ "Gladys Knight & the Pips, Claudine". Retrieved April 5, 2019.
  3. ^ "Gladys Knight & the Pips, "On and On" Single Release". Retrieved April 5, 2019.
  4. ^ "Top Pop Singles" (PDF). Billboard. New York, New York: Billboard Publications, Inc. December 28, 1974. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
  5. ^ "Curtis Mayfield, "Got to Be Real" Single Release". Retrieved April 5, 2019.


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