2 CDs / 40 Tracks - Remastered from the analog tapes this definitive collectors edition features material which Gladys recorded in her early career between 1961 and 1965, before joining Motown. A majority of tracks were recorded for Producer Bobby Robinson's Fury and Enjoy labels, along with later material recorded for the Maxx label under the direction of Van McCoy. Includes her first hits "Every Beat of My Heart" and "Letter Full of Tears," Don Covay's 'Come See About Me', and many great early Soul classics. Includes carefully annotated liner notes; this is the most complete and best sounding retrospect of her and the Pips formative years. Sunset Blvd Records will donate $1.00 from each unit sold of Essential 1961 - 1965 to Black Lives Matter. Disc 1 EVERY BEAT OF MY HEART • ROOM IN YOUR HEART GUESS WHO • STOP RUNNING AROUND • LETTER FULL OF TEARS YOU BROKE YOUR PROMISE • OPERATOR • I’LL TRUST IN YOU COME SEE ABOUT ME • I WANT THAT KIND OF LOVE WHAT SHALL I DO • MORNING, NOON AND NIGHT I REALLY DIDN’T MEAN IT • QUEEN OF TEARS • A LOVE LIKE MINE I CAN’T STAND BY • ONE MORE LONELY NIGHT WAITING FOR MY PHONE TO RING (demo) Disc 2 IT HURTS ME SO BAD • HOW DO YOU SAY GOODBYE WHAT WILL BECOME OF ME • STAY AWAY • THE DEVIL IN ME BEFORE NOW AND AFTER THEN • DAYBREAK • GIVING UP MAYBE MAYBE BABY • LOVERS ALWAYS FORGIVE ANOTHER LOVE • EITHER WAY I LOSE • GO AWAY, STAY AWAY STOP AND GET A HOLD OF MYSELF • WHO KNOWS TELL HER YOU’RE MINE • IF I SHOULD EVER BE IN LOVE WHY DON’T YOU LOVE ME

• Format Detail: 2 CD Folder
• Genre: R&B
• Handling Note: **Please allow an additional 72 hours for this item's shipment.**
• Format: CD
• Released: 10/16/20