Midnight Train to Georgia

…and the million-selling singles “Midnight Train to Georgia” and “Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me” from their million-selling 1973 album, Imagination. Contractual disputes slowed their output in the late 1970s, and eventually the Pips retired while Gladys Knight pursued a solo career. The group was inducted into the…

…as its signature song, “Midnight Train to Georgia,” which won the Grammy for best R&B performance by a duo, group, or chorus in 1974. This ushered in a string of hits in the 1970s, including “Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me” (1973). Knight finished the decade by recording…