On July 2, 1991, “MCA” label released “Good Woman”, the third Gladys Knight studio album. It was recorded 1990 – 1991, at “Studio 56”, “M’Bila Studios”, “2560 Studios”, “Howie Sound”, “Encore Studios”, “Vanguard Studios” in Detroit, Michigan, “Soundworks West”, “Studio 2810”, “Paramount Recording Studios”, “The Sound Suite Detroit”, and was produced by James “D.C.” Wilson III, Attala Zane Giles, Barry Mann, Tim Miner, Michael J. Powell and Howie Rice.
Personnel:
- Gladys Knight – lead and backing vocals, arrangements, co-producer
- Buba Knight – vocal, backing vocals
- Michael J. Powell – guitar, percussion, arrangements, mixing
- Greg Phillinganes – piano
- David Ward – piano, keyboards programming
- James “D.C.” Wilson III – guitar, bass, keyboards, backing vocals, programming
- Bobby Cavanest, Howie Rice, Ramsey Embick – keyboards, synthesizer
- Vernon D. Fails – keyboards
- Mark Nilan – synthesizer, programming
- Robert Kelley – bass, drums, additional keyboards, arrangement
- Terry Bland – bass
- Nathan East – bass
- Al Turner – bass
- Ricky Lawson – drums
- Michael Williams – drums
- David McMurray – saxophone
- Gerald Albright – saxophone
- Attala Zane Giles – instruments, arrangements
- Alfie Silas, Patti Howard, Voncile Fagget – backing vocals
- Richard Wells – backing vocals
- David Peaston, Phineas Newborn III – backing vocals
- Alex Brown, Carol Dennis, Dorian Holly, Louil Silas Jr., Mortonette Jenkins – backing vocals
- Patti Howard, Vesta Williams, Voncille Fagget – backing vocals
- Angel Rogers, Jim Gilstrap, Valerie Pinkston-Mayo – backing vocals
- Dionne Warwick, Kelley Connelly, Patti LaBelle, Voncile Fagget – backing vocals
- Tweed And Tominaga – backing vocals, production coordinator
- Alan “Byrd” Tatum – programming
- Howie Rice – drum programming, arrangements
- Ramsey Embick – drum programming, recording
- Cornelius Mims – arrangements
- Vernon D. Fails – arrangements
- Eddie Fluellen – arrangements
- Paul Riser – arrangements
- Robert A. Macias – recording
- Greg Barnett – recording
- Barney Perkins – recording, mixing
- David Ward – recording
- David Rideau, Frank Clark – recording
- Robert A. Macias – recording
- Danny Clay Williams, Scott Baris, Scott Weatherspoon – recording
- Brian Malouf – engineer
- Pat McDougal – engineer assistant
- Paul D. Allen – engineer assistant
- Milton Chan – engineer assistant
- Attala Zane Giles – mixing
- Elliott Peters – mixing
- Eric Zobler – mixing
- Victor Flores – mixing
- Louil Silas Jr. – mixing
- David Peaston – mixing
- Tom Lord – Alge – mixing, remixing
- Bernie Grundman – mastering
- Vartan Kurjian – art direction
- September – design
- Matthew Rolstton – cover photography
- Randee St. Nicholas – inside photography
- George Duke – associate producer
- Barry Hankerson, Jimmy Newman – executive producer
Track listing:
- Men – Attala Zane Giles, Cornelius Mims, Gladys Knight
- Meet Me in the Middle – James “D.C.” Wilson, III, Gladys Knight
- This Is Love – Bobby Cavenest, Howie Rice, Ramsey Embick, Ronee Martin
- Where I Would Be – Jud Friedman, Karin Rybar
- Superwoman – Daryl Simmons, L.A. Reid, Babyface
- Give Me A Chance – Bernard Wright, Cindy Cruse, Tim Miner
- Good Woman – Attala Zane Giles, Gladys Knight
- If You Only Knew – Attala Zane Giles, Gladys Knight, Kevin Dorsey
- Mr. Love – Attala Zane Giles, Gladys Knight
- Waiting On You – Attala Zane Giles, Gladys Knight
- In This Life – Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil
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