Produced by
Curtis Mayfield, American, 1942 - 1999
Written by
Curtis Mayfield, American, 1942 - 1999
Recorded by
Knight, Gladys & The Pips, American, 1953 - 1989
Subject of
Jones, James Earl, American, born 1931
Carroll, Diahann, American, 1935 - 2019
Published by
Buddah Records, American, 1967 - 1986
Subject of
Knight, Gladys, American, born 1944
Knight, Bubba, American, born 1942
Patten, Edward, American, 1939 - 2005
Guest, William, American, 1941 - 2015
Hilton-Jacobs, Lawrence, American, born 1953
Blackwell, Tamu, American, born 1955
Stephens, Socorro, born 1966
Jones, Eric
Curtis, Yvette, American, born 1960
Kruger, David
Date
1974
Medium
vinyl , cardboard
Dimensions
H x W (album jacket): 12 1/2 x 12 3/8 in. (31.8 x 31.4 cm)
Description
A vinyl record (a) with cardboard jacket (b) and paper sleeve (c).The front of the album jacket features a central color image of three men and one woman, Gladys Knight and the Pips. Knight wears a blue dress and the three men wear matching red shirts with blue vests and ties. The central image is surrounded by seven (7) color images from the film, in oval shaped vignettes. At top is [GLADYS KNIGHT & THE PIPS] in red text followed by [Singing / The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack / Claudine / Starring / JAMES EARL JONES DIAHANN CARROLL]. Beneath this in blue text is [Score written and produced by / CURTIS MAYFIELD].The back of the record sleeve features large color image of James Earl Jones and Diahann Carroll kissing.
Place made
United States, North and Central America
Classification
Record Albums
Type
record covers
long-playing records
Topic
Actors
Film
Funk (Music)
Hollywood (Film)
Motown (Music)
Popular music
Rhythm and blues (Music)
Singers (Musicians)
Soul (Music)
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Dow B. Ellis
Object number
2012.152.152abc
Restrictions & Rights
© 1974 Buddah Records, Inc
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5634b30c2-5b42-43e5-9868-62f7c542ce89

Cataloging is an ongoing process and we may update this record as we conduct additional research and review. If you have more information about this object, please contact us at NMAAHCDigiTeam@si.edu

Share this page