Licence to Kill
Gladys Knight
1989
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About Gladys Knight
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Gladys Knight began singing gospel as a child in Georgia before becoming the lead voice of the Pips, a group with family connections. Their harmonies and choreography framed recordings including I Heard It Through the Grapevine and Midnight Train to Georgia. Knight also developed a separate solo catalog through albums such as Good Woman and At Last. Duets with Ray Charles and other performers, screen appearances and a run in Smokey Joe's Cafe extended her work beyond the group's repertoire.
Artist background sources
Gladys Knight - official biography
Read official historical paragraphs for gospel beginnings, Pips role, repertoire, solo albums, Ray Charles duet and stage/screen work. Omit questionable first-album date, relative career chronology, chart and award totals. Map Knight only; no group-credit or collaborator expansion. | Retrieved 2026-10-19
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Retained annual-list context
Licence to Kill by Gladys Knight is included for 1989 on the basis of the cited chart-associated source. This establishes the annual connection, not the circumstances in which the song was written. No reliable song-specific account of its inspiration was established in this review.
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UK top-ten singles in 1989 (Wikipedia chart transcription)
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UK top-ten singles in 1989 (Wikipedia chart transcription)
Secondary chart transcription reviewed: title, artist and presence in the UK top ten during this year. Supplemental annual selection, not an original release date or a U.S. year-end rank.
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