"You're the Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me" is a song written by
Jim Weatherly. The song enjoyed two runs of popularity, each by an artist
in a different genre. In July 1973, a version by Ray Price would top the
Billboard Hot Country chart. Later that year, Gladys Knight & the Pips
released their rendition of the song in October on their album Imagination.
Their version, titled "Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me," would be the
fourth single released from the LP. It would top the Hot Soul Singles
chart for two weeks and also reach #3 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Imagination is the eleventh studio album recorded by American R&B group
Gladys Knight & the Pips, released in October 1973 on the Buddah label.
The album, the group's first for Buddah after leaving Motown, includes
their first and only Billboard Hot 100 number-one hit "Midnight Train to
Georgia", which also reached number-one on the R&B singles chart.
The album was also their second studio album to make the top ten on
the Billboard 200 and their second of five R&B albums chart-toppers.
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