Many Different Roads is the fifth studio album by American singer Gladys Knight. It was released by Many Roads Records on November 3, 1998 in the United States.[1] The album was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album at the 42nd awards ceremony.[2]

Many Different Roads
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 3, 1998 (1998-11-03)
Length52:16
LabelMany Roads
Gladys Knight chronology
Just for You
(1994)
Many Different Roads
(1998)
At Last
(2000)

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
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Allmusic     [1]

Allmusic editor Dacia A. Blodgett-Williams wrote that "as one would expect from a seasoned artist like Knight, the entire album is musically sound from a critic's standpoint, and the messages of the lyrics leave an indelible impression on the listener [...] The music on this album cannot be neatly confined to any one genre. It has a little bit of soul, a bit of rock, and a bit of gospel. And the result is an album that has a huge amount of appeal for not only her longtime fans, but for the new audience she attracted in 1997 when she joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It's representative of a new focus at that time of her life, but is not representative of her entire body of work."[1]

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."Mercy's Arms"4:27
2."Open Up Your Eyes"4:02
3."Precious Lord"5:48
4."Everybody"4:36
5."Mr. Love"3:47
6."What Would I Do Without You (Interlude)"2:04
7."He Never Will"4:13
8."Jesus' Love Is Like a River"4:41
9."Good Morning Heavenly Father"3:53
10."Many Different Roads"5:03
11."With a Smile"3:50
12."Saints Madley" ("Just a Little Talk With Jesus"/"By and By"/"When the Saints Go Marching In")3:53
13."Worship You (Interlude)"1:59

Charts

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Chart (1998) Peak
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US Top Gospel Albums (Billboard)[3] 21

Release history

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Region Date Format Label Ref.
Various November 3, 1998 Many Roads Records [1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Blodgett-Williams, Dacia A. "Many Different Roads". AllMusic. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
  2. ^ "Gladys Knight: Artist". grammy.com. Retrieved August 26, 2022.
  3. ^ "Gladys Knight And The Pips Chart History (Top Gospel Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 30, 2020.