- Chi-Lites (album)
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Chi-Lites 
Studio album by The Chi-Lites Released August 1973 Genre R&B, soul Length 38:03 Label Brunswick Producer Eugene Record The Chi-Lites chronology A Letter to Myself
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[1]Chi-Lites is the self-titled sixth studio album by American soul group The Chi-Lites, produced and largely written by lead singer Eugene Record. The album was released in 1973 on the Brunswick label.
Contents
History
Chi-Lites includes four of the group's most successful singles. "Stoned Out of My Mind" and "Homely Girl" both made the top 3 on the US R&B chart, while "Homely Girl" and "Too Good to Be Forgotten" were both top 10 hits in the UK. The latter, while never released as a single in the US, has remained one of the group's biggest hits in the UK, where a 1986 cover version by the band Amazulu also made the top 10. Chi-Lites peaked at #3 on the R&B chart and #89 on the Pop chart.
Track listing
Side one No. Title Writer(s) Length 1. "Homely Girl" Eugene Record, Stan McKenney 4:10 2. "Go Away Dream" Record, McKenney 3:40 3. "Too Good to Be Forgotten" Record, Barbara Acklin 3:20 4. "I Found Sunshine" Record 2:50 5. "I Never Had It So Good (And Felt So Bad)" Record, McKenney 5:00 Side two No. Title Writer(s) Length 6. "Marriage License" Record, Alonzo Tucker 5:30 7. "I Forgot to Say I Love You Till I'm Gone" Record, McKenney 3:20 8. "One Man Band" Thom Bell, Linda Creed 5:00 9. "Bet You'll Never Be Sorry" Gerald Sims 3:30 10. "Stoned Out of My Mind" Record, Acklin 3:00 Charts
Album
Year Album Chart positions[2] US US
R&B1973 Chi-Lites 89 3 Singles
Year Single Chart positions[3][4] US US
R&BUK 1973 "Stoned Out of My Mind" 30 2 — "I Found Sunshine" 47 17 35 1974 "Homely Girl" 54 3 5 "Too Good to Be Forgotten" — — 10 References
- ^ Lytle, Craig. Chi-Lites review at Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-10-23.
- ^ "US Albums Charts > The Chi-Lites". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p3883/charts-awards/billboard-albums. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
- ^ "US Singles Charts > The Chi-Lites". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p3883/charts-awards/billboard-singles. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
- ^ "UK Charts > The Chi-Lites". The Official Charts Company. http://www.theofficialcharts.com/artist/_/chi-lites/. Retrieved 2011-10-23.
External links
Categories:- 1973 albums
- The Chi-Lites albums
- Brunswick Records albums
- Albums produced by Eugene Record
- Rhythm and blues albums
- Soul albums
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