Have You Seen Her

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"Have You Seen Her" is a hit single recorded by the soul vocal group, The Chi-Lites, and released on Brunswick Records in 1971. Included on the group's 1971 album (For God's Sake) Give More Power to the People, "Have You Seen Her" features lead singer Eugene Record reminiscing about a love he lost a month ago. The song illustrates the narrator's pain: his former lover remains constantly on his mind.

The Chi-Lites recorded "Have You Seen Her" in a style owing much to the doo-wop traditions of the late 1950s, following the success of another such song earlier in the year, The Temptations' "Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)". "Have You Seen Her" peaked at number three on the Billboard Hot 100, and reached the top of the Billboard R&B Singles chart in November of 1971. It also reached number three in the UK Singles Chart in February 1972.

The most significant cover of "Have You Seen Her" was recorded by MC Hammer, for his successful 1990 LP, Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em.