(For God's Sake) Give More Power to the People

(For God's Sake) Give More Power to the People
Studio album by The Chi-Lites
Released July 1971
Genre R&B, soul
Length 35:53
Label Brunswick
Producer Eugene Record
The Chi-Lites chronology
I Like Your Lovin' (Do You Like Mine?)
(1970)		 (For God's Sake) Give More Power to the People
(1971)		 A Lonely Man
(1972)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
Robert Christgau (A-) [2]

(For God's Sake) Give More Power to the People is the third studio album by American soul group The Chi-Lites, produced and largely written by lead singer Eugene Record. The album was released in 1971 on the Brunswick label.

Contents

History

The album includes the hit single "Have You Seen Her", which reach #1 on the R&B chart and #3 on Billboard Hot 100. It was also successful on the UK Singles Chart, reaching #3. The song was later covered by MC Hammer in 1990. The title track, which peaked at #26 on the Billboard Hot 100, #4 on the RB chart, and #32 on the UK Singles Chart, [3] was featured on the soundtrack to the 1995 film Panther. Two other singles, "We Are Neighbors" and "I Want to Pay You Back (For Loving Me)", were released to moderate success. The album was the first of four consecutive Chi-Lites albums to make the R&B top 5, peaking at #3. It also reached at #12 on the pop chart.

Track listing

Side one
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Yes I'm Ready (If I Don't Get To Go)"   Eugene Record, Revé Gipson 4:14
2. "We Are Neighbors"   Record, Quinton Joseph 3:41
3. "I Want to Pay You Back (For Loving Me)"   Record 4:41
4. "Have You Seen Her"   Record, Barbara Acklin 5:08
5. "(For God's Sake) Give More Power to the People"   Record 2:58
Side two
No. Title Writer(s) Length
6. "Love Uprising"   Record 2:32
7. "Troubles a' Comin'"   Record 3:15
8. "You Got Me Walkin'"   Record 2:40
9. "What Do I Wish For"   Record, Carl Davis 2:48

Personnel

Production

Charts

Album

Year Album Chart positions[4]
US US
R&B
1971 (For God's Sake) Give More Power to the People 12 3

Singles

Year Single Chart positions[5][6]
US US
R&B		 UK
1971 "(For God's Sake) Give More Power to the People" 26 4 32
"We Are Neighbors" 70 17 —
"I Want to Pay You Back (For Loving Me)" 95 35 —
"Have You Seen Her" 3 1 3

References

  1. ^ Bush, John. (For God's Sake) Give More Power to the People review at Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-10-23.
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert. "For God's Sake) Give More Power to the People review". Robert Christgau. http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_album.php?id=3532. Retrieved 2011-10-23. 
  3. ^ "(For God's Sake) Give More Power To The People". Songfacts.com. http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=18278. Retrieved 2010-03-08. 
  4. ^ "US Albums Charts > The Chi-Lites". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p3883/charts-awards/billboard-albums. Retrieved 2011-10-23. 
  5. ^ "US Singles Charts > The Chi-Lites". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p3883/charts-awards/billboard-singles. Retrieved 2011-10-23. 
  6. ^ "UK Charts > The Chi-Lites". The Official Charts Company. http://www.theofficialcharts.com/artist/_/chi-lites/. Retrieved 2011-10-23. 

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