A Lonely Man

A Lonely Man
Studio album by The Chi-Lites
Released April 1972
Genre R&B, soul
Length 42:44
Label Brunswick
Producer Eugene Record
The Chi-Lites chronology
(For God's Sake) Give More Power to the People
(1971)		 A Lonely Man
(1972)		 Greatest Hits
(1972)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
Robert Christgau (B) [2]

A Lonely Man is the fourth studio album by American soul group The Chi-Lites, produced and largely written by lead singer Eugene Record. The album was released in 1972 on the Brunswick label.

Contents

History

A Lonely Man includes The Chi-Lites most successful single "Oh Girl", which topped both the pop and R&B charts and peaked at #14 on the UK Singles Chart, the eight and a half minute epic "The Coldest Days of My Life" and a cover of Marvin Gaye's "Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)". A Lonely Man was The Chi-Lites' most successful album, topping the R&B chart and peaking at #5 on the pop chart. It is frequently cited as the group's best recording. Allmusic reviewer Craig Lytle describes the album as "flawless" and "exquisite".[1]

Track listing

Side one
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Oh Girl"   Eugene Record 3:48
2. "Living in the Footsteps of Another Man"   Samuel Garner, James Smith 2:57
3. "Love Is"   Record 4:41
4. "Being in Love"   Record, Barbara Acklin 3:56
5. "A Lonely Man"   Record, J. Edward Haycraft 6:23
Side two
No. Title Writer(s) Length
6. "The Man & the Woman (The Boy & the Girl)"   Record 4:02
7. "Ain't Too Much of Nothin'"   Record 3:31
8. "Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)"   Marvin Gaye, James Nyx, Jr. 5:06
9. "The Coldest Days of My Life"   Record, Carl Davis 8:30

Personnel

Production

Charts

Album

Year Album Chart positions[3]
US US
R&B
1972 A Lonely Man 5 1

Singles

Year Single Chart positions[4][5]
US US
R&B		 US
A/C		 UK
1972 "Oh Girl" 1 1 34 14
"The Coldest Days of My Life (Part 1)" 47 8 — —
"A Lonely Man" (A-side) 57 25 — —
"The Man & the Woman (The Boy & the Girl)" (B-side) — — —

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Lytle, Craig. A Lonely Man review at Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-10-23.
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert. "A Lonely Man review". Robert Christgau. http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_album.php?id=6577. Retrieved 2011-10-23. 
  3. ^ "US Albums Charts > The Chi-Lites". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p3883/charts-awards/billboard-albums. Retrieved 2011-10-23. 
  4. ^ "US Singles Charts > The Chi-Lites". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p3883/charts-awards/billboard-singles. Retrieved 2011-10-23. 
  5. ^ "UK Charts > The Chi-Lites". The Official Charts Company. http://www.theofficialcharts.com/artist/_/chi-lites/. Retrieved 2011-10-23. 

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