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

The Chi-Lites chronology

A Letter to Myself
(1973)

Chi-Lites
(1973)

Toby
(1974)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[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.

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"	Eugene Record, Stan McKenney	3:40
3.	"Too Good to Be Forgotten"	Eugene Record, Barbara Acklin	3:20
4.	"I Found Sunshine"	Eugene Record	2:50
5.	"I Never Had It So Good (And Felt So Bad)"	Eugene Record, Stan McKenney	5:00

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
6.	"Marriage License"	Eugene Record, Alonzo Tucker	5:30
7.	"I Forgot to Say I Love You Till I'm Gone"	Eugene Record, Stan 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"	Eugene Record, Barbara Acklin	3:00

Charts

Chart (1973)	Peak ^[2]
U.S. Billboard Top LPs	89
U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs	3

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions
Year	Single	US ^[2]	US R&B ^[2]
1973	"Stoned Out of My Mind"	30	2
1973	"I Found Sunshine"	47	17
1974	"Homely Girl"	54	3

References

↑ Lytle, Craig. Chi-Lites review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-10-23.
↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "US Charts > The Chi-Lites". Allmusic. Retrieved 2013-03-31.

External links

Chi-Lites at Discogs

v t e The Chi-Lites

Eugene Record Robert "Squirrel" Lester Creadel "Red" Jones Marshall Thompson Clarence Johnson Stanley Anderson Willie Kensey Doc Roberson David Scott Danny Johnson Vandy Hampton Frank Reed Anthony Watson Tara Thompson Fred Simon

Studio albums	Give It Away I Like Your Lovin' (Do You Like Mine?) (For God's Sake) Give More Power to the People A Lonely Man A Letter to Myself Chi-Lites Toby Half a Love Happy Being Lonely Help Wanted

Compilation albums	Greatest Hits

Singles	"The Twelfth of Never" "Have You Seen Her" "Oh Girl"

Related topics	Discography

Book:The Chi-Lites

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