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.

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. TitleWriter(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"  Eugene Record 4:41
4. "Being in Love"  Eugene Record, Barbara Acklin 3:56
5. "A Lonely Man"  Eugene Record, J. Edward Haycraft 6:23
Side two
No. TitleWriter(s) Length
6. "The Man & the Woman (The Boy & the Girl)"  Eugene Record 4:02
7. "Ain't Too Much of Nothin'"  Eugene 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"  Eugene Record, Carl Davis 8:30

Personnel

Production

Charts

Chart (1972) Peak
[3]
U.S. Billboard Top LPs 5
U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs 1
Singles
Year Single Peak chart positions
US
[3]		 US
R&B
[3]
1972 "Oh Girl" 1 1
"The Coldest Days of My Life (Part 1)" 47 8
"A Lonely Man" 57 25
"The Man & the Woman (The Boy & the Girl)" —

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lytle, Craig. A Lonely Man review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-10-23.
  2. ↑ Christgau, Robert. "A Lonely Man review". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 2011-10-23.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "US Charts > The Chi-Lites". Allmusic. Retrieved 2013-03-31.

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