Chi-Lites (album)

1973 studio album by The Chi-Lites

Chi-Lites

Studio album by

The Chi-Lites

Released| August 1973
Genre| R&B, soul
Length| 38:03
Label| Brunswick
Producer| Eugene Record
The Chi-Lites chronology
| A Letter to Myself
(1973)  | Chi-Lites
(1973)  | Toby
(1974)

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Professional ratingsReview 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[edit]

Chi-Lites includes three 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" both making the top 10 hit list 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. In 1986, there was a cover version by the band Amazulu, which also made the top 10. Chi-Lites peaked at #3 on the R&B chart and #89 on the Pop chart.

## Track listing[edit]

Side oneNo.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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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 twoNo.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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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[edit]

Chart (1973)  | Peak
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U.S. Billboard Top LPs | 89
U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs | 3

Singles
Year  | Single  | Peak chart positions

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[2] | US
R&B
[2]
1973  | "Stoned Out of My Mind"  | 30  | 2
"I Found Sunshine"  | 47  | 17
1974  | "Homely Girl"  | 54  | 3

## References[edit]

1. ^ Lytle, Craig. Chi-Lites review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-10-23.
2. ^ a b c "US Charts > The Chi-Lites". Allmusic. Retrieved 2013-03-31.

## External links[edit]

* Chi-Lites at Discogs

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The Chi-Lites

* Marshall Thompson
* Tara Thompson
* Fred Simon

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

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"
* "Too Good to Be Forgotten"
* "The First Time (Ever I Saw Your Face)"

Related topics|

* Discography

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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