LP – 140g Black Vinyl
Although they had formed nine years earlier, it was when the Band met record producer Carl Davis in 1968 that they signed a contract with Brunswick Records. They began to achieve commercial recognition and success, with songs predominantly written and composed by band member Eugene Record, who was also their lead singer, although their first charting song, ‘Give It Away’ (US R&B Chart #10) was co-written by Record, with producer Carl Davis.
The Chi-Lites released more than 15 studio albums and registered on the UK chart on nine occasions, with five Top 10 entries, one of them being the Double-A sided reissue ‘Have You Seen Her’/’Oh Girl’.
In 1976, The Chi-Lites switched labels from Brunswick to Mercury and recorded two albums ‘Happy Being Lonely’ (1976) and ‘The Fantastic Chi-Lites’ (1977), before teaming-up again with Carl Davis on his own Chi-Sound records label, to record 1980’s ‘Heavenly Body’ and 1981’s ‘Me And You’.
This set focuses on their Brunswick Records period and includes all of their UK hits, opening with their barn- storming ‘Are You My Woman (Tell Me So)’, the intro from which, being famously and expertly sampled by Beyoncé (and featuring Jay-Z), for her worldwide 2003 hit and Transatlantic #1,‘Crazy In Love’.
Tracklisting:
SIDE ONE
1. Are You My Woman (Tell Me So)
2. Stoned Out Of My Mind
3. (For God’s Sake) Give More Power To The People
4. We Are Neighbours
5. I Found Sunshine
6. Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)
SIDE TWO
1. Oh Girl
2. Have You Seen Her
3. It’s Time For Love
4. Homely Girl
5. Too Good To Be Forgotten
6. You Don’t Have To Go