THE CHI-LITES

The Chi-Lites are best known for their two chart-topping R&B smashes, “Oh Girl” and “Have You Seen Her” (both of which were also Top 5 Pop singles, with “Oh Girl” reaching #1), but that’s just scratching the surface of arguably Chicago’s all-time greatest soul vocal group. Between 1969 & 1975, the group previously known as The Hi-Lites and Marshall & The Chi-Lites scored six Top 20 R&B albums for Brunswick, most of them peaking at or near the top of the charts. They continued with several different record labels and lineup changes throughout the decades that followed, but their legacy is based on the classics they released on Brunswick Records during the golden age of classic soul and R&B. Their music has stood the test of time, remaining as vibrant today as it was during their heyday. Tony Soprano spoke fondly about The Chi-Lites on a memorable episode of HBO’s “The Sopranos,” and Beyoncé’s Platinum-selling #1 hit “Crazy In Love” wouldn’t have been the era-defining anthem it became without that recognizable sample of The Chi-Lites’ “Are You My Woman (Tell Me So).” Having been inducted into both the Vocal Group Hall Of Fame and The Official R&B Music Hall Of Fame, there’s no denying the timeless appeal of The Chi-Lites, whose music continues to be discovered by new generations of fans.

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THE ULTIMATE CHI-LITES (2006)

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Tracklist:

    1. Are You My Woman (Tell Me So)

    2. (For God’s Sake) Give More Power to the People

    3. We Are Neighbors

    4. Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)

    5. Trouble’s-A-Comin’

    6. Living In the Footsteps of Another Man

    7. The Man & the Woman (The Boy & the Girl)

    8. I Like Your Lovin’ (Do You Like Miine)

    9. Love Uprising

    10. I Found Sunshine

    11. One Mand Band (Plays All Alone)

    12. What Do I Wish For

    13. Happiness Is Your Middle Name

    14. I’m Gonna Make You Love Me

    15. Here I Am

    16. The Devil Is Doing His Work

    17. You Got to Be the One

    18. Stoned Out of My Mind

    19. You Don’t Have to Go

    20. Don’t Burn No Bridges [with Jackie Wilson]

    1. Oh Girl

    2. I Want to Pay You Back (For Loving Me)

    3. A Lonely Man

    4. Yes I’m Ready (If I Don’t Get to Go)

    5. Have You Seen Her

    6. Love Is

    7. The Coldest Days of My Life

    8. Never Had It So Good and Felt So Bad

    9. Take a Trip

    10. The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face

    11. That’s How Long

    12. Go Away Dream

    13. Toby

    14. A Letter to Myself

    15. There Will Never Be Any Peace (Until God Is Seated At The Conference Table)

(FOR GOD’S SAKE) GIVE MORE POWER TO THE PEOPLE (1971)

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    1. Yes I’m Ready (If I Don’t Get To Go)

    2. We Are Neighbors

    3. I Want To Pay You Back (For Loving Me)

    4. Have You Seen Her

    5. (For God’s Sake) Give More Power To The People

    6. Love Uprising

    7. Trouble’s A Comin’

    8. You Got Me Walkin’

    9. What Do I Wish For

A LONELY MAN (1972)

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    1. Oh Girl

    2. Living in the Footsteps of Another Man

    3. Love Is

    4. Being in Love

    5. A Lonely Man

    6. The Man and the Woman (The Boy And The Girl)

    7. Ain’t Too Much of Nothin’

    8. Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)

    9. The Coldest Days of My Life

    10. Oh Girl

A LETTER TO MYSELF (1973)

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    1. A Letter To Myself

    2. Too Late To Turn Back Now

    3. Just Two Teenage Kids

    4. Sally

    5. Someone Elses Arms

    6. We Need Order

    7. Love Comes In All Sizes

    8. My Heart Just Keeps On Breaking

    9. You Smiled The Same Old Way

20 GREATEST HITS (2001)

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    1. Give It Away

    2. Let Me Be The Man My Daddy Was

    3. I Like Your Lovin’ (Do You Like Mine)

    4. Are You My Woman? (Tell Me So)

    5. (For God’s Sake) Give More Power To The People

    6. We Are Neighbors

    7. Have You Seen Her

    8. Oh Girl

    9. The Coldest Days Of My Life (Part 1)

    10. A Lonely Man

    11. We Need Order

    12. A Letter To Myself

    13. Stoned Out Of My Mind

    14. I Found Sunshine

    15. Homely Girl

    16. Too Good To Be Forgotten

    17. There Will Never Be Any Peace

    18. (Until God Is Seated At The Conference Table)

    19. You Got To Be The One

    20. Toby

    21. You Don’t Have To Go

ORIGINAL BRUNSWICK HIT RECORDINGS (2009)

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    1. Have You Seen Her

    2. I Want to Pay You Back (For Loving Me)

    3. Oh Girl

    4. For God’s Sake (Give More Power to the People)

    5. Are You My Woman (Tell Me So)

    6. Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)

    7. A Lonely Man

    8. I Found Sunshine

    9. A Letter to Myself

    10. Stoned Out of My Mind

CHI-LITES POWER MIX (2009)

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    1. Chi-Lites Power Mix

GIVE IT AWAY (1969)

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    1. Give It Away

    2. Let Me Be The Man My Daddy Was

    3. My Whole World Ended

    4. I Heard It Through The Grapevine

    5. What Do I Wish For

    6. That's My Baby For You

    7. I'm Gonna Make You Love Me

    8. You're No Longer Part Of My Heart

    9. 24 Hours Of Sadness

    10. To Change My Love

    11. The Twelfth Of Never

HALF A LOVE (1975)

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    1. Half A Love

    2. Here I Am

    3. I Never Had It So Good (And Felt So Bad)

    4. Living In The Footsteps Of Another Man

    5. When Temptation Comes

    6. It's Time For Love

    7. Take A Trip To The Islands

    8. Go Away Dream

    9. I'm Not A Gambler

    10. Ain't Too Much Of Nothin'

I LIKE YOUR LOVIN’ (DO YOU LIKE MINE?) (1970)

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    1. Are You My Woman? (Tell Me So)

    2. Troubles A' Comin

    3. 24 Hours Of Sadness

    4. The Twelfth Of Never

    5. Let Me Be The Man My Daddy Was

    6. I Like Your Lovin' (Do You Like Mine)

    7. I'm Gonna Make You Love Me

    8. Give It Away

    9. My Whole World Ended

    10. You're No Longer Part Of My Heart

CHI-LITES (1973)

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    1. Homely Girl

    2. Go Away Dream

    3. Too Good To Be Forgotten

    4. I Found Sunshine

    5. I Never Had It So Good

    6. Marriage License

    7. I Forgot To Say I Love You Till I'm Gone

    8. One Man Band (Plays Alone)

    9. Bet You'll Never Be Sorry

    10. Stoned Out Of My Mind

TOBY (1974)

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    1. Toby

    2. You Got To Be The One

    3. The Sound Of Lonely

    4. The First Time (Ever I Saw Your Face)

    5. There Will Never Be Any Peace (Until God Is Seated At The Conference Table)

    6. That's How Long

    7. Happiness Is Your Middle Name

    8. I Lied

    9. I Like To Live The Love

    10. Gettin' On Out Of Town