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1972 studio album by The Chi-Lites
A Lonely Man
Studio album by The Chi-Lites
ReleasedApril 1972
GenreR&B, soul
Length42:44
LabelBrunswick
ProducerEugene 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
SourceRating
AllMusic
Christgau's Record GuideB

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 No. 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 No. 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".

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Oh Girl"Eugene Record3:48
2."Living in the Footsteps of Another Man"Samuel Garner, James Smith2:57
3."Love Is"Eugene Record4:41
4."Being in Love"Eugene Record, Barbara Acklin3:56
5."A Lonely Man"Eugene Record, J. Edward Haycraft6:23
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."The Man & the Woman (The Boy & the Girl)"Eugene Record4:02
7."Ain't Too Much of Nothin'"Eugene Record3:31
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 Davis8:30

Personnel

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1972) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top LPs 5
U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs 1

Singles

Year Single Peak chart positions
US
US
R&B

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. ^ Lytle, Craig. A Lonely Man review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-10-23.
  2. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: C". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 23, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  3. ^ "US Charts > The Chi-Lites". Allmusic. Retrieved 2013-03-31.

External links

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