A Lonely Man
A Lonely Man | ||||
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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 | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Christgau's Record Guide | 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 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".[1]
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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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 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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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
- Marshall Thompson – vocals
- Robert "Squirrel" Lester – vocals
- Creadel "Red" Jones – vocals
- Eugene Record – producer, arranger, vocals
- Thomas (Tom Tom) Washington – arranger, conductor
- Cliff Davis – arranger
- Bruce Swedien – engineer
- Craig Barksdale – technician
Charts
Weekly charts
Chart (1972) | Peak position[3] |
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U.S. Billboard Top LPs | 5 |
U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs | 1 |
Singles
Year | Single | Peak chart positions | |
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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
- List of number-one R&B albums of 1972 (U.S.)
References
- ^ a b Lytle, Craig. A Lonely Man review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-10-23.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c "US Charts > The Chi-Lites". Allmusic. Retrieved 2013-03-31.
External links
- A Lonely Man at Discogs
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