| A Letter to Myself | ||||
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| Released | March 1973 | |||
| Genre | R&B, soul | |||
| Length | 46:23 | |||
| Label | Brunswick | |||
| Producer | Eugene Record | |||
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| Allmusic |    [1] |
A Letter to Myself is the fifth 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.
The first single released from the album was "We Need Order" and the song peaked at #13 on the R&B chart and #61 on Billboard Hot 100. The title track was released as the second single and peaked at #3 on the R&B chart and #33 on the Billboard Hot 100. The album was the third of four consecutive Chi-Lites albums to make the R&B top 5 (reaching #4), but has only a moderate critical reputation, with none of the tracks being considered as strong as the highlights on (For God's Sake) Give More Power to the People or A Lonely Man .
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "A Letter to Myself" | Eugene Record, Sandra Drayton | 5:30 |
| 2. | "Too Late to Turn Back Now" | Eddie Cornelius | 4:25 |
| 3. | "Just Two Teenage Kids (Still in Love)" | Eugene Record, Barbara Acklin, Carl Davis | 5:56 |
| 4. | "Sally" | Eugene Record, Sandra Drayton | 3:36 |
| 5. | "Someone Else's Arms" | Eugene Record, Barbara Acklin | 4:11 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6. | "We Need Order" | Eugene Record, Quinton Joseph | 5:20 |
| 7. | "Love Comes in All Sizes" | Eugene Record | 5:58 |
| 8. | "My Heart Just Keeps on Breakin'" | Eugene Record, Stan McKinney | 4:05 |
| 9. | "You Smiled the Same Old Way" | Eugene Record | 6:40 |
| Chart (1973) | Peak [2] |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Top LPs | 50 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs | 4 |
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | |
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| US [2] | US R&B [2] | ||
| 1972 | "We Need Order" | 61 | 13 |
| 1973 | "A Letter to Myself" | 33 | 3 |
| "My Heart Just Keeps on Breakin'" | 92 | 46 | |
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