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| Released | August 1973 | |||
| Genre | R&B, soul | |||
| Length | 38:03 | |||
| Label | Brunswick | |||
| Producer | Eugene Record | |||
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Chi-Lites is the self-titled sixth 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.
Chi-Lites includes three of the group's most successful singles. "Stoned Out of My Mind" and "Homely Girl" both made the top 3 on the US R&B chart, while "Homely Girl" and "Too Good to Be Forgotten" both making the top 10 hit list in the UK. The latter, while never released as a single in the US, has remained one of the group's biggest hits in the UK. In 1986, there was a cover version by the band Amazulu, which also made the top 10. Chi-Lites peaked at #3 on the R&B chart and #89 on the Pop chart.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Homely Girl" | Eugene Record, Stan McKenney | 4:10 |
| 2. | "Go Away Dream" | Eugene Record, Stan McKenney | 3:40 |
| 3. | "Too Good to Be Forgotten" | Eugene Record, Barbara Acklin | 3:20 |
| 4. | "I Found Sunshine" | Eugene Record | 2:50 |
| 5. | "I Never Had It So Good (And Felt So Bad)" | Eugene Record, Stan McKenney | 5:00 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6. | "Marriage License" | Eugene Record, Alonzo Tucker | 5:30 |
| 7. | "I Forgot to Say I Love You Till I'm Gone" | Eugene Record, Stan McKenney | 3:20 |
| 8. | "One Man Band" | Thom Bell, Linda Creed | 5:00 |
| 9. | "Bet You'll Never Be Sorry" | Gerald Sims | 3:30 |
| 10. | "Stoned Out of My Mind" | Eugene Record, Barbara Acklin | 3:00 |
| Chart (1973) | Peak [2] |
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| U.S. Billboard Top LPs | 89 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs | 3 |
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | |
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| US [2] | US R&B [2] | ||
| 1973 | "Stoned Out of My Mind" | 30 | 2 |
| "I Found Sunshine" | 47 | 17 | |
| 1974 | "Homely Girl" | 54 | 3 |
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