Track Listing

1. Oh Girl
2. Give It Away
3. We Are Neighbors
4. Let Me Be the Man My Daddy Was
5. Have You Seen Her?
6. 24 Hours of Sadness
7. (For God's Sake) Give More Power to the People
8. Coldest Days of My Life [Album Version]
9. I Like Your Lovin' (Do You Like Mine)
10. I Want to Pay You Back (For Loving Me)
11. Stoned Out of My Mind
12. Letter to Myself
13. There Will Never Be Any Peace (Until God Is Seated at the Conference..)
14. I Found Sunshine
15. Toby
16. Homely Girl
17. We Need Order
18. Are You My Woman? (Tell Me So)

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #67392 in Music
• Released on: 1998-08-11
• Number of discs: 1

Album Description
18 tracks including, 'Oh Girl', 'Give It Away' and 'We Are Neighbors'. Standard jewel case. 1998 release.

Customer Reviews

Are You Gonna Luv This....
....Original Chi Lites jams from Brunswick/Warner Tamerlane.

Digitally reprocessed, they are awesome. One of the engineers used in the original recordings was the great Bruce Swedien--yeah, the man responsible for the Quincy Jones/Michael Jackson 'Acousonic Engineering' technique. Now imagine that technique compounded by digital remastering. It blows ya away!

Eugene's great supple tenor/soaring falsettoes abetted by those rich backgounds---the bass singer, Cradel "Red" Jones, you can hear clearly and succinctly--fabulous orchestrations, and a phunkay rhythm section like you never heard it! I've said this before--why be dissatisfied with a 35 minute CD of a hot new artist which only has one or two tracks you really dig when you can get great CDs of great artists literally jam packed with excellent, excellent good sounding music?

If I had one complaint, it would be that this omits the excellent tune "A Lonely Man": but that's okay, the Original Brunswick album of "A Lonely Man" has been issued on CD...plus, I think the tune is on the equally impressive CD "Inner City Blues".

Also, I agree with the reviewer below--"The Coldest Days of My Life" has got to be one of most stirring songs on a break-up ever. Never play that and Sade's "King of Sorrow" back-to- back. Just kidding.

My new fave cuts have gotta be "There Will Never Be Any Peace (Until God is Seated at the Conference Table)" and "Give it Away", but again, track to track this CD will have you humming, singing, dancing--and not just because it's considered "Ol' Skool"

A terrific collection
If you're like I was, you probably know "Oh Girl" and "Have You Seen Her" and have acknowledged that they're great songs, but you secretly suspect the Chi-Lites of being something of a one-hit wonder (okay, a two-hit wonder). Then you will be pleasantly surprised to discover that nothing could be further from the truth. This compilation is full of great songs, and not just in the "Oh Girl-Have You Seen Her" variety. There's also a good bit of early funk to go with the soul. Most importantly, it's all worthwhile. The Chi-Lites concentrated on the three most important things (as far as I'm concerned) in pop music: Melody, harmony and lyrics. They nail them all. "We Are Neighbors", "Let Me Be the Man My Daddy Was", "Stoned out of My Mind", "Homely Girl", "Give More Power to the People" are splendid examples, but I could include every song on this compilation. And, as other reviewers have noted, the sound quality is superb, crystal-clear. I frequently spin around to see if Eugene Record is standing behind me. No, it's just the CD. If you have any affection for the sweet sound of 60s and 70s soul, buy this record, and you'll be well rewarded.

Classic R & B
I borrowed this CD from my very best friend, (our keeper of records) it was so good I never returned it. I told him I lost it. I remember the Chi-Lites from the early 70s when they were first known as the Hi-Lites. Few people know that they put the "C" for Chicago in front of their name and became the Chi-Lites. It's true! They are a great Chicago group that have entertained us for over 30 years. They remain one of the most popular smooth soul groups of all time. Their all time best are "Oh Girl" & "Have You Seen Her." They epitomize the sweet soul of the early 70s. "Oh Girl," my favorite, is a classic which paints the picture of a man whose ego is on the brink of collapse, all from his love for a woman. Their oooooooooo baby marvelous harmony will ring in my ears forever, but not my best friend's.