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TOO GOOD TO BE FORGOTTEN THE BEST OF THE CHI-LITES LP

by CHI-LITES

Release Date: 18 March 2022

Format: LP Vinyl

Label: Demon Records

£15.99

CHI-LITES TOO GOOD TO BE FORGOTTEN THE BEST OF THE CHI-LITES Limited Vinyl LP

Overview:

Although they had formed nine years earlier, it was only when the band met record producer Carl Davis in 1968 that they signed a contract with Brunswick Records. They began to achieve commercial recognition and success, with songs predominantly written and composed by band member Eugene Record, who was also their lead singer The Chi-Lites released more than 15 studio albums and registered on the UK chart on nine occasions, with five Top 10 entries, one of them being the Double-A sided reissue 'Have You Seen Her'/'Oh Girl'. This 12-track vinyl LP focuses on their Brunswick Records period and includes all of their UK hits, opening with their barnstorming 'Are You My Woman (Tell Me So)', the intro from which, being famously and expertly sampled by Beyoncé (and featuring Jay-Z), for her worldwide 2003 hit and Transatlantic #1, 'Crazy In Love'.

Featured Tracks:

SIDE ONE

1. Are You My Woman (Tell Me So)
2. Stoned Out Of My Mind
3. (For God's Sake) Give More Power To The People
4. We Are Neighbours
5. I Found Sunshine
6. Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)

SIDE TWO

1. Oh Girl
2. Have You Seen Her
3. It's Time For Love
4. Homely Girl
5. Too Good To Be Forgotten
6. You Don’t Have To Go