The Chi-Lites

The Chi-Lites Top Songs Greatest Hits and Chart Singles Discography

The Chi-Lites (, SHY-lytes) is an American R&B/soul vocal quartet from Chicago. Forming at Chicago's Hyde Park High School in 1959, the group's original lineup consisted of singers Robert Lester, Eugene Record, Creadel Jones, Clarence Johnson, Burt Bowen, Eddie Reed and Marshall Thompson. The Chi-Lites' greatest fame came during the late 1960s through the early 1970s (with members Record, Jones, Lester and Thompson), scoring eleven top-ten R&B chart hits from 1969 until 1974. The group also charted 21 songs in... [more on Wikipedia]

The Chi-Lites began charting in 1969 with Give It Away.The artist placed 21 songs on the Billboard Hot 100, 2 of which reached the Top‑10, including 1 number‑one.The artist scored 12 UK Top‑75 entries, including 6 Top‑10 placements.On US RnB the artist achieved 12 Top‑10s, 2 of which went to number‑one.

Top songs: #1: Have You Seen Her - #2: Oh Girl - #3: Homely Girl - #4: You Don't Have to Go - #5: It's Time for Love
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  1969
1.
02/1969

Give It Away
The Chi-Lites greentick

from Give It Away   
19 pts
88
US




10
R&B


[Brunswick 55398]
written by Carl Davis & Eugene Record
2.
07/1969

Let Me Be the Man My Daddy Was
The Chi-Lites greentick

from Give It Away   
15 pts
94
US




15
R&B


[Brunswick 55414]
written by Barbara Acklin & Eugene Record
The Twelfth of Never
3.
09/1969

The Twelfth of Never
The Chi-Lites greentick

from Give It Away   
6 pts
122
US




47
R&B


[Brunswick 55414]
written by Jerry Livingston & Paul Francis Webster
  1970
4.
02/1970

24 Hours of Sadness
The Chi-Lites greentick

from Give It Away   
8 pts
119
US




30
R&B


[Brunswick 55426]
written by Carl Davis & Eugene Record
5.
07/1970

I Like Your Lovin' (Do You Like Mine)
The Chi-Lites greentick

from I Like Your Lovin' (Do You Like Mine)   
21 pts
72
US




11
R&B


[Brunswick 55438]
written by Eugene Record & Sandy Wilburn
6.
11/1970

Are You My Woman? (Tell Me So)
The Chi-Lites greentick

from I Like Your Lovin' (Do You Like Mine)   
24 pts
72
US




8
R&B


[Brunswick 55442]
written by Eugene Record
  1971
(For God's Sake) Give More Power to the People
7.
04/1971

(For God's Sake) Give More Power to the People
The Chi-Lites greentick

from (For God's Sake) Give More Power to the People   
92 pts
26
US




4
R&B
32
UK
[Brunswick 55450]
written by Eugene Record
8.
07/1971

We Are Neighbors
The Chi-Lites greentick

from (For God's Sake) Give More Power to the People   
19 pts
70
US




17
R&B


[Brunswick 55455]
written by Quinton Joseph & Eugene Record
9.
10/1971

I Want to Pay You Back (For Loving Me)
The Chi-Lites greentick

from (For God's Sake) Give More Power to the People   
10 pts
95
US




35
R&B


[Brunswick 55458]
written by Eugene Record
Have You Seen Her
10.
10/1971

#1  Have You Seen Her
The Chi-Lites greentick

from (For God's Sake) Give More Power to the People   
356 pts
3
US




1
R&B
3
UK
[Brunswick 55462]
written by Barbara Acklin & Eugene Record
  1972
Oh Girl
11.
04/1972

#2  Oh Girl
The Chi-Lites greentick

from A Lonely Man   A Lonely Man
347 pts
1
US
34
AC


1
R&B
14
UK
[Brunswick 55471]
written by Eugene Record
12.
07/1972

The Coldest Days of My Life (Part 1)
The Chi-Lites greentick

from A Lonely Man   A Lonely Man
34 pts
47
US




8
R&B


[Brunswick 55478]
written by Carl Davis & Eugene Record
13.
09/1972

A Lonely Man
The Chi-Lites greentick

from A Lonely Man   A Lonely Man
21 pts
57
US




25
R&B


charted as A Lonely Man / The Man and the Woman (The Boy and the Girl) in US Hot 100
[Brunswick 55483]
written by Eugene Record & J. Edward Haycroft
14.
12/1972

We Need Order
The Chi-Lites greentick

from A Letter to Myself   
25 pts
61
US




13
R&B


[Brunswick 55489]
written by Quinton Joseph & Eugene Record
  1973
A Letter to Myself
15.
02/1973

A Letter to Myself
The Chi-Lites greentick

from A Letter to Myself   
53 pts
33
US




3
R&B


[Brunswick 55491]
written by Eugene Record & Sandra Drayton
16.
06/1973

My Heart Just Keeps On Breakin'
The Chi-Lites greentick

from A Letter to Myself   
9 pts
92
US




46
R&B


[Brunswick 55496]
written by Eugene Record & Stan McKenney
Stoned Out of My Mind
17.
07/1973

Stoned Out of My Mind
The Chi-Lites greentick

from Chi-Lites   
76 pts
30
US




2
R&B
57
UK
[Brunswick 55500]
written by Eugene Record & Barbara Acklin
18.
11/1973

I Found Sunshine
The Chi-Lites greentick

from Chi-Lites   
54 pts
47
US




17
R&B
35
UK
[Brunswick 55503]
written by Eugene Record
  1974
19.
01/1974

#3  Homely Girl
The Chi-Lites greentick

from Chi-Lites   
156 pts
54
US




3
R&B
5
UK
[Brunswick 55505]
written by Stan McKenney & Eugene Record
There Will Never Be Any Peace (Until God Is Seated at the Conference Table)
20.
04/1974

There Will Never Be Any Peace (Until God Is Seated at the Conference Table)
The Chi-Lites greentick

from Toby   
25 pts
63
US




8
R&B


[Brunswick 55512]
written by Eugene Record
21.
08/1974

You Got to Be the One
The Chi-Lites greentick

from Toby   
16 pts
83
US




15
R&B


[Brunswick 55514]
written by Eugene Record & Lowrell Simon
22.
11/1974

Too Good to Be Forgotten
The Chi-Lites greentick

from Chi-Lites   
77 pts








10
UK
written by Eugene Record & Barbara Acklin
23.
12/1974

Toby / That's How Long
The Chi-Lites greentick

from Toby   
23 pts
78
US




7
R&B


[Brunswick 55515]
written by Eugene Record, Barbara Acklin, Archie Powell & Tony Boyd
  1975
24.
06/1975

Have You Seen Her / Oh Girl
The Chi-Lites greentick

132 pts








5
UK
R
written by Barbara Acklin & Eugene Record
25.
09/1975

#5  It's Time for Love
The Chi-Lites greentick

from Half a Love   
143 pts
94
US




27
R&B
5
UK
[Brunswick 55520]
written by Eugene Record
26.
09/1975

Here I Am
The Chi-Lites greentick

from Half a Love   
1 pts






87
R&B


[Brunswick 55520]
written by Eugene Record & Chris Allen [Christopher B. Allen]
  1976
27.
01/1976

The Devil Is Doing His Work
The Chi-Lites greentick

4 pts






32
R&B


[Brunswick 55525]
written by Quinton Joseph & Eugene Record
28.
06/1976

#4  You Don't Have to Go
The Chi-Lites greentick

147 pts






50
R&B
3
UK
[Brunswick 55528]
written by Barbara Acklin & Eugene Record
29.
09/1976

Happy Being Lonely
The Chi-Lites greentick

from Happy Being Lonely   
18 pts






30
R&B
52
UK
[Mercury 73844]
written by Ken Hirsch & Kathy Wakefield
  1977
30.
03/1977

Vanishing Love
The Chi-Lites greentick

from Happy Being Lonely   
1 pts






95
R&B


[Mercury 73886]
written by Sam Dees
31.
03/1977

I Turn Away
The Chi-Lites greentick

from Happy Being Lonely   
1 pts






95
R&B


[Mercury 73886]
written by Ken Hirsch & Kathy Wakefield
32.
07/1977

My First Mistake
The Chi-Lites greentick

from The Fantastic Chi-Lites   
2 pts






63
R&B


[Mercury 73934]
written by Phil Hurtt & Richard Rome
33.
10/1977

If I Had a Girl
The Chi-Lites greentick

from The Fantastic Chi-Lites   
1 pts






87
R&B


[Mercury 73954]
written by Ann S. Clark & Phil Hurtt
  1980
34.
11/1980

Heavenly Body
The Chi-Lites greentick

from Heavenly Body   
3 pts






36
R&B


featuring Gene Record
[Chi-Sound 2472]
written by Carl Davis & Eugene Record
  1981
Have You Seen Her
35.
02/1981

Have You Seen Her
The Chi-Lites greentick

2 pts






48
R&B


R [new recording]
[Chi-Sound 2481]
written by Barbara Acklin & Eugene Record
36.
10/1981

Me and You
The Chi-Lites greentick

from Me and You   
1 pts






70
R&B


[Chi-Sound 2503]
written by Carl Davis & Eugene Record
  1982
37.
01/1982

Hot on a Thing (Called Love)
The Chi-Lites greentick

from Me and You   
10 pts




70
dance
15
R&B


featuring Gene Record
[Chi-Sound 2600]
written by Eugene Record
  1983
38.
03/1983

Bottom's Up
The Chi-Lites greentick

from Bottom's Up   
16 pts




47
dance
7
R&B


[Larc 81015]
written by Kenneth Carney, Lowrell Simon & Michael Sanders
39.
06/1983

Bad Motor Scooter
The Chi-Lites greentick

from Bottom's Up   
4 pts






28
R&B


[Larc 81023]
written by Eugene Record
Have You Seen Her
40.
07/1983

Have You Seen Her
The Chi-Lites greentick

4 pts








100
UK
R
written by Barbara Acklin & Eugene Record
41.
08/1983

Changing for You
The Chi-Lites greentick

from Bottom's Up   
11 pts








61
UK
written by Lowrell Simon Jr., Arthur Reynolds, Fred Reynolds, Algred Colvard & Eddie Davis
  1984
42.
03/1984

Stop What You're Doin'
The Chi-Lites greentick

from Steppin' Out   
3 pts






33
R&B


[Private I 04365]
written by Adil Bayyan, Amir Bayyan, Huey Harris, Jeff Clardy & Raymond Harris
43.
06/1984

Gimme Whatcha Got
The Chi-Lites greentick

from Steppin' Out   
2 pts






41
R&B


[Private I 04484]
written by Eugene Record & Leslie P. Record
  1997
Help Wanted (Heroes Are in Short Supply)
44.
10/1997

Help Wanted (Heroes Are in Short Supply)
The Chi-Lites greentick

from Help Wanted   
1 pts






95
R&B


[Copper Sun 4000]
written by Dianne Womack, Karriem Muhammad, Barbara Acklin & Bruce Thompson
  1998
45.
05/1998

Hold On to Your Dreams
The Chi-Lites greentick

from Help Wanted   
1 pts






93
R&B


[Copper Sun 4011]
written by Vernon Bullock & Ivy Jo Hunter


See also...

Creadel "Red" Jones • Eugene Record • Marshall Thompson • Robert "Squirrel" Lester


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