The Best of the Chi-Lites [Kent]

by The Chi-Lites

Overview

This CD has an identical track listing to the Kent vinyl LP, also titled The Best of the Chi-Lites, that came out in the late '80s. The only difference is a new cover and updated (and comprehensive) liner notes by Tony Rounce. As for whether you should buy this if you want to pick up a Chi-Lites best-of, it's so close in content to a couple of previous Chi-Lites anthologies that it probably gets down to which package happens to be most convenient to obtain. This particular greatest-hits comp replicates almost exactly the tracks chosen for Brunswick's 2001 collection 20 Greatest Hits, and is also quite similar (though not as similar) to Rhino's Greatest Hits, though you might have an easier time finding the Kent anthology in the U.K., since it's a British release. If this does end up being the best-of you get, it certainly serves the Chi-Lites' legacy well, including all of their notable chart entries. Many of the tracks remain landmarks of smooth '70s harmony soul, though some listeners might be surprised to hear some tougher Temptations-influenced soul-funk on some early sides, like "I Like Your Lovin' (Do You Like Mine)," "Are You My Woman? (Tell Me So)," and "(For God's Sake) Give More Power to the People." ~ Richie Unterberger

Product Details

Release Date:	11/20/1995
Label:	Kent
UPC:	0029667291125
Rank:	55558

Tracks

1. Give It Away
2. Let Me Be the Man My Daddy Was
3. 24 Hours of Sadness
4. I Like Your Lovin' (Do You Like Mine)
5. Are You My Woman? (Tell Me So)
6. (For God's Sake) Give More Power to the People
7. Have You Seen Her?
8. Oh Girl
9. The Coldest Days of My Life, Pt. 1
10. We Need Order
11. A Letter to Myself
12. Stoned Out of My Mind
13. I Found Sunshine
14. Homely Girl
15. Too Good to Be Forgotten
16. There Will Never Be Any Peace (Until God Is Seated at the Conference..)
17. Toby
18. It's Time for Love
19. You Don't Have to Go

Album Credits

Performance Credits

The Chi-Lites   Primary Artist
Robert "Squirrel" Lester   Tenor (Vocal)
Clarence Johnson   Baritone (Vocal)
Creadel "Red" Jones   Bass
Eugene Record   Tenor (Vocal)

Technical Credits

Stan McKenney   Composer
Quinton Joseph   Composer
Sandy Wilburn   Composer
Sandra Drayton   Composer
Carl Davis   Composer
Rick Estrin   Composer
Eugene Record   Composer
Barbara Acklin   Composer
Jimmy Reed   Composer