Chi-Lites

Chi-Lites

The Chi-Lites waren eine US-amerikanische Gesangsgruppe.

Gegründet wurde die Band 1961, zunächst als Trio, in Chicago/Illinois von Marshall Thompson. Der große Durchbruch kam Mitte der 1960er Jahre. Zum einen bewarb sich ein Taxifahrer namens Eugene Record als neuer Leadsänger, zum anderen bekam das nunmehrige Quartett einen Schallplatten-Vertrag.

Die erste Langspielplatte erschien 1968 und hieß Give It Away. Der Titelsong ihrer zweiten LP Give More Power to the People sollte 1971 den ersten großen Erfolg bringen. Bis 1976 war die Vokal-Gruppe vor allem in England sehr erfolgreich.

Eine Neufassung ihres Songs Homely Girl wurde 1990 der erste Hit für die britische Reggae-Formation UB40.

Chartplatzierungen

Erklärung der Daten

Singles

(For God's Sake) Give More Power to the People
US: 26 - 5/71 - 6 Wo.[1]
UK: 32 - 8/71 - x Wo.[2]
Have You Seen Her
US: 3 - 10/71 - 13 Wo.
UK: 3 - 1/72 - x Wo.
Oh Girl
US: 1 - 4/72 - 14 Wo.
UK: 14 - 5/72 - x Wo.
A Letter to Myself
US: 33 - 3/73 - 5 Wo.
Stoned out of My Mind
US: 30 - 9/73 - 5 Wo.
Homely Girl
UK: 5 - 3/74 - x Wo.
I Found Sunshine
UK: 35 - 7/74 - x Wo.
Too Good to Be Forgotten
UK: 10 - 11/74 - x Wo.
Have You Seen Her/Oh Girl
UK: 5 - 6/75 - x Wo.
It's Time for Love
UK: 5 - 9/75 - x Wo.
You Don't Have to Go
UK: 3 - 7/76 - x Wo.

Alben

(For God's Sake) Give More Power to the People
US: 12 - 1971 - x Wo.[3]
A Lonely Man
US: 5 - 1972 - x Wo.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Mitglieder

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

Diskografie (Auswahl)

Singles

  • (For God's Sake) Give More Power to the People - 1971
  • Have You Seen Her - 1971
  • Oh Girl - 1972
  • A Letter to Myself - 1973
  • Stoned out of My Mind - 1973
  • Homely Girl - 1973
  • I Found Sunshine - 1974
  • Too Good to Be Forgotten - 1974
  • It's Time for Love - 1975
  • You Don't Have to Go - 1976

Alben

  • Give It Away - 1969
  • I Like Your Lovin' (Do You Like Mine?) - 1970
  • (For God's Sake) Give More Power to the People - 1971
  • A Lonely Man - 1972
  • A Letter to Myself - 1973
  • Half a Love - 1974
  • Toby - 1974

Einzelnachweise

  1. ↑ Joel Whitburn: The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits. 7. Auflage. Billboard Books, New York 2000, ISBN 0-8230-7690-3, S. 128.
  2. ↑ everyhit.com, Suchmaske: „Chi-Lites", Format: Singles
  3. ↑ All Music Guide, The Chi-Lites, Charts & Awards: Billboard Pop Albums

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