A Lonely Man is the fourth studio album by Americansoul group The Chi-Lites, produced and largely written by lead singer Eugene Record. The album was released in 1972 on the Brunswick label.
A Lonely Man includes The Chi-Lites most successful single "Oh Girl", which topped both the pop and R&B charts and peaked at No. 14 on the UK Singles Chart, the eight and a half-minute epic "The Coldest Days of My Life" and a cover of Marvin Gaye's "Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)". A Lonely Man was The Chi-Lites' most successful album, topping the R&B chart and peaking at No. 5 on the pop chart. It is frequently cited as the group's best recording. AllMusic reviewer Craig Lytle describes the album as "flawless" and "exquisite".[1]
lonely, fourth, studio, album, american, soul, group, lites, produced, largely, written, lead, singer, eugene, record, album, released, 1972, brunswick, label, studio, album, litesreleasedapril, 1972genrer, soullength42, 44labelbrunswickproducereugene, recordt. A Lonely Man is the fourth studio album by American soul group The Chi Lites produced and largely written by lead singer Eugene Record The album was released in 1972 on the Brunswick label A Lonely ManStudio album by The Chi LitesReleasedApril 1972GenreR amp B soulLength42 44LabelBrunswickProducerEugene RecordThe Chi Lites chronology For God s Sake Give More Power to the People 1971 A Lonely Man 1972 Greatest Hits 1972 Professional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllMusic 1 Christgau s Record GuideB 2 Contents 1 History 2 Track listing 3 Personnel 4 Charts 4 1 Weekly charts 4 2 Singles 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksHistory editA Lonely Man includes The Chi Lites most successful single Oh Girl which topped both the pop and R amp B charts and peaked at No 14 on the UK Singles Chart the eight and a half minute epic The Coldest Days of My Life and a cover of Marvin Gaye s Inner City Blues Make Me Wanna Holler A Lonely Man was The Chi Lites most successful album topping the R amp B chart and peaking at No 5 on the pop chart It is frequently cited as the group s best recording AllMusic reviewer Craig Lytle describes the album as flawless and exquisite 1 Track listing editSide oneNo TitleWriter s Length1 Oh Girl Eugene Record3 482 Living in the Footsteps of Another Man Samuel Garner James Smith2 573 Love Is Eugene Record4 414 Being in Love Eugene Record Barbara Acklin3 565 A Lonely Man Eugene Record J Edward Haycraft6 23 Side twoNo TitleWriter s Length6 The Man amp the Woman The Boy amp the Girl Eugene Record4 027 Ain t Too Much of Nothin Eugene Record3 318 Inner City Blues Make Me Wanna Holler Marvin Gaye James Nyx Jr 5 069 The Coldest Days of My Life Eugene Record Carl Davis8 30Personnel editMarshall Thompson vocals Robert Squirrel Lester vocals Creadel Red Jones vocals Eugene Record producer arranger vocals Thomas Tom Tom Washington arranger conductor Cliff Davis arranger Bruce Swedien engineer Craig Barksdale technicianCharts editWeekly charts edit Chart 1972 Peakposition 3 U S Billboard Top LPs 5 U S Billboard Top Soul LPs 1 Singles edit Year Single Peak chart positions US 3 USR amp B 3 1972 Oh Girl 1 1 The Coldest Days of My Life Part 1 47 8 A Lonely Man 57 25 The Man amp the Woman The Boy amp the Girl See also editList of number one R amp B albums of 1972 U S References edit a b Lytle Craig A Lonely Man review at AllMusic Retrieved 2011 10 23 Christgau Robert 1981 Consumer Guide 70s C Christgau s Record Guide Rock Albums of the Seventies Ticknor amp Fields ISBN 089919026X Retrieved February 23 2019 via robertchristgau com a b c US Charts gt The Chi Lites Allmusic Retrieved 2013 03 31 External links editA Lonely Man at Discogs Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title A Lonely Man amp oldid 999344447, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
