A Lonely Man

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 Man
Studio album by
The Chi-Lites
ReleasedApril 1972
GenreR&B, soul
Length42:44
LabelBrunswick
ProducerEugene Record
The Chi-Lites chronology
(For God's Sake) Give More Power to the People
(1971)		 A Lonely Man
(1972)		 Greatest Hits
(1972)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Christgau's Record GuideB[2]

History

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]

Track listing
Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Oh Girl"Eugene Record3:48
2."Living in the Footsteps of Another Man"Samuel Garner, James Smith2:57
3."Love Is"Eugene Record4:41
4."Being in Love"Eugene Record, Barbara Acklin3:56
5."A Lonely Man"Eugene Record, J. Edward Haycraft6:23
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."The Man & the Woman (The Boy & the Girl)"Eugene Record4:02
7."Ain't Too Much of Nothin'"Eugene Record3:31
8."Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)"Marvin Gaye, James Nyx Jr.5:06
9."The Coldest Days of My Life"Eugene Record, Carl Davis8:30

Personnel
  • Marshall 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 – technician

Charts

Weekly charts
Chart (1972) Peak
position[3]
U.S. Billboard Top LPs 5
U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs 1

Singles
Year Single Peak chart positions
US
[3]		 US
R&B
[3]
1972 "Oh Girl" 1 1
"The Coldest Days of My Life (Part 1)" 47 8
"A Lonely Man" 57 25
"The Man & the Woman (The Boy & the Girl)" —
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See also
  • List of number-one R&B albums of 1972 (U.S.)

References
  1. Lytle, Craig. A Lonely Man review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-10-23.
  2. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: C". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 23, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  3. "US Charts > The Chi-Lites". Allmusic. Retrieved 2013-03-31.
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