Vol. 1-Complete Chi-Lites on Brunswick Records [Import]

Chi-Lites | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 2, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Import
• Label: Edsel Records UK
• ASIN: B00016W83U
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #80,412 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Love Me

2. Love Is Gone

3. (Um Um ) My Baby Loves Me

4. E Of Love

5. Baby It's Time

6. Give It Away

7. Let Me Be The Man My Daddy Was

8. My Whole World Ended

9. I Heard It Through The Grapevine

10. What Do I Wish For

11. Thats My Baby For You

12. I'm Gonna Make You Love Me

13. You're No Longer Part Of My Heart

14. 24 Hours Of Sadness

15. To Change My Love

16. The Twelth Of Never

17. Are You My Women (Tell Me So)

18. Trouble's A Comin

19. I Like Your Lovin (Do You Like Mine)

20. Yes I'm Ready (If I Dont Get To Go)

See all 41 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

Full title - Complete Chi-Lites On Brunswick Records Vol. 1. 2004 compilation featuring 41 tracks including 1 bonus track, 'I Want To Pay You Back' (Single Version), all of the band's first four albums, 'Give It Away', 'I Like Your Lovin' (Do You Like Me)', '(For God's Sake) Give More Power To The People', & 'A Lonely Man', along with side one of their fifth, 'A Letter To Myself', & five non-LP early single sides for the legendary Chicago-based label. Slipcase. Edsel.

Customer Reviews

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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Eugene Record, September 20, 2005

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I love this CD!!!!! Eugene was such an amazing talent and so underated, I Love the Chi-lites.........I'm so thankful to have known him, His passing is beyond sad.

5.0 out of 5 stars Chi-lites on Brunswick Vol.1, January 11, 2012

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I received this item in three business days and it is new just as it stated on the web page.The price was lower than I had found on any other site and of course with this I am well pleased. I am looking forward to another purchase from Amazon.

5.0 out of 5 stars I Love These Types Of Comps, May 6, 2009

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Its comps like these that allow younger generations (like mine) to hear true RnB music the way it was, and the comps make the music much more accesible. This comp, part one, spans from the first singles in 1968 through the first half of 1973's Letter to Myself (The second half is on Part II. The Chi-Lites are one of my favorite soul groups. Here we have the 1968 singles: "Love Me" is a groovy uptempo Motown style swinger. "Love is Gone" is one of my favorite Chi-Lites songs. Listen to Eugene Records's pain in the song, and the awesome strings and funky subtle guitar riffs. This song reminds me more of the Philly soul style that was about to explode on the scene. "(Um, Um) My Baby Loves Me" is a cool upbeat funky jam to cruise to, and "Price of Love" has a throwback to the early-mid 60's sound with the doo-wop influenced horns, and Motown uptempo style reminiscent of the Four Tops. "Baby it's Time" reminds me of early 60's doo wop with the harmony, but also with the upbeat tempo. That wraps up the 1968 singles. Then we have 1969's Give it Away, a classic album with some rock and psychedelic influences balanced with soft-soul (shows their well-rounded style!!). "What Do I Wish For" has thoise multi-layered strings and sweet guitar riffs. 1970's I Like Your Lovin' (Do You Like Mine?) has a harder edge to it with more rock and psychedelic influences: the title trach is a fun song with that harder-hitting edge, another perfect cruisin jam! I love how the bass and falsettos offset eachother here. 1971's (For God's Sake) Give More Power to the People has the perennial classic ballad "Have You Seen Her," and the uptempo, funky, socially aware title track. Then there is 1972's classic album: A Lonely Man, with the ballad laden title track recalling the magic of "Have You Seen Her," and the other famous groove, "Oh Girl;" this album relies more on soft-soul than uptempo funk of the predecessors. Then the first half of A Letter to Myself ends the comp. Record's falsetto shines really strong on "Someone Else's Arms," and he reaches some high notes on the soft and sad mid tempo joint. I thank Brunswick records for delivering the classics so a younger guy likeme can have access to the music when music was music. Vol 2 is also highly recommended, covering A Letter to Myself (side B), through 1975's Half a Love and 1975-1976 singles to round off the collection.