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.
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".
Track listing All songs written by Eugene Record, except where noted.
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)PeakpositionU.S. Billboard Top LPs5U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs1
Singles Year Single Peak chart positions US USR&B1972 "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)" —
See also List of number-one R&B albums of 1972 (U.S.)
References
External links A Lonely Man at Discogs