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magnificent is one word that comes to mind even after more than[40]years this album is gold,the chi-lites had hit their prime by[1972]and they wouldn't be denied their place as the new kings of soul,lead singer Eugene record was a master song writer and he proved it on this one...oh girl..the coldest days of my life..love is...even their rendition of[marvin gaye's]inner city blues was a killer and a better version,if they had never made another record their place would've been cemented in soul music history with this great,great album!
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i have one solitary compilation and i love it!
i discovered them as a teen when i flipped over to the "B" side of a single by The Jam cvoering one of their tracks...
loved the Jam version and sought out the original....
here's The Jam's version if youre interested:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0zblGFfQE0 audio link.
"BTO....Bachman,Turner,Overweight
They were big in the 70s....for five minutes,on a Saturday,after lunch..." - Me 2014.
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I like that whole Chicago soft soul school but the Chi-lites were the top of the heap. Philly had something similar with the Stylistics.
A man accustomed to hear only the echo of his own sentiments, soon bars all the common avenues of delight, and has no part in the general gratification of mankind--Dr. Johnson
What he said. Amen, Bro--JazzboCR
