The Chi-Lites
The Chi-Lites (, SHY-lyts) are an American R&B/soul vocal quartet from Chicago, Illinois, United States. Forming at Chicago's Hyde Park High School in 1959, The group's original lineup consisted of singers Robert Lester, Eugene Record, Creadel Jones, Clarence Johnson, Burt Bowen, Eddie Reed and Marshall Thompson. The Chi-Lites' greatest fame came during the late 1960s through the early 1970s (with members Record, Jones, Lester and Thompson), scoring eleven Top Ten R&B hits from 1969 until 1974. The group also charted 21 songs in the Billboard Hot 100 Pop Chart, and had chart hits in Australia, the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Canada, as well as in the U.S. |
Birth and Death Data: Born Founded 1964
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1968 - 1970
Roles Represented in DAHR: Vocal group
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decca | 120983 | December 1968 | Give it away | The Chi-Lites | Vocal group | |||
| Decca | 120984 | December 1968 | What do I wish for? | The Chi-Lites | Vocal group | |||
| Decca | 121067 | 1/14/1969 | Power of my love | The Chi-Lites | Vocal group | |||
| Decca | 121068 | 1/14/1969 | To change my love | The Chi-Lites | Vocal group | |||
| Decca | 121069 | 1/14/1969 | You're no longer part of my heart | The Chi-Lites | Vocal group | |||
| Decca | 121119 | 2/4/1969 | Change my thoughts from you-2 | Erma Franklin | Vocal group | |||
| Decca | 121164 | 2/12/1969 | By the time I get to Phoenix | Erma Franklin | Vocal group | |||
| Decca | 121254 | March 1969 | I'm gonna make you love me | The Chi-Lites | Vocal group | |||
| Decca | 121676 | May 1969 | The twelfth of never | The Chi-Lites | Vocal group | |||
| Decca | 121677 | May 1969 | 24 hours of sadness | The Chi-Lites | Vocal group | |||
| Decca | 121678 | May 1969 | Let me be the man my Daddy was | The Chi-Lites | Vocal group | |||
| Decca | 122626 | April 1970 | Troubles a-comin' | The Chi-Lites | Vocal group | |||
| Decca | 122627 | April 1970 | I like your lovin' (Do you like mine?) | The Chi-Lites | Vocal group |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Chi-Lites, The," accessed April 18, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/108057.
Chi-Lites, The. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 18, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/108057.
"Chi-Lites, The." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 18 April 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Chi-Lites (Musical group) - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n93114768
Wikidata: The Chi‐Lites - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q467933
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/129793594
MusicBrainz: The Chi‐Lites - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/daf21090-1c0f-46e6-bd76-9cd4d6ef7128
ISNI: 0000 0001 2336 696X - http://www.isni.org/isni/000000012336696X
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