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
Released	April 1972
Genre	R&B, soul
Length	42:44
Label	Brunswick
Producer	Eugene 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
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Christgau's Record Guide	B[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

All songs written by Eugene Record, except where noted.

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Oh Girl"		3:48
2.	"Living in the Footsteps of Another Man"	Samuel Garner, James Smith	2:57
3.	"Love Is"		4:41
4.	"Being in Love"	Record, Barbara Acklin	3:56
5.	"A Lonely Man"	Record, J. Edward Haycraft	6:23

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
6.	"The Man & the Woman (The Boy & the Girl)"		4:02
7.	"Ain't Too Much of Nothin'"		3:31
8.	"Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)"	Marvin Gaye, James Nyx Jr.	5:06
9.	"The Coldest Days of My Life"	Record, Carl Davis	8:30

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)"		—

See also

• List of number-one R&B albums of 1972 (U.S.)