Eugene Record was practically the Chi Lites in much the same way Marc Bolan was T Rex. Though Red, Squirrel and Marshall helped create their signature layered, harmonies, it was Record's sweet falsetto and yearning soul songs that powered them to success along with their choral abilities (you get the feeling these guys were better suited to being a straightforward doo wop group).
However when Record left in 1976 you knew his album would be more important to Chi Lites fans then the Record less offering in 1976; Happy Being Lonely (actually has a few good songs and definitely named after its best track).
Record's second album produced this great song that rivals anything off the last two Chi Lites albums which didn't possess Records' knack for crafting vivid soul songs full of intense passion and thick, sweet Philly arrangements with some underlying Chicago grit.
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