Have the Chi Lites ever had a record played on the Northern/ Modern scene ? 

To change my love,  for one

Love Bandit / Pretty Girl on UK beacon had a few spins in the past.

"She's Mine" - The Chi-Lites- Blue Rock.

 

Edited September 7, 20222 yr by Solidsoul

Chi-Lites - Try My Side Of Love has had plenty of plays in modern soul sets. Eugene Record was a great singer and one of the best writer / arrangers around.

 

 

Edited September 7, 20222 yr by Alan T

Changing for you (1983) was a popular spin for a while in modern rooms and on the jazz funk scene in its later years

Too numerous to mention really on various aspects of the scene but love bandit and she’s mine in the main on the northern scene

When temptation comes superb modern soul

 

https://youtu.be/EuizfApa2ME

Edited September 7, 20222 yr by Smudger

Album track only I think, but would have thought their version of Gerald Sims - Bet You'll Never Be Sorry would have featured in 70's/ modern rooms.

Go away dream becoming popular in the side rooms and Sunday soul of late

52 minutes ago, Dave Pinch said:

Go away dream becoming popular in the side rooms and Sunday soul of late

Good shout Dave, pushed by the re-issue 7'' in Japan last year.

I was actually playing some uptempo early eightees material from them the other evening, and forgot how good 'love love love' was, came on the flip to 'Fan the fire'. It made me think just how inept much of this eightees boogie new release soundalike shite that's getting ramed down our throats actually is. Some folks need to remember how good some of the soulfull end of what was new release club music actually was. 

I've always rated this one, though don't know that it ever got played out:

 

"Runnin' Around", a fabulous LP-only track from 1984, has had some spins:

 

Stop Still is a 70's dancer

 

Heavenly Body

Heavenly  Body was a massive 2-step track

 

Absolutly Love 'Living in the Footsteps of another Man' one of my favorites by them.  Tony Drake co wrote this under his real name of Samuel Garner...and recorded his version...

'I'm so Jealous', 'Love uprising' are two more classics and this version of Cornelius Bros and Sister Rose... only came out on 45 in Brazil.

 

Edited September 8, 20222 yr by Mal C

At the risk of being a bit silly because it got into the charts, I still like "You Don't Have To Go"!

 

Edited September 13, 20222 yr by Solidsoul

And this cover also brilliant 

 

What do I wish for. Must have been popular a few years ago as it was featured on adverts for one of the fast food outlets mc donalds/KFC or suchlike

Played this out after times in the last ten years, always goes down well, the origin of 'that' sample, so it's instantly recognisable. 

 

 

 I played this at Soul Scene In Sunny Scunny as a New release (1981)  and many other venues 🤣 Was very popular at the time

I'm big fan of Stylistics seen them many times ,so heads up on this one ' she did a number on me ' it's on utube & an album track from The Mountain ,Herb Murrell on lead & I know from conversations it's been played out .

Also stylistics - heavy fallin out , great stuff👍

Wow thanks guys, got a batch and a few chi lites amongst them. Cheers