Give It Away is the debut album by American soul group The Chi-Lites, produced by Carl Davis and lead singer Eugene Record. The album was released in 1969 on the Brunswick label.
History Give It Away consists of seven original tracks and four cover versions (three Motown songs and "The Twelfth of Never"). The album was well received by critics and sold respectably, with four singles reaching the R&B top 50 and two the Billboard Hot 100. The album sold mainly to the R&B market, where it peaked at #16. Five singles were released from the album with the title track charting the highest, #88 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #10 on R&B chart, their first top ten hit.
In 2004, the track "What Do I Wish For" became familiar to television viewers in the United Kingdom when it was used in a commercial for fast food chain KFC.
Track listing
Personnel Eugene Record, Marshall Thompson, Robert "Squirrel" Lester, Creadel "Red" Jones – vocals
Production Carl Davis, Eugene Record, Gerald Sims – producers Willie Henderson – director Sonny Sanders – arranger
Charts Chart (1969)PeakU.S. Billboard Top LPs180U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs16
Singles Year Single Peak chart positions US USR&B1969 "Give It Away" 88 10 "Let Me Be the Man My Daddy Was" 94 15 "The Twelfth of Never" 122 47 "To Change My Love" — —1970 "24 Hours of Sadness" 119 30
References
External links Give It Away at Discogs