Give It Away (The Chi-Lites album)
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| Studio album by The Chi-Lites | ||||
| Released | August 1969 | |||
| Genre | R&B, soul | |||
| Length | 30:06 | |||
| Label | Brunswick | |||
| Producer | Carl Davis, Eugene Record, Gerald Sims | |||
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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.
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.
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