A Letter to Myself

A Letter to Myself
A Letter to Myself
Studio album by The Chi-Lites
Released	March 1973
Genre	R&B, soul
Length	46:23
Label	Brunswick
Producer	Eugene Record
The Chi-Lites chronology

A Letter to Myself is the fifth studio album by American soul group The Chi-Lites, produced and largely written by lead singer Eugene Record. The album was released in 1973 on the Brunswick label.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

History

The first single released from the album was "We Need Order" and the song peaked at #13 on the R&B chart and #61 on Billboard Hot 100. The title track was released as the second single and peaked at #3 on the R&B chart and #33 on the Billboard Hot 100. The album was the third of four consecutive Chi-Lites albums to make the R&B top 5 (reaching #4), but has only a moderate critical reputation, with none of the tracks being considered as strong as the highlights on (For God's Sake) Give More Power to the People or A Lonely Man.

Track listing

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"A Letter to Myself"	Eugene Record, Sandra Drayton	5:30
2.	"Too Late to Turn Back Now"	Eddie Cornelius	4:25
3.	"Just Two Teenage Kids (Still in Love)"	Eugene Record, Barbara Acklin, Carl Davis	5:56
4.	"Sally"	Eugene Record, Sandra Drayton	3:36
5.	"Someone Else's Arms"	Eugene Record, Barbara Acklin	4:11

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
6.	"We Need Order"	Eugene Record, Quinton Joseph	5:20
7.	"Love Comes in All Sizes"	Eugene Record	5:58
8.	"My Heart Just Keeps on Breakin'"	Eugene Record, Stan McKinney	4:05
9.	"You Smiled the Same Old Way"	Eugene Record	6:40

Personnel

Eugene Record, Marshall Thompson, Robert "Squirrel" Lester, Creadel "Red" Jones – vocals
Thomas (Tom Tom) Washington – piano
Arthur Hoyle, Raymond Orr, Murray Watson – trumpets
Murray Watson, Raymond Orr – flugelhorn
Cliff Davis – baritone saxophone, flute, tenor saxophone, alto saxophone
Gene Barge – alto saxophone
Frank Robinson – tenor saxophone, flute
William A. Adkins – tenor saxophone, piccolo
Morris Ellis – trombone, bass trombone
Ethel Merker, Julia M. Studebaker – French horn
Bobby Christian, Floyd Morris – marimba, tympani, orchestra bells
Floyd Morris – cello
Sol Bobrov, Elliot Golab, Edward Green, Gerasim Warutian, Frank Borgognone, Roger Moulton, Johnny Frigo – violins
Carl Fruh, Roger Malitz, Emil Mittermann – viola
Eugene Record – electric bass, organ, electric guitar
William Robinson – electric bass
Rufus Reid – upright bass
Cy Touff – harmonica
Danny Reid – electric guitar
Ron Steele – acoustic guitar
Quinton Joseph – drums

Production

Eugene Record – producer
Thomas (Tom Tom) Washington – arranger, conductor, associate producer
Bruce Swedien – audio engineer, associate producer
Quinton Joseph – associate producer, director
Willie Henderson – director
William Sanders – arranger

Charts

Chart (1973)	Peak ^[2]
U.S. Billboard Top LPs	50
U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs	4

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions
Year	Single	US ^[2]	US R&B ^[2]
1972	"We Need Order"	61	13
1973	"A Letter to Myself"	33	3
1973	"My Heart Just Keeps on Breakin'"	92	46

References

^ Hamilton, Andrew. A Letter to Myself review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-10-23.
^ ^a ^b ^c "US Charts > The Chi-Lites". Allmusic. Retrieved 2013-03-31.

External links

A Letter to Myself at Discogs

[1] Hamilton, Andrew. A Letter to Myself review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-10-23.

[allmusic-2] "US Charts > The Chi-Lites". Allmusic. Retrieved 2013-03-31.

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