Toby (album)
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| Released | June 1974 | |||
| Genre | R&B, soul | |||
| Length | 44:32 | |||
| Label | Brunswick | |||
| Producer | Eugene Record | |||
| The Chi-Lites chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
Toby is the seventh studio album by American soul group The Chi-Lites, produced by lead singer Eugene Record. The album was released in 1974 on the Brunswick label.
History
By 1974, Brunswick had started to struggle financially so Toby was less heavily-promoted than the group's previous albums and fared less well commercially. It was the first Chi-Lites album since 1970 to stall outside the R&B top 10 (peaking at #12) and to miss the top 100 on the Pop listings. Three singles from the album were top 20 R&B hits. In the UK however, where the Chi-Lites had previously established themselves as a successful singles group, none of the issued singles made any impact on the national chart.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Toby" | Eugene Record, Barbara Acklin | 3:44 |
| 2. | "You Got to Be the One" | Eugene Record, Marshall Arrington | 3:54 |
| 3. | "The Sound of Lonely" | Eugene Record, Stan McKenney | 5:01 |
| 4. | "The First Time (Ever I Saw Your Face)" | Chesley McCaull | 5:26 |
| 5. | "There Will Never Be Any Peace (Until God Is Seated at the Conference Table)" | Eugene Record | 5:12 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6. | "That's How Long" | Archie Powell, Tony Boyd | 5:03 |
| 7. | "Happiness Is Your Middle Name" | Eugene Record | 3:33 |
| 8. | "I Lied" | Eugene Record | 5:40 |
| 9. | "I Like to Live the Love (That I Sing About)" | Dave Crawford, Charles Mann | 4:00 |
| 10. | "Gettin' on Outta Town" | Eugene Record, Sandra Drayton | 2:50 |
Charts
| Chart (1974) | Peak [2] |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Top LPs | 181 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs | 12 |
- Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US [2] | US R&B [2] | ||
| 1974 | "There Will Never Be Any Peace (Until God Is Seated at the Conference Table)" | 63 | 8 |
| "You Got to Be the One" | 83 | 15 | |
| "Toby" | 78 | 7 | |
| "That's How Long" | |||
References
- ^ Hamilton, Andrew. Toby review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
- ^ a b c "US Charts > The Chi-Lites". Allmusic. Retrieved March 31, 2013.