Give it Away

This is the debut of one of the greatest vocal groups of the early ’70s. One of the pioneers of Sweet soul.
Harder, more raw Chicago Soul, in the vein of Tyrone Davis’ recordings of the time. Not as slick as their following albums
Give It Away was the Chi-Lites first album for the Brunswick label and was named after their first hit single. A Soul tune, but “My Whole World Ended” is even better with its upbeat mood. There are also good covers of “I Heard It Through The Grapevine” and “I’m Gonna Make You Love Me”, but the best number is the cool “What Do I Wish For” with its little guitar intro and finger snaps before Eugene Record comes in with his trademark falsetto voice. “You’re No Longer Part Of My Heart” is another uplifting song.