The Chi-Lites Are Deep But Not Too Deep
Phil Symes, Disc and Music Echo, 28 August 1971
WE'RE ALL familiar with the Detroit "sound." Well it seems the next big American industrial city to become famous for its music will be Chicago. From there to the British charts recently have come Curtis Mayfield, the Fascinations, and now the Chi-Lites.
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