(For God's Sake) Give More Power to the People

by The Chi-Lites

Overview

Though they boasted one of the sweetest voices in soul music with Eugene Record, the Chi-Lites broke away from that format -- thankfully, only slightly -- for 1971's (For God's Sake) Give More Power to the People. Influenced by the growing social consciousness of soul music during the early '70s (especially Sly & the Family Stone and the solo debut of fellow Chicagoan Curtis Mayfield), Record wrote a pair of songs (the title track and "We Are Neighbors") evoking not only deep frustration but also a plea for hope and unity that challenging times demanded. It certainly didn't hurt that both were monster productions with raw, aggressive synthesizers, intense lead vocals, and some of the strongest, loudest harmonizing ever heard on a soul record. Doubly ironic and doubly fortunate too that (For God's Sake) Give More Power to the People also featured a pair of the Chi-Lites' sweetest soul ballads, "Have You Seen Her?" and "I Want to Pay You Back," plus the excellent strollers "Love Uprising" and "You Got Me Walkin'." The Chi-Lites weren't exactly album artists, but (For God's Sake) Give More Power to the People was a powerful example of early-'70s soul and the best record they ever released. ~ John Bush

Product Details

Release Date:	02/05/2021
Label:	Org Music
UPC:	0711574899654
Rank:	55086

Album Credits

Performance Credits

The Chi-Lites   Primary Artist
Willie Henderson   Director
Quinton Joseph   Director

Technical Credits

Paul Tarnopol   Executive Producer
Sonny Sanders   Arranger
Barbara Acklin   Composer
Eugene Record   Arranger,Composer,Producer
Bruce Swedien   Engineer
Rich Kamerman   Associate Producer
Quinton Joseph   Composer
Randy Hudson   Remastering
Carl Davis   Composer
Hal Wilson   Art Direction