The Resume

(1960- )
Born in Chicago, Illinois
1972 Line-Up:
Eugene Record (December 23, 1940-July 22, 2005), lead and falsetto
Marshall Thompson (August 24, 1942- ), baritone
Robert 'Squirrel' Lester (August 16, 1942-January 21, 2010), second tenor
Creadel 'Red' Jones (September 26, 1940- ), bass
Recorded the singles 'Give It Away' (1969), 'Let Me Be the Man My Daddy Was' (1969), 'Are You My Woman (Tell Me So)' (1970), '(For God's Sake) Give More Power to the People' (1971), 'Have You Seen Her' (1971), 'Oh Girl' (1972), 'The Coldest Days of My Life' (1972), 'A Letter to Myself' (1973), 'Stoned Out of My Mind' (1973), 'Homely Girl' (1974), 'Toby' (1975), 'Hot on a Thing (Called Love)' (1982) and 'Bottoms Up' (1983)
Name pronounced 'Shy-Lites'

Why they might be annoying:

Although lead singer/songwriter Record left in 1988, various permutations of the group continued on the oldies circuit.
They drafted female vocalists to re-create Record's falsettos.
Thompson had to leave the group temporarily when he was jailed for selling police badges (2001).

Why they might not be annoying:

They changed their name from Hi-Lites to Chi-Lites as a tribute to their hometown of Chicago.
They recorded both protest songs like 'Give More Power to the People' and romantic ballads like 'Oh Girl.'
In October of 1990, 'Have You Seen Her' and 'Oh Girl' both returned to the Top 10, in covers by M.C. Hammer and Paul Young, respectively.
They were inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame shortly before Record's death from cancer (2005).

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 27]
• Honest’s 8 Original Songs Better Than Covers [2021] (Ranked: 4)
• Hyphenated Names
• I am from Chicago
• I Covered 'First Time Ever I Saw Your Face'
• I Covered 'I Heard It Through The Grapevine'
• I Performed on American Bandstand [A-D]
• My Music was Lost in the 2008 Universal Studios Fire
• My Song Hit #1 on Billboard’s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Chart [1970s] (Ranked: 1971)
• My Song Hit #1 on Billboard’s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Chart [1970s] (Ranked: 1972)
• My Song Hit #1 on Billboard's US Singles Chart [1970's] (Ranked: 1972)
• My Song is on Rhino's 'Have a Nice Decade: The 70's Pop Culture Box'
• My Song was Temporarily Banned After 9/11
• Profiles 28251-28500 (Ranked: 28346)

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 23 Votes: 34.78% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 9 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 9 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 10 Votes: 70.0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 11 Votes: 63.64% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 14 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 22 Votes: 63.64% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 18 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 23 Votes: 39.13% Annoying