The Chi-Lites son un cuarteto vocal estadounidense de R&B/Soul de Chicago. Formado en la Hyde Park High School de Chicago en 1959, la formación original del grupo estaba integrada por los cantantes Robert Lester, Eugene Record, Creadel Jones, Clarence Johnson, Burt Bowen, Eddie Reed y Marshall Thompson.
La mayor fama de los Chi-Lites llegó a finales de los años 1960 y principios de los años 1970 (con los miembros Record, Jones, Lester y Thompson), consiguiendo once éxitos entre los diez primeros de las listas de R&B desde 1969 hasta 1974.
El grupo también incluyó 21 canciones en la lista Billboard Hot 100 Pop Chart, y tuvo éxitos en las listas de Australia, el Reino Unido, Irlanda y Canadá, así como en los EE.UU.
"Have You Seen Her" (La has visto?), es una canción del grupo vocal de soul estadounidense Chi-Lites, publicada por Brunswick Records en 1971. Compuesta por el cantante principal Eugene Records y Barbara Acklin, la canción se incluyó en el álbum de 1971 del grupo "(For God's Sake) Give More Power to the People".
Para su consternación, la mujer no regresa ni intenta comunicarse con él como él esperaba. El narrador termina la canción reflexionando sobre lo tonto que fue al creer que la mujer de sus sueños siempre estaría cerca, pensando que la tenía en la palma de su mano.
Algunas ediciones de radio han omitido el diálogo hablado.
Hay dos versiones comúnmente disponibles, la versión original de 45 y LP, y un remix que presenta la guitarra distorsionada que continúa desde 0:29 hasta 0:40 y las voces de fondo al principio con más reverberación; esta versión se publicó en su LP "Greatest Hits" de 1972 y luego en el Reino Unido en 1975 como doble cara A con "Oh Girl", y alcanzó el puesto número 5 (después de que el original había aparecido a principios de 1972 en el puesto número 3).
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Ah...ah...ah...ah...ah...ah...
Ooh...ooh...ooh...ooh...ooh...ooh...ooh...ooh...
Ah...ah...ah...ah...ah...ah...
Ooh...ooh...ooh...ooh...ooh...ooh...ooh...ooh...
One month ago today
I was happy as a lark
But now I go for walks
To the movies, maybe to the park
I have a seat on the same old bench
To watch the children play, huh
You know tomorrow is their future
But for me just another day
They all gather 'round me, huh
They seem to know my name
We laugh, tell a few jokes
But it still doesn't ease my pain
I know I can't hide from a memory
Though day after day I've tried
I keep sayin' she'll be back
But today again I've lied
Oh, I see her face everywhere I go
On the street and even at the picture show
Have you seen her
Tell me have you seen her
Oh, I hear her voice as the cold winds blow
In the sweet music on my radio
Have you seen her
Tell me have you seen her
Why, oh, why
Did she have to leave and go away?
Oh...oh...oh...oh...oh...
I've been used to havin' someone to lean on
And I'm lost, baby, I'm lost
Oh, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo
Doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo
Have you seen her
Tell me have you seen her [Tell me have you seen her]
Oh, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo
Doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo
Have you seen her
Tell me have you seen her [Tell me have you seen her]
Oh, she left her kiss upon my lips
But left that break within my heart
Have you seen her
Tell me have you seen her
Oh, I see her hand reaching out to me
Only she can set me free
Have you seen her
Tell me have you seen her
Why, oh, why
Did she have to leave and go away
Oh...oh...oh...oh...oh...
I've been used to havin' someone to lean on
And I'm lost, baby, I'm lost
Oh, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo
Doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo
Have you seen her
Tell me have you seen her [Tell me have you seen her]
As another day comes to an end
I'm lookin' for a letter or somethin'
Anything that she would send
With all the people I know, hmm
I'm still a lonely man
You know it's funny
I thought I had her in the palm of my hand
Have you seen her
Tell me have you seen her [Tell me have you seen her]
Oh (Oh, yeah...eah...eah...), doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo
Doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo
Have you seen her (Have you seen her)
Tell me have you seen her (Have you seen her)
Have you seen her
Tell me have you seen her [Tell me have you seen her]
Have you seen her
Tell me have you seen her [Tell me have you seen her]
Have you seen her
Tell me have you seen her [Tell me have you seen her]
Have you seen her
Tell me have you seen her [Tell me have you seen her]
Have you seen her
Tell me have you seen her [Tell me have you seen her]
Compositores: Barbara Acklin / Eugene Record
VIDEOS
Versión Álbum
En Vivo - The Flip Wilson Show
Nota: Si te gustan los Chi-Lites también puedes ver este otro post:
THE CHI-LITES: "OH GIRL" - 1972
Fuentes:
Wikipedia y Discogs
Canales de YouTube:
The Chi-Lites - Tema
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