Coldest Days of My Life
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"Coldest Days of My Life" is a soulful ballad by The Chi-Lites, renowned for its emotive vocals and lush orchestration that exemplify early 1970s Chicago soul.
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
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song ⓘ |
| artist | The Chi-Lites NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedAct | Brunswick Records Chicago soul roster ⓘ |
| chronologyWithinArtistReleases | follows earlier Chi-Lites hits of early 1970s ⓘ |
| cityAssociatedWith | Chicago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| decade | 1970s ⓘ |
| era | early 1970s ⓘ |
| genre |
Chicago soul
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soul ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Part 1
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Part 2 ⓘ |
| influencedBy | contemporary early 1970s soul ballads ⓘ |
| instrumentation |
horns
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rhythm section ⓘ strings ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricTheme |
emotional pain
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heartbreak ⓘ loss ⓘ |
| musicalCharacteristic | lush orchestration ⓘ |
| notableFor |
emotive vocal performance
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lush string arrangements ⓘ representation of Chicago soul sound ⓘ |
| performedByVocalGroup | The Chi-Lites NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | The Chi-Lites NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeInGenre | exemplar of early 1970s Chicago soul balladry ⓘ |
| producer | Eugene Record NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Brunswick Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseFormat | 7-inch single ⓘ |
| style | soulful ballad ⓘ |
| tempo | slow ⓘ |
| vocalGroupMemberOnRecording |
Creadel "Red" Jones
NERFINISHED
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Eugene Record NERFINISHED ⓘ Marshall Thompson NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert "Squirrel" Lester NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vocalStyle | emotive vocals ⓘ |
| writer |
Barbara Acklin
NERFINISHED
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Eugene Record NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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