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A1	Happy Being Lonely	3:41
A2	Love Can Be Hazardous	3:27
A3	If I've Ever Needed You	4:06
A4	Vanishing Love	3:38
B1	I Turn Away Featuring – Squirrel*	5:07
B2	Let Your Love Fall Like Rain	4:54
B3	Don't Blame The World Featuring – Marshall Thompson	3:41
B4	Message To The World	3:47
B5	Games People Play	3:40

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Phonogram, Inc.
• Copyright (c) – Phonogram, Inc.
• Recorded At – Paragon Studios
• Mastered At – Sterling Sound
• Pressed By – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Santa Maria
• Manufactured By – Phonogram, Inc.
• Distributed By – Phonodisc, Inc.

Credits

• Alto Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone – Donald Myrick*
• Arranged By, Leader, Conductor [Musical], Co-producer, Keyboards – Thomas (Tom-Tom84) Washington*
• Art Direction – Jim Schubert
• Backing Vocals – Barbara Acklin, Robert "Squirrel" Lester*, Wales Wallace
• Baritone Saxophone – Willie Henderson (tracks: A4, B1, B2, B4,B5)
• Baritone Saxophone, Oboe – Bill Adkins (tracks: A1, A2, A3, B3,)
• Bass Guitar – Bernard Reed (tracks: A1, A2, A3, B3,), Norwood Gray* (tracks: A4, B1, B2, B4,B5)
• Cello – Elaine Mack (tracks: A4, B1, B2, B4,B5), Karl Fruh (tracks: A4, B1, B2, B4,B5)
• Clarinet, Piano – Ron Scott* (tracks: A4, B1, B2, B4,B5)
• Congas – Otis Gould (tracks: A4, B1, B2, B4,B5)
• Contractor, Drums – Quenton Joseph*
• Copyist – Kaye Clements
• Drums – Dennis Howell (tracks: A4, B1, B2, B4,B5)
• Engineer, Mixed By – Steve Kusiciel
• Flute, Piccolo Flute, Copyist – James Mack
• Guitar – Clifford Connally* (tracks: A4, B1, B2, B4,B5), Phil Upchurch (tracks: A1, A2, A3, B3,), Ron Steele (tracks: A1, A2, A3, B3,)
• Harp – Sue Carter* (tracks: A4, B1, B2, B4,B5)
• Mastered By – TJ*
• Photography By – Richard Fegley
• Producer – Marshall Thompson
• Tape [Operation] – John Harper
• Tenor Saxophone – Cliff Davis (tracks: A4, B1, B2, B4,B5)
• Trombone – John Avent* (tracks: A4, B1, B2, B4,B5), Louis Satterfield
• Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Lionel Bordelon, Michael Harris (tracks: A1, A2, A3, B3,), Murray Watson
• Viola – Mariel Lewy, Roger Moulton
• Violin – Edward Green*, Elliott Golub, Marjorie Johnston (tracks: A4, B1, B2, B4,B5), Ruth Goodman, Sol Bobrov

Notes

Columbia, Santa Maria pressing denoted by "CS" and "S1" etches in runouts.

Labels designate sides as "Side 1" and "Side A".

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout: SRM-1-1118 1
• Matrix / Runout: SRM-1-1118 A
• Matrix / Runout: SRM-1-1118-5CS SIDE ONE-1̶B̶ A STERLING TJ S1
• Matrix / Runout: SRM-1-1118 SIDE A CS-13 STERLING A3 S1

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
SRM-1-1118	The Chi-Lites	Happy Being Lonely ‎(LP, Album)	Mercury	SRM-1-1118	US	1976
9100 027	The Chi-Lites	Happy Being Lonely ‎(LP, Album)	Mercury	9100 027	UK	1976
63 38 718	The Chi-Lites	Happy Being Lonely ‎(LP, Album)	Mercury	63 38 718	Spain	1977
6338 718	The Chi-Lites	Happy Being Lonely ‎(LP, Album)	Mercury	6338 718	Netherlands	1976
9100 027	The Chi-Lites	Happy Being Lonely ‎(LP, Album, RP)	Mercury	9100 027	UK	1976

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